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Homeless Mostly Invisible as Washington Celebrates
Reuters (They're so cute) ^ | 1-19-05 | Alan Elsner

Posted on 01/19/2005 10:31:09 AM PST by Indy Pendance

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To: dead
The homeless are like frilly party decorations when you want to celebrate how much America sucks.

with your leave, I shall add this (with attribution) to my "great quotes" section. GREAT zinger, dead!

21 posted on 01/19/2005 10:49:14 AM PST by King Prout (Halloween... not just for breakfast anymore.)
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To: King Prout

I'm honored!


22 posted on 01/19/2005 10:50:17 AM PST by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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To: Indy Pendance
Nationally, homelessness is rising, according to a report last month from the U.S. Conference of Mayors which found that 70 percent of 27 cities it surveyed reported a 6 percent increase in requests for emergency shelter in 2004. In 2003, the report found a 13 percent increase.

Isn't this the same report that makes up a number for the increase in hunger every year as well?

23 posted on 01/19/2005 10:50:37 AM PST by laurav
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To: Indy Pendance
Alvin Dixon, who earns a few dollars selling "Street Sense," a newspaper written by and about the homeless, said he hoped to boost sales during the inauguration, though not to the Republican loyalists spending thousands of dollars on hotel rooms and thousands more attending glittering balls.

After checking the source link to confirm this wasn't in the Opinion section, I can only say the unbiased journalist Mr.(?) Alan Elsner must be very proud of that paragraph.

Upon further reflection, I have to wonder how much of that was even remotely "said" by Alvin Dixon. Surely no journalist would stoop to putting words into someone's mouth, especially in a story so poignant as this.</sarc>

24 posted on 01/19/2005 10:52:19 AM PST by newgeezer (Just my opinion, of course. Your mileage may vary.)
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To: Indy Pendance

That's funny, I don't recall any such articles prior to the Second Clinton Inagural.


25 posted on 01/19/2005 10:54:17 AM PST by Plutarch
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To: laurav
Isn't this the same report that makes up a number for the increase in hunger every year as well?

Have some pity. I was one of the hungry up until about 5 min ago. *burp*

26 posted on 01/19/2005 10:54:40 AM PST by OSHA (WOW! I just thought of the absolute greatest ever tag line but I don't think there is enough roo)
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To: Indy Pendance

The homeless in DC has been an issue for as long as I've been an American. Why this story now? Oh puleeze...


27 posted on 01/19/2005 10:56:18 AM PST by Alia
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To: Alia

You know why this is a story. It's so fun mocking the old media.


28 posted on 01/19/2005 10:57:09 AM PST by Indy Pendance
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To: American Butterfly

Completely normal for the leftist media.

Recall during Reagan's terms, there were LOTS of stories about the "homeless", and same for Bush41. Stories disappeared during Clinton, and now they are back.

Classic leftist media. They are quite predictable.


29 posted on 01/19/2005 10:57:28 AM PST by GoredInMich
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To: Indy Pendance
Eight thousand homeless ?
BS !
31 posted on 01/19/2005 10:58:03 AM PST by Eric in the Ozarks
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To: dead

thanks. up it goes, then!


32 posted on 01/19/2005 10:58:11 AM PST by King Prout (Halloween... not just for breakfast anymore.)
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To: Indy Pendance

My question:

Will Reuters write a story about how the homeless are invisible while celebrities celebrate during the Golden Globe awards? The SAG Awards? The Oscars? The schwag those celebrities get at award shows could, quite possible, cut the homeless problem in half (if the problem was solely lack of money).

Its just ridiculous.


33 posted on 01/19/2005 10:58:43 AM PST by kemathen7
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To: Chummy

Actually they migrate with the weather, so I doubt their numbers are near accurate.

The liberal politicians in this Florida town came up with a groovy plan; they round up the homeless people and offer them free one-way bus tickets out of town to...Maryland.

works for me.


34 posted on 01/19/2005 11:02:27 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican
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To: dead

good point. Like paid activists.


35 posted on 01/19/2005 11:03:48 AM PST by RedBloodedAmerican (...........IN GOD WE TRUST..........everything else is just target practice............)
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To: dead

and up it now is. many thanks!


36 posted on 01/19/2005 11:04:51 AM PST by King Prout (trolls survive through a form of gastroenterotic oroborosity, a brownian "perpepetual movement")
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To: satchmodog9
I saw something about the homeless being rounded up in Little Rock just before they opened the Clintoon library.
37 posted on 01/19/2005 11:09:59 AM PST by rocksblues (Sgt. Rafael Peralta, American Hero, Everyone should know his name.)
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To: rocksblues

The homeless in Arkansas was still Bushs' fault.


38 posted on 01/19/2005 11:14:39 AM PST by satchmodog9 (Murder and weather are our only news)
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To: satchmodog9

That's right I forgot.


39 posted on 01/19/2005 11:15:43 AM PST by rocksblues (Sgt. Rafael Peralta, American Hero, Everyone should know his name.)
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To: Indy Pendance

Yes, I suppose it is. The media is intent on creating straw dogs, and straw dog arguments. Thinking itself as "arbiters of liberty". They've lost credibility as "opinion leaders". They might consider simply reporting the news. sigh.


40 posted on 01/19/2005 11:16:23 AM PST by Alia
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