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Prior to debate: Get those homeless people away from the cameras!
hotair.com ^ | 12/20/2019 | jazz shaw

Posted on 12/20/2019 3:39:19 PM PST by rktman

Last night’s debate was held at Loyola Marymount University, located in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, down near the beach. Venice is famous for a number of things, including their boardwalk, outdoor “Muscle Beach” gym and several performing arts centers. But Venice has also become famous for something else. Large encampments of homeless people pitch their tents, cardboard boxes and other makeshift shelters on the sidewalks. Residents frequently complain about the rising crime rates, trash and human waste in the streets.

But that changed yesterday, at least for a little while. With the debate train rolling into town along with hordes of mainstream media cameras, the city apparently didn’t want visitors greeted by such an unsightly mess. So dump trucks and city workers were dispatched to load everything up and move the homeless and their belongings away from the prying eyes of the national press. (KFI Radio, Los Angeles)

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Philosophy; Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: california; kauleeforneeyah; losangeles; musclebeach; venice
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Just like China.


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22 posted on 12/21/2019 10:40:39 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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