Most people in this country if ask would say we are a great nation and in fact this nation is the greatest on the face of the earth. Next Tuesday we will have a African American as our president. There will be parades and parties with a cost running into the millions.
Along with the cost of the celebration there will be a massive evacuation of the homeless people in our capital, WASHINGTON - From the steam grates of Pennsylvania Avenue to the porticoes of the city's grand buildings, homeless Washingtonians who live inside the nation's tightest security zone are being encouraged to decamp during the inauguration for shelters in the city's outer neighborhoods.
The security sweeps will probably begin Monday. Buses will make one-way trips to two of the District's largest shelters, which will remain open round-the-clock, said D.C. Council member Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6).
Our government wants them out of sight because their presents could put a damper on the party. I hold my lamp up beside the golden door, give me your tired, your hungry, your homeless and I will shuffle them off to parts unknown.
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I agree Patsy. If we took the money used to pull off this change of office, we could do a lot for the homeless and everyone else in this country.
I have been to Washington DC and it is the most ugliest places stolen luggage ripped open and things strung everywhere. People digging in the trash sleeping on park benches and all most of them want is a drink or drugs if they had help it would not last because they would not want to help theirselves.
Last night I went to the grocery store for coffee filters. I can't live without my coffe. Two little 'mixed' boys were with a white lady and the one who looked about 10 asked 'which was the worst war in our country--world war II or the civil war?' She said something about all wars were bad and tried to continue to shop. In a few steps he asked again--and in
Powell Sister fashion--I said, Maam, can I answer him? they looked at me and I told the little boy the worst war for us and why. It was the Civil War as it was fought on our soil and all the wounded and lost soldiers were our own. I could tell the little 'mixed' boy like the answered and the white lady thanked me.
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