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Pretzel_Warrior

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26. Portland is awesome. The people--not the gov.

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Sat Feb 15, 2014, 06:15 PM

Feb 2014

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Finally! Out come the torches and pitchforks! [View all] Bennyboy Feb 2014 OP

From the article PumpkinAle Feb 2014 #1

When you outlaw homelessness AgingAmerican Feb 2014 #55

Terrorists! goldent Feb 2014 #2

Obama's 30,000 armed Drones are coming for you, Barbara!!! (NOTLD) blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #41

gee, I didn't even hear about this in Portland. grasswire Feb 2014 #3

They may have forgotton to contact the press, or they did and the press jtuck004 Feb 2014 #8

I knew it was bad, but this is unbelievable. xfundy Feb 2014 #30

That's what I thought. Merry Christmas. Eek! n/t jtuck004 Feb 2014 #37

Thanks for posting this again. woo me with science Feb 2014 #45

HuffPo links to a story in The Oregonian. nt pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #9

oregonlive is not the print newspaper. grasswire Feb 2014 #20

The press missed 100,000 people in the streets in Raleigh, NC, too. loudsue Feb 2014 #15

you mean this story? dlwickham Feb 2014 #18

Wow! I knew about ThinkProgress, and I heard Duke reported it, loudsue Feb 2014 #25

I've seen so many homeless at the point of desperation rustydog Feb 2014 #4

As they would treat Jesus Himself... ReRe Feb 2014 #7

Ah, and that's one of the cons' usual "solutions" to getting rid of safety net programs. xfundy Feb 2014 #31

I'm certainly not one of those.... ReRe Feb 2014 #33

Very true.! A sort of 'fuggitaboutit.' These are citizens, there's no excuse for homelessness. freshwest Feb 2014 #42

And some of those so-called "believers" forget Matthew 25: Left Coast2020 Feb 2014 #38

Yes. ReRe Feb 2014 #46

that`s why they hung him on a cross madrchsod Feb 2014 #52

It seems like mankind is no more civilized... ReRe Feb 2014 #54

I called a "friend" of mine on his statement that we should not be giving juajen Feb 2014 #47

I'm sorry about your sons. You changed one mind and that is awesome. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #48

I've got a pitchfork and I can make a torch.....saddle up. bkanderson76 Feb 2014 #5

I am grateful to these protesters. oldandhappy Feb 2014 #6

Pitchforks and torches.... Blus4u Feb 2014 #10

Welcome to DU, Blus4U! calimary Feb 2014 #12

Thanks!!! oldandhappy Feb 2014 #13

Before my episode of finding alternative housing when I called friend in Eugene.... Left Coast2020 Feb 2014 #39

I have visited Portland twice OKNancy Feb 2014 #11

I visited there once, in 1990 hfojvt Feb 2014 #14

There's a reason it's called "public" transportation grasswire Feb 2014 #21

excuse me. OKNancy Feb 2014 #23

Well, what did you mean by wishing that "a happy middle" could be reached? woo me with science Feb 2014 #43

Pre-Katrina, New Orleans was a mecca for homelessness - kinda scary people too Hestia Feb 2014 #36

I liked the sign "Bad Mayor". Enthusiast Feb 2014 #16

Living in downtown Portland, OR Jessy169 Feb 2014 #17

Well, we know how they should be treated. grasswire Feb 2014 #22

Poor you Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #27

I live in downtown Portland, too. Lizzie Poppet Feb 2014 #28

perhaps a positive solution might be worth trying. grasswire Feb 2014 #29

This country could take care of every homeless person and more, IF they wanted to. sabrina 1 Feb 2014 #49

Excellent Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2014 #19

Torches and Pitchforks Dj13Francis Feb 2014 #24

Portland is awesome. The people--not the gov. Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #26

Rec #100. Vashta Nerada Feb 2014 #32

That is impressive. randome Feb 2014 #34

They should have voted for Jefferson Smith. n/t Pryderi Feb 2014 #35

TPTB won't be happy!!! blkmusclmachine Feb 2014 #40

K&R Government is created to serve human beings. woo me with science Feb 2014 #44

The fecal matter IS INDEED about to make high velocity contact with the rotating blades.... Systematic Chaos Feb 2014 #50

K&R DeSwiss Feb 2014 #51

4,000 people sleep on the streets? reACTIONary Feb 2014 #53