LOL. Gotta love it:
Last month The Ticket wrote that officials in Denver, worried about the impression that 50,000 visitors to the Democratic National Convention would get next week, were planning to hide the estimated 4,000 homeless people who hang around the city’s downtown area.
They arranged for free movie passes and bingo games to get them off the street, as well as temporary housing and free tickets to the zoo and Museum of Nature and Science.
Now, with a Hat Tip to our pal Jeralyn over at TalkLeft, comes word, as Sen. Barack Obama prepares to announce his vice presidential running mate pick, that Denver is even spiffing up the coiffures of its homeless. They’re giving free haircuts to the homeless this week in preparation for the visiting crowds who’ll arrive this weekend.
No, really.
According to Rick Sallinger of the CBS TV station, Denver Human Services has been handing out coupons for free homeless haircuts.
The idea was to make the homeless feel better about themselves. And maybe then they’d get jobs or something.
Ah. The compassion is overwhelming. I’m getting a tingle up my leg just thinking about it.
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st wrote, “I’m getting a tingle up my leg just thinking about it.”
Stand up! You sat in one position too long.
This reminds me of an instance where I was getting my hair cut once and a few ladies at the place started raising their voices and shoeing somebody out of their establishment.
So I looked.
The guy looked very scraggly. My guess is that he was homeless. So…. Where are these coupons going to be used at? Who will provide such services?
AND WHAT ABOUT THE TIP???? I tip my lady I’ve been seeing for 8 years $10 and the hair cut only costs $12.
Comment by Baklava @ 8/20/2008 - 11:31 am
Seems like a nice idea… at least in theory…
Comment by alchemist @ 8/20/2008 - 12:14 pm
I’m not surprised. The left always thinks that giving things away and sending the bill to the taxpayers is a good idea.
This is simply faux compassion. If Denver’s Human Services department thinks this will motivate the homeless to get jobs or otherwise improve their lot, why hasn’t this been done on a regular basis? Why only during the Democrat convention?
The real purpose, of course, is to prevent any unsightly characters from appearing in the background and spoiling the scenery at the Dalai Bama’s coronation party.
Comment by Great White Rat @ 8/20/2008 - 12:54 pm
alchemist wrote, “Seems like a nice idea… at least in theory…”
Utopia is a nice idea in theory. So is “each according to his needs” in theory. Rose colored glasses are super!
Understanding reality is the key to understanding conservatism alchemist.
For as much as you think we don’t “care” - you might try understanding that it’s the opposite. We do “care” but understand that leftist solutions exacerbate problems.
When San Franscisco’s Homeless budget went from 90 million to 150 million in the budget year of 1995, do you think the homeless problem was solved or exacerbated. When the homeless problem grew, do you think more productive people moved to or away from the city?
Comment by Baklava @ 8/20/2008 - 1:15 pm
No, actually, it’s not. The idea is to hide or disguise the homeless, not help them. This is to help the dems while they have their convention and then the homeless can join the many others under Obama’s bus.
Comment by NC Cop @ 8/20/2008 - 8:07 pm
A poster at a forum I frequent wondered if they’d be flying in John Edwards’ hairdressers to give them all haircuts. I replied no, that he wasn’t expensive enough
Comment by Sister Toldjah @ 8/20/2008 - 8:15 pm
The Dali Bama. First time I have heard that. I really like that one!
Comment by CZ @ 8/20/2008 - 9:35 pm
Easy fix - open a Soylent Green plant in Denver. One week, tops, no more homeless.
Comment by Steve Skubinna @ 8/20/2008 - 11:13 pm
Soylent Green! Bwahahahaha! Great one Steve!
Just think of the Carbon Offset Credits they’d get for that!
Comment by Severian @ 8/21/2008 - 8:07 am