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[Leslie <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>]

We have had different experiences.  Since I normally do not travel, I was 
complete astounded at how many times, and how persistently I was asked for 
money.

"As for the tea party silliness, most of it is supported by corporate deep 
pockets"  ------------- on this you are really misinformed.  Big corp doesn't 
want the tea partiers and all similar protest groups to succeed.  They want 
to keep the corp friendly powers in government, they do not want government 
downsized, they want to benefit from government contracts, big corporations 
want government to expand.  Check your premises.


 
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From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 5:01:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Homestead] Armed Protests Approved by local gov't

Leslie wrote:
> Have to agree with this one, as every truck stop I stopped at for fuel, 
> either my passengers or I were approached by people begging for money, and 
> kids were in the cars right behind them.  
>  
I have to disagree.  I have spent a lot of time in truck stops over the 
last several months as they are usually easier to get the pickup and 
trailer into for fuel.  The pickup when towing goes about 200 miles on a 
tank but my bladder travels considerably less distance so I also see a 
lot of rest areas.

In mid September I left southern California for Missouri then in early 
November headed for Asheville, NC.  In Mid November I visited a cousin 
in Virginia Beach, Virginia.  In early December I returned to Missouri 
then back to Southern California in mid December.  This last week I 
traveled to the Bay Area and back.  I did more or less the same trip 
last year.  Many rest areas, truck stops, WalMarts, and gasoline 
stations to sample.

I have seen people at all those locations, selling things, panhandling, 
with signs asking for money, etc.  But there has not been any real 
increase over the last several years.  The worst on several occasions 
was Gallup NM at the WalMart.  But there has been no significant 
increase that I can tell.

One place a man approached me with a fuel pump in his hand and a sad 
tale of being stranded on the freeway and needing money for a fuel 
pump.  I suggested to him that he smear some oil on the lever and keep 
it renewed.  It was dry and dusty from being hauled around in this 
little gambit.

As for the tea party silliness, most of it is supported by corporate 
deep pockets.  I hope they keep it up because its greatest contribution 
will be further destruction of the Repuginican party as long as they 
support pin heads like Sarah Palin.

-- 
Don Bowen          KI6DIU
http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/Journal.html

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What I have seen is the WallyWorld parking lot go from half full to
overflowing.  I've seen the 99 cent store parking lot close to empty to now
being full and over flowing into the next stores lots (I know this because
I've watched the people walking).  I've noticed that the discounted racks in
stores empty quickly.  I've noticed that when I drive past the local
fairgrounds on the Tuesday they do the food baskets that the lines are
outside the building now and they used to be only inside.

I don't frequent gas stations that are in the middle of anywhere.  The ones
I use are usually on the outskirts of a town and heading to nowhere <g>
Folks don't do too much panhandling there.

I did notice that Target now has folks that go out and run panhandlers off.
The same with Costco.  WallyWorld doesn't and there are panhandlers at the
entrance to their parking lots.

As to the tea parties, the majority haven't been taken over *yet* but I do
see corporate and government infiltrating.  They will do to the tea parties
what they did to Alcatraz.  Wanting changes that will bring the country
inline with the  Constitution have never been successful in this country.
Ask the Indians and the South!

As to Sarah Palin, well, she wouldn't have done any more damage than the
current White House resident.  1300% increase in the spying budget and
secret bombings in Yemen and they still couldn't figure out there was a nut
visiting there and planning on being a suicide bomber.  Ah, Katrina anyone?

Lynda
--"I'm fascinated by the hard line you're drawing over religion -- It gets
used too much, as an excuse, a fall guy, a weapon, a con.  A lot of people,
maybe most, don't mean it except when it suits them."  Dallas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Leslie" <cayadopi AT yahoo.com>


We have had different experiences. Since I normally do not travel, I was
complete astounded at how many times, and how persistently I was asked for
money.

"As for the tea party silliness, most of it is supported by corporate deep
pockets" ------------- on this you are really misinformed. Big corp doesn't
want the tea partiers and all similar protest groups to succeed. They want
to keep the corp friendly powers in government, they do not want government
downsized, they want to benefit from government contracts, big corporations
want government to expand. Check your premises.