October 20, 2012 by desertrose
Politics, Legislation and Economy News
Ayn Rand Would Be Proud: Soup Kitchen in Paul Ryan’s Photo Op Loses Funds, Gets Attacked By Conservative Trolls
Last weekend, Paul Ryan demonstrated his compassion for the poor by rolling up his sleeves at an Ohio soup kitchen and faking a photo op. The VP candidate waltzed into a Cleveland-area Mahoning County St. Vincent De Paul Society well after everyone had eaten and left, and washed some pans that may or may not have already been cleaned while reporters took pictures.
In addition to widespread mockery, Ryan’s half-assed attempt to simulate concern for the poor for 15 minutes drew an angry response from the President of the facility, Brian J. Antal, who told the Washington Post that Ryan’s slimy political theater might jeopardize donations to the food bank. “We’re a faith-based organization; we are apolitical because the majority of our funding is from private donations,” he said. ” … we “can’t afford to lose funding from these private individuals.”
As it turns out, the privilege of being Ryan’s background scenery has already taken a toll on the organization. Antal told the Huffington Post t hat many donors have fled, leading to a loss of funds.
“It appears to be a substantial amount,” Antal told the Huffington Post. “You can rest assured there has been a substantial backlash.”
On top of all that, deranged conservatives have been harassing volunteers, Antal claims:
Ryan supporters have now targeted Antal and his soup kitchen, Antal said, including making hundreds of angry phone calls. Some members of Antal’s volunteer staff have had to endure the barrage as well, he said. “The sad part is a lot of [the callers] want to hide behind anonymity,” he said, adding that if someone leaves their name and number he has tried to return their call.
An empty soup kitchen : The [Ryan] family put on aprons and washed several large pans, though they did not appear to need washing, according to a pool reporter.
October 17, 2012 by desertrose
Politics, Legislation and Economy News
Politics : Community – Lack Of Transparency – Public Relations Stunt
Reporters barred from covering Paul Ryan exchange with homeless Ohioans
Posted by Felicia Sonmez
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Paul Ryan visited a soup kitchen here Saturday on his way to the airport, but by the time the GOP vice presidential nominee and his family had arrived shortly before noon, the grits, sausage and doughnuts had been served, the hall was empty of patrons and the volunteers appeared to have already cleaned up.
When Ryan did talk to some men who appeared to be homeless, as he did when he left the venue, reporters were not allowed to listen in on the exchange.
The visit by Ryan came after a town hall meeting Saturday morning at Youngstown State University.
After greeting and thanking a handful of volunteers from St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Canfield, Ohio — who said they typically visit the St. Vincent DePaul Society every Saturday and serve food from 10 to 11:30 a.m. — Ryan, his wife and their young children headed to the kitchen, donned white aprons and offered to clean up some dishes.
Ryan stood at the sink and took some large metal pans that did not appear to be dirty, soaped them up and rinsed them, remarking as the cameras clicked and the TV cameras rolled that he had spent a summer washing dishes when he was younger.
Comments
Yes , Cheryl. It is very sad
How sad.
It seem to be getting worse. There is a divide between the have not and the have it all. I guess we will be manipulated until we ascend.
Yes , unfortunately in this case the cost is much too high. Most of these people probably have no where else to go and now their funding is in peril. It is just sickening to see them go on their merry oblivious to the damage they do .
Politic. The art of influencing vote at any cost.