The “Master Plan” To Hide Denver’s Homless During The DNC Convention
Can you imagine if this were being done for the GOP Convention?!?!?!!!? It would be the lead story for weeks leading up to the convention, including camera crews seeking out and interviewing ‘homeless’ about how they may have been ‘bribed’ or ‘threatened’ …
Colo. Homeless Provided Options During DNC
DENVER (CBS4) ― Denver’s homeless population will have options to staying on the street during the Democratic National Convention.
“If they don’t want to get caught up in the protests or demonstrations, we’ll find other activities that will keep them busy,” said John Parvensky, President of the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
A plan has been developed to provide interested homeless people with free access to cultural activities. They include the Denver Zoo and the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and they won’t have to worry about paying for transportation.
“We’ll have bus tokens if they need them,” Parvensky said.
Also five, big screen TVs are being donated to a teen day shelter. One hope is to engage some of the homeless children in the political process by allowing them to see convention unfold on television. But another purpose is to draw them away from the streets while the Convention is underway.
Chad is a disheveled young man who recently arrived from Indiana. He was panhandling Wednesday at a busy street corner just a couple blocks from the Pepsi Center where the delegates will gather. Panhandling is legal in Denver but the panhandler can’t be aggressive. Nobody had given him any money by noon and Chad told local Denver Affiliate CBS4 he hopes the convention will increase donations
“There sure is a lot of homeless that I’ve seen,” Chad said.
Right now Denver’s homeless population is estimated at 3,900 people.
Parevensky said nobody knows how the convention will impact Denver’s homeless population. He thinks some participants may arrive in town without reservations and will discover they can’t get a hotel room. Others who come “don’t mind where they end up staying and maybe think they’ll be able to camp out.” They won’t.
The plan for the homeless during the convention is being developed by Denver Department of Human Services, Denver Police Department and the Colorado Coalition for the Homeless.
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Put em in a camp.
July 21st, 2008 at 5:58 amThe GOP should throw them a Keg party and then bus them back to the Convention to raise hell!
July 21st, 2008 at 6:14 amTime for the democraps to face reality instead of shuffling these folks off to the side. “The poor you will always have with you.”
July 21st, 2008 at 6:27 amGee, maybe there should be more Dems in Denver more often?
Not to worry though! Like other cities throughout our great land, once Obamessiah appears in the fair Mile High city the deaf will hear, the blind will see, the crippled will walk and the homeless will…er, home?
July 21st, 2008 at 6:50 amHell … By the DNC convention in August it’s going to be extremely hot in most of yunz’s cities.
I say we all get together, charter some busses, and send our respective local homeless to the much cooler, and scenic, venue of Denver.
July 21st, 2008 at 7:07 amthis sort of thing happens everywhere now.
July 21st, 2008 at 8:25 amthats despicable but it describes the dems larger tactics. they are there for the people when it benefits them (ie; campaigns, political opportunism) and then they are gone. sending homeless people to more obscure parts of the city because they are an eyesore.
like drill said, if this was at the GOP convention there would be a large shitstorm about it. must be nice to have your own propaganda machine. (msm)
July 21st, 2008 at 8:48 amAt least send them to the Amusement park or the water park. Geez The homeless need to have fun too.
July 21st, 2008 at 1:08 pm