Obama echoes Reagan’s allusion to the homeless as campers.
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Ted Rall
Ted Rall is a syndicated political cartoonist for Andrews McMeel Syndication and WhoWhatWhy.org and Counterpoint. He is a contributor to Centerclip and co-host of "The Final Countdown" talk show on Radio Sputnik. He is a graphic novelist and author of many books of art and prose, and an occasional war correspondent. He is, recently, the author of the graphic novel "2024: Revisited."
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Like most people, I’m not actually dancing around on my tippy toes in anticipation of Obama’s next pronouncement, so I miss a lot of what he says. This is where a link would be helpful in setting the context. Otherwise, seems like an accurate portrayal of a NYC subway, like the “graffiti” .
OK so where is this allusion Reagan makes? I’ve found many references to it in leftists postings. But I cannot find the actual quote.
Couldn’t find the “camper” quote in 5 minutes this AM, but here are a couple in a very similar vein.
“You can’t help those who simply will not be helped. One problem that we’ve had, even in the best of times, is people who are sleeping on the grates, the homeless who are homeless, you might say, by choice.” — President Reagan, 1/31/84, on Good Morning America, defending his administration against charges of callousness.
“You know, if I listened to him long enough, I would be convinced that we’re in an economic downturn, and that people are homeless, and people are going without food and medical attention, and that we’ve got to do something about the unemployed.” — President Reagan, 6/8/88, accusing Michael Dukakis of misleading campaign rhetoric.