There’s crazy, and then there’s “bat poop” crazy
I just finished reading a Judicial Watch report a few minutes ago that literally dumfounded me.
Now, I’m not easily surprised by what our politicians and business leaders do anymore. Consider the failure of the “Super Committee.” The mess that Jon Corzine got MF Global into. The disaster that is Greece, Italy and Spain.
But this one is a doozie.
Take a look:
City Offers Occupiers Housing, Office Space, Farmland
In a preposterous act that could set a dangerous precedent, Los Angeles officials have offered protestors from the movement to end economic segregation and social injustice prime downtown office space, housing and public land to farm.
It marks the beginning of legitimate negotiations between an established government entity and the often violent, leftist “Occupy” movement that’s paralyzed cities nationwide to denounce corporate America’s unjust treatment of minorities and the poor. In New York more than 150 people were arrested and several police officers suffered injuries. In Oakland California police were forced to use riot gear and tear gas to disperse the huge, violent crowds and in Las Vegas nearly two dozen protesters were arrested.
In Los Angeles, Occupy leaders have promoted “violence as necessary” to achieve their goals, yet Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has supported the effort since the encampment was established in front of City Hall two months ago. This week he ordered his staff to offer Occupy protestors a package of incentives that includes downtown office space, housing and farmland, according to the local newspaper.
The idea is to persuade them to abandon their camp outside City Hall, where the lawn has been trashed, business disrupted and a police force permanently deployed to keep things under control. The city has offered protesters a generous $1 annual lease on a 10,000-square-foot office space near City Hall, land so they can farm and housing for the battalion of homeless folks who have joined the camp.
…Before you know it the feds will follow L.A.’s lead by offering Occupy protestors a national headquarters near the capitol and maybe even health insurance and other benefits.
Wow.
It just goes to show that, once again, the crazier and more irresponsible you are (and I’m talking about the overall movement), the more respect, dollars and support you’ll get from the government. The government that all of us pay for.
