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Source: Salon.com
By Mary Elizabeth Williams
Paul Ryan: Soup kitchen savior?
The vitriol inevitably also spread to the kitchens Facebook page, where the trolls have been insisting, I hope you lose your tax emempt [sic] status for allowing campaigning at a soup kitchen. Another chimes in, Anyone who is thinking about donations to you should think twice. And of course, all caps lady is there to declare HAVE YOU ANY IDEA ON HOW MANY ARE GOING TO WALK AWAY FROM YOUR ORGANIZATION BECAUSE OF THE COMPLAINTS FROM YOUR PRESIDENT? As another person writes, This kind of tone and outright lying (Ryan DID have permission) will directly impact my decision of supporting our local St. Vincent De Paul site.
So, in short, there are people out there in the world who are now declaring they are not even going to support their own local St. Vincent De Paul Societies because somehow that might set in motion a chain of events that gets Obama reelected or something. Or maybe its just because theyre vindictive dopes. Frankly, Im going with that one.
Thankfully, right at those moments when many of us feel like puking in despair over the notion of a substantial backlash against a friggin soup kitchen, the nobler side of human nature somehow always comes roaring back into the picture. After the posting of the HuffPo story which included info on how to donate to the Youngstown soup kitchen a whole lot of people began sharing it around on their Facebook pages and Twitter feeds. And thats when something good began to happen.
Sure, theres trolling a-plenty going on. But the Mahoning County District St. Vincent DePaul Society Facebook page has now become a bastion of goodwill and hope. Sending a check, writes one commenter. I donated twenty dollars after hearing about the backlash against this charity by the right wing politicos, says another. I am sorry that, reportedly, too many others are playing politics with the distress of the hungry and homeless. And, my favorite: Being hungry is a terrible feeling. I am sending a donation to your organization today. No one should ever punish the poor over their political feelings. Shame upon those who do. Bulls-eye.
On Thursday, Antal told HuffPo, Honestly, I really dont need any more attention. I really just want this to go away. But attention has its own lifespan, and sometimes, that can be a wonderful thing.
Read full story: http://www.salon.com/2012/10/19/did_paul_ryan_accidentally_save_a_soup_kitchen/
LisaL
(44,974 posts)The kitchen wouldn't be in need of saving if Ryan didn't barge in there.
I wish the media would make a bigger deal out of this story. It truly speaks to the culture of the GOP.
southernyankeebelle
(11,304 posts)would go a long way. Chump change for them.
hedgehog
(36,286 posts)As far as I can tell, Republicans got mad when the director said Ryan's appearance at the soup kitchen was more or less fake and definitely against policy, Democrats are stepping up to make up for donations pulled by right wingers.
Brigid
(17,621 posts)Didn't Ryan and his crew just show up unannounced?
caraher
(6,279 posts)The soup kitchen president didn't know. So perhaps someone said yeah, come on over, without a clue that this was against policy.
flyguyjake
(492 posts)Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)however I feel he has no intention to do so
He has not been seen in the 14 years that he has been in office at the charities in his district
Cha
(297,503 posts)Blue Belle!
If the revengeful trolling teabags had any brains and class they would have Donated more to help the poor and in the process, lyin ryan. But, NOOOOOOOOOOO..they chose their usual path of hate on the POOR.
Blue Belle
(5,912 posts)They only think of themselves - not anyone else.
Cha
(297,503 posts)in the process. Go Figure
That's because the GOp never fully develop a sense of irony. They get caught in the barbs of jingoism, and don't look at anything else.