Ah, the Olympics. Nothing says world peace like so many nations gathering together in friendly competition. And nowhere is that better illustrated than at the Opening Ceremonies. The culture. The march of nations. The ... protesters?
No, The Olympics Are Not Hurting The Homeless
↵Yes, the protesters.
↵↵On the same streets where locals and tourists gathered to cheer the arrival of the Olympic flame early Friday, protesters launched their parade from the steps of the local art gallery for the eight-block march to the heavily guarded stadium, the site of the opening ceremony.
↵“We’ve have a terrible homeless problem here,” said Grant Fraser, 48, a local law-office worker. “In this city, we have the poorest postal code in all of Canada. And they are spending all the money on this. I’ve had enough.”
↵“It’s obscene,” said Maeve Moran, 61, a retired school teacher. “We have 15,000 homeless in British Columbia. Think of what that (Olympic) money could have done. We’ve been bullied into these Olympics.”
↵↵A few points should be made here. First, no self-respecting protest begins at an art gallery. And secondly, the homeless? Everyone who thinks that the money that’s being spent on the Games would have been spent on the homeless were it not for the Olympics, please raise your hand.
↵Thank you. Now, can we please get back to Canadian pop singers and, um, colorful pants?
See More:
