- Trump is obnoxious, irritating and worst of all, he's right.
- Large sections of Baltimore have become run down, abandoned
and/or rat infested. Baltimore's decline did not happen overnight,
but has taken decades.
- My sister has lived in Baltimore for over 50 years. She went to college
there and never left. So, I have more than a casual interest what living conditions
are like and what safety issues are of concern.
- However, before doing research to create this web page, I had no clue
just how extensive the devestation is and this page barely scratches the surface.
Yes, there are positive areas and goings on in Baltimore, and there is nothing wrong
with pointing them out, but let's not sugar coat the magnitude of the destruction
that has occurred.
- Like most large cities, life is good -- if you are white or have money -- but if you're poor and black, it is little consolation what cultural and educational events are happening at the Inner Harbor or who's performing at the Lyric Opera House.
- Large sections of Baltimore have become run down, abandoned
and/or rat infested. Baltimore's decline did not happen overnight,
but has taken decades.
- Rather than fixing their problems, the "rats" running City Hall and sit
in Baltimore's Congressional District find it easier to demonize anyone who comes
along and calls them out. Meanwhile, the people suffer.
- The rat problem is so bad, Baltimore made Animal Planet's
Top 10 Worst Rat Cities in the World . ¡Ay, caramba!
- Check out what people in Baltimore have to say:
- Mayor Pugh tours neighborhood 37 seconds
- It's obvious from Pugh's comments, she was completely unaware just how bad
things are in Baltimore.
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Notice the man with the "Black Lives Matter" t-shirt. He says: "I've been out here 54 years. This is a new one." What he means is that this is the first time he's witnessed representatives from City Hall have a look-see where he lives. His t-shirt might better read: "Black Lives Don't Matter" -- to Baltimore's political class.
- It's obvious from Pugh's comments, she was completely unaware just how bad
things are in Baltimore.
- ABC News Report 2 minutes 28 seconds
This broadcast was in 2013. According to the report, there is a "Rat Team" of 15 people just to deal with -- well, you know -- and they don't appear to be making any headway.
- MTA Subway Workers Union Protest 1 minute 35 seconds
Three years later (2016), even union subway workers were so fed up with rats, they took to the streets to protest -- promises made, but not kept. Go ahead, call them racists too.
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Notice most of the complaints and observations aren't from people who look like me. It would be a tough sell calling black residents of Baltimore the "R" word for complaining about the ongoing rat infestation -- but let Trump point out the obvious and it's "OMG, another racist comment." Sorry, but that race card is now over the credit limit.
- Mayor Pugh tours neighborhood 37 seconds
- Uh oh. Black America is starting to wake up.
- Lynne Patton, a HUD Adminstrator, has some
scathing remarks
(50 seconds) about the Trump administration's relationship with Baltimore -- ouch.
Here's a question I have: Why didn't the media go to Cummings, stick a camera
and microphone in his face and ask him Patton's question? Perhaps, Cummings had
a good explanation about the $16 billion -- but maybe, he didn't. I would have liked
to hear his response. How about you?
- Here's what political commentator Jon Miller has to say. I doubt anyone will watch the whole 17 minutes (I haven't) but the first minute might be worth watching.
- Lynne Patton, a HUD Adminstrator, has some
scathing remarks
(50 seconds) about the Trump administration's relationship with Baltimore -- ouch.
Here's a question I have: Why didn't the media go to Cummings, stick a camera
and microphone in his face and ask him Patton's question? Perhaps, Cummings had
a good explanation about the $16 billion -- but maybe, he didn't. I would have liked
to hear his response. How about you?
- Republicans (including Trump) do not and have not run Baltimore for decades.
In fact, there hasn't been a Republican administration in Baltimore for over 50 years.
Check out the
list of Baltimore mayors for yourself.
- I did some checking for another article and made an interesting discovery.
Many U.S. cities with the most violence and are run down have also been governed
by Democrats for over 50 years. A few examples (as of 2019):
Detroit (57 years),
Philadelphia (67 years),
Chicago (88 years),
D.C. (109 years),
Milwaukee (111 years)
New Orleans (147 years).
Coincidence? You decide.
Let's be honest. If all these cities had been run by Republicans for decades, all we would be hearing is how mean-spirited and racist they are for allowing all this decay, especially in black communities -- and there would be endless calls for accountability -- but because they are all run by Democrats (sshhhh!) we rarely hear peep about who's been running the show.
- After 50+ years of Democratic leadership, Baltimore should be a Liberal Utopia.
Democrats should be pointing and saying: "See! See! We told you our policies are
good for America.", but they can't. People should be lining up to live there.
Instead, residents have abandoned ship and much of Baltimore looks like a war zone.
- So, who are real racists here?
- Trump for using the Bully Pulpit to call out the plight of black
neighborhoods in Baltimore under 50 years of Democratic rule?
- Or Democrats who use the predictable accusation of racism as a smoke screen to cover 50 years of mismanagement? Living conditions in the black community have decayed to the point it is no longer recognizable as a major U.S. city but appears more like a "third world country" (so says Bernie Sanders).
- Trump for using the Bully Pulpit to call out the plight of black
neighborhoods in Baltimore under 50 years of Democratic rule?
- It's heartbreaking to see what has happened in Baltimore and in particular the black community. Political leadership has failed and done virtually nothing to repair the damage they and their predecessors have caused. It's time for Baltimore's political leaders to discontinue the status quo, and find real solutions to their catastrophic problems. The unacceptable alternative is to let misery, hopelessness and decay continue.
