On the day after America’s biggest yard party, it was all about the monumental cleanup.
The city’s trash trucks have already hauled away 90 tons of inaugural garbage with at least 40 more tons left to go, said Mafara Hobson, spokeswoman for D.C. Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D).
“People left behind a lot of trash. A lot of it was the vendors along the parade route, too,” Hobson said. “They left behind Obama hats, Obama bags, Obama socks.”
The attendees at the 9-12 Project/ Tea Party demonstration on Saturday left the area looking almost spotless, except for the overflowing trashcans - because EVERYONE tried to put their trash in the trashcans.
Shiny clean here in Birmingham. Same in Quincy, IL.
Possible reasons:
- Since blacks are disenfranchised from the planet, they feel they have no responsibility for cleaning it up. Ouch! (Believe these folks would disagree.)
- The mostly-liberal inaugural audience depended on government to clean up rather than taking it on as an individual responsibility.
- Conservatives didn't want to look like a mob, so they paid more attention than normal to how they left their surroundings.
- Would not leaving trash after the inauguration have violated a union garbage workers contract with DC?
- Message to elected officials: Go Green, Recycle Congress
- The need for cleanup services (based on crowd size) were underestimated for the 9/12 event, so people did it themselves.
- Clean conservatives vs. filthy liberals.
Parting shots: Good job to all the folks - at both events - that took the time to properly recycle or dispose of their trash. And, just in terms of cost effectiveness, doesn't this have something to say about government environmental programs vs individual stewardship?
[Photos: First two at top are viral. Trashcan photo from here]
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