No this picture isn't from the U.S. It's in Naples, Italy, where apparently sanitation is a problematic issue right now. There are an estimated 1,400 tons of trash just lying on the streets. To make matters worse, the temperature is rising causing a "stinky" situation.
Residents are beginning to burn the trash in an effort to stop the smell.
Why is there no trash pickup? Well the article, featured in today's New York Times, seemed unclear, but blamed Italy's "paralyzed political class, "European regulations" and "Italy's high public debt." Then the writer goes on the talk about a proposed bailout of the Italy ran airline "Alitalia," not really sure what that has to do with trash in the streets.
There should have been a little more investigation on the issue, but this picture definitely speaks louder than words. The story also stated that landfills in Naples are full and that the government is searching for somewhere to keep the waste.
Hmm, do you think it's time to start recycling?
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Politics:I was watching the CBS Early show yesterday. They were gearing up for the primaries and were interviewing people in both Indiana and North Carolina. One woman was asked who she was going to vote for and her answer was Hillary Clinton. The reason:
"No one knows how to stretch a dollar like a woman, and we need to stretch every dollar right now."
That is absolutely clever! Isn't it true? While many of you may disagree, think about your mom. (Mother's Day is Sunday you know.) How much did she go without so that you could have? It is instinct for a woman to save and sacrifice. Which is exactly what we need right now.
I really hate taking sides because as I writer, I want to be as objective as possible. But I'm really upset now that Hillary is probably going to have to dropout. I admire her sticking to it and if she wants to keep at I wish her the best, but I don't think Dems. are going to allow it.
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Isn't it all just so strange?
I think so...
1 comment:
As a writer, and a fairly objective and respectable one at that, I find it a bit odd that you resort to stereotypes to try to defend Hillary, whether or not she is your candidate of choice.
How do you know she will actually "stretch a dollar?" If her past track record shows this, then by all means I stand corrected, but going by some widely-believed tidbit about women doesn't seem like the best idea to me. It's not entirely unlike if I were to say that Obama clearly will have a Clinton-esque sex scandal if elected, because we all know men are sex hounds who always think about sex. Just think about it; you know some men who are like that, don't you?
See? Too easy, and a bit of a logical fallacy.
For the record, I generally like Hillary as a candidate, though I'm still not 100% on my choice yet.
Just sayin'
G-ray
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