On Wednesday morning, I noticed a number of black men standing in the median strip on Tremont Street by Ruggles Station, holding Scott Brown signs. They did not act with the enthusiasm one usually sees in campaign volunteers. That struck me as odd, and as I got closer to the men, I sensed that they might be homeless.
It then occurred to me that they may be getting paid by the Brown campaign, but I assumed that no candidate running in this century would be so crass or socially insensitive to hire homeless black men to pose (not very well) as volunteers in an urban neighborhood.
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Hey, Scooter is helping them to find work!
Would you have sensed that they were homeless if they were white men?
Nice try Tony7586. You must be well off.
It doesn't take much to understand when someone in need is hired to promote something they disdain regardless if they are black or white. The writer's senses (common sense) were confirmed after reading about these poor people in the paper before he wrote his letter. And he cites the article.
fordfalcon, Define well off?
Your reply does not answer my question. It does bring up an another question, how do you know that they are promoting something that they disdain?
I'm sure this writer is just as upset about union workers being forced to hold Warren signs. Also, he asks about sense of decency, well if he is concerned about decency - I am sure he will NOT vote for Warren!