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aceventura3 · 03-17-2006, 04:46 PM

I was in Arkansas last week and visited the Clinton Presidential Library. It is truely a remarkable building, and a worthwhile visit if in the area of Little Rock.

However, what is striking is seeing the building and then driving literally two blocks east and seeing the extreme poverty and then driving further to see the run down public housing project. In addition, I travelled through parts of the state and saw some of the smaller towns which were islands of third world conditions in the middle vast amounts of, what was most likely large corporate owned, farm land. It is an embarassment to all Americans, but I would think would would be particullarly embarassing to President Clinton, a multiple term President,a mutiple term Govenor of the State and favorite son of the state.

To be in the library and to listen to Clinton's ideals and then to see the conditions in his state, further reinforced my feeling that government is not the answer. When I talked to people in the state about the conditions in the impoverished areas the general response was that the people in those conditions were almost totally dependent on government and have failed to take any individual initiative to improve their condition.

If liberals think money is the answer to the question of poverty, why did they raise and spend millions on a library in sight of some of the worse poverty in this country?

Arkansas ranks about 10th in the percentage of people below the poverty line, Louisiana ranks first. I have never been to Lousiana but if it is worse than Arkansas it has to be pretty bad.

03-17-2006, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
aceventura3 Junkie Location: Ventura County	Poverty I was in Arkansas last week and visited the Clinton Presidential Library. It is truely a remarkable building, and a worthwhile visit if in the area of Little Rock. However, what is striking is seeing the building and then driving literally two blocks east and seeing the extreme poverty and then driving further to see the run down public housing project. In addition, I travelled through parts of the state and saw some of the smaller towns which were islands of third world conditions in the middle vast amounts of, what was most likely large corporate owned, farm land. It is an embarassment to all Americans, but I would think would would be particullarly embarassing to President Clinton, a multiple term President,a mutiple term Govenor of the State and favorite son of the state. To be in the library and to listen to Clinton's ideals and then to see the conditions in his state, further reinforced my feeling that government is not the answer. When I talked to people in the state about the conditions in the impoverished areas the general response was that the people in those conditions were almost totally dependent on government and have failed to take any individual initiative to improve their condition. If liberals think money is the answer to the question of poverty, why did they raise and spend millions on a library in sight of some of the worse poverty in this country? Arkansas ranks about 10th in the percentage of people below the poverty line, Louisiana ranks first. I have never been to Lousiana but if it is worse than Arkansas it has to be pretty bad. __________________ "Democracy is two wolves and a sheep voting on lunch." "It is useless for the sheep to pass resolutions on vegetarianism while the wolf is of a different opinion." "If you live among wolves you have to act like one." "A lady screams at the mouse but smiles at the wolf. A gentleman is a wolf who sends flowers."