GOOD GREIF.......I sure HATE working....
She has lived in Section 8 housing all but 1 of her 58 years. It was a
legacy passed down from her parents who moved into Section 8 housing in
1949 when she was six months old. She has passed the legacy down to her
children, but fears they may have to get jobs to pay for the utilities and deposits.
She laments about her one year hiatus from the comfort of her Section 8
nirvana, ' I tried it for a year -- you know, working and all. It's not anything I would
want to go through again, or wish on anyone in my family, but I am damn proud of that year.'
Sharon was moved out of her St. Bernard housing project after hurricane
Katrina and into a new, yet albeit, substandard quarterage. As can be
noted from the above photo of her new Section 8 home, it is repugnant and
not suitable for someone of Sharon Jasper's seniority status in the system.
'Don't be fooled by them hardwood floors,' says Sharon . 'They told me
they were putting in scraped wood floors cause it was more expensive and
elegant, but I am not a fool -- that was just a way to make me take scratched up
wood because I am black. The 60 inch HD TV? It may look nice but it
is not plasma. It's not a plasma because I'm black. Now they want me to pay
a deposit and utilities on this dump.' 'Do you know why?'
She has held her tongue in silence through the years of abuse by the
system, but it came to a head at the New Orleans ' city council
meeting where discussions were under way about the tearing down of the St. Bernard
projects. When a near riotous exchange between groups opposing the tearing
down of St. Bernard and groups wanting the dilapidated buildings torn down
and newer ones built, Sharon unleashed verbal hell with her once silenced
tongue. The object of her oratory prowess was an acquiescent poor white
boy in attendance. The context of her scathing rebuke was, 'Just because
you pay for my house, my car, my big screen and my food, I will not be treated
like a slave!' and 'Back up and Shut up! Shut up, white boy! Shut up,
white boy!' (of course this isn't racist and was never brought up in the news)
Recapping from the mental log of the city council minutes in her head,
Sharon repines, 'Our families have been displaced all over the United
States. They are being forced to commit crimes in cities they are unfamiliar
with. It is a very uncomfortable situation for them. Bring them back, then
let's talk about redevelopment.'
Sharon directs the reporter's attention across the street to Duncan
Plaza where homeless people are living in tents and states that, 'I might do
better out there with one of these tents.' She further lamented her
sentiments about her situation, 'I might be poor, but I don't have to live
poor.' ????? How is that again?
(Not with the socialists on your side)
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Any wonder why this country is in the shape it is?
Maybe we should all just chip in and get her the plasma TV she so richly deserves!
Remember to pay your taxes - Sharon needs your help Spread the wealth!
http://www.snopes.com/politics/satire/jasper.asp
