Report Claims Taxpayers on Hook for Occupy D.C. Porta Potties
- Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:01pm by
Tiffany Gabbay
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American taxpayers are on the hook for trillions. Now add to that the cost of police protection and roughly another $2100 for 17 bright blue “Don’s Johns” porta potties — installed glaringly close to the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial — to provide D.C. Occupiers latrines other than the kind to which many of them have grown accustomed.
According to a U.S. News report:
For today’s protest, where several hundred Occupiers toting signs lingered in the muddy grass of the Capitol Grounds, over two dozen U.S. Capitol Police were assigned to ring the lawn, most on foot, some on bikes, and others in 18 cars, buses, and trucks counted by Whispers.
Plus, the government rented 17 bright blue potties from Don’s Johns, which were parked across from the Capitol Grounds and in the shadow of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial.
The Architect of the Capitol‘s office wouldn’t comment on the costs or protection.
But Don’s Johns told Whispers that renting 17 potties costs about $2,100.
A miffed Capitol Police officer told us, “I can‘t believe we’re paying for this. But they have no money. They were complaining about parking prices.”
According to officials, Occupiers’ attempts to set up tents the way they have been in McPhearson Square, were immediately quashed by police.
U.S. News adds that protesters set up a medic unit and photography perch, while others sold buttons that read “Black Power” and “Occupy Wall Street.”
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Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:13pmHow stupid can the gov’t get, they should have required the “occupy” nit wits pay UP FRONT for the portable crappers! They should have been smarter than this, the taxpayers should not pay for the rent, take it out of the gov‘t agency that made the mistake’s “employee bonus” pool until they have paid for the crapppers. That way they will learn the hard way to make these guys pay in advance. It is not rocket science, just plain ol’ common sense.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:57pmSo protesting is O.K. if you give the government a deposit first?
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:09amExRep…..protesting is covered by the 1st amendment. Period. But it’s not up to the tax payers to foot the bill if you want to stand around all day. Any costs associated with your lazy ass “loitering” should be paid for by your own self.
Report Post »UFOCPrez
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:27amAs long as you don’t break the law, there is nothing wrong with protest. The war of Independence was a protest.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:33amIf i paid for em, i demand they be dumped on the justice dept. Lawn…. They’re all full of it anyway….
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:40amthis brings new meaning to : Democrat rent a turds….. Cuz usually we’re talkin about the protestors…
Report Post »MYHEROISRON
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 4:20am…oh, gotta go potty? That’ll be five bucks please!
Report Post »TomFerrari
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:12am“They have no money. They were complaining about parking prices.”
You mean, they own vehicles and can afford to drive, and can afford restaurant-cooked or delivered food, and iPhones and iPads and Internet access and a monthly cell phone service WITH data plans…
BUT cannot afford to pitch in $2 for a potty so they don’t crap on the lawn like a bunch of wild animals.
I think that is what it should have said. LOL
@exrep…
My chosen form of protest is to fly from country to country in a private jet, spreading the word by lavish living. Of course I don’t have any money, either. I only have a home and a truck and a plane. Have you seen hangar rental prices lately?!? As I was saying. I’ll send you the bill.
Until you are open minded enough to discuss FACTS then you are doomed to a life of snide rebuttals which are childish at best as they do not support your opinions or beliefs, lacking a basis in fact and logic.
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:15amWhen groups hold events they arte responsible for the cost. So either put pay toilets out there or remove them because it’s not my responsibility to pay for their protest.
Report Post »Zipit
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 8:21amWe’ve read about the OWS and their ability to fund raise and the creation of bank accounts that are to be used for “the cause”. Question is, does anyone have the rocks, or the brains to go after these cache’s in court. Answer is, not anywhere protests are being held where the dems are in control. They would much rather you pay for it. Kinda like the unions….
Report Post »closetotheedge
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:03amI thought their kaka had no odor? I know they are full to the brim ( ODC that is and behind the scenes $$$) butt aparently we must truely “Clean up their ****” literally, along with the rest of the crap they generate as a massive area in city squares/ NYC,DC,San Fran, down to small counties. At $2600 that”s some expensive ****.Heated seats? It’s a tad cold out there. Just get ‘behind’ a large bottomed woman to roost few min’ and there you have it. And you could hire these women by the 1000′s to keep those seats butt-ready warm, and a small fee/ card only and to be fair a ‘per Lb rate.scoopreadyjobs This is not funny at all!! From the top down DC to Main St.and up into the Halls of Congress they use the Constitution as it fits the moment,pro or con mostly ‘twisted. Under NDAA, a Tea Party thinker could form a high risk to continuity,those dam Grandmas‘ Pa’s,trying to help the rest of the family These occus’ , just check em out. Just a prop to keep the rest of the plan moving on.The Declaration of Independence et.al to them must be replaced, a New World Order w/ liberty and justice for none. The UN-Agenda 21,the TSA 9,000 checkpoints nationwide overseen by HSec’/fema/fbi/ as State,county,local carry out the new orders. Forget the chitters and chittiees’,If you don’t bow-cow-tow you will be “Detainnnnnnnnnnnnnnnneed indeffffffffffffffffffffffffffffinitltllyyy. Or disposed of as a organ donor. Best use Amend’. And private para-mil co’s hired for Mex/CenAm wa
Report Post »kunman
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:20amIt was more than likely ordered by the President.
Report Post »Secret Squirrel
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 10:00am.
Report Post »Let the DC police pay.
Just think of the money they’ll save in car washes.
Now, the moochers won’t be pooping on police cars.
Win-Win.
VerySeniorCitizen
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:23pmSince the Occupy movement reflects 99% of the taxpayers then I ask:- If your story is true then what is wrong with the taxpayers paying for them.
We are already paying for the top 1% tax cuts.
We are already paing for our roads, bridges, schools thish are sued by the top 1% (as well as the 99%).
We are already paying for the salaries and expenses of the Republican DO NOTHING Congress.
So I ask again. Why not??
Have anice day folks! : – )
Report Post »proud2bmom
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:49pm@Veryseniorcitizen — they do NOT represent 99% of the population. They may claim that they do , but that doesn’t make it true.
Report Post »2theADDLED
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:47pmGives real meaning to ******* money away and flushing it down the drain let them dig a latrine !
Report Post »Bill in Texas
Posted on January 19, 2012 at 12:59pmVerySeniorCitizen
You forgot in your commentary the very Dumbocrat Do Nothing SENATE! Good Day!
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:11pmPlease tell me that the toilet paper wasn’t US dollar bills!!!
Report Post »Salamander
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:49pmNo, but it may as well have been, as it was paid for by U.S. dollar bills–YOUR U.S. dollar bills!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:08pmYes … and after the election of 2012 we will start again .. cleaning up Obama’s mess .. God help us .. this will take some TIME!
Report Post »tzion
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:08pmHere’s a better idea. Take the potties away, then force those who defecate to either clean it up, pay for it to be cleaned up, then fine them on top of it.
Report Post »USAMEDIC3008
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:24pmWill just use a police car…
Report Post »jasmer
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 7:13amBut that would be un-American! These aren’t a bunch of sniveling, malicious punks who want a free lunch, they’re Democrat Party stalwarts! After all, it’s the TEA Party that made Nancy Pelosi cry, not these beloved, true patriots…
who defecate on police cars and spout Marxist agitprop.
Report Post »abbygirl1994
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:59pmWere getting the s–ts from the sh–ter.. This is absolutely asinine.. these people want to picket, protest or whatever, they should rent their own sh–ter! All the more reason to believe that the OWS have been hired by someone in our government! God help us!
Report Post »RightThinking1
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:53pmPretty much the same everywhere, OWS’ers move in, dump all over everything, then go away leaving the REAL 99% to pick up the pooh and pay the tab.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 11:04pmJust heard .. OWS was outside of the White House and somehow a smoke bomb went into or near the White House .. guess we will be paying for that also. Most likely a “natural” bomb .. the smell from the OWS crowd self ignited.
Report Post »GeorgieJo
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:45pmMeeka and CuppaJoe will deliver Starbuckys tomorrow plus mittons for all.
Report Post »Willie Doofus Geistmeiseter will stay in bed.
Barnicull will deliver hot cider and revy Sharpo will pray for sun and more occupiers.
APPAULED
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:41pmHello Blazemeisters- I read an article that really made me stop and do some thinking. While Dems and Republicans bash each other on the cause of lost jobs, reduced, benefits etc I found this article very informative and it really helped me see that there are some unknown causes for the job losses that our country is facing. Rather you are Democrat or Republican this article is a must read. The article is “The dumbest idea in the world, maximizing shareholder value”. I thought this would be ab article about , well, anything other than what it actually is. It starts out using football (as an analogy) but goes on to explain why so many companies are laying off people, reducing benefits etc. It has nothing to do with laying off due to the economy. It has to do with a new business model that large corporations have been using for quite a few years now and this business model has caused our bad economy, reduced wages and benefits etc. I was shocked to read this. It has taken years for this behacior to catch up with us and actually do the damage that it has done to our country. God help us. We can complain about politicians all we want but the bottom line is, if we allow this to continue we will never have enough jobs or a living wage.
Report Post »Please read this article. Google “The dumbest idea in the world, maximizing shareholder value”. It is 4 pages but as with most web sites there is alot of advertising etc on the pages so it doesn’t really take that much time to read. Let me know
Baddoggy
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:47pmWTF are you smoking? Have you seen the 45,000 new regulations that came out just this year? You dont think politicians are to bleme? God you are dumber than a box of rocks.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:40pmThis is just another story where people don’t pick up after their animals, and its up to the public to clean up the mess. Occupy should have leash laws.
Report Post »Small World
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:39pmWhy doesn;t the unions have to pay for this?
Report Post »chancetwo8jr
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:33amYou are paying for this!
Report Post »disgustedAmerican
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:52amIndirectly we as tax payers pay for union lobbies, so they did pay for it. Only problem is, they paid for it with our dime.
Report Post »trueblueday
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:32pmGuess the gov’t was tired of the OWS crowd pooping on their vehicles or where ever they might be at that particular moment. What makes them think these lazy do-nothings will move their behinds to a porta-potty?
If they think this will quelch the stinking mess that’s typically left behind during their protests, think again. Clean-up typically runs into the thousands for these purveyors of filth, and will continue to cost the taxpayers (aka the “other” 99%).
Report Post »Skee
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:32pmI’ll bet any amount of money
Report Post »D.C. will still be coverded in
fecal stalagmites. Pass out
depends diapers, much more
effective.
FlowerBell
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:31pmWhy isn’t this money coming out of the OWS slush fund? Aren’t they held responsible for anything?
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:33pmI asked the same question .. they have funds and a tax exempt status that they got under “questionable” means.
Report Post »disgustedAmerican
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:54amYou are right… Don’t they have enough sheep donating to their protest fund. Last I checked they had at least 500k in their fund. $2100 should be charged to them.
Report Post »amerbur
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:23pmDid Glenn have to pay for the porta potties at the restoring honor ralley? I want the money back.
Report Post »SandyfromChesterfield
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:38pmYes, he did have to rent the port-a-potties. If I remember correctly they even came back and said he did not have enough and had to rent more.
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:39pmMy thought too. And he needed a bus count to know how to have or have to pay fines and fees.
Report Post »chancetwo8jr
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 1:25amAmerbur..Amerbur….. YES“ BECK PAID FOR EVERYTHING OUT OF HIS OWN POCKET”!!!!! And i might add that D.C. WAS CLEANER AFTER THAT !!!!!!
Report Post »BetterDays
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:18pmI’m tired of supporting this crap ! It’s time these miscreants occupied the basements of the rent – a – johns.
Report Post »Buttons up, Timothy “Van” Jones has a wicked sense of humor.
Baddoggy
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:49pmYou know…this article explains it…you actually are supporting crap.
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:16pmMore dem lib *hit the taxpayer must put up with and pay for. America, at the present time is a very sick nation.
Will it ever change? Have we as a nation gone over the cress of the hill and are speeding down that hill until we hit bottom? Really, the light at the end of the tunnel is getting smaller and smaller.
I really think the out come of the 2012 elections will answer my question.
Report Post »APPAULED
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:44pmUnless politicians from both sides stop lying to their supporters, nothing will change regarless of who gets into the whitehouse Im afraid!
Report Post »Derick
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:16pmDon’s Johns sounds racist.
Report Post »straighttalk4u
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:16pmThe price we pay for those to urinate, money literally down the drain.So much for their well laid plan to recycle and compost all public parks
Report Post »PhunkDaPhish
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:10pmIf it smells of crap, either the government and/or an occupy movement were involved!
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:10pmThis is what tyranny looks like! “To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. ” ~Thomas Jefferson
Report Post »conservativeblackman
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:21pmGreat minds think alike.
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 12:14amThat is a mind blowing quote from TJ.
Report Post »People really need to absorb what this means and not tolerate it as a free society!!
disgustedAmerican
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 3:56amThumbs up… Well posted
Report Post »Dismayed Veteran
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 11:34amThank you for this posting. Dead bang on.
Report Post »conservativeblackman
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:09pmTo compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and tyrannical. – Thomas Jefferson
Enough said!
Report Post »justanotherparatrooper
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:09pmSymbolic , making a mess and expecting/demanding someone else clean it up
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:09pmHe!! no . these vermin have a tax exempt status and funds .. sue them for all costs! TEA!
OMG Obama must GO 2012!
Report Post »randy
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:35pmA miffed Capitol Police officer told us, “I can‘t believe we’re paying for this. But they have no money. They were complaining about parking prices.”
Me Either!
Report Post »They can’t pay, send them packing!!!
lukerw
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:08pmThe Government supports any Liberal Crap!
Report Post »bajaman
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:07pmSeriously, can we get enough people to just refuse to pay taxes? This is freakin madness!
Report Post »conservativeblackman
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:11pm@Bajaman I’m with you on that one!
Report Post »PhunkDaPhish
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:18pmI’m down with it!
Report Post »banjarmon
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:25pmIf millions refuse to pay their taxes in any form, there would not be enough jail space for WE THE PEOPLE…..GO TEA!!!!!
Report Post »broker0101
Posted on January 17, 2012 at 10:33pmBANJ, Please! Lead by boisterous, public example. Please!
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on January 18, 2012 at 9:30amConservatives should sue! WOW. We paid for EVERYTHING at the 9.12 rally! They didn’t even have enough porta potties and we had to use some of the federal building bathrooms, which was a hike! I think ‘CONSERVAPHOBIA” IS RAMPANT IN THIS NATION NOW! Someone do something…… LOL
Report Post »I like the SELLING buttons line! hahahhahaha CAPITALISM at an OCCUPY event.. ALWAYS, but let the TAX payer foot the bill? Use your own PROFITS!