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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsBUSTED: Charity Prez Objects To Ryan’s Soup Kitchen Photo Op
Charity President Objects To Paul Ryans Soup Kitchen Photo Op
IGOR BOBIC 5:29 PM EDT, MONDAY OCTOBER 15, 2012
Brian J. Antal, the president of an Ohio charity for the homeless, is objecting to a photo op staged by the Romney campaign on Saturday that featured vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan washing pots and pans that had already appeared to be clean, Felicia Sonmez of the Washington Post reports:
Antal was concerned about charity donors who's support may have been swayed given the political nature of the event. The Romney campaign did seek prior permission with a person in charge on-site, but, according to Antal, they did not go through appropriate channels.
Had they asked for permission, it wouldnt have been granted. But I certainly wouldnt have let him wash clean pans and then take a picture, Antal told the Post.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/report-charity-president-objects-to-paul-ryans-soup
IGOR BOBIC 5:29 PM EDT, MONDAY OCTOBER 15, 2012
Brian J. Antal, the president of an Ohio charity for the homeless, is objecting to a photo op staged by the Romney campaign on Saturday that featured vice presidential running mate Paul Ryan washing pots and pans that had already appeared to be clean, Felicia Sonmez of the Washington Post reports:
Were a faith-based organization; we are apolitical because the majority of our funding is from private donations, Antal said in a phone interview Monday afternoon. Its strictly in our bylaws not to do it. They showed up there and they did not have permission. They got one of the volunteers to open up the doors.
He added: The photo-op they did wasnt even accurate. He did nothing. He just came in here to get his picture taken at the dining hall.
Antal was concerned about charity donors who's support may have been swayed given the political nature of the event. The Romney campaign did seek prior permission with a person in charge on-site, but, according to Antal, they did not go through appropriate channels.
Had they asked for permission, it wouldnt have been granted. But I certainly wouldnt have let him wash clean pans and then take a picture, Antal told the Post.
http://livewire.talkingpointsmemo.com/entry/report-charity-president-objects-to-paul-ryans-soup
The Ryan family put on aprons and washed several large pans, though they did not appear to need washing, according to a pool reporter. There also was no one to serve at the soup kitchen, as breakfast had ended.
The sorry charade didn't quite end there. The Washington Post reports that after the dishwashing part of the show was over, reporters were corralled and led back to the press bus.
As Ryan exited the building some minutes later, a small group of people, some of whom appeared to be homeless, seemed to engage Ryan, and the candidate stopped for several moments and spoke with them.
The campaign escorted photographers from the bus for Ryan's exchange, but reporters were not allowed to do so. Ryan's motorcade took off for the airport a few moments later.
http://gawker.com/5951756/all-i-really-need-to-know-about-paul-ryan-i-learned-from-this-soup-kitchen-photo-op
The sorry charade didn't quite end there. The Washington Post reports that after the dishwashing part of the show was over, reporters were corralled and led back to the press bus.
As Ryan exited the building some minutes later, a small group of people, some of whom appeared to be homeless, seemed to engage Ryan, and the candidate stopped for several moments and spoke with them.
The campaign escorted photographers from the bus for Ryan's exchange, but reporters were not allowed to do so. Ryan's motorcade took off for the airport a few moments later.
http://gawker.com/5951756/all-i-really-need-to-know-about-paul-ryan-i-learned-from-this-soup-kitchen-photo-op
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BUSTED: Charity Prez Objects To Ryan’s Soup Kitchen Photo Op (Original Post)
cthulu2016
Oct 2012
OP
rfranklin
(13,200 posts)1. You know that he thinks of the patrons as leeches and moochers...
but he has to suck up to the voters who actually believe in the instructions that our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ gave us.
99th_Monkey
(19,326 posts)2. It's really awesome of the Charity to do that
another EPIC FAIL on Rmoney/RAyan campaign trail.
a trail full of gaffs, mis-steps and mis-statements.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)3. What a piece of shit Lyan Ryan ......
FRAUD
warrior1
(12,325 posts)4. that made me laugh out loud
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)5. The self-parody never stops
Cha
(297,935 posts)6. Leave to lyin ryan to sneak in a Soup Kitchen for a photo op. nm
MissMarple
(9,656 posts)7. +1
Nye Bevan
(25,406 posts)8. To be fair to Ryan
doing the dishes is much more pleasant when they are already sparkling clean.
Riley18
(1,127 posts)9. Wasting water and driving up the bill.
zen98
(1 post)10. Paul Ryan....he's creepy and he's kooky
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