National Mall Crumbling Into National Disgrace?

[bstuts7914]

The Poor People's March of 1968 started the decline of the mall. The turf never recovered. Along with that many vendors have been allowed to set up shop along it and various organizations have been allowed to abuse it in different ways. I've seen teams playing rugby on it.

[GeminiAzules]

Just make sure people stay off the grass or there's nothing you can do to stop it from turning into dirt.

Charge admission to the park to pay for some minor upkeep.

[RabidQuestions]

Arsenic and lead contamination is the real issue.

[rjanis123]

with the help of Hollywood, why can't we the people take care of our own yard?

not through tax dollars, and such, let that go on to fix things like education and border security, tougher laws on big business .. enforcement of current laws, all that .. but have Hollywood actors, and American Musicians step up, with producers, film makers TV types

maybe even professional sports can get involved. Pot all that energy and resources behind a great cause like this.

Peace :):)

[MishuTaste]

Peter Schiff for Senate.

[d3p3ch3mod3]

Just got back from there, I didn't even notice all the crap that these people are whining about... The grass and the sidewalks were fine, and the whole town was so clean it blew my mind, definitely cleaner than Johnson City TN where I live (and where it's 90% white by the way, for the racist morons)

[FatTonyCologino]

ill do the grass right now for a couple hundred bucks

[obadq8]

Ahh racism.....

i dunno what black and white has anything to do with dead grass like XS

[WokMaster7000]

This crumbled under Bush too ya'll. No need to get all racist either. We have enough problems as it is.

[KyuuA4]

You idiot. It takes YEARS for this kind of wear and tear to happen

[rustedfear]

we dont need any malls ,

all they do is hang out in the malls and take everything thats not nailed down , its all about online shopping

[NoCussingClub]

Hooray for PORK!

[TheMcGuireShow]

from someone who grew up in dc this is utterly sad, compelling and so true...and i really would like to know why the people and politicians have let it get this far. the worse it gets the harder and more expensive it will ultimately be in order to fix the situation...duh....where's the forethought people!

[PompanoPete]

Michelle should expand her garden of turnip greens.

While her and Crackhead B rent a vecation house for over 35K A WEEK!

[10toria19]

I hope they do fix it up.

[jmshaw357]

Structural or engineered soil??? Just maintain this bitch--you don't fix a problem by throwing boatloads of money at it as BHO is wont to do.

[satinhooks]

this just means there would be a specific medium put there so it drains properly, holds nutrients for the grass, doesn't become compressed after 100,000 people stand on it, etc.

it doesn't mean someone is making expensive, genetically-modified dirt in a laboratory.

[PresidentNegro]

It was predictable... a nigger moves in, and the place goes to hell.

[NoCussingClub]

Have you ever seen where a nigger lives? There's trash everywhere! Niggers live in filth, head to toe. It's disgusting. Fucking lazy animals.

[KyuuA4]

Then, have the RICH WHITE PEOPLE buy out their properties -- and clean it up. They have money. INVEST!

[clearwater04]

they are so full of fail

this is not the time to worry about something so petty

[INKfr33k]

why are they concerned about some grass when there are people starving in america and people dying cause they cant afford there medicine.... priorities : (

[Greenterror]

give me the 5mil, I'll fix it up nyce

[Edward77X]

That's a mall? Where are all the stores? LOL!

[Squirelbutt]

Maybe we can plant some bodies from capital hill there with a cherry in their bums and have an orchard. :D

[hdzsound]

national tresor,

its only a piece of grass that look bad

[matman125]

Israel is behind this.

[archaedemos]

agreed . Fix that mall hey.  (;

[trsproductions]

EH OH!!.. there goes the NEIGHBORHOOD!!

[OnenessNow]

Do you notice how AP never mentions the warmongering in Washington or the cover-up of the Illuminati. Maybe after official First Contact we will have back-up needed to return Earth to her original pristine beauty. Namaste and many Blessings.

[truepaths]

easy, just get some Mexicans to fix it cheap! -oh wait we kicked them all out. Now nobody wants to foot the bill that's ten times larger than it could have been a few years ago. =x