Is that an adult toy in her hand?
Posted on 09/12/2009 3:25:37 PM PDT by Baladas
A south Minneapolis woman who had refused to leave her foreclosed home after being evicted last month has been removed from the house again.
More than 40 supporters of Rosemary Williams on Friday afternoon lined the yellow tape that police used to cordon off the property, chanting and yelling as workers boarded up the house with metal sheeting and friends helped Williams carry out boxes of personal items.
"It's not over yet," Williams told the crowd when she emerged from the house, smiling through tears as she held high a bouquet of flowers.
The largely peaceful rally briefly turned physical when several protesters crossed the tape, leading to a short scuffle during which police pepper-sprayed several people and arrested half a dozen.
Williams, 60, has fought a months-long battle against foreclosure, drawing wide attention to the house on the 3100 block of Clinton Avenue.
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Sounds like ACORN tactics. Wonder which affiliate it was?
Tear gas works wonders for accelerating the process of eviction...
If it’s “her home”, where does the word “foreclosure” fit into the picture?
Sounds like she was a partner with the bank, and didn’t hold up her end of the bargain. Sorry.
I think it’s because under BO, the journalists would have us believe home ownership is a “right” not a privilege.
I wonder if they tried... oh maybe... passing the hat to get the money to get her out of foreclosure?
You don’t pay your bills, you don’t get to keep your home, period. I don’t mean to sound heartless, but that’s what grownups do, hold up their end of financial transactions. If I lose my job, and I can’t pay my mortgage, its sad, but I don’t expect the mortgage company to let me live here for free.
She promised to pay for the money, she promised the bank the house. In return for her promises, the bank sold her some money.
The bank kept it's side of the deal. She should use more discretion when making promises.
Is that an adult toy in her hand?
Yes, and when the bank mismanaged their business and couldn’t pay their bills they went to the govt and got taxpayer money.
Personal charity is against the state religion of collectivism for "housing activists" (i.e. Acorn) types.
Williams will probably rate mention the next time Obama needs a personal sob story that has no real connection to cold, hard reality.
Contracts mean absolutely nothing to these folks!
The banks should be forced to live by their promises also. What a forgotten concept, eh?
Williams' troubles began after she took out an adjustable-rate mortgage. Her monthly payments rose from $1,200 to $2,200 when the rate increased. She lost her job and stopped making payments. As a result, the house, which she built with her mother 26 years ago, went into foreclosure and was sold at auction last fall.
So when she took outthe ARM, what did she do with all the money? Had approx. (?) 4 years to go and would have owned it outright, but cashed in.
Put it down to an overdose of tomato sauce.
It is exactly this kind of emotional symbolism that is allowed to completely over-shadow any of the facts of this whole matter, that has brought us to the brink, and in the end it will be people just like Rosemary that give what’s left of our Society one last kick so make sure if falls over the edge.
Where did the money go?? It doesn’t matter any more. Rosemary should feel blessed that she doesn’t live in Malibu, or her ass would have been outa there months ago...
“Contracts mean absolutely nothing to these folks!”
Who? the banks or this lady?
banks are gettin shut down all over the place too.
No ACORN signs or shirts in the picture, but I bet you're right.
GMAC sent her on her way with $5000. The whole crowd should have been in jair for trespassing.
Glasses.
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