Lars Larson vs Poor People
Tuesday, November 11, 2003
My friend Jon Ross sent this tid-bit along from The Portland Tribune. More on Lars "Richest Man on Radio" vs Dignity "Poorest of the Poor" Village:
Must be something in the air. KXL (750 AM) talk show host Lars Larson, not normally an advocate of intensifying government regulation, files a complaint with the city concerning building-code violations at Dignity Village, the homeless encampment out by the airport. ... City Commissioner Randy Leonard, whose department must decide whether to enforce the violations, calls Lars on the air to give him a piece of his mind. ... "Why'd you call me?" asks Lars. Earlier in the day, Lars says, the commissioner had refused to go on the air unless Lars dropped his complaint. ... "Because you're a jerk and you piss me off," responded the city councilman, before engaging Lars in a spirited argument over the city's intentions for Dignity Village. ... Lars says he's trying to make a broader point about the chilling effects of building permits on business. Randy says, "Lars is a big fat hypocrite."