The Successful Landlord Blog

Recently the web site AngryRenters.com was brought to my attention. Upon viewing this “hot mess” of a site, I was taken aback by how certain politically motivated conservative groups would presume to hijack a certain socioeconomic demographic for their own purposes.

Here are some of the amusing reasons sites like this are completely irrelevant to all but those of feeble intellect:

• The site was created and run by an organization called Freedomworks which is decidedly representative of the extreme right-wing of the American Republican Party. Also see Dick Armey, Chairman.
• The site supposedly gives a voice to renters who are upset with a supposed government bailout of mortgage lenders. Except they’re not upset (see below.)
• On the site there is a “Sign the Petition to Congress” link which apparently has been taken over by people who see right through the nonsensical nature of this site. 70,000 “signatures” so far!
• Freedomworks is one of the organizations who promoted the “astroturfing” (as opposed to real grassroots) of  the town hall meetings congresspeople were holding on health insurance reform.
• Most of the tenants I deal with are just trying to keep up with their bills. They aren’t concerned about the government bailing-out mortgage lenders because they don’t have a mortgage and it doesn’t affect them.
• …and finally, yes. The picture above represents how renters feel about this topic. NOT!