Thanks David, for so eloquently summing up the woes and the triumphs of an activist. Over the years I have watched a lot of Norse-bashing. It goes like this: Robert Norse is a trust-fund baby. Why doesn't he get a "real job?" Robert Norse only cares about getting his name in the papers. Robert Norse, the so-called "homeless advocate" isn't even homeless himself! Robert Norse does not represent homeless people. Even homeless people don't like him. His lies and distortions are too numerous to even begin to refute! Robert Norse will never be happy, no matter what the council and social service providers do. Robert Norse is too loud (He WAS convicted of committing excessive noise when attempting to play a video on police brutality by the SCPD in front of the Pacific Trading Co.) While I agree with Robert Norse on the issues, he is too abrasive in his manners to get anything done.

One city staffer complained about the bathrobe he wears to public demonstrations. "What's under that robe?" she asked.

Does Larry know that Robert Norse went to jail for a 60 day sentence for the "crime" of feeding homeless people in San Francisco? And that following the media blitz for that, the City of San Francisco stopped arresting people for feeding the poor?

Robert has twice been convicted for crossing the street. What does that tell you?

I think the quality Robert possesses that bugs the powers that be the most is that he is relentless.