ROANOKE TIMES 

                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, March 30, 1990                   TAG: 9003300780
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A10   EDITION: METRO 
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HAYDEN TOPS AT MEDIA MANIPULATION

DAVID Hayden has proved once again that he is unequaled in the Roanoke Valley at media manipulation. Our very own Mitch Snyder clone and his circus of so-called homeless advocates most recently staged a non-event of census-form burning. This reinforced my opinion that homelessness is not a motivating factor in Hayden's actions.

Parallels with the draft card-burnings of the '60s do not overshadow the fact that Hayden is feeding his tremendous ego through the media. Residents of Justice House seem to be blindly following their shepherd.

Hayden's negativism is such a contrast with the efforts of TAP, the Salvation Army and the Rescue Mission. His continual use of foul language and meaningless slogans directed at area journalists, clergy and government agencies does more harm than good in solving the problem of homelessness.

Where are Hayden's success stories? Tell us about any programs geared toward residents' return to a sheltered society. Does anyone really know what is going on inside Justice House? Is it a temporary shelter or is there something else happening there? Now that he has lost the support of his church, who is Hayden accountable to?\ LEX GIBSON\ ROANOKE 


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