Ron Book: “No one who has served our country should be forced to sleep on the streets.”

That’s a quote from Lobbyist and Chair of the Miami-Dade “Homeless Trust”, Ron Book. “No one who has served our country should be forced to sleep on the streets.”

Or how about this one from Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart; “I congratulate Miami-Dade County on this immense achievement and am proud to join them to recognize veteran homelessness reaching functional zero.”

That would be a great sentiment if they were at all close to true or if Book didn’t qualify his position with, ‘unless they are a person required to register as a sex offender.’

Housing and Urban Development (HUD) head, Ben Carson, visited Miami-Dade County last week, where Book and Diaz-Balart patted each other on the back congratulating themselves on the wonderful job they have done to totally eliminate homelessness among veterans.

Yeah right! Perhaps Dr. Carson should try visiting the encampments of homeless sex offenders, where hundreds of individuals are forced to sleep in the streets. He will find many veterans there!


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25 thoughts on “Ron Book: “No one who has served our country should be forced to sleep on the streets.”

  • August 13, 2018

    @ FAC Sex offender laws and the 6th Circuit’s Ex Post Facto Clause ruling This court rules those silly requirments are punishment By David Post of the Washington times 9/7/2017

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    • August 13, 2018

      To FAC,
      Called news stations in south florida.
      These are the questions and the responses that gave

      Hello, I was wondering if you are going to do a story about Mr. Ron Book, Lobbyist about “finding homes and curing the homeless problem for vets in Miami-Dade?”
      Mario Diaz-Balart stated that the homeless vet problem has reached “functional zero” thanks to Mr Book.
      Mr Ben Carson (head of HUD) joined in the celebration with Mr Book and Mr Diaz.
      Yet there are still hundreds of homeless vets still on the streets because they are sex offenders.
      Mr Book and his daughter Lauren (Senator (D) head of Laurens Kids) support GEO Prison systems, where there are allegations of sexual child abuse.

      Is Channel—— interested in a story like this?

      CBS 4 VERY INTERESTED IN STORY- (was told to contact Gail Colleta FAC)
      NBC 6 Interested; will pass story on (was told to contact Gail FAC for further info)
      SVN 7 transferred 3 times, then sent to voicemail.
      WPLG not really interested—send info to them in e-mail and they will determine if it is newsworthy.

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      • August 13, 2018

        Please ensure that if you contact a news station, you make sure that they understand you are contacting them individually and not on behalf of FAC. This is very important.

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        • August 13, 2018

          Correct me if I am wrong here and in no way is this intended to be a negative assertion or comment.

          But wouldn’t the identifying phrase be best if put in a Professional manner but still deferring to FAC?

          Example:

          Hello my name is John Doe,

          I am calling about – story.
          News Channel – yes we are interested

          John Doe – Ok, I must advise you that I am acting in an individual manner as a Member of A Non-Profit Advocacy Group called FAC. I would like to defer / refer you to Gail Colleta / “Other team member” who is / are the central Point of Contact regarding these matters publicly.

          Anon for Now

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          • August 13, 2018

            Since we have no knowledge of what a member can/will say, we prefer that any contact with the Media that represents association with FAC be filtered through our media committee.
            We DO ENCOURAGE people to reach out to the media and exercise their first amendment rights. That said; we don’t want anything that could be confusingly attributed to FAC said unless its vetted.
            We are not afraid to send letters to news organizations or politicians that are our official positions on specific matters.

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            • August 13, 2018

              FAC must maintain its integrity otherwise things can get really confused.

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  • August 10, 2018

    how ethical is it for a lobbyist to lie? on daughters website that he is in charge of it has the reoffense stats but yet criminal book goes around blatantly lying where he has or should have first-hand knowledge of the true reoffence rates. criminal ron book should be brought up on ethical charges!

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  • August 9, 2018

    They declared homelessness is “virtually zero” but then the Miami Herald stated there’s over 100 vets still homeless. I don’t have a doctorate in mathematics but I’m pretty sure 100 is a far larger number than “virtually” zero.

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    • August 10, 2018

      I am starting to actually feel sorry for Ron Book. He wouldnt know the truth if it hit him in the face. The poor man is so disillusioned about things called facts, that I am starting to pity him.
      He makes up his own figures, with no basis in fact whatsoever, then tries to justify his maniacal ramblings with an “end blurb”– ALL vet homelessness is solved, EXCEPT those pesky child molesters.

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