Congressional Black Caucus Sponsored Job Fair in Atlanta Leads to Drama with Long Lines & Heat, People Fainting & Disgruntled

Drama at a job fair in metro Atlanta sponsored by the Congressional Black Caucus. People were literally falling out from the heat and the crowd. According to the AJC, the crowds, long lines and heat took a toll on people in the line, both mentally and physically. One woman collapsed and appeared to lose consciousness, the newspaper said. The woman was given water and was revived.

Radio dispatchers reported "multiple patients down" and said EMTs and fire engines were on the scene to provide assistance. Others were simply frustrated. Walter Character, who said he was laid off July 8, said he heard of the fair on the news, but that he and many other people didn't know they had to preregister to avoid standing in line for hours. "You have to preregister. The line is wrapped around the building and these people may not even get in to see anyone," he said.

Organizers said the employers on hand would include the U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of Personnel Management, Department of State, Department of Transportation, Department of Corrections, Atlanta Workforce Development, General Services Administration, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Securities and Exchange Commission, Coca-Cola, Sprint, Comcast, Google, NCR, Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Microsoft, General Electric, Starbucks, Waffle House, Pepsi and Gwinnett County school system. Source

So, are people still wondering who to direct their anger towards? Not just President Obama, who the buck stops with, but with Congress in general, Republicans and Democrats.