LOL :03:

Saw this on Drudge. It's really beyond weird. A video shot at Occupy Atlanta "mike check" (mike check) this group (this group) makes it's decisions (makes it's decisions) by concsnsus (by consensus) we are (we are) a bunch of (a bunch of) zombies (zombies)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3QZlp3eGMNI

Egyptian activist speaks at OWS rally
 

Full article: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/1...n_1001775.html

The leftists in this video are the stupidest people on the planet. No seriously.......stupid as you're ever going to see. The stupidity displayed here seems infinite. This video proves that sheeple do exist. Giving up their individuality and freedom to turn themselves into a mindless drone? Sick. I can't imagine anybody thinking these people are sane or have any shred of intellectualism about them.

This is what stupidity looks like.


EDIT - Agree with him or not, Congressman Lewis deserves more courtesy than that. He is after all an iconic civil rights figure. These pigs know nothing about courtesy or respect.

:har::har::har::har::har:
Mike check ....Performance art.
I like the "Union Thug" shirts

Its fine to say the system is corrupt unfair and crap (which it is) but if You want some kind of revolution, you need to have some ideas on how to fix or replace it. Just turning up on someones lawn in fancy dress with plackard that says " me no likey" isn't very constructive. :woot:
I don't like anarchists, because if they had to live in anarchy for just one day, they would probably piss there middle class pants and cry when some one kicks them in the face and throws their iPhone in the river.

Protest Spurs Online Dialogue on Inequity!
 

What began as a small group of protesters expressing their grievances about economic inequities last month from a park in New York City has evolved into an online conversation that is spreading across the country on social media platforms. Inspired by the populist message of the group known as Occupy Wall Street, more than 200 Facebook pages and Twitter accounts have sprung up in dozens of cities during the past week, seeking volunteers for local protests and fostering discussion about the group’s concerns. Some 900 events have been set up on Meetup.com, and blog posts and photographs from all over the country are popping up on the WeArethe99Percent blog on Tumblr from people who see themselves as victims of not just a sagging economy but also economic injustice. “I don’t want to be rich. I don’t want to live a lavish lifestyle,” wrote a woman on Tumblr, describing herself as a college student worried about the burden of student debt. “I’m worried. I’m scared, thinking about the future shakes me. I hope this works. I really hope this works.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/09/ny...1&ref=nyregion


Note: Update record,October 8, 2011

Regular people affecting policy and not the deep pocketed corporations? Scandalous! Peter King is scared. And that makes me happy.

Absolutely.

I know god forbid mookie, I appreciate the common sense you exibited on this thread.
I believe it is another example of someone who buys into trickle down economics.. The "I will get mine even if I have to take yours"

I bet that fella is a baby boomer whos retirement is secure, and who knows the SSI we all pay into will be there for him but not the younger generation.They will get theirs, at my expense, so it's easy to make such comments...

The selfish quick gratitude, gimme now attitude of some boomers is why we are in a fiscal mess in this country.... That and the banks you far right radicals love shilling for.

Ah yes, I love the trolls..

I think people like Peter King that attempt to frame this as a "left vs right" debate are missing the point entirely, or purposefully and maliciously trying to obfuscate the issue. It's a "people vs. moneyed interests" debate.

Sounds like the same thing the current Wall Streeters were protesting back in the 60's when they were young.

Visited another fav Little Green Footballs http://littlegreenfootballs.com/

Someone who goes by Obdicut posted on Sat Oct 8, 2011 at 5:59 pm PDT. Now I know for you arm chair quarterbacks it isn't a 'scientific' poll from your one and only favorite news source (whichever it may be) This is simply an observation from someone who wasn't looking for news to rile up the viewers, or to uncover some secret left wing, right wing conspiracy. Enjoy.

I went down to the site of Occupy Wall Street (after first having been confused at Zucotti park, where I luckily found a few dudes from the protests who sent me in the right direction) to ask some random questions I thought would be illuminating.
Before I get into the data, here's some top of the mark good news:

1. There were virtually no signs advocating violence. The most that I saw were the 'revolution' signs or the sign that said "If nonviolent protest is crushed, violent protest will take its place".
2. There were no people in stupid costumes, unless you count dreadlocks or hipsters as costumed.
3. The sanitation level was not significantly worse than anywhere else in New York. For those seeing the pictures of large piles of garbage by the side of the street: that's normal in NYC.

The top of the mark bad news:

1. Paulian **** has earwigged its way in there. Not only was a lot of support for the end the fed argument, but people talking about cutting off foreign aid.
2. The most organized people there were the, socialist (actually Marxist) groups, who had tables, literature, etc. However, though they were tolerated, they were not popular; I didn't see their literature actually being read, consumed, etc.

Okay, now the data.
I polled 90-ish people. Obviously the selection of them was unscientific. I simply approached people who looked like they'd answer. This means I didn't engage with anyone doing anything highly active, nor working, nor, probably anyone who smelled too bad.
I know my numbers don't add up to 90 and in some cases I forget to record the don't know/others. Sorry.
Question 1: Are you registered to vote.

Yes : 64
No: 16
Question 2: Did you vote in the last presidential election?

Yes: 54
No: 28
Question 3: Do you identify with any political party?

19 Democrats, 6 Republicans, 2 independent party, 1 socialist party, 2 Libertarian party.
58 small-i independent.
Question 4: Do you know who Adbusters are?

Yes: 42
No: 42
Question 5: Do you feel corporations should continue to have rights derived from the rights of citizens? Do you think the 14th amendment should apply to corporations?

Yes: 6
No: 64
Don't know: 18
Question 6: Violence towards the police is justified in a protest.

Answers on a scale of 1-7, with 1 being the least agreement, and 7 being the most in agreement.
1. (Definitely do not agree with statement) 52
2. 2
3. 7
4. 5
5. 2
Question 7: The Federal Reserve should be ended.

1. (definitely do not agree) 8
2. 10
3. 8
4. 6
5. 4
7: 29
(None of the people who said 7 could explain what the fed does.)
Don't know: 30
Question 8: The banking industry needs to be more heavily regulated:

1. (definitely do not agree) 12
2. 0
3. 0
4. 8
5. 12
6. 0
7. 58
Question 9: The current political system is irrevocably broken:

1. (definitely do not agree) 3
2. 0
3. 2
4. 8
5. 14
6. 20
7. 30
Question 10: Do you know what progressive taxation is?

Yes: 62
No: 20
Question 11: The money that you're using to be at this protest, where did it come from?

60: Earned it myself.
20: Student, so parent's money.
9: Some bull****.
1: Trust fund!
To explain the large number of people who say they disagree with more banking regulation: They expressed no faith in the regulators.
So, there you have it. My first poll. I plan on going back during the week.
I asked one other question which was to tell me what question I should have asked, what question they'd like to ask everyone else at the protest if they could.
The by far most common answer was some variation on:
What do you hope to achieve? What issue should we focus on?
The other good answers I received to that were:
Are you ready to eat rats?
Where can I find good cheap craft beer in Manhattan?
Do any of these girls put out?
Are you employed?

I hereby award you with a pre football case of beer. :woot:

I keep bringing up words like lobbying, and Political Action Committees (PACS) as well as the the SCOTUS' rediculous Citizens United decision granting corporations personhood (except when being prosecuted for wrecking the environment [BP] and the economy [Goldman sachs, BoA, Lehman Brothers, bear Stearns, Chase, etc])

It's good being someone who can see outside what I'm told by my favorite news source, or political party (which is nothing better than rooting for your favorite hockey team)

Fools distractions, while the rich extract the wealth from the middle class, and starve the poor.