Occupy Wall Street: The Movement Grows

[mudwhistle]

You might better post that on a thread that has anything to do with President Obama, Muddie. Contrary to your persistent delusions, this one doesn't.

A little research on your part might stop you from making foolish statements like that.

 

[Dragon]

A little research on your part might stop you from making foolish statements like that.

I think it's probably safe to say I've done more research on OWS than any other poster on this forum. Most obviously more than you have.

This thread has nothing to do with President Obama.* That was not a foolish statement. Yours in response, however, was.


EDIT: * Except of course that he's a target of the protests, along with Wall Street, big business, most of the other Democrats, and almost all of the Republicans.

 

[Ropey]

A little research on your part might stop you from making foolish statements like that.

I think it's probably safe to say I've done more research on OWS than any other poster on this forum. Most obviously more than you have.

This thread has nothing to do with President Obama.* That was not a foolish statement. Yours in response, however, was.

EDIT: * Except of course that he's a target of the protests, along with Wall Street, big business, most of the other Democrats, and almost all of the Republicans.

Politics is the game...

 

[Katzndogz]

The movement isn't growing. The number of parasites at protest sites is growing. As the sites, with the promise of free everything and easy pickings for criminals, they are attracting larger numbers of parasites. It's like leaving trash out for the rats. Eventually you are going to have a lot of rats.

 

[georgephillip]

The biggest parasites are on Wall Street.

Just ask Bloomberg News:

"Bloomberg News to join Occupation Movement?

"This is from the Columbia Journalism Review which quotes Bloomberg News regarding B of A’s moving the derivates acquired in the Merrill Lynch deal to the FDIC insured deposit company Bank of America.

“At base, the question here is why is Bank of America only now moving these derivatives to its depositary institution and why the Fed is willing to help it do so, despite the fact that its own rules are designed to prevent it."

Meet the Bankers: Ken Lewis | Occupy Los Angeles

 

[Dragon]

Politics is the game...

PARTISAN politics is not.

 

[flacaltenn]

Politics is the game...

PARTISAN politics is not.

Of course it is when your movement is whole-heartedly embraced by the current Admin in power. Even if the love is not reciprocated. We have a Prez that can't make it thru a single speech on domestic policy without using Millionaires and Billionaires 23 times. And a movement that is Anti-Millionaires and Billionaires despite their attempts to speak for everyone in the country. Birds of a feather --- Dodo, I think....

 

[Dragon]

Of course it is when your movement is whole-heartedly embraced by the current Admin in power. Even if the love is not reciprocated.

That makes it HIS game, about which there was never any doubt. It does not make it THE game.

We have a Prez that can't make it thru a single speech on domestic policy without using Millionaires and Billionaires 23 times. And a movement that is Anti-Millionaires and Billionaires despite their attempts to speak for everyone in the country. Birds of a feather --- Dodo, I think....

Yeah, but who the hell does he think he's fooling? All you have to do is look at how much Wall Street cash has found its way into his campaign chest once again to see through that crap. Fool me once . . .

Actually, there's one way he could show his sincerity: fire Timothy Geitner. I might halfway believe him if he did that.

 

[Dragon]

Here's something cool: by Lemony Snicket – OccupyWriters.com

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.

2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.

6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.

8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Here's something cool: by Lemony Snicket – OccupyWriters.com

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.

2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.

6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.

8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

 

[flacaltenn]

Real Cute Dragon.. Liberal Arts degrees are valuable aren't they?

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

Well then I suggest you bring in Oprah, J.K. Rowling, and the entire Boston Celtics team for questioning.

 

[Dragon]

Real Cute Dragon.. Liberal Arts degrees are valuable aren't they?

I wouldn't know, I never finished mine. I'm a writer without one, though.

 

[flacaltenn]

Speaking of which -- when is OWS gonna go chant outside the NBA Players Union and tell them that "enough is enough"? They are draining $20Mill+ salaries and benefits from the 99% at a horrendous rate and refusing to contribute to the economy... .

 

[Big Fitz]

Here's something cool: by Lemony Snicket – OccupyWriters.com

1. If you work hard, and become successful, it does not necessarily mean you are successful because you worked hard, just as if you are tall with long hair it doesn’t mean you would be a midget if you were bald.

2. “Fortune” is a word for having a lot of money and for having a lot of luck, but that does not mean the word has two definitions.

3. Money is like a child—rarely unaccompanied. When it disappears, look to those who were supposed to be keeping an eye on it while you were at the grocery store. You might also look for someone who has a lot of extra children sitting around, with long, suspicious explanations for how they got there.

4. People who say money doesn’t matter are like people who say cake doesn’t matter—it’s probably because they’ve already had a few slices.

5. There may not be a reason to share your cake. It is, after all, yours. You probably baked it yourself, in an oven of your own construction with ingredients you harvested yourself. It may be possible to keep your entire cake while explaining to any nearby hungry people just how reasonable you are.

6. Nobody wants to fall into a safety net, because it means the structure in which they’ve been living is in a state of collapse and they have no choice but to tumble downwards. However, it beats the alternative.

7. Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don’t tell them they aren’t. Sit with them and have a drink.

8. Don’t ask yourself if something is fair. Ask someone else—a stranger in the street, for example.

9. People gathering in the streets feeling wronged tend to be loud, as it is difficult to make oneself heard on the other side of an impressive edifice.

10. It is not always the job of people shouting outside impressive buildings to solve problems. It is often the job of the people inside, who have paper, pens, desks, and an impressive view.

11. Historically, a story about people inside impressive buildings ignoring or even taunting people standing outside shouting at them turns out to be a story with an unhappy ending.

12. If you have a large crowd shouting outside your building, there might not be room for a safety net if you’re the one tumbling down when it collapses.

13. 99 percent is a very large percentage. For instance, easily 99 percent of people want a roof over their heads, food on their tables, and the occasional slice of cake for dessert. Surely an arrangement can be made with that niggling 1 percent who disagree.

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

 

[Preius]

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

 

[Uncensored2008]

Comrade Preius;

You got and iPhone, iMac and iPad?

Sure you do.......

Of course those were all grown by farmers on a collective making $90 and hour and in SEIU......

 

[mudwhistle]

A little research on your part might stop you from making foolish statements like that.

I think it's probably safe to say I've done more research on OWS than any other poster on this forum. Most obviously more than you have.

This thread has nothing to do with President Obama.* That was not a foolish statement. Yours in response, however, was.


EDIT: * Except of course that he's a target of the protests, along with Wall Street, big business, most of the other Democrats, and almost all of the Republicans.

How does that explain your naivete'


Obama is in bed with Wall Street and with everyone organizing this very public goat-fuck.

 

[Katzndogz]

The real 1% are the parasites now protesting.

 

[mudwhistle]

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. You recall the Tories were the loyalists to England and supported the actions of British troops.

Tory commentary sounds very much the same as the 1%. There are always a few who place their own interests above the needs of those who are disadvantaged. And, there is only one language they understand - violence of the many, trumps the greed of a few. Just some food for thought.

I think you have it backwards. The loyalists were happy with being British subjects. The founding Fathers wanted freedom from tyranny.

The OWS wants to install tyranny and take what they want much like the British did over 200 years ago. They want us to scrap our system and give away our property and our freedom.

 

[Unkotare]

Translation:

GIMMEE GIMMEE GIMMEE

So it's the same demand since 1890. Quelle suprise!

I pulled out my Almanac of American History by Arthur Schlesinger, Jr. to read about the Tories during the American Revolution. ]

What a surprise that a brain dead shitstain like you would need to look up basic information about American history. You're a fucking idiot.