I read in the WSJ last week that this was originally cooked up by some marketing joint in Canada, I belive. Maybe “AdSense” or something like that.
Their goal was simply proving out the power of twitter / viral campaigns, etc.
Hence no real goal when people showed up.
Now, I think these clowns are just goin’ with the flow and enjoying themselves.
This is what passes for political discourse these days. :(
Van Jones promised us an October Surprise. I’m still waiting to be surprised.
I have watched some hard-core progressive news shows on progressive cable channels (not MSNBC or CNN). Some of them are saying that this is supposed to be the continuation of the Arab Spring. Some sort of “American Spring.” We will have to wait and see...
Adbusters, and yup, it was long ago cooked up and planned.
Sadly, people are generally angry and there will probably be some sympathy for these vermin at first. Won't take long though before people figure out it's the same old college meatheads and renta-mobs who always turn out for these things.