Posted on 09/17/2011 8:49:07 AM PDT by RightGeek
A loose coalition of left-leaning groups like Adbusters and Anonymous are beginning their "occupation" of Wall Street today at noon. Their goal is to "see 20,000 people flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades, and occupy Wall Street for a few months." According to the protest's website, a "leaked bulletin from the New York Police Department reveals that they expect at least 5,000" to show up today, and ask participants to being "warm clothing" along with other provisions due to the recent cold snap. Mayor Bloomberg told his eponymous news organization, "People have a right to protest, and if they want to protest, we’ll be happy to make sure they have locations to do it. As long as they do it where other people’s rights are respected, this is the place where people can speak their minds …"
Once in place, the protesters claim they will "incessantly repeat our one simple demand until Barack Obama capitulates," but what exactly is that demand? We won't know until a week from now, when they "publicly deliver [their] manifesto to the White House and to the American media," but looking at their list of possibilities, they are anything but "simple." Then again, neither are the problems.
The occupation won't be entirely "peaceful," as Anonymous is promising to roll out a new, more powerful hacking tool to cripple websites. According to ITWorld, the group recently tested it by bringing down WikiLeaks and Twitter. If the protesters make it until Monday, they'll be able to greet President Obama as he swings into town to speak to the UN and schmooze with wealthy donors.
"If we have peaceful assemblies and debates about what our demands to President Obama should be, then bit by bit we can create a situation that will rival what happened in Egypt," the editor of Adbusters tells CNN. While the occupation begins at 12:00 p.m. at North Bowling Green, the protest will amass in earnest at 3:00 p.m. at Chase Plaza.
I think changing it is what we’re trying to do.
I”m sorry, I hit send too soon —a little anarchy creeping in? ;)
These folks are not really anything but socialist/marxists etc. I am against them, period. Crony Capitalism will be put to bed mostly when we get most of the money out of the hands of govt. I will let you have whatever last word you want.
I think we are actually in total agreement!
We usually are. BTW I found this. If you can stomach watching it. :)
http://vimeo.com/29217806
You are too, too cruel. I hate to record such stuff into my poor little mind!!
;-)
I hope she runs!
And sucks plenty of votes away from whatever Dem runs. I assume she’s going 3rd party?
What a sick disgusting nutcase.
:-D
Thank you! Glad to be of service! :-)
LOL yes, I was feeling a little mean... ;)
And yes, the good news is there is no way she will pull any conservatives! It’s hard to imagine anyone who will actually go to the polls would pull a lever for her, but who knows? Maybe she’ll ask Mikey Moore to run with her. The amazing thing is nothing she even said made any sense. I think she was really there just to hype her show.
I could only hear part of it because of being at the end of a way out in the boondocks DSL line.
I did notice she made no sense, but I figured that’s SOP for rabid leftist nutjobs. Sounds as though she wants the worst of both worlds. Imagine her debating with Sarah Palin! (Not that it would ever happen.)
I would actually ppv to hear THAT. Except I think Sarah might be too nice to do it, it would be cruelty.
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