Posted on 10/16/2011 12:02:22 PM PDT by mdittmar
The front page of Saturday's Washington Post featured a story titled "Obama looks to harness anti-Wall St. angst" directly below a picture of a wild-looking protester strangling a police officer with this caption: "A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer during a march in New York. Police arrested 15 people during demonstrations Friday, but the movement gained a victory after a plan to clear people from a Manhattan park was halted."
This, it turns out, is an element of President Obama's reelection strategy. "President Obama and his team have decided to turn public anger at Wall Street into a central tenet of their reelection strategy," the Post reports.
The Post concedes that this posture might be a bit preposterous. "Much of [Obama's] top economic team has roots in the financial services industry, and in recent months Daley and top campaign aides have devoted much of their time improving the relationship with big-dollar donors on Wall Street."
Yet the paper fails to ask whether the White House is endorsing the violent--and unlawful--elements of the protest. (There is also the question of rampant anti-Semitism, which goes completely ignored here, as well.)
Given the choice between siding with the law or with a protest made up of hooligans who place police officers in headlocks, who would you pick? For the presidnt of the United States, it's supposedly a politically prudent choice to side with the criminals.
This is exactly what he wants. All their chips are in and their revolution of our way of life has begun.
They should have folded.
Obama has determined that “rich people” are Goldstein.
Let the two minutes hate begin.
Silly question, why don’t the Republicans call a news conference, show evidence of violence, socialists, anarchist’s from these demonstrations, and ask Obama and Democrats directly if they endorse this, if they endorse the socialist message, and also ask Democrats for proof that the Tea Party ever behaved this way.
Actually they should run a commercial showing all of that, then show Democrats saying they endorse this, and then ask in the commercial if they really do endorse this. No idea why Republicans never want to call out Democrats.
Two words for Obama and the Dems:
Silent Majority.
Flag Types Seen At Various Public Gaterings:
FLEA PARTY FLAG
TEA PARTY FLAG:
Looks like a White on Black hate crime to me. The racist is trying to kill off the Blacks.
Had this been a Tea Party gathering, you can bet the farm that THAT is exactly what we would be hearing from the traitor media.
The Baby Boomer Generation apologizes for not making sure these Commie/Fascist/Socialist Pigs Cancer never took hold of our society.
Big mistake. I hope future employers will check face book for these people before hiring. They don’t deserve to be a part of the American Dream. Period.
ditto.
I want to hear Obama and Pelosi and all of the democrats that support these losers asked if they will PROMISE to not take a dime of “Wall Street money”. Put them on the spot. Make them defend getting millions from evil capitalists, while simultaneously condemning them.
Um, looks like the protesters aren’t being “abused by the police”. It’s the other way around. Hope this a$$hole putting a choke hold on the cop gets a nice assault charge.
Yet the paper fails to ask whether the White House is endorsing the violent--and unlawful--elements of the protest. (There is also the question of rampant anti-Semitism, which goes completely ignored here, as well.)
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