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At least 4,000 are at the gates to the Port of Oakland. Occupy Oakland: General Strike
The Silicon Valley Mercury News ^ | November 2, 2011 | Kristin J. Bender, Cecily Burt and Sean Maher

Posted on 11/02/2011 6:06:00 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet

Edited on 11/02/2011 6:24:48 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]

OAKLAND -- Protesters have effectively shut down maritime operations at the Port, Director Omar Benjamin said at a media briefing Tuesday, as more than 4,000 people are at the gates.

The crowd stretched several blocks down Middle Harbor Road leading into the port as they begin their attempt to shut down the port for start of the 7 p.m. night shift.


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TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Government; Politics/Elections; US: California
KEYWORDS: anarchy; california; economy; occupy; occupywallstreet; quan
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

All I can say is-——I hope they all know how to swim.


61 posted on 11/02/2011 7:45:14 PM PDT by exit82 (Democrats are the enemies of freedom.)
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To: dragnet2

How about just oil and marbles on the street? ( shades of Animal House )Or some kind of spray foam of innocuous stuff over the whole crowd?

this is what they wanted...Isn’t that what Bloomberg “warned” us about? “rioting in the streets!!!”

I just wish there was some way we could deflate these thugs.
Ok, Ex Lax brownies??


62 posted on 11/02/2011 7:45:53 PM PDT by Recovering Ex-hippie (Rick Perry 2012)
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To: radpolis

I guess it all depends on who’s doing it, doesn’t it?


63 posted on 11/02/2011 7:49:00 PM PDT by Califreak (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
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To: Fightin Whitey
Bull’s-eye-sheviks.

LOL! Now that's a good one!

64 posted on 11/02/2011 7:50:05 PM PDT by MountainDad (Support your local Militia)
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To: Viking2002

LOL - I was going for “Front towards Enemy”

Maybe I goofed it up.

;)

Haven’t seen a russian claymore in decades.


65 posted on 11/02/2011 7:50:26 PM PDT by patton ("Je pense donc je suis," - My Horse.)
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To: oldtimer

It’s almost starting to look like sort of a trial balloon.

Creepy.


66 posted on 11/02/2011 7:50:31 PM PDT by Califreak (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
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To: MountainDad

Targets suit me fine. I dispise communists for the oppression they wish upon us Americans.


67 posted on 11/02/2011 7:55:56 PM PDT by SaraJohnson
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To: Viking2002; patton

Why didn’t you just translate it, Viking? It says “Front to Enemy”. Quite an apropos response to the poster who was looking for his claymores! :) I do like the whole “spawn of a ferret” dig though...


68 posted on 11/02/2011 7:57:17 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: patton
I haven't seen a Claymore mine since basic. The 'Front Toward Enemy' stamping seemed like a pretty self-evident conclusion once you knew what one of them did. But, that's why we have annual Darwin Awards. LOL!

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

69 posted on 11/02/2011 7:57:21 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Hippies smell.)
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To: patton
I haven't seen a Claymore mine since basic. The 'Front Toward Enemy' stamping seemed like a pretty self-evident conclusion once you knew what one of them did. But, that's why we have annual Darwin Awards. LOL!

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

70 posted on 11/02/2011 7:58:00 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Hippies smell.)
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To: Recovering Ex-hippie

I wonder if any of the containers at the dock contain Silly String? I’d pay to see that...

Re: Ex-lax brownies... I guess we might be able to verify if our Gov’t really has that “Brown Noise” weapon. Don’t think I’d want to be anywhere near that crowd if they do - but the stories would be rather funny...


71 posted on 11/02/2011 8:00:47 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: Califreak

It’s almost starting to look like sort of a trial balloon.

Creepy.

by the way ,where is that Van Jones guy hiding


72 posted on 11/02/2011 8:02:46 PM PDT by molson209
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To: Viking2002; LibertyRocks; Coop

So I didn’t do so bad - lol.

Russian is not one of my languages. I know just enough to recognize it on the radio.


73 posted on 11/02/2011 8:03:16 PM PDT by patton ("Je pense donc je suis," - My Horse.)
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To: patton; Viking2002; Coop

Full Disclosure — asked my daughter who is studying Russian (not through school, but as a ‘hobby’). She could pronounce it but had no idea what she was saying, so yes, I used Google Translate myself. Then I had to look up “front to enemy” as we assumed it was a Russian saying similar to “Come at me, Bro!” ;)


74 posted on 11/02/2011 8:10:28 PM PDT by LibertyRocks
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To: molson209

I just checked after you mentioned his name. The community organizer from Oakland is agitating the student body at Kalamazoo College

http://www.mlive.com/news/kalamazoo/index.ssf/2011/11/van_jones_former_white_house_a.html

“Jones is participating in a panel discussion called “The Political Moment: Social Justice Tensions, Possibilities, and Aspirations,” at Kalamazoo College’s W.K. Hicks Student Center banquet room on Thursday morning.”


75 posted on 11/02/2011 8:14:27 PM PDT by Califreak (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
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To: LibertyRocks

Actually - that is an alternate translation - “Come at me, Bro!”

So your daughter is doing good.

And good on her, for her efforts.

Now if I could get me hands around that damn alphabet ...


76 posted on 11/02/2011 8:18:22 PM PDT by patton ("Je pense donc je suis," - My Horse.)
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To: MountainDad

Took a look at your bio, ‘Dad.

Congratulations on that fine son of yours, and on him getting home safely.

Keep your powder dry and your flag flying high.


77 posted on 11/02/2011 8:20:48 PM PDT by Fightin Whitey
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To: LibertyRocks
'Why didn’t you just translate it, Viking?'

I did translate it. I got 'You are the spawn of a ferret and an elm tree'. I think the web site I used is run by the same company that employs these folks........

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

78 posted on 11/02/2011 8:22:26 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Hippies smell.)
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To: NormsRevenge

Egads what a circus.

And city hall lets the dogs run free.

Unbelievable.


79 posted on 11/02/2011 8:23:58 PM PDT by Califreak (It was the best of times, it was the worst of times)
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To: LibertyRocks
'Then I had to look up “front to enemy” as we assumed it was a Russian saying similar to “Come at me, Bro!" '

It could also be gay slang for dropping the soap in front of a heterosexual and daring them to pick it up.

I have no idea what that means. It just popped in my head.

"But know this, that in the last days perilous times will come: for men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away, for his name is Obama."

80 posted on 11/02/2011 8:28:10 PM PDT by Viking2002 (Hippies smell.)
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