Free Republic

If you have the stomach for hardcore moonbattery and don’t mind subjecting yourself to a relentless stream of foul language, here’s how the Democrat Party-endorsed Occupy Wall Street movement celebrated our national holiday in Oakland.

Occupy Oakland protesters claimed victory after they shut down one of the nation's busiest shipping ports - escalating a movement whose tactics had largely been limited to marches, rallies and camps. In a five-hour stand-off protesters vandalised businesses and smashed bank windows, as they tried to shut down the city - and police appeared to respond using tear gas and flash bang grenades. The California demonstrators blocked operations at the city's port and stopped traffic on Wednesday in protests against economic inequality and police brutality, marred by scattered vandalism. Police in riot gear arrested dozens of protesters who had marched...