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Does the GOP need to fear the 99% Movement?

Should the GOP should fear the 99% movement

  • Absolutely should fear it

    Votes: 19 31.1%
  • Somewhat fear it

    Votes: 7 11.5%
  • Fear it a little bit

    Votes: 1 1.6%
  • Fear it a tiny bit

    Votes: 3 4.9%
  • Absolutely nothing to fear

    Votes: 20 32.8%
  • Don't know

    Votes: 1 1.6%
  • Don't care

    Votes: 6 9.8%
  • Other (explian)

    Votes: 4 6.6%

  • Total voters
    61

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This Republican congressman is obviously concerned, Do you feel the the GOP has anything to fear from the 99% Movement?<img src="http://www.debatepolitics.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=67116558&stc=1" attachmentid="67116558" alt="" id="vbattach_67116558" class="previewthumb">
 

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This Republican congressman is obviously concerned, Do you feel the the GOP has anything to fear from the 99% Movement?<img src="http://www.debatepolitics.com/attachments/polls/67116558-does-gop-need-fear-99-movement-sprite-6.jpg" attachmentid="67116558" alt="" id="vbattach_67116558" class="previewthumb">

Is this for real?

If it is, he's in twouble!

If its something actually being distributed, this is going to be awesome!

Hold on! Whoo hoo.
 
Apparently King said this during an interview on a right-wing radio program - The Laura Ingraham Show - on Friday 10/7/11.
 
It's not a question if they need to fear it, they already fear it as evidence by Reps. King and Cantor responses. Bed wetters.
 
Apparently King said this during an interview on a right-wing radio program - The Laura Ingraham Show - on Friday 10/7/11.

You realize this can be used universally to dismiss anything negative posted about OWS.

Forever.

Actual marching orders. Out of the horses mouth.

To prevent the movement from gaining "legitimacy".

Ingraham.

Sick!
 
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This about . 001 % not 99% and they are goof and have no clue about what drives the economy or creates jobs.

The are headed into a situation they will never win.

Most of them can't even articulate why they are there or what they want.

They are products of Obama's class Warfare messages.


This will end in disaster and they will cause it because they are stupid spoiled idiots, who need to get a job sit down and shut the hell up.
 
This about . 001 % not 99% and they are goof and have no clue about what drives the economy or creates jobs.

The are headed into a situation they will never win.

Most of them can't even articulate why they are there or what they want.

They are products of Obama's class Warfare messages.


This will end in disaster and they will cause it because they are stupid spoiled idiots, who need to get a job sit down and shut the hell up.

Well that was quick!:mrgreen:

Self pwnage is always the best pwnage!
 
Something like this isnt looking for legitimacy, its not looking for a clear message...its all about a wakeup call to all the working class that have just been just sitting back like lambs letting a handful of far right teapartiers dictate....its already started to wake them up
 
Frankly I find it disturbing that Peter King WASN'T apart of the groups protesting in the 1960s.

What I also find disturbing is how quickly so many on the right are branding these activists as being un-American. Last I checked, using their first amendment right to freely express themselves is 100% American.

I think the Republicans are already scared.

But I am cautiously optimistic about these groups. They've acted out stupidly in some cases... the Brooklyn Bridge for example. Still, if their actions lead to bankers finally being arrested and charged for their hands in the world wide economic downfall, I am all for them.
 
I don't really care. It lacks substance and has the mentality of a retarded mob. Ill take them seriously when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing.
 
I don't really care. It lacks substance and has the mentality of a retarded mob. Ill take them seriously when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing.

and all this time the right was telling us it was a disorganized mob with no unified message and voila, here you are telling us what their unified message is.
 
I don't really care. It lacks substance and has the mentality of a retarded mob. Ill take them seriously when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing.

From everything I've been reading it seems more like they are protesting greed and corruption, not capitalism. Big difference.
 
This Republican congressman is obviously concerned, Do you feel the the GOP has anything to fear from the 99% Movement?<img src="http://www.debatepolitics.com/attachments/polls/67116558-do-gop-need-fear-99-movement-sprite-6.jpg" attachmentid="67116558" alt="" id="vbattach_67116558" class="previewthumb">

The GOP does not need to fear the occupy wall street movement. They lack unity, their demands are unrealistic, and they're message isn't focused enough. The conservatives should however fear the impetus behind this movement. The people are fed up. Never has the wealth gap in this country been larger and it continues to grow every year. It's simply not right that the bottom 80 percent possess 7 percent of the nations wealth. The nation's waking up and this will not be allowed to continue.
 
From everything I've been reading it seems more like they are protesting greed and corruption, not capitalism. Big difference.
Actually no... there are actually sister protest at my college and they are full of signs stay "Capitalism Is the Problem" and such. And don't worry there are definitely many of those too in the regular protest as well.
 
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and all this time the right was telling us it was a disorganized mob with no unified message and voila, here you are telling us what their unified message is.
Oh Please,
As Jucon's post proves the point, there are many random thoughts and messages... he even projected his own thoughts on what he thinks its about... which is what i think most people are doing.
 
The GOP does not need to fear the occupy wall street movement. They lack unity, their demands are unrealistic, and they're message isn't focused enough. The conservatives should however fear the impetus behind this movement. The people are fed up. Never has the wealth gap in this country been larger and it continues to grow every year. It's simply not right that the bottom 80 percent possess 7 percent of the nations wealth. The nation's waking up and this will not be allowed to continue.

Your right and its not about begrudging the rich becoming richer...its about the TEAPARTY blaming everything thats wrong with the country on everything and everyone but the rich and corporations and the PEOPLE dont believe that crap
The only thing the GOP has to fear from this movement...is that it makes other people aware that theres millions of others that feel the way they do and its ok to tell the teaparty to "F" off with blaming the middleclass and poor for the problem the country is in
 
Your right and its not about begrudging the rich becoming richer...its about the TEAPARTY blaming everything thats wrong with the country on everything and everyone but the rich and corporations and the PEOPLE dont believe that crap
The only thing the GOP has to fear from this movement...is that it makes other people aware that theres millions of others that feel the way they do and its ok to tell the teaparty to "F" off with blaming the middleclass and poor for the problem the country is in
You have it all wrong
The Tea Party does't blame the middle class and poor for the problem the country is in, but it blames the government and its structure from going away from the Free market-like/personal responsibility structure.

WTF are you talking about?
 
I don't really care. It lacks substance and has the mentality of a retarded mob. Ill take them seriously when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing.

Yeah.... the wall street occupation is supporting the destruction of capitalism. Some of them are proposing a living wage of 10 dollars an hour. Why golly, that's still less than the minimum wage would be if conservative administrations hadn't kept it below the rate of inflation. The entire capitalistic system we've built over the past few hundred years will collapse because we've given workers some rights in an incredibly lopsided labor market. They're so stupid..... The Tea Party on the other hand, they always seem so wonderfully articulate, as do you for that matter. ".. when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing." wonderful commentary, it has such intellectual depth and is so well supported by the reality of the situation. You certainly deserve to comment on the legitimacy of their demonstration and how intelligent the demonstrators are.
 
If you are so far gone you can''t see reality, I feel sorry for you because you are going to spend your life in a fantasy world and will never know the reality of the situation.
 
You have it all wrong
The Tea Party does't blame the middle class and poor for the problem the country is in, but it blames the government and its structure from going away from the Free market-like/personal responsibility structure.

WTF are you talking about?

You admit in your response. "Free market-like(interesting choice of words for a right wing libertarian by the way, not that I disapprove of course)/personal responsibility structure. To insinuate that the nature of the problem facing the "middle" and lower e class is due to their own laziness or lack of ambition implies that their position in life is their fault and their fault alone. This movement however is making the statement that it is due to a lack of protection for the American worker and the loosening of corporate regulation which makes it rather difficult except for the lucky few to achieve any sort of stability or success or any real sort of social mobility.
 
Yeah.... the wall street occupation is supporting the destruction of capitalism. Some of them are proposing a living wage of 10 dollars an hour. Why golly, that's still less than the minimum wage would be if conservative administrations hadn't kept it below the rate of inflation. The entire capitalistic system we've built over the past few hundred years will collapse because we've given workers some rights in an incredibly lopsided labor market. They're so stupid..... The Tea Party on the other hand, they always seem so wonderfully articulate, as do you for that matter. ".. when they stop the whole "Destroy Capitalism" thing." wonderful commentary, it has such intellectual depth and is so well supported by the reality of the situation. You certainly deserve to comment on the legitimacy of their demonstration and how intelligent the demonstrators are.

There shouldn't be any minimum wage. Anyone what took Econ 1101 would know that. A higher minimum wage would just cause lesson supply of jobs and raise inflation. There should be different ways to stop the super rich from exploiting the system without dropping the incentive for them to make more money...not that difficult of a feat.

And yes, I see the signs at my own college, T.V, and on the internet. And more then just a few that are clueless and just their to legalize pot(How I met your mother reference, anyone? anyone? :lol:).

This is just one big mob that anyone who is angry can project their own fantasy outlook on what its about.
 
You have it all wrong
The Tea Party does't blame the middle class and poor for the problem the country is in, but it blames the government and its structure from going away from the Free market-like/personal responsibility structure.

WTF are you talking about?

No sir...you are wrong and your not paying attention....the teaparty has done nothing since the nov elections but attack everything and anything middleclass and poor.
It started out they wanted the abolishment of Social Security and Medicare and medicaid...when they found what that kind of rhetoric was confronted with they stopped that...and then tried to destroy them by proxy while giving the rich and corporations billions in tax cuts <ryans plan> They have railed that Unions have caused companies to outsource and thats been proven a lie....teaparty govs got elected and instantly attacked all the public workers in their states and gave tax cuts to the richest and corps or tried and couldnt get it passed, they want regulations that protect workers gone they dont want a minimum wage...and THEY VOTED against stopping tax payer hand out subisdies to the richest corporation in the world..BIG OIL...everything the teaparty has stood for is an attack on the middle class and poor and has nothing to do with deficit reduction but everything to do with more deficit restructuring.
WTF are you talking about...you need to stop watching just fox news and the get out more...and look around
 
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It seems like a lot of people are naive about how quick these protests are catching on.
 
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