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More than 700 arrested in Wall Street protest

Who in the media is stating it's not happening?

The picture would appear to show tens of thousands protesting. I don't believe I've heard that in the media. Biggest number was 700 arrested and you are required to extrapolate the rest of the numbers. If this was TeaBaggers it would say "Nearly 100,000
protest Obama or Dems or Taxes." That's the way I see it.
 
Well, hey - at least we're still promoting democracy in Libya.:2razz:

My college Prof. always said the Govmnt wanted to get rid of that Constitution document, he was right,
 
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Difference is, the violent ones the left CREATED actually engaged in terrorism, while being rejected, and the people like this guy in the picture, does nothing but remind people of the potential. And you'll find just as many people today on the so called right who would denounce this guy, as you would find people on the left in the 60s and 70 who applauded the actions of the weathermen, black panthers, and other such groups.

There's been far more violence from the right, but the wingnuts want to pretend that rightwingers like McVeigh were liberals
 
So you're standing by your nonsense.

Some peoples kids, I guess.

I'm gonna have to remember where this one is for when I need a good laugh.

I fart in your general direction!

Rightwingers deny the obvious because acting stupid is not required of the willfully ignorant

For some people, sacrificing their credibility to win an argument on the internet is worth the (very small) price.

Read the thread.

I clearly stated I would only mock you twice.

People so dishonest deserve only mockery and derision
 
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The picture would appear to show tens of thousands protesting. I don't believe I've heard that in the media. Biggest number was 700 arrested and you are required to extrapolate the rest of the numbers. If this was TeaBaggers it would say "Nearly 100,000
protest Obama or Dems or Taxes." That's the way I see it.

The picture is photo-shopped. It was put out there by rightwingers to make it appear as if the leftwing was inflating their own #'s
 
nobody is ignoring it. but why waste a perfectly good meme?

I thiought that was just a example of copying the usual conservative meme. That evil and baised media!!!!

:coffeepap
 
When the Tea Party first got started, IE, before it become overrun with big name republicrats...when it was mostly moderate libertarians and "ron paul" republicans, the media ignored it, as well, just as surely as it staunchly ignores Ron Paul. Not throwing in my support with any of them, mind, just pointing out that, this protest is getting a bit more attention than the tea party movement got, early on....as well it should, mind. There are many more involved in this than there were in the early tea party events.
 
There's been far more violence from the right, but the wingnuts want to pretend that rightwingers like McVeigh were liberals

I'm inclined to agree with you there...republicans do tend towards physical shows of threat and violence before democrats do. But there are more, far more insidious kinds of violence than just physical.
 
The protest expands:

"Occupy Wall Street" now in 25 cities

CBS News)

"The movement known as "Occupy Wall Street" has spread far beyond its starting point in lower Manhattan. CBS News correspondent Bigad Shaban reports that it now has offshoots in 25 cities nationwide, and political leaders from both sides are weighing in.

From D.C. to Alabama to Portland, demonstrators protest everything from corporate greed to joblessness to economic inequality.

Back in N.Y., 39-year-old Jesse LaGreca is one of the more prominent voices.

"You've got people here being told they need to face a lower standard of living, that we can't pay the wages that we used to enjoy, that the promises that were made to our grandparents are going to be broken," LaGreca said.

World War II veteran Edward Davis and his wife, Esther, are both in their 80s, and remember marching for equality during the civil rights movement. This, they say, is just as historic for struggling Americans.

"Not only the young but the middle class and older people, it hurts, it hurts to see all of these young people -- you know, graduating and can't get a job," Esther said.

"The greatest country in the world, you know, that people should be wondering what is going to be tomorrow, something is wrong," Edward said."
"Occupy Wall Street" now in 25 cities - CBS News
 
The protest expands:

"Occupy Wall Street" now in 25 cities

CBS News)

"The movement known as "Occupy Wall Street" has spread far beyond its starting point in lower Manhattan. CBS News correspondent Bigad Shaban reports that it now has offshoots in 25 cities nationwide, and political leaders from both sides are weighing in.

From D.C. to Alabama to Portland, demonstrators protest everything from corporate greed to joblessness to economic inequality.

Back in N.Y., 39-year-old Jesse LaGreca is one of the more prominent voices.

"You've got people here being told they need to face a lower standard of living, that we can't pay the wages that we used to enjoy, that the promises that were made to our grandparents are going to be broken," LaGreca said.

World War II veteran Edward Davis and his wife, Esther, are both in their 80s, and remember marching for equality during the civil rights movement. This, they say, is just as historic for struggling Americans.

"Not only the young but the middle class and older people, it hurts, it hurts to see all of these young people -- you know, graduating and can't get a job," Esther said.

"The greatest country in the world, you know, that people should be wondering what is going to be tomorrow, something is wrong," Edward said."
"Occupy Wall Street" now in 25 cities - CBS News

Stupid is as stupid does.

j-mac
 
Not a fan of WW II Veterans???

Not at all, but I do note the Allinsky tactic of attempting to apply your vile assertion to me for thinking that OWS is a stupid venture that will tar those involved as more of this stupidity goes on.

j-mac
 
Not at all, but I do note the Allinsky tactic of attempting to apply your vile assertion to me for thinking that OWS is a stupid venture that will tar those involved as more of this stupidity goes on.

j-mac

Yeah, the tactics are now very transparent - probably because Alynski's stuff is now so readily available from Amazon to pdf's on the internet.
 
Not at all, but I do note the Allinsky tactic of attempting to apply your vile assertion to me for thinking that OWS is a stupid venture that will tar those involved as more of this stupidity goes on.

j-mac

From above, "World War II veteran Edward Davis and his wife, Esther, are both in their 80s, and remember marching for equality during the civil rights movement. This, they say, is just as historic for struggling Americans."
 
From above, "World War II veteran Edward Davis and his wife, Esther, are both in their 80s, and remember marching for equality during the civil rights movement. This, they say, is just as historic for struggling Americans."

The fallacy of the unassailable....Just because they are in their 80's, he is a WWII vet, and they marched in the 60's doesn't absolve them of stupidity for being involved in this crap...

Try again. Maybe you have a child you can hold up, that ought to be totally above board as an argument.....

j-mac
 
The fallacy of the unassailable....Just because they are in their 80's, he is a WWII vet, and they marched in the 60's doesn't absolve them of stupidity for being involved in this crap...

Try again. Maybe you have a child you can hold up, that ought to be totally above board as an argument.....

j-mac

The rightwingers can't refute anything said, so all they can do is engage in childish name-calling and willful ignorance, neither of which is much of a stretch for them

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From above, "World War II veteran Edward Davis and his wife, Esther, are both in their 80s, and remember marching for equality during the civil rights movement. This, they say, is just as historic for struggling Americans."

The problem is, these people seem to be protesting monetary inequality. What they out to be focusing in on is inequality of voice in this country. But no, let's just focus on the money. Which is laughably stupid.
 
The problem is, these people seem to be protesting monetary inequality. What they out to be focusing in on is inequality of voice in this country. But no, let's just focus on the money. Which is laughably stupid.

The rightwing is working furiously to pretend that they don't understand what the protests are about
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Can't blame them. They're just doing what their corporate slavemasters told them to do
Journalists Funded By ‘Vulture Capitalist’ Paul Singer Campaign To Smear Wall Street Protests | ThinkProgress
The campaign the marginalize and destroy the growing 99 Percent Movement is in full swing, with many in the media attempting to smear the people participating in the “occupation” protests across the country. However, several of the so-called journalists deriding, and in some cases sabotaging the movement, have paychecks thanks to a billionaire whose business practices have been scorned as among the worst of the financial elite.

As the New York Times has documented, Paul Singer, a Republican activist and hedge fund manager worth over $900 million, has emerged as one of the most important power brokers within the GOP. Now, it appears that the reporters financed by Singer are at the forefront of efforts to tarnish the reputation of 99 Percent Movement demonstrators:
Journalist Pushing To Discredit Occupy Wall Street Is Funded By Singer’s Think Tank. Josh Barro, a journalist who has attacked the 99 Percent Movement in the National Review and the New York Daily News, draws a salary from the Wriston Fellowship at the Manhattan Institute, a big business advocacy think tank in New York. Barro makes the same tired arguments, that anti-Wall Street protesters are too inarticulate and “extreme” to be taken seriously. Singer is the chairman of the Manhattan Institute, and even oversees the Wriston annual fundraiser.
 
Not at all, but I do note the Allinsky tactic of attempting to apply your vile assertion to me for thinking that OWS is a stupid venture that will tar those involved as more of this stupidity goes on.

j-mac

Must...

Prevent...

Movement...

From...

Gaining...

Legitimacy...

Rep King commands it!
 
TOLD you guys they were going to do this. So did Risky.

Its hard to be sneaky in the digital age.

Yeah... the conclusions of Think Progress are akin to "The Rightwing News", so your source is laughable if credibility is the goal. Second, I'm very sure there are people trying to undermine OWS - just like there were people undermining the Tea Party (like all of MSNBC's evening talking heads). Thanks for validating what we already knew... :lamo
 
I know what they want, money! Problem is that they don't want to do what is necessary to be successful in this country, they want it taken from someone who is, and given to them....

Shakes head*

j-mac
 
Yeah... the conclusions of Think Progress are akin to "The Rightwing News", so your source is laughable if credibility is the goal. Second, I'm very sure there are people trying to undermine OWS - just like there were people undermining the Tea Party (like all of MSNBC's evening talking heads). Thanks for validating what we already knew... :lamo

I guess the picture of the American Spectators editor at the head of the protest just means we're being misled by our lying leftist eyes. :cuckoo:

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I know what they want, money! Problem is that they don't want to do what is necessary to be successful in this country, they want it taken from someone who is, and given to them....

Shakes head*

j-mac

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