Occupy Cortez! Yay!
 

I was just glancing through the local paper When there on page 2 (front page went to the election results) was a story and picture about some local residents who had come out to picket the local office of "our" Congressional Representative. There were actually 25 people there. That's something for this sleepy little conservative town. The guy they interviewed said they plan to be there every Friday from noon to 1:00pm as well as every Saturday. Many of these people have jobs and there were young people and middle-aged people, even a couple of seniors. The movement continues to gather momentum in Colorado, anyway.

Interesting juxtaposition, Classic. The kids carrying the flag proudly and then the picture where they appear to dance on it. So which picture would YOU choose?

I'd choose them both. The marching kids holding the flag and looking ever so serious and then the second picture of kids just being kids dancing and letting off steam. I'll grant that it was foolish of them to dance on the flag. I'm quite sure every tea bagger in the world has made outraged posts on the Internet about this "desecration of THE FLAG," and how they should be sent to Gitmo to teach them some respect. ;)

Those kids weren't kicking the flag or trying to tear it apart, and they sure weren't trying to burn it. They didn't have those angry expressions that kids in the 60's had when they burned the flag.

Its a non happening as much as some people might want to make it into one.

I'm proud of Denver - 1,500 strong - not bad for a city of its size.

That woman sure didn't look like a "kid" to me.
Heck she looked to be in her 40's.
No, I don't like that she was dancing on the flag either.

Are you talking about the pic of the woman on the right (heh) looking out her restaurant window at the marchers going by, according to the caption? She might have been in her forties. MSNBC was clever enough to do the layout making it look like she was watching the people dancing. If the caption was correct, her photo belonged next to the people carrying the flag. She was probably some rich biatch married to a CEO, worried that his yearly bonus might be impacted. :rolleyes:

No - the woman dancing on the flag.

The Occupy movements in Canada are apparently getting shut down.
I've heard from several people that Vancouver and Victoria as well as another are being looked at by officials and they are considering shutting them down.

Yeah, you want to go in and make sure they get hurt now.

Sorry, undue cynicism.

An occupy protest was "cleared" in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, a week or two ago. 50 protesters and two cops treated in hospital. One cop needed his eyes flushed (most likely wayward pepper spray, police issue only, oops).

Here's a more modest proposal.

The protest has two locations, and must swap back and forth. Three days here, three days there. Maybe a week.

It would stop it from becoming a homeless refuge, without stifling dissent.

I vote Zen be in charge of the revolution.

Nice...

http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2011/...s-blood-urine/

Yeah, I agree. Something needs to be done about all the winos, panhandlers, crazies and homeless who hang around our down town areas. :rolleyes:

I doubt if very many of the protesters understand exactly how this country went down the toilet. Hell, most people in the country are like the drunk that woke up covered with magic marker dicks. Most probably think it happened quickly too. Only a few experts, and tw, understand the whole thing.

The message from the protesters seems garbled. Since they don't understand the big picture, (who does?), they can only talk about how it's affecting them personally. But they do know the system is fucked up, so they protest, hoping to raise awareness that the people can force the country back on course if they stick together and work for it.

This frustrates merc, and FOX News, because it doesn't give them a single point they can spin against. FOX is double pissed because their own tactics are being used against them. :lol:

^^^
this makes me happy.

From the Occupy Denver Site

My opinion on this situation today.

I think it's time for the occupiers to make a stand, or go home. This story is becoming less newsworthy by the minute and they're losing whatever support they had.

If they're going to revolt, it's time to bring out the big guns.