Wall Street Protests - Page 42

SamIam · 11-21-2011, 07:11 PM

And from Colorado... Our little "Occupy Cortez" group continues on strong. We aren't really "occupying" downtown, but we have been showing up every Friday in front of the office of "our" Congressional rep from about 11am - 1pm with our signs and American flags. Every week a few more people join us. Last Friday our numbers had swelled to 50! Go, Cortez!

I love my sign which reads "Honk if you support the middle class!" The majority of drivers just give us curious stares, but we also get lots of honking and thumbs up. And a few folks flip us the bird or yell, "Get a job!" which I think is high comedy. Job? Is someone in town finally hiring? Is our local unemployment rate of 13% finally going down? One hopes so, but not so far that I can see.

We are a very friendly group, I smile and wave at everyone - especially the ones flipping the bird.

The most provocative sign we have is "I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one!"

Still, we have actually managed to incite one of our fellow citizens to such wrath that he came down especially to tell us that he was going to go home for his gun and shoot us all.

This for "Honk if you support the middle class"? At least the local cops haven't pepper sprayed us - yet.

Occupy Denver continues on strong as well, despite the colder weather. Here's a recent picture of two Denver Occupiers - Britte Notzold and her daughter Ida, 1.

piercehawkeye45 · 11-21-2011, 08:59 PM

Death's in Egypt's Arab Spring Revolution: 846 (link)

Death's in OWS Protests: 0 (related to police brutality)

Police will make dumb decisions everywhere but the intensity level of the protests have gotten nowhere close to the intensity in the overthrow of Mubarak, with respect to both protester and police response. If you want police brutality in the US, look at the labor battles in the late 1800's.

Lamplighter · 11-21-2011, 09:34 PM

Pico and ME · 11-21-2011, 10:45 PM

Im loving this Casually Pepper Spraying Cop meme...

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And, of course, this one started it...

Griff · 11-22-2011, 05:38 AM

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Im loving this Casually Pepper Spraying Cop meme...

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And, of course, this one started it...

That is awesome.

TheMercenary · 11-22-2011, 10:01 PM

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Urbane Guerrilla · 11-23-2011, 11:58 PM

Dopey remarks like the above are why I never vote the way tw does. That would be simply toooooo inept. His whole mentality is designed to fill me with the urge to urinate.

You look like an Obama voter, tw.

SamIam · 11-24-2011, 01:16 AM

Try not to piss your pants, UG.

Urbane Guerrilla · 11-24-2011, 01:21 AM

I unzip, dear boy, I unzip -- a worthy thought. One I can brandish. One only improved on by pissing on tw's impolitic -- how impolitic! -- head. How do you feel about it? Do you look like an Obama voter too? That's how someone... broken looks.

SamIam · 11-24-2011, 11:09 AM

I am seriously considering boycotting the next election. The choices are lining up to be 1) Bad and 2) Worse.

But then I'd miss voting on local issues and candidates, though. I feel that an individual voter can have some impact there. I'm even willing to go as far as voting for a Representative for the Colorado State Legislature. Maybe I can just leave the National stuff blank.

Lamplighter · 11-24-2011, 11:57 AM

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I am seriously considering boycotting the next election. The choices are lining up to be 1) Bad and 2) Worse<snip>

solvitur suffragii

tw · 11-24-2011, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

I am seriously considering boycotting the next election.

Ignore everything until well after the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. Historically, the party's nomination is hardly even known until after those events. What is ongoing is the nonsense that will wed out many we should not even know about. I will never understand why anyone pays attention to so much nonsense as if any of it was relevant. Currently the many who only crave power are shooting themselves in the foot. Or pissing in their pants.

SamIam · 11-24-2011, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tw

Ignore everything until well after the Iowa Caucuses and New Hampshire primaries. Historically, the party's nomination is hardly even known until after those events. What is ongoing is the nonsense that will wed out many we should not even know about. I will never understand why anyone pays attention to so much nonsense as if any of it was relevant. Currently the many who only crave power are shooting themselves in the foot. Or pissing in their pants.

None of it matters. The National Game has become too corrupt. Whoever gets voted(?) in under the current system and set of laws will not be a representative of the people - not whoever is President and not whoever gets into Congress.

The current deadlock in Congress is ample evidence of this. Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle want their owners to see that the Congressmen are voting for the ideologies they have been paid to back. Congress does not care that they have managed to lower the US's credit rating. Congress does not care that unemployment remains at 9%. Congress does not care about the American people. Period.

And Obama doesn't seem to care that much, either. He doesn't seem to be making an effort to even rally his own party - not really.

So, I am returning the favor.

Big Sarge · 11-24-2011, 08:30 PM

The country has been in the crapper since we ratified the 19th amendment. Mississippi didn't ratify until March of 1984. The country would have been far better off if the rest of the nation followed our state.

TheMercenary · 11-24-2011, 08:35 PM

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The country would have been far better off if the rest of the nation followed our state.

11-21-2011, 07:11 PM	#1
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	And from Colorado... Our little "Occupy Cortez" group continues on strong. We aren't really "occupying" downtown, but we have been showing up every Friday in front of the office of "our" Congressional rep from about 11am - 1pm with our signs and American flags. Every week a few more people join us. Last Friday our numbers had swelled to 50! Go, Cortez! I love my sign which reads "Honk if you support the middle class!" The majority of drivers just give us curious stares, but we also get lots of honking and thumbs up. And a few folks flip us the bird or yell, "Get a job!" which I think is high comedy. Job? Is someone in town finally hiring? Is our local unemployment rate of 13% finally going down? One hopes so, but not so far that I can see. We are a very friendly group, I smile and wave at everyone - especially the ones flipping the bird. The most provocative sign we have is "I'll believe corporations are people when Texas executes one!" Still, we have actually managed to incite one of our fellow citizens to such wrath that he came down especially to tell us that he was going to go home for his gun and shoot us all. This for "Honk if you support the middle class"? At least the local cops haven't pepper sprayed us - yet. Occupy Denver continues on strong as well, despite the colder weather. Here's a recent picture of two Denver Occupiers - Britte Notzold and her daughter Ida, 1. Attached Images Last edited by SamIam; 11-21-2011 at 07:21 PM.

11-21-2011, 08:59 PM	#2
piercehawkeye45 Franklin Pierce Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,695	Death's in Egypt's Arab Spring Revolution: 846 (link) Death's in OWS Protests: 0 (related to police brutality) Police will make dumb decisions everywhere but the intensity level of the protests have gotten nowhere close to the intensity in the overthrow of Mubarak, with respect to both protester and police response. If you want police brutality in the US, look at the labor battles in the late 1800's. __________________ I like my perspectives like I like my baseball caps: one size fits all.

11-21-2011, 09:34 PM	#3
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	Attached Images

11-21-2011, 10:45 PM	#4
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Im loving this Casually Pepper Spraying Cop meme... And, of course, this one started it... Attached Images __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

11-22-2011, 10:01 PM	#6
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	. Attached Images __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

11-23-2011, 11:58 PM	#7
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	Dopey remarks like the above are why I never vote the way tw does. That would be simply toooooo inept. His whole mentality is designed to fill me with the urge to urinate. You look like an Obama voter, tw. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

11-24-2011, 01:16 AM	#8
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	Try not to piss your pants, UG.

11-24-2011, 01:21 AM	#9
Urbane Guerrilla Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,674	I unzip, dear boy, I unzip -- a worthy thought. One I can brandish. One only improved on by pissing on tw's impolitic -- how impolitic! -- head. How do you feel about it? Do you look like an Obama voter too? That's how someone... broken looks. __________________ Wanna stop school shootings? End Gun-Free Zones, of course.

11-24-2011, 11:09 AM	#10
SamIam Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Not here Posts: 2,655	I am seriously considering boycotting the next election. The choices are lining up to be 1) Bad and 2) Worse. But then I'd miss voting on local issues and candidates, though. I feel that an individual voter can have some impact there. I'm even willing to go as far as voting for a Representative for the Colorado State Legislature. Maybe I can just leave the National stuff blank.

11-24-2011, 08:30 PM	#14
Big Sarge Werepandas - lurking in your shadows Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: In the Deep South Posts: 3,408	The country has been in the crapper since we ratified the 19th amendment. Mississippi didn't ratify until March of 1984. The country would have been far better off if the rest of the nation followed our state. __________________ Give a man a match, & he'll be warm for 20 seconds. But toss that man a white phosphorus grenade and he'll be warm for the rest of his life.

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