Wall Street Protests - Page 3

classicman · 10-05-2011, 08:52 PM

I'm thinking of going to Occupy Philly tomorrow.

TheMercenary · 10-05-2011, 09:11 PM

I think the best thing that can happen at this point is for all of the people on Wall Street to walk off the job in protest at the protests and shut down trading on the international markets for a week and see who suffers first....

classicman · 10-05-2011, 09:29 PM

Here is the FB page for Philly ...
http://www.facebook.com/OccupyPhiladelphia
And an update on the situation from 30 mins ago

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just walked past city hall: inside is blocked and gated with seven or so cops inside. east side is completely barricaded off with metal bar barricades. west side (fountain side) is wide open and empty of cops, though the homeless have remained camped out there. north side has three or so media trucks with satellites ready to broadcast and cameras being set up now. cop cars are circling (saw two police vans) and a couple cop cars are parked inside the barricade on the east side (where more police are walking beat). i spoke with one officer-- he said they had extra barricades to ready block the west side depending on how things went tomorrow; he was very unclear about what that meant, though he said it's of course legal for us to assemble.

TheMercenary · 10-05-2011, 09:32 PM

I love how this has turned into something akin to the WTO protests. Not one damm unified group but a bunch of wacko extremists (think tw) who have no clue as to why the person next to them are there. Really, Wall Street needs to turn off the lights and see who fails first...

Stormieweather · 10-05-2011, 10:10 PM

Are you watching faux news again for your "occupy wall street" information, Mercy?

glatt · 10-06-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Not one damm unified group but a bunch of wacko extremists (think tw) who have no clue as to why the person next to them are there.

Says the conservative.

Understand that to a liberal, the conservatives are all a bunch of ditto heads who take their marching orders from the mother ship.

It's all about perspective.

Sundae · 10-06-2011, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Not one damm unified group but a bunch of wacko extremists who have no clue as to why the person next to them are there.

Almost like... a [Mad Hatter's] Tea Party...?

SamIam · 10-06-2011, 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

Really, Wall Street needs to turn off the lights and see who fails first...

Fine by me. Oh, wait! Maybe they'd like to pay back all that bail-out money first?

I think I'm going to create an "Occupy Cortez" page on FB myself. What the hell.

@Classic - NPR has been giving some pretty good coverage. "Occupy Wall Street" was their lead story last night.

classicman · 10-06-2011, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by SamIam

@Classic - NPR has been giving some pretty good coverage. "Occupy Wall Street" was their lead story last night.

I agree. There has been some good coverage on CNN last night as well.
Locally there has plenty on right now since its happening here as well. I'm gonna meet a friend and check it out this afternoon.

Griff · 10-06-2011, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by TheMercenary

I love how this has turned into something akin to the WTO protests. Not one damm unified group but a bunch of wacko extremists (think tw) who have no clue as to why the person next to them are there.

Wait, this is a Tea Party event?

classicman · 10-05-2011, 10:16 PM

Did they start to cover them yet? I was flipping channels and while CNN and PMSNBC both had coverage, Faux had squat. (I had to tell my parents what it was earlier this week) :/

Stormieweather · 10-06-2011, 10:56 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

Did they start to cover them yet? I was flipping channels and while CNN and PMSNBC both had coverage, Faux had squat. (I had to tell my parents what it was earlier this week) :/

Well at least one faux news crew was on wall street last night...

Breaking News

Article ends with:

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During the day, unions and students joined the demonstrators. What was once a protest of powerful Wall Street financial firms and banks is growing into a larger movement about the working class, employment, poverty, education, and more.

SamIam · 10-06-2011, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Stormieweather

Well at least one faux news crew was on wall street last night...

Breaking News

I see that a faux photographer got pepper sprayed by the cops last night. Hah! You think that might influence the faux perspective?

Pico and ME · 10-06-2011, 08:25 AM

Because NYC only allows amplified sound with a permit, OWS is employing the 'human microphone' for public service announcements, meetings, and speeches. It has its flaws, but its totally organic nature adds to the esprit de corps among the protesters.

Here is an example.

classicman · 10-06-2011, 11:18 AM

Yeh, I saw that Stormie. I was kinda 1/2 joking.
Same was true with Steve Jobs death. They probably didn't want to interrupt the O'Reilly rerun for something important.

10-05-2011, 08:52 PM	#1
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'm thinking of going to Occupy Philly tomorrow. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-05-2011, 09:11 PM	#2
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I think the best thing that can happen at this point is for all of the people on Wall Street to walk off the job in protest at the protests and shut down trading on the international markets for a week and see who suffers first.... __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-05-2011, 09:32 PM	#4
TheMercenary “Hypocrisy: prejudice with a halo” Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Savannah, Georgia Posts: 21,393	I love how this has turned into something akin to the WTO protests. Not one damm unified group but a bunch of wacko extremists (think tw) who have no clue as to why the person next to them are there. Really, Wall Street needs to turn off the lights and see who fails first... __________________ Anyone but the this most fuked up President in History in 2012!

10-05-2011, 10:10 PM	#5
Stormieweather Wearing her bitch boots Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Floriduh Posts: 1,181	Are you watching faux news again for your "occupy wall street" information, Mercy? __________________ "First they ignore you, then they ridicule you, then they fight you, then you win." - Mahatma Gandhi

10-05-2011, 10:16 PM	#11
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Did they start to cover them yet? I was flipping channels and while CNN and PMSNBC both had coverage, Faux had squat. (I had to tell my parents what it was earlier this week) :/ __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-06-2011, 08:25 AM	#14
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Because NYC only allows amplified sound with a permit, OWS is employing the 'human microphone' for public service announcements, meetings, and speeches. It has its flaws, but its totally organic nature adds to the esprit de corps among the protesters. Here is an example. __________________ 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

10-06-2011, 11:18 AM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Yeh, I saw that Stormie. I was kinda 1/2 joking. Same was true with Steve Jobs death. They probably didn't want to interrupt the O'Reilly rerun for something important. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

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