Posted on 10/06/2011 5:04:41 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
New York - In a sign that it is shifting from a loose-knit fringe group to a bloc that could draw in mainstream America, the movement called Occupy Wall Street brought thousands of people to the streets of New York on Wednesday after major labor unions gave their backing to its anti-greed message.
The march, from Occupy Wall Street's makeshift headquarters at a small park in the financial district to Foley Square in Lower Manhattan, was the largest since the group launched its movement Sept. 17. At its peak, the crowd of several thousand filled Foley Square and covered the steps of the courthouse across the street as speakers from several labor groups railed against corporate America.
"Every one of us is here because of corporate greed," yelled Christopher Shelton, vice president of the regional branch of the Communication Workers of America. "It's time not to occupy Wall Street, but to take back Wall Street."
(Excerpt) Read more at latimes.com ...
The lazy and ignorant dregs of society voted for and GOT what they wanted in the last national election, ‘Hope and Change’!!!
What the f%$# do they want NOW...am I supposed to open my veins and let the f&^%ing blood out for them, too????
Wonder how these folks feel about Moochelle’s ten million dollar vacation tab....?
And Wagyu Wednesdays.....
I say give Wall Street to “Chris” and the unwashed legion, and move the entire financial industry to Asia
Then check back on everyone in about 5 years
And Moochelle’s $495 gardening boots.....
Why is government “greed” acceptable in the eyes of these dregs, but not corporate “greed”? These 99%’ers (that really represent about 1%) have to be the dumbest people I have ever seen.
Protests in New York and across the country are modeled on the Islamic Spring (Egypt, Tunisia, Syria, etc). Our US Government has said nor done anything to thwart this domestic subversion. The veil is lifting on America’s confrontation with Marxism.
Obama and Soros are one purposeful team from the very beginning and especially now. American society under Obama’s Presidency has suffered many near critical blows pushing us to the brink. All the while his uber-liberal wing impatiently waited for the pay off.
ALL these protests have been orchestrated as Part Two of America’s destructive change to a Marxist society. Obama controls America’s security, intelligence and enforcement resources. Their traditional roles have been reversed to pacifists, enabling the anarchists.
Obama’s mask is coming off. It is getting more ugly, deadly and cruel by the momemt as we slowly slide into civil war.
“Corporate greed”? Is it anything like “union greed”?
Yep. Not to say that there shouldn’t be a good housecleaning on Wall Street. The stock market today is not our grandfather’s. It is stacked against the retail investor and the crooks on WS make tons, while the investor can only react. It’s become a gambling center more than investing. It needs to be cleaned up for faith to be restored.
Having said that, if Wall st. ‘goes Galt’, where will these people be then? Like you said, let’s check back with them in five years..
When did these people become mainstream America?
This is all media driven....had there been little coverage, and had the politicians never made any reference to this fiasco...it would have died a quick, irrelevant death. Pretty soon those forged photo’s will actually become representative of the crowd size...
99 what? I thought 99 was the number of weeks some could stay on unemployment.
Throw in the union thugs and what have you got? A national uprising that will cry out for martial law to contain. And, of course, there will no time to have a national election under such dire circumstances. What we are witnessing is Marxist/Alinsky choreography ala Obama and Van Jones.
Oh it’s One two three what are we fightin’ for- Don’t ask me I don’t give a Dam Next stop is cold Iran.TO update the Fish cheer. It’s the Sixties all over again with th ebeguiled Masses being led by Community Organizers ,Black Agitators, and with full Communist Party support. Oh this time they got Ipads and Cell phones -and the Muslim Brotherhood and they are led by the Union Bosses.Lock and load it’s about time to dance.
On the contrary. Most people wouldn't want anything to do with it. It's nothing but a bunch of socialist, communists, "greedy" union thugs, and get out the vote democrats who got us into this financial mess in the first place. Socialism NEVER works. They, once again, have run out of other peoples money.
Americans want to keep what they earn. It's as simple as that. They have their own families to feed.
Notice that the cops aren't wearing riot gear? THEY don't even seem to perceive these idiots as a threat!
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