"Why don't you pass the time by joining the Occupy Wall Street kids."
Posted on 10/18/2011 5:25:53 AM PDT by WOBBLY BOB
Three Americans who were imprisoned in Iran and accused of spying voiced their support Monday for activists with the Occupy Wall Street movement and California prisoners protesting solitary confinement conditions.
Minnesota native Shane Bauer, Josh Fattal and Sarah Shourd each spoke at the "Occupy Oakland" encampment in front of City Hall where dozens of activists have been sleeping in tents for the past week.
The three University of California-Berkeley graduates thanked supporters who advocated for their release and said they are inspired by the Wall Street protests.
"This is the perfect place to celebrate our freedom," said Bauer, a freelance journalist originally from Onamia, Minn., who proposed to Shourd while they were in prison. "I feel proud of this happening in my city."
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"Why don't you pass the time by joining the Occupy Wall Street kids."
Probably the State Dept. on our dime.
One of these leftards better cure cancer or something for our million bucks, but I seriously doubt they contribute anything productive to society.
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