Wall Street Protests - Page 55

wolf · 06-28-2012, 10:25 AM

I'll let you know how it goes.

wolf · 06-28-2012, 11:45 AM

Of course, this sort of thing thrives on news coverage, which may be limited because of the amount of coverage that's being given to the obamacare decision by the supremes.

DanaC · 06-28-2012, 12:17 PM

Or just the disruption of occupation?

wolf · 06-28-2012, 12:21 PM

The link is to an article about what they are pissed off about, the quote is from a facebook page announcing the event.

they have a live feed ... looks like about a dozen people at the bottom of the prison driveway. chanting and shouting through bullhorns.

Zero news coverage.

classicman · 06-28-2012, 12:24 PM

lulz... occupy isn't looking to good. Maybe the rest are working or something.

Lamplighter · 06-28-2012, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by classicman

lulz... occupy isn't looking to good. Maybe the rest are working or something.

Jeeeze Classic,
Maybe they need to get a hair cut and take a bath too.
Or maybe they should Love it or Leave it.
I haven't heard such as that since the 60's !

When I read the quote, it sounded more to me like something
from a Hispanic civil rights group, or maybe from a Tea Party rally.

What is the issue here ?

classicman · 06-28-2012, 12:42 PM

Down boy ... I was going for a parody of an Archie Bunker type.
(note to self - leave the humor to Zen & foot3)

wolf · 06-28-2012, 12:49 PM

I thought your comment was funny. The live feed is pretty lame, as protests go.

However, they have now decided to "occupy" both traffic lanes of Eagleville Road.

This is a problem.

wolf · 06-28-2012, 01:15 PM

The live feed has gone down. I'm guessing that the po-po are putting their tactical alert plan into action.

wolf · 06-28-2012, 01:34 PM

Lamp, my reason for being upset is a little more personal than the issue the protestors are there for ...

Lamplighter · 06-28-2012, 03:22 PM

OK Wolf, sorry if I overstepped...

wolf · 06-29-2012, 12:33 AM

A lot of sound and fury, signfying nothing, as the bard said.

Well, not a lot of sound and fury, actually.

I spent the morning watching two news stations and the live feed from the protestor's website. They had a grand total of 14 viewers. That includes me.

I'm assuming that at least a half-dozen or more of the others were local law enforcement.

Oh, and when I say local, I mean local.

The protest started with four people with a bullhorn, and a lot of ranting, some of it in Spanish and Spanglish. It is extraordinarily sad to watch one dude with a bullhorn try to lead the other three early arrivers in a rousing chant.

Didn't rouse much.

Eventually the bus from Philly arrived, and swelled their numbers alarmingly. I think they may have eventually had like ... two dozen or so?

They were on the lawn in front of the county hoosegow.

To start, anyway.

I began to worry when they began to block traffic on Eagleville Road. They marched in a really, really big circle, chanting, "undocumented, un" ... something.

Then, just in time for change of shift at the big house (I'm sure that played into the tactical planning), there was the sound of police sirens and the live webcast went off line.

I did get to see the line of police cars and paddywagons pulling out of the county slammer's driveway. I saw at least 15 different jurisdictions.

Hope the kids enjoy their courtesy body cavity searches.

I have every expectation that they will be back. The National Occupy Convention or convocation or gathering or happening or whatever they call it is in Philadelphia next week.

classicman · 06-29-2012, 12:45 PM

One of their "leaders" was just on the radio 1/2 hour ago answering calls from the public.
(on the show which replaced Rush)
He refused to denounce any violence and blamed it upon retaliation to the police.
He seemed rather unprepared and stumbled/mumbled through a lot of his responses when taken off message and asked direct questions. :/

Cyber Wolf · 06-29-2012, 03:27 PM

So Occupy DC packed it up, cleared out of McPherson Square on K Street, the city re-seeded the grass that was damaged during the occupation and then...

http://wtop.com/109/2623180/Occupy-g...rns-to-DC-park

glatt · 06-29-2012, 03:42 PM

Yeah, I saw that. But the city isn't as welcoming as it had been. They won't be allowed to sleep there.

06-28-2012, 10:25 AM	#1
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I'll let you know how it goes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 11:45 AM	#2
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Of course, this sort of thing thrives on news coverage, which may be limited because of the amount of coverage that's being given to the obamacare decision by the supremes. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 12:21 PM	#4
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The link is to an article about what they are pissed off about, the quote is from a facebook page announcing the event. they have a live feed ... looks like about a dozen people at the bottom of the prison driveway. chanting and shouting through bullhorns. Zero news coverage. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 12:24 PM	#5
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	lulz... occupy isn't looking to good. Maybe the rest are working or something. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-28-2012, 12:42 PM	#7
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Down boy ... I was going for a parody of an Archie Bunker type. (note to self - leave the humor to Zen & foot3) __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-28-2012, 12:49 PM	#8
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I thought your comment was funny. The live feed is pretty lame, as protests go. However, they have now decided to "occupy" both traffic lanes of Eagleville Road. This is a problem. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 01:15 PM	#9
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	The live feed has gone down. I'm guessing that the po-po are putting their tactical alert plan into action. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 01:34 PM	#10
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Lamp, my reason for being upset is a little more personal than the issue the protestors are there for ... __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-28-2012, 03:22 PM	#11
Lamplighter Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Bottom lands of the Missoula floods Posts: 6,402	OK Wolf, sorry if I overstepped...

06-29-2012, 12:33 AM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	A lot of sound and fury, signfying nothing, as the bard said. Well, not a lot of sound and fury, actually. I spent the morning watching two news stations and the live feed from the protestor's website. They had a grand total of 14 viewers. That includes me. I'm assuming that at least a half-dozen or more of the others were local law enforcement. Oh, and when I say local, I mean local. The protest started with four people with a bullhorn, and a lot of ranting, some of it in Spanish and Spanglish. It is extraordinarily sad to watch one dude with a bullhorn try to lead the other three early arrivers in a rousing chant. Didn't rouse much. Eventually the bus from Philly arrived, and swelled their numbers alarmingly. I think they may have eventually had like ... two dozen or so? They were on the lawn in front of the county hoosegow. To start, anyway. I began to worry when they began to block traffic on Eagleville Road. They marched in a really, really big circle, chanting, "undocumented, un" ... something. Then, just in time for change of shift at the big house (I'm sure that played into the tactical planning), there was the sound of police sirens and the live webcast went off line. I did get to see the line of police cars and paddywagons pulling out of the county slammer's driveway. I saw at least 15 different jurisdictions. Hope the kids enjoy their courtesy body cavity searches. I have every expectation that they will be back. The National Occupy Convention or convocation or gathering or happening or whatever they call it is in Philadelphia next week. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

06-29-2012, 12:45 PM	#13
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	One of their "leaders" was just on the radio 1/2 hour ago answering calls from the public. (on the show which replaced Rush) He refused to denounce any violence and blamed it upon retaliation to the police. He seemed rather unprepared and stumbled/mumbled through a lot of his responses when taken off message and asked direct questions. :/ __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-29-2012, 03:27 PM	#14
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	So Occupy DC packed it up, cleared out of McPherson Square on K Street, the city re-seeded the grass that was damaged during the occupation and then... http://wtop.com/109/2623180/Occupy-g...rns-to-DC-park __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

06-29-2012, 03:42 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Yeah, I saw that. But the city isn't as welcoming as it had been. They won't be allowed to sleep there.

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