Is The Occupy Wall Street Movement an Answer to The Tea Party Movement?

[heironymouspasparagus]

So, a vet has a greater moral authority on a subject than anyone else. Good to know. Seriously, sometimes I think some in here lob in softballs on purpose.

Vet?

I suspect Breadhead is just someone's alter-ego who throws out his little dingleberry balls just to get reaction.  I do similar to that sometimes, too, just not with the sexual perversion side of it that he brings in so often.

[Conan71]

Coming to a protest near you: http://anp14.com/news/archives.php?report_date=2011-10-16

I tried that last week.  It didn't gain traction here 

[Gaspar]

I tried that last week.  It didn't gain traction here 

Well, with Lisa Fithan as one of the organizers for the NYC OWS group, you can bet the anti-semitic message is going to get louder.  She likes to regularly call for the destruction of Isreal.

[we vs us]

Re: anti-semitism, etc:  OWS has some of the same problems that the Tea Party did when it started . . . without a strong (or even a medium-strong) top-down leadership, there's no one to tamp down fringe voices.  The anti-semitism doesn't seem to be a central issue to the protests so far (that video notwithstanding) but it's obviously present here and there.  But Gaspar's putative leader who is calling for the destruction of Israel is definitely different than blaming the Jew Bankers for the crash.  I guarantee you they're two entirely different issues (one geopolitical and one definitely the worse kind of racism).    

And Re: lack of leadership . . . the problem with this type of organic protest is that it just begs to be co-opted.  The Tea Party got snapped up almost immediately and I'm a little surprised that OWS hasn't been bought out yet, either.  I think you can lay that at the doorstep of the Dem establishment, though . . . they've never been a particularly agile bunch, and much more comfortable playing defense.  

And Gassie:  who's compiling your Enemies List?  As is well established, I'm one of the most nefariously liberal posters here and you have a much better grasp of Who's Who In the Loony Left than I do.  Are you one of those guys who's joined the Rainforest Network just to get access to their staff lists? 

[guido911]

  Are you one of those guys who's joined the Rainforest Network just to get access to their staff lists? 

Be honest Gassy, which one of these folks is you?

[guido911]

Vet?

I suspect Breadhead is just someone's alter-ego who throws out his little dingleberry balls just to get reaction.  I do similar to that sometimes, too, just not with the sexual perversion side of it that he brings in so often.

You WAY over think things. I was responding to those that try to justify/tout things by throwing a military member that supports that precise thing. Since I am a vet (as is RA? and a few others), everything we support has more significance. 

[Breadburner]

Vet?

I suspect Breadhead is just someone's alter-ego who throws out his little dingleberry balls just to get reaction.  I do similar to that sometimes, too, just not with the sexual perversion side of it that he brings in so often.

You said "Dingleberry" and "Balls" in the same sentence...You are way more perverted than me.....You're dressing as Buffalo Bill for Halloween aren't you.....

[carltonplace]

You said "Dingleberry" and "Balls" in the same sentence...You are way more perverted than me.....You're dressing as Buffalo Bill for Halloween aren't you.....

Guido said "military member"...who is he dressing up as for halloween?

[Gaspar]

Re: anti-semitism, etc:  OWS has some of the same problems that the Tea Party did when it started . . . without a strong (or even a medium-strong) top-down leadership, there's no one to tamp down fringe voices.  The anti-semitism doesn't seem to be a central issue to the protests so far (that video notwithstanding) but it's obviously present here and there.  But Gaspar's putative leader who is calling for the destruction of Israel is definitely different than blaming the Jew Bankers for the crash.  I guarantee you they're two entirely different issues (one geopolitical and one definitely the worse kind of racism).    

And Re: lack of leadership . . . the problem with this type of organic protest is that it just begs to be co-opted.  The Tea Party got snapped up almost immediately and I'm a little surprised that OWS hasn't been bought out yet, either.  I think you can lay that at the doorstep of the Dem establishment, though . . . they've never been a particularly agile bunch, and much more comfortable playing defense.  

And Gassie:  who's compiling your Enemies List?  As is well established, I'm one of the most nefariously liberal posters here and you have a much better grasp of Who's Who In the Loony Left than I do.  Are you one of those guys who's joined the Rainforest Network just to get access to their staff lists? 

We vs us, you are not all that liberal.  When things begin to break down, you typically revert to logic (a very un-liberal characteristic).  That is why I think most of your/our discussions remain civil and productive. If you were a real liberal, you would just start calling people names and revert to childish ridicule.

I don't have "enemies."  I just watch the little bouncing ball.  

Also, it's never a good idea to run a Zentyal Box on the same IP address as your "General Assembly" site with a bunch of open ports.  Anonymous needs to change their name to "unemployed IT guys that live in Mom's basement and play Xbox all day."

[Breadburner]

Guido said "military member"...who is he dressing up as for halloween?

[Gaspar]

Not a big Stern fan, but this is HILARIOUS!

[Teatownclown]

Also, it's never a good idea to run a Zentyal Box on the same IP address as your "General Assembly" site with a bunch of open ports.  Anonymous needs to change their name to "unemployed IT guys that live in Mom's basement and play Xbox all day."

That would be the goofballs who dreamed up the %53 movement at 3 in the morning on something similar to TNF. Maybe you and Gwe could start a movement...right wing radicals in Tulsa come up with the %9 Deadbeat Movement.

I was a buddy with Howard freshman year in college...we were in a class with L Ron Hubbard jr. and Howard would sit there and whisper, "trust me, he's from crazy..."

[Teatownclown]

I tried that last week.  It didn't gain traction here 

She should have just said Zionists....when she added Jew, it became hate speak.

[Teatownclown]

Vet?

I suspect Breadhead is just someone's alter-ego who throws out his little dingleberry balls just to get reaction.  I do similar to that sometimes, too, just not with the sexual perversion side of it that he brings in so often.

+1

[heironymouspasparagus]

You said "Dingleberry" and "Balls" in the same sentence...You are way more perverted than me.....You're dressing as Buffalo Bill for Halloween aren't you.....

LOL!!!!  Nice try, though!

I'm dressing up as Gene Simmons dressing up as Alice Cooper.

Or maybe just sit on the front porch sharpening a broad axe like I usually do....closest thing to a guillotine I can afford.  And wait for something tasty...  (heh, heh, heh,...he said broad!)