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

[Conan71]

Excellent. It's nice to see some good press, rather than the constant focus on the few idiots who can't keep themselves from acting out.

The story continued today.

I found this bit interesting, just for the odd threat:
Threaten the family because other people won't leave? Interesting tactic.

Few idiots?  Were you as kind to the Tea Party gatherings?

[nathanm]

Few idiots?  Were you as kind to the Tea Party gatherings?

Mostly. I believe I generally called out the people spouting racist and xenophobic BS as racist and xenophobic. I called out the folks carrying guns as being over the top. I'm sure I expressed disapproval of other behaviors, also. People doing stupid smile doesn't invalidate the views of either camp. Those should be evaluated on their merits.

[nathanm]

Jeez:

I don't think this was quite necessary:

Nor this: (watch out for not safe for work language at the end):

[patric]

Undercover cops tried to incite violence in Montebello
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/story/2007/08/23/police-montebello.html

Quebec provincial police admitted Thursday that three of their officers disguised themselves as demonstrators during the protest at Montebello.
Police came under fire Tuesday, when a video surfaced on YouTube that appeared to show three plainclothes police officers at the protest with bandanas across their faces. One of the men was carrying a rock.

Protest organizers on Wednesday played the video for the media at a news conference in Ottawa. One of the organizers, union leader Dave Coles, explained that one reason protesters knew the men's true identities was because they were wearing the same boots as other police officers.
"[Our union] believes that the security force at Montebello were ordered to infiltrate our peaceful assembly and provoke incidents," said Coles, president of the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union.


Video evidence collected by protesters and the independent media suggests that men in black were seen getting out of police vans near protest marches.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2001/jul/23/globalisation.davidpallister

[nathanm]

Why am I not surprised?

[heironymouspasparagus]

Jeez:

I don't think this was quite necessary:

Nor this: (watch out for not safe for work language at the end):

Well, it might have been,...after all the first bunch of students were standing there doing nothing except making a little noise.  And we know how irritating and disruptive to a civilized society THAT can be...

And the second guy was just walking around taking video.  NOT making a bunch of noise, or throwing anything, or otherwise being obnoxious and disruptive to a civilized society.  I can't believe they only used rubber bullets!

[Gaspar]

Excellent interview.

[Townsend]

Bachmann calls Occupy Wall Street protesters "ignorant and disrespectful"


http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57323207-503544/bachmann-calls-occupy-wall-street-protesters-ignorant-and-disrespectful/

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Republican presidential candidate Michele Bachmann on Friday called the Occupy Wall Street protesters who have been disrupting her campaign events "ignorant and disrespectful."


Speaking with supporters at a Veterans' Day parade, Bachmann also said of the activists, "Hopefully someday, they'll come to know the price that was paid for them."

Bachmann has been surprised at several events recently by groups of OWS protesters who have boisterously interrupted her stump speeches. The House member from Minnesota was discussing her proposed changes in military spending in Mount Pleasant, S.C. on Thursday, when about 30 protesters stood up and began giving a speech of their own (watch above at left). They also started chanting, "We are the 99 percent," an Occupy slogan that refers to studies that show wealth in the United States concentrated in the top 1 percent of the population. The demonstration continued for five minutes while a flustered Bachmann stood by.

Some of her supporters in the crowd yelled "Sit down!" to the protesters and chanted "Michele! Michele!" Bachmann left the podium with a police escort but returned a few minutes later to finish her speech.

[Red Arrow]

Bachmann calls Occupy Wall Street protesters "ignorant and disrespectful"

I saw a spot on her disrupted speech on the TV last night.  Just who does Bachmann think she is?  Does she think she has the same right to speak her opinion as the OWS crowd? She should know better.

end sarcasm

[Townsend]

I saw a spot on her disrupted speech on the TV last night.  Just who does Bachmann think she is?  Does she think she has the same right to speak her opinion as the OWS crowd? She should know better.

end sarcasm

Should she really be throwing around the term "ignorant"?

[Gaspar]

Should she really be throwing around the term "ignorant"?

I think this may be the only crowd that she could actually use that term against.

[Townsend]

I think this may be the only crowd that she could actually use that term against.

Tough to know for sure

[Red Arrow]

Should she really be throwing around the term "ignorant"?

Probably not any more than some of the stuff I've seen the OWS crowd put out.  She should still have the right to say it.

[Conan71]

Should she really be throwing around the term "ignorant"?

Or apathetic.

I really don't know and don't care either.

[Townsend]

  She should still have the right to say it.

I agree.  My point was she's one big-assed kettle.