Showing posts with label Occupy Wall Street. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Occupy Wall Street. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Thursday, May 03, 2012
10 Minutes of Glory: Sean Hannity Eviscerates Occupy Wall Street Bum
This is a priceless exchange. At one point the guy even admits he doesn't understand the movement.
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Monday, November 07, 2011
Rotten Experience
From: Anthony Bialy/The Conservatory
Those who adhere to an ideology based around promoting the perfectibility of man never improve themselves. It’s fruitless to hold out hope that the Occupy Wall Street-sympathizing pal or relative holed up in your attic is going to give up mooching and buy a suit with his tips from drumming.
People who are convinced that they’re correct despite overwhelming evidence that counters their worldview are unlikely candidates for self-improvement. Specifically, those who think that the solution to problems caused by government spending is more government spending are as set in their ways as zombies, with the difference being that zombies don’t have an excuse.
Barack Obama has developed a habit of not being able to find a clue that has persisted throughout his extended learning period. But his ignorance of how stuff works embodies a broader issue than the fact that he hasn’t held a similar job before to the one he lamentably staffs now.
Lack of time served is only one of Obama’s issues. He famously spent two measly years in Washington before deciding he was ready to be head of state. That said, most of the damage he’s inflicted during his tenure has been due to a warped ideology that compels him to act grabby at home and meekly abroad.
The only exception to his insipid track record comes in the form of George W. Bush’s anti-terror programs that he’s maintained, which is why the Defense Department must invent followup Predator drones that can stack terrorist corpses. Obama’s willingness to accept that some terrorists need to be detained or banished for eternity to a place where there are decidedly no virgins marks one of the few times he’s wised up after observing what’s happened.
Those who adhere to an ideology based around promoting the perfectibility of man never improve themselves. It’s fruitless to hold out hope that the Occupy Wall Street-sympathizing pal or relative holed up in your attic is going to give up mooching and buy a suit with his tips from drumming.
People who are convinced that they’re correct despite overwhelming evidence that counters their worldview are unlikely candidates for self-improvement. Specifically, those who think that the solution to problems caused by government spending is more government spending are as set in their ways as zombies, with the difference being that zombies don’t have an excuse.
Barack Obama has developed a habit of not being able to find a clue that has persisted throughout his extended learning period. But his ignorance of how stuff works embodies a broader issue than the fact that he hasn’t held a similar job before to the one he lamentably staffs now.
Lack of time served is only one of Obama’s issues. He famously spent two measly years in Washington before deciding he was ready to be head of state. That said, most of the damage he’s inflicted during his tenure has been due to a warped ideology that compels him to act grabby at home and meekly abroad.
The only exception to his insipid track record comes in the form of George W. Bush’s anti-terror programs that he’s maintained, which is why the Defense Department must invent followup Predator drones that can stack terrorist corpses. Obama’s willingness to accept that some terrorists need to be detained or banished for eternity to a place where there are decidedly no virgins marks one of the few times he’s wised up after observing what’s happened.
Sunday, November 06, 2011
Thursday, November 03, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
Angry Manhattan residents lambast Zuccotti Park protesters
From: New York Post
Infuriated lower Manhattan residents went ballistic on Zuccotti Park protesters at a chaotic Community Board 1 meeting tonight while blasting politicians for allowing the siege to continue without any end in sight.
"They are defecating on our doorsteps," fumed Katherine Hughes, a stay at home mom who has the misfortune of living one block from the chaos. "A lot of people are very frustrated. A lot of people are concerned about the safety of our kids."
Fed up homeowners said that they've been subjected to insults and harassment as they trek to their jobs each morning. "The protesters taunt people who are on their way to work," said James Fernandez, 51, whose apartment overlooks the park.
Board member Paul Cantor said that residents are fed up with the incessant racket that emanates from the protest at all hours. "It's mostly a noise issue," he said. If people can't sleep and children can't sleep because the protesters are banging drums then that's a problem."
"They have to have some parameters," said Tricia Joyce, also a board member. "That doesn't mean the protests have to stop. I'm hoping we can strike a balance on parameters because this could be a long term stay."
The line to get into the standing room only meeting spilled out of the board's office and onto the street outside where Zuccotti sympathizers sparred with angry residents. One elderly woman told a protester to stop screaming and was met with an even hgiher volume. "Get some earplugs!" retorted David Spano. "This is the street. I can say whatever I want! I can't calm down, I've been struggling for 30 years!"
The meeting, which kicked off at 6:15 p.m., has already attracted several hundred people.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
‘Follow the Red Flag!
FROM: Kevin D. Williamson, National Review Online
Almost every organization present at OWS is explicitly communist or socialist. Almost every piece of literature being handed out is explicitly communist or socialist. I don’t mean half, and I don’t mean the overwhelming majority — I mean almost all of it. Yes, there are the usual union goons trying to figure out how to get OWS to do the bidding of the AFL-CIO and the Democratic party, and the usual smattering of New Age goo (the “Free Empathy” table) and po-mo Left wackiness (animal-rights nuts), the inevitable Let’s-Eradicate-Israel crowd (“Free Palestine, from the river to the sea!”). But, that being said, almost every organized enterprise and piece of printed material I have encountered has been socialist or communist. It’s been a long time since I saw anybody peddling books by Lenin. It’s been a long time since anybody told me the Ukrainians had it coming.
When the protesters were rallying to march to Times Square, out went the call: “Follow the red flag!” Which is what they did, literally and, I fear, figuratively.
Interesting, then, that Barack Obama has decided to lend some presidential legitimacy to the proceedings. OWS isn’t a socialist revolution — I’d be surprised if it ever escalated past the vandalism stage — but it imagines itself to be, and Barack Obama suggests that he is in sympathy with it. This reminds me of something . . . a particular image . . .
Speaking of vandalism, I witnessed a bit of it on Saturday, when a protester denied the use of the facilities at a local pizza shop began tearing up merchandise and throwing it in the garbage. The owner caught the vandal outside and put him in a bear-hug, yelling for somebody to call the police. The police eventually showed up and, of course, did something close to nothing. A few union goons loitering outside the pizza shop began to taunt the owner: “You feel better now? You got that out of your system?” The shop owner was an immigrant, who probably came to this country under the mistaken notion that the police would be here to protect his property and that random acts of destruction would be at least frowned upon by his fellow citizens.
“Follow the red flag!” Yes, indeed.
I’ve been spending as much time as I can down at Occupy Wall Street, listening to the speeches, reading the literature, talking to the organizers. Here’s something to keep in mind: You’ll hear in a lot of the conservative media that this is some kind of socialist/communist enterprise piggybacking on a populist protest. In reality, it is much worse than even most of the conservative media is reporting.
When the protesters were rallying to march to Times Square, out went the call: “Follow the red flag!” Which is what they did, literally and, I fear, figuratively.
Interesting, then, that Barack Obama has decided to lend some presidential legitimacy to the proceedings. OWS isn’t a socialist revolution — I’d be surprised if it ever escalated past the vandalism stage — but it imagines itself to be, and Barack Obama suggests that he is in sympathy with it. This reminds me of something . . . a particular image . . .
Speaking of vandalism, I witnessed a bit of it on Saturday, when a protester denied the use of the facilities at a local pizza shop began tearing up merchandise and throwing it in the garbage. The owner caught the vandal outside and put him in a bear-hug, yelling for somebody to call the police. The police eventually showed up and, of course, did something close to nothing. A few union goons loitering outside the pizza shop began to taunt the owner: “You feel better now? You got that out of your system?” The shop owner was an immigrant, who probably came to this country under the mistaken notion that the police would be here to protect his property and that random acts of destruction would be at least frowned upon by his fellow citizens.
“Follow the red flag!” Yes, indeed.
Saturday, October 15, 2011
Bloomberg blasts lawmakers for “theatening” owners of Zuccotti Park over Occupy Wall Street rally
From: NYPOST.com
An angry Mayor Bloomberg blasted local politicians yesterday for strong-arming the owners of Zuccotti Park into reversing a decision to clear out encamped Wall Street protesters -- and allowing the activists to claim a victory over the city.
“My understanding is Brookfield [Properties] got lots of calls from many elected officials threatening them and saying if you don’t stop this, we’ll make your life more difficult,” the mayor said on his weekly radio show, referring to the company that owns the plaza.
“If those elected officials had spent half as much time trying to promote the city to get jobs to come here, we would [be further along] towards answering the concerns of the protesters. I’m told they were inundated by lots of elected officials.”
One source said Brookfield caught the city off guard when it first requested help Tuesday night from the NYPD to clear the park, which is open to the public 24 hours a day.
“They sent the letter without checking with anyone at City Hall or the Police Department,” the source said. “The city had no choice but to respond.”
The mayor declined to say which politicians applied the pressure, but without naming him, Bloomberg appeared to single out Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-Manhattan), who earlier this week said the right of free expression outweighed the concerns of local shop owners who complain their businesses are suffering because of the protests.
“We had a congressman, I gather, who said it’s much more important than that. In the end, I’m not sure it’s more important than that,” the mayor said yesterday. “The First Amendment applies to everybody.”
Aided by the NYPD, Brookfield personnel had been scheduled to start cleaning the park at 7 a.m. yesterday. A confrontation seemed inevitable, since many protesters vowed to stay put.
On Thursday, “as of 8 o’clock at night, they were going ahead to do it, but as of midnight, they called and said they wanted to postpone the cleaning operations to see if they could work out an agreement with the protesters,” Bloomberg said.
Some of the protesters had even started to clean up after themselves, bringing in mops, brooms and cleaning supplies.
Brookfield confirmed that it had changed course late Thursday at the “request of local political officials” who were urging a negotiated settlement.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn) all acknowledged having discussions with Brookfield, but they insisted no threats were made.
“It was a totally positive conversation,” Stringer said. “I made the case with more dialogue and more discussion there could be movement on a number of issues.”
Council spokesman Jamie McShane said “Speaker Quinn was concerned about an unnecessary confrontation and had numerous conversations with Brookfield Properties over the course of Thursday night urging them to give more time in an effort to move towards negotiations.”
Brookfield’s about-face has strained its relations with the administration, said one insider, even though the mayor’s longtime partner, Diana Taylor, sits on the company’s board of directors.
Bloomberg has stressed that the city’s options in dealing with private property are limited.
“In the end, it is Brookfield’s decision,” he said, uttering a mantra he repeated three times during the broadcast.
An angry Mayor Bloomberg blasted local politicians yesterday for strong-arming the owners of Zuccotti Park into reversing a decision to clear out encamped Wall Street protesters -- and allowing the activists to claim a victory over the city.
“My understanding is Brookfield [Properties] got lots of calls from many elected officials threatening them and saying if you don’t stop this, we’ll make your life more difficult,” the mayor said on his weekly radio show, referring to the company that owns the plaza.
“If those elected officials had spent half as much time trying to promote the city to get jobs to come here, we would [be further along] towards answering the concerns of the protesters. I’m told they were inundated by lots of elected officials.”
One source said Brookfield caught the city off guard when it first requested help Tuesday night from the NYPD to clear the park, which is open to the public 24 hours a day.
“They sent the letter without checking with anyone at City Hall or the Police Department,” the source said. “The city had no choice but to respond.”
The mayor declined to say which politicians applied the pressure, but without naming him, Bloomberg appeared to single out Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-Manhattan), who earlier this week said the right of free expression outweighed the concerns of local shop owners who complain their businesses are suffering because of the protests.
“We had a congressman, I gather, who said it’s much more important than that. In the end, I’m not sure it’s more important than that,” the mayor said yesterday. “The First Amendment applies to everybody.”
Aided by the NYPD, Brookfield personnel had been scheduled to start cleaning the park at 7 a.m. yesterday. A confrontation seemed inevitable, since many protesters vowed to stay put.
On Thursday, “as of 8 o’clock at night, they were going ahead to do it, but as of midnight, they called and said they wanted to postpone the cleaning operations to see if they could work out an agreement with the protesters,” Bloomberg said.
Some of the protesters had even started to clean up after themselves, bringing in mops, brooms and cleaning supplies.
Brookfield confirmed that it had changed course late Thursday at the “request of local political officials” who were urging a negotiated settlement.
Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D-Manhattan) and state Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Brooklyn) all acknowledged having discussions with Brookfield, but they insisted no threats were made.
“It was a totally positive conversation,” Stringer said. “I made the case with more dialogue and more discussion there could be movement on a number of issues.”
Council spokesman Jamie McShane said “Speaker Quinn was concerned about an unnecessary confrontation and had numerous conversations with Brookfield Properties over the course of Thursday night urging them to give more time in an effort to move towards negotiations.”
Brookfield’s about-face has strained its relations with the administration, said one insider, even though the mayor’s longtime partner, Diana Taylor, sits on the company’s board of directors.
Bloomberg has stressed that the city’s options in dealing with private property are limited.
“In the end, it is Brookfield’s decision,” he said, uttering a mantra he repeated three times during the broadcast.
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