I think today's stunt is really going to hurt support for their little communist uprising. Do OWS supporters still believe this is a peaceful movement who is NOT bent on obstructing commerce/business?
How to win friends and influence people
Two cops just put in ambulance. Four injured after unknown liquid thrown in their faces @ Broadway and Wall. #OWS
Looks like OWS is gaining more support.
Is it safe for me to assume that you agree that Obama did indeed have the bulk of the responsibility for administering TARP and that the conversation has now moved on to effectiveness?
If this is the case, let's contast their effectiveness.
Adminisration of these loans starts with who they actually chose to loan money to and evaluation of the default risk involved. Bush's loans were paid back with interest...what about Obama's loans ($150B committed and only $13B paid back)? Hmmm...not so good.
TARP was primarily intended to prevent collapse of our banking and financial system. Most of Bush's loans were used this way ($194B)...Obama, not much ($11B).
Please tell me why a good admistrator would refuse to accept TARP loan repayments (with interest) from several banks. Hmmm...that's odd.
Also, why would an effective administrator refuse to implement or only partially implement 20 of SIGTARPs recommendations for basic transparency and accountability in the operations of TARP that we now know was fraught with moral hazard potential? Hmmmm.
For the record, many (e.g. OWS types) falsely believe that TARP was a Wall Street handout given by those evil Republicans to their rich cronies and that taxpayers got ripped off by these greedy banks...oblivious to the fact that TARP legislation was pushed by Democrats. Oblivious that those loans to "Wall Street" made by Bush have already been paid back with interest. The loans Obama chose to make....well now, that's a different story.
One commuter to the financial district expressed her frustration today over delays on her commute every day this week. Her normal commute should last about seven minutes but now takes 25 minutes.
“This has been every day for this past week, 25 minutes to get from Canal to Wall. It’s shameful — we are all 99 percent, this is ridiculous,” the unidentified woman told
Meantime, a recent survey of OWS members by Hector R. Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D, of the School of Public Affairs at New York's Baruch College, sheds new light on who they are: Young (64.2 percent are under 34), well educated, white (81.3 percent) and male (67 percent). Only half are employed full-time. Over 70 percent say they are independents politically, 27 percent are Democrats, 2.5 percent are Republicans.
More frustration towards OWS by 99%ers.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2011/11/wall-st-commuter-were-all-99-this-is-ridiculous/
Interest demographics.
Meantime, a recent survey of OWS members by Hector R. Cordero-Guzman, Ph.D, of the School of Public Affairs at New York's Baruch College, sheds new light on who they are: Young (64.2 percent are under 34), well educated, white (81.3 percent) and male (67 percent). Only half are employed full-time. Over 70 percent say they are independents politically, 27 percent are Democrats, 2.5 percent are Republicans.
What I find odd is that people seem to think you could have a protest without inconveniencing the remaining 99% of society. Of course they are inconveniencing other people, including some they claim to be supporting. How could they not?
What I find odd is that people seem to think you could have a protest without inconveniencing the remaining 99% of society. Of course they are inconveniencing other people, including some they claim to be supporting. How could they not?
stay off the streets?
don't try blocking people from going to work?
Sounds like a highly effective protest to me!
What you're failing to understand is the protesters and their organizers have the GOAL of inconveniencing workers. You know...all day, all week, shut down wall street!
Stop playing dumb, their objective is to disrupt, not protest, but disrupt.
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What I find odd is that people seem to think you could have a protest without inconveniencing the remaining 99% of society. Of course they are inconveniencing other people, including some they claim to be supporting. How could they not?
Seems OWS has a ghetto and nice side of the encampment...
John stewart show on class division.
LOL! "I am against private property, not personal property."
http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-november-16-2011/occupy-wall-street-divided
maybe the people should've taken their shit home when they were told to
maybe the people should've taken their shit home when they were told to
maybe the people should've taken their shit home when they were told to
maybe the people should've taken their children home when they were told to
Damn those Independents !
Sounds like a highly effective protest to me!
That works pretty well to excuse anything.
"Police beat two hundred protesters who were not resisting."
"Police handcuffed and executed 50 protesters.
"Police raped 40 children protesters had brought with them to the protest after arresting their parent"
Ya, it works for pretty much anything for an apologist. Nice going.