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Title: Anti-Wall Street Protests Spread Nationwide
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Associated Press
URL Source: http://libertysflame.com/cgi-bin/readart.cgi?ArtNum=24490
Published: Oct 3, 2011
Author: Associated Press
Post Date: 2011-10-03 20:21:15 by Brian S
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Views: 1774
Comments: 9
(10-03) 17:11 PDT New York (AP) -- Protests against Wall Street spread across the country Monday as demonstrators marched on Federal Reserve banks and camped out in parks from Los Angeles to Portland, Maine, in a show of anger over the wobbly economy and what they see as corporate greed. In Manhattan, hundreds of protesters dressed as corporate zombies in white face paint lurched past the New York Stock Exchange clutching fistfuls of fake money. In Chicago, demonstrators pounded drums in the city's financial district. Others pitched tents or waved protest signs at passing cars in Boston, St. Louis and Kansas City, Mo. The arrests of 700 protesters on the Brooklyn Bridge over the weekend galvanized a slice of discontented America, from college students worried about their job prospects to middle-age workers who have been recently laid off. Some protesters likened themselves to the tea party movement — but with a liberal bent — or to the Arab Spring demonstrators who brought down their rulers in the Middle East. "I've felt this way for a long time. I've really just kind of been waiting for a movement to come along that I thought would last and have some resonation within the community," said Steven Harris, a laid-off truck driver in Kansas City. Harris and about 20 other people were camped out in a park across the street from the Kansas City Federal Reserve building, their site strewn with sleeping bags, clothes and handmade signs. Some passing drivers honked in support. The Occupy Wall Street protests started on Sept. 17 with a few dozen demonstrators who tried to pitch tents in front of the New York Stock Exchange. Since then, hundreds have set up camp in a park nearby and have become increasingly organized, lining up medical aid and legal help and printing their own newspaper, the Occupied Wall Street Journal. About 100 demonstrators were arrested on Sept. 24 and some were pepper-sprayed. On Saturday police arrested 700 on charges of disorderly conduct and blocking a public street as they tried to march over the Brooklyn Bridge. Police said they took five more protesters into custody on Monday, though it was unclear whether they had been charged with any crime. Wiljago Cook, of Oakland, Calif., who joined the New York protest on the first day, said she was shocked by the arrests. "Exposing police brutality wasn't even really on my agenda, but my eyes have been opened," she said. She vowed to stay in New York "as long as it seems useful." City bus drivers sued the New York Police Department on Monday for commandeering their buses and making them drive to the Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday to pick up detained protesters. "We're down with these protesters. We support the notion that rich folk are not paying their fair share," said Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen. "Our bus operators are not going to be pressed into service to arrest protesters anywhere." The city's Law Department said the NYPD's actions were proper. On Monday, the zombies stayed on the sidewalks as they wound through Manhattan's financial district chanting, "How to fix the deficit: End the war, tax the rich!" They lurched along with their arms in front of them. Some yelled, "I smell money!" Reaction was mixed from passers-by. Roland Klingman, who works in the financial industry and was wearing a suit as he walked through a raucous crowd of protesters, said he could sympathize with the anti-Wall Street message. "I don't think it's directed personally at everyone who works down here," Klingman said. "If they believe everyone down here contributes to policy decisions, it's a serious misunderstanding." Another man in a suit yelled at the protesters, "Go back to work!" He declined to be interviewed. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a billionaire who made his fortune as a corporate executive, has said the demonstrators are making a mistake by targeting Wall Street.
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#1. To: Brian S (#0)
Greetings, Institutions of the Media. It seems that the government and Federal agencies enjoy enforcing the law a little bit too much. This is why we choose to declare our war against the New York Stock Exchange. We can no longer stay silent as the population is being exploited and forced to make sacrifices in the name of profit. Vox Populi, Vox Anon.
Gee, kinda like waitin for Christmas, huh?
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
The second thought is how will our underwhelming, and overmatched POTUS respond if this does, in fact, occur.
Proxy IP's are amusing.....lmao
I thought all of you obomba loving neocoms ... war - fred - lead - brian s - lucysr - willieg were arrested --- on the brooklyn bridge ! On the brooklyn bridge there was a young wannabe lawyer family who wanted free health care !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
You want/expect Federal intervention for a protest occurring in NYC?
America...My Kind Of Place... "I truly am not that concerned about [bin Laden]..." "THE MILITIA IS COMING!!! THE MILITIA IS COMING!!!" I lurk to see if someone other than Myst or Pookie posts anything...
Doesn't these dnc kookbots get heathcare from their unions - planned parenthoodlums - ralph nader organizations !
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
I thought you bought the Brooklyn Bridge and complained about people trespassing on your private property.
Employees get their healthcare from their doctor. They get their health insurance from their employer.
If you ... don't use exclamation points --- you should't be typeing ! Commas - semicolons are for girlie boys !
We are Anonymous.
The events transpiring within Wall Street have caught our eye.
They instate unjust laws as mindless automatons, blindly following orders with soulless precision.
We witness the Government enforcing the laws that punish the 99% while allowing the 1% to escape justice, unharmed, for their crimes against the people.
We have observed this same Government failing to enforce even the minimal legal restraints of Wall Street's abuses. This Government who has willingly ignored the greed at Wall Street has even bailed out the perpetrators that have caused our crisis.
We will not stand by and watch the system take over our way of life.
We the people shall stand against the government's inaction.
We the people will not be witnesses to your corruption and ill gotten profits.
We will not labor for your leisure.
We will not assist you in any way.
We will show the world that we are true to our word. On October 10th, NYSE shall be erased from the Internet. On October 10th, expect a day that will never, ever, be forgotten.
The Voice of The People is The Voice of Anonymous.
We are Legion. We are the 99%.
We do not forgive. We do not forget.
Wall Street: Expect us.
#2. To: nolu chan (#1)
#3. To: nolu chan (#1)
#4. To: nolu chan (#1)
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#5. To: Badeye (#3)
The second thought is how will our underwhelming, and overmatched POTUS respond if this does, in fact, occur.
--GW Bush
--Sarah Palin's version of "The Midnight Ride of Paul revere"
#6. To: All (#4)
young wannabe lawyer family
#7. To: BorisY (#4)
I thought all of you obomba loving neocoms ... war - fred - lead - brian s - lucysr - willieg were arrested --- on the brooklyn bridge !
#8. To: BorisY (#6)
Doesn't these dnc kookbots get heathcare from their unions - planned parenthoodlums - ralph nader organizations !
#9. To: nolu chan (#8)
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