Showdown time for Kasim Reed and Occupy Atlanta
I will have misjudged Kasim Reed if he allows this to happen again tonight (from the AJC):
The activists encamped at Woodruff Park plan to leave Tuesday afternoon for a protest march to a downtown Atlanta bank headquarters, but vowed in an e-mail to return to the park and remain there “for as long as it takes.”
The group’s vow to stay at the park comes after being told Monday night that they were violating city rules prohibiting remaining in city parks after 11 p.m. …
Late Tuesday morning, the number of protesters at the park had dwindled to around 75, with several dozen tents still pitched on the park’s grass. Those remaining on Tuesday morning were low-key, not chanting or carrying the protest signs that were seen on Monday.
An anticipated showdown between the protesters and police never materialized, as authorities made no effort to forcibly remove the group.
“We’re allowing the protesters the opportunity to leave the park peacefully,” Candace Byrd, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s chief of staff, said Monday night.
But no deadline was given at the impromptu press conference, and overnight police presence around the park was minimal. …
It’s uncertain how long the city will allow the group to stay. Byrd said officials held two meetings Monday with protest organizers to inform them of ordinances preventing “urban camping.”
Reed is as politically astute as any elected official from Georgia. Surely, he knows that it’s one thing to show some forbearance before telling the likes of the Occupy Atlanta folks to go home — and another thing altogether to watch them flout the law after being informed of it and given a chance to comply willingly.
Surely, that is, Reed knows that he can’t be seen by his constituents as unable or unwilling to enforce such a basic law.
Between the group’s brushing off Congressman John Lewis and taking advantage of Reed’s exceeding patience once already, I can’t imagine that forcing the group to leave would cause Reed nearly as many problems as letting them ignore him.
And if the group’s “leaders” can’t trust the protesters to show up again tomorrow if they have to go home tonight, well, I guess they don’t have much of a movement.
– By Kyle Wingfield
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A Reader
October 11th, 2011
3:18 pm
When was the last time you stood for something rather than hugging the sidelines with your pen and pad?
BULLSEYE
October 11th, 2011
3:18 pm
Reed needs to run the protestors out of the park so the regular bums can get some sleep.
Yahtzee
October 11th, 2011
3:19 pm
i don’t know…75 protestors sounds like a lot of chaos
arnold
October 11th, 2011
3:26 pm
Add a few Tea Party members to the mix. Would it be OK then? No. Reed loses no matter what he does. It’s a no winner for the city.
Chip
October 11th, 2011
3:28 pm
I say let them stay. The longer these pathetic, ignorant, selfish imbeciles make deranged public fools of themselves, the better.
Mary Kay
October 11th, 2011
3:33 pm
Wow, good job occupy atlanta. You are all very good kindergarteners and follow directions very well. Congratulations, you can now receive your diplomas and graduate to first grade. Keep following like sheep.
Independent Voter
October 11th, 2011
3:37 pm
Reed is getting on alot of people nerve do he know how to run this city. Look downtown look scary and spooky with all the homeless sleeping on the sidewalk why he cant let them sleep in the park.
Homeless people sleep in the park after 11pm.
Don't Tread
October 11th, 2011
3:49 pm
I don’t have a luxury car, luxury yacht, corporate jet, or a beach house.
I’ve been going about this the wrong way all this time. Maybe I should picket the homes of the uber-rich until I annoy them into giving me what I want. Sounds easier than working.
Frankie
October 11th, 2011
3:50 pm
@independent voter – grammar is a wonderful thing once you learn to use it..
Occupy your house and go home…even if you are fihting for jobs and for the rich to stop getting rich off of our backs this is not the way to do it. If you don’t like Bank of America, remove your money, take it somewhere else.
you are making a lot of noise and not saying anything. NO ONE can hear you because of your presentaion. I guess you think you are keeping the park workers employed by having to clean up after you…
@@
October 11th, 2011
3:51 pm
I like Kasim Reed. If the protesters are inconveniencing local business, residents and costing the taxpayers additional money, he’s obligated, as their mayor, to disband the protests.
If he does, my hands will be raised…my fingers will be wiggling.
1961_Boomer
October 11th, 2011
3:52 pm
So far, the main crux of these movements is that the public largess should be bestowed upon them. “Pay my mortgage/healthcare/student loans/etc”
When the movement is “Gimme because I perceive that you have given him” rather than “All of this gimme gimme gimme has to stop”, the movement is doomed to fail.
Hoockerzarfunn
October 11th, 2011
3:57 pm
I think the mayor is right on this one. These freaks and geeks are just looking for attention. By ignoring them and refusing to give them the pleasure of being filmed in a fracas with police forcing them from the park, they’ll just lose interest and go home. After all, this is the generation that needs input every 30 seconds to stay involved in something or they get bored. Sooner or later, they’ll have to recharge their i-phones, anyway.
Scooter
October 11th, 2011
3:57 pm
Do these protesters realize how many people’s retirements depend on corporations?
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October 11th, 2011
3:59 pm
I watched the LiveStream at Woodruff. Some guy asked another guy if he could film his profound statement. What was it, you may ask?
“We won the battle.”
WOO HOO!
What was the battle? They stayed beyond the designated departure time.
Alrighty din!
a whimperin’ woo hoo for you.
godless heathen
October 11th, 2011
4:02 pm
Loose the hounds!
joe
October 11th, 2011
4:05 pm
Would anyone in their right mind hire these neck-tatoo’d hippy-wannabe freaks? Wonder how much pot is being smoked at that park these days…
carlosgvv
October 11th, 2011
4:13 pm
People are now protesting all over the country. They do NOT say “gosh, I am bored and don’t have anything to do. I know! I’ll go downtown and protest”. People protest for a reason, and when the numbers are this large, you know that something is really wrong in America. I do not think this is just going to go away.
Truth
October 11th, 2011
4:22 pm
These are the same people who want something for nothing. Give me, not because I’ve earned it, but because you have more than me and thus you can do with less.
No sympathy for these idiots, regardless of their situation. This is America. Go out and get what you want and be proud, or sit on your duff and pontificate on what others should do and then blame them for your problems.
They should move to another country if they don’t like this one.
meno
October 11th, 2011
4:26 pm
So 1961_Boomer, this would be worse than the tea party simpletons wanting the public largess of social security, medicare, and farm subsidies continuing for them and then labeling everyone else as selfish moochers?
quick work break
October 11th, 2011
4:29 pm
“These freaks and geeks are just looking for attention.” Umm, duh–that’s kinda the point. They certainly don’t have the seemingly limitless funds funneled to them by a few billionaires like the tea party had.
Junior Samples
October 11th, 2011
4:30 pm
I think Kyle is missing a big opportunity here. A chance at the big time.
First, dress up like a pimp (a la James O’Keefe)…
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October 11th, 2011
4:30 pm
Paula Deen: Michelle Obama likes fried food too
“Well, I did a show with Michelle and I just loved being with her,” Deen told Yeas & Nays. “She probably ate more than any other guest I’ve ever had on the show —she kept eating even during commercials.”
Isn’t this so typically liberal, whine and blubber about other people being overweight and then gobble up all the fatty foods in sight.
oink, oink, ms obozo.
Bryan
October 11th, 2011
4:30 pm
Speaking for all of those actively trying to get jobs rather than uselessly protest, I hope they stay in the park for another few months to give us time to get these interviews out of the way.
independent voter
October 11th, 2011
4:31 pm
these ARE the 1% of losers… protesting success in a free market economy ??? 90% plus are too hard at work to protest.. It’s always been this way… Herman Cain too busy going to school.. successful military and business career to protest.. compare him to Al Sharpton on MSNBC… WOW.. pick your sides..
Don't Tread
October 11th, 2011
4:34 pm
I wonder how many of these people would be working at one of those “evil” corporations right now if things had turned out differently (say, the economy tanked in 2015 instead of 2008-09). Hmmmmm…
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October 11th, 2011
4:35 pm
Herman Cain to Harry Belafonte: I Left the Democrat Plantation a Long Time Ago
Just sayin…
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
4:35 pm
People protest for a reason, and when the numbers are this large, you know that something is really wrong in America.
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Reason, thy name is Obama. The POTUS loves this trumped up diversion from his daily failings in what is supposed to be a leadership role, not a community agitator gig.
@@
October 11th, 2011
4:42 pm
Christie endorses Romney?
Why wouldn’t he? In their enthusiasm to discredit Christie, the MSM quickly painted him as a RINO.
Herman’s poll numbers have room for expansion. Romney’s have flattened out.
Junior Samples
October 11th, 2011
4:44 pm
Kyle hates Freedom of assembly, therfore, Kyle hates the Constitution.
And “brushing off Congressman John Lewis”???
Tell the truth Kyle, tell the truth. You work for the same paper that reported this truth yesterday.
Bill Hilly
October 11th, 2011
4:45 pm
Funny how the cons posting on here have no idea what the protests are about, as you have been brainwashed and told by the Fox talking heads that this is all anti-capitalism. News flash – it’s not. It’s about the takeover of our government by corporate America.
Junior Samples
October 11th, 2011
4:46 pm
Bill Hilly,
Please don’t bother them with facts, because everytime you do, an angel loses it’s wings.
Lynn
October 11th, 2011
4:52 pm
On the contrary, the Mayor stands to lose a great deal if he becomes associated with the 1 percent.
thewindwhistler
October 11th, 2011
4:55 pm
Hold your horses. There should be an eviction order executed and then a heaRIng to see if there is enough evidence to move forward. Just maybe, the city does not have a clear title to the ground that the encampment is on. The law shall take its course, why to forcibly evict these peceful, god fearing people flies in the face of the constitution.
Furthermore, all the facilities for bATHING, as well as portable bathrooms, not portapotties, the real flush type that Bill and Hillary had for their daughters wedding reception.
Lynn
October 11th, 2011
4:57 pm
@Uncle Jed — the economic problems that these folks are protesting happened under President George W. Bush’s watch…while everybody was busy starting endless, expensive wars and doing away with meaningful oversight for corporations. The current President — while not perfect — has been trying very hard to clean up W.’s mess. And it’s a really big mess.
Don't Tread
October 11th, 2011
4:59 pm
“you have been brainwashed and told by the Fox talking heads that this is all anti-capitalism”
Hmmm….let’s see. Signs that say “End Corporate Greed.”
How about “Eat The Rich”?
“Jail Bank Parasites”
“You Can Never Find A Good Left-Wing Military Coup When You Want One”
“Billionaires: Your Time Is Up”
“Money Hungry Fascist Bankers”
…etc.
Looks like anti-capitalism to me.
The LAW
October 11th, 2011
5:02 pm
They should either obey the law or face the consequences – ARREST and JAIL.
The good people of the city of Atlanta, decided, through their representatives on the city council, that parks are closed after 11 pm.
@@
October 11th, 2011
5:06 pm
The OWS protest is about the diminishing middle class.
Most, not all of the protesters I’ve seen interviewed should BE IN CLASS. They have no class, nor are they old enough to be part of a class. Their parents? Maybe.
Many of the older protesters are re-living their radical youth. Parents like that rarely ask much of their children. They usually encourage them to be free spirits or some such nonsense. Free spirits wanting everything given to them freely.
That’s not how real life plays out.
Jim Crowe
October 11th, 2011
5:07 pm
The middle class is disappearing in this country as the super rich gobble up more and more of the money.
The protests you see are a result of that.
“Why shouldn’t the American people take half my money from me? I took all of it from them.”
Edward Albert Filene (1869-1937)
Filene (of Boston’s Filene’s Department Stores) founded the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to encourage businesses to contribute to the welfare of their communities. He eventually quit the organization, disappointed that it had become a bastion of right-wing conservatism and an anti-tax lobby.
Jefferson
October 11th, 2011
5:11 pm
You better listen to those folks, the truth scares people eh?
Don't Tread
October 11th, 2011
5:12 pm
Jim, were you the one holding the “Eat The Rich” sign?
DawgDad
October 11th, 2011
5:13 pm
Meno: I’m a Tea Party sympathizer. I’ve been funding OTHER PEOPLE’s Social Security benefits for over 40 years. Are you wanting to PROVE ME RIGHT about the inevitable empty promises of socialism? Huh?
Ellen
October 11th, 2011
5:16 pm
I think it’s perfectly acceptable that 1% own 99% of the wealth, power and influence in the US–just like a third world country. I don’t know why more middle class and working class people don’t seem to mind…. Maybe they are brainwashed into thinking that rich people are better than they are, more hardworking than they are, more blessed by God than they are…
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
5:21 pm
@Uncle Jed — the economic problems that these folks are protesting happened under President George W. Bush’s watch…
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While such a statement may conveniently fit your preferred narrative, the reality is that the bloated federal government and its operatives (party affiliations notwithstanding) have for decades been failing to properly manage and operate what is supposed to be a limited federal bureaucracy and have instead grown the damn thing into the unmanagebale juggernaut that way too many have come to rely upon for their daily and monthly sustinence.
And with all due respect, which is unknown to me as I do not know you personally, our current president has done a woefully inadequate job at best. I submit he is more interested in throwing gala social events; playing golf; and reading lofty and accusatory missives; all the while, attempting to divert attention from his own shortcomings. He will soon be returned to a community in search of an organizer and our country can get on about the business of improving and prospering.
Jefferson
October 11th, 2011
5:21 pm
The “tea” reps are just pawns.
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
5:22 pm
Jim, were you the one holding the “Eat The Rich” sign?
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Paula Deen just texted that it was Moochelle Obama waving that placard while wolfing down a dozen Krispy Kremes.
DawgDad
October 11th, 2011
5:24 pm
Ellen: The vast majority of people who consider themselves “blessed by God” are not obsessed with wealth envy. Think about that for a moment, please.
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
5:24 pm
Ellen
October 11th, 2011
5:16 pm
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You do have a point there, Ellen, but what is it?
Jefferson
October 11th, 2011
5:29 pm
Why not start writing speeding tickets inside the perimeter for anyone going over 60 ? It the law right?
Filter
October 11th, 2011
5:31 pm
Keep it up folks. Dismiss this growing discontent at your peril. I felt the ground shake when the GOP overreached in Wisconsin with the Union bust, it shook more when the GOP held us all hostage with the debt ceiling debacle. Now there’s that shaking again.
I will confess that this may just be a flash in the pan BUT if these people become organized it could prove to be a seismic shift in the political landscape. Regular people are getting tired of being fed scraps from the table as our corporate overlords whip their lackeys into hues and cries of “wealth envy” and “class warfare”. It’s worked for an awful long time. But as the “job creators” continue to enjoy their corporate welfare programs without deigning to create jobs, well people begin to see that the emperor has no clothes.
Time will tell what this all means but I believe that a hasty dismissal of these protest is done at your own risk.
DawgDad
October 11th, 2011
5:36 pm
“if these people become organized ” The reports I’ve seen indicate the Occupy protests ARE organized. Guess I can’t trust ANYTHING I read or see in the liberal media anymore.
Filter
October 11th, 2011
5:43 pm
Dawgdad,
I read your comment because it was short. I generally ignore anything you write as I have yet to read anything of intelligence or substance from you.
As you freely evidenced by ignoring everything I wrote save the one live of proof text you needed to make a snarky comment.
I’m sure you feel the same about me, so let’s do this. I’ll ignore you, you ignore me.
Filter
October 11th, 2011
5:44 pm
live should be line.
Real Athens
October 11th, 2011
5:46 pm
Um. Doesn’t sound very ‘patriotic’ to me, Kyle.
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”.
All this is going to come to a head when Goldman-Sachs is convicted in civil/criminal court for running a criminal enterprise. The trial starts in December.
Amy Barnes
October 11th, 2011
5:47 pm
Actually – I was there – 75 people – that’s US – were peacefully talking. And busy cleaning the park up.
We were far safer there than any other place – Mayor Reed needs to acknowledge the unconstitutionality of the restriction of movement on Public Land.
I as one in the group have chosen to take a peaceful but proactive, assertive stand against the economic slavery and bully tactics taken up by executives in large corporations as well as people who abuse the public trust in Government positions.
I am personally PRO government, but am against the abuses that some people have chosen to institutionalize in society. We should work together to ensure that each person can USE his or her opportunities as Americans to stick it out for the self. We own our destinies and futures, but there are plenty of road blocks that have been inserted into our lives that need to be removed.
OCCUPY ATLANTA!
I have fought for my right as a hearing impaired person to find work – but – it seems as if my disability is being discriminated against a few times here and there. Sigh.
Bill Hilly
October 11th, 2011
5:51 pm
Don’t Tread
October 11th, 2011
4:59 pm
Hmmm….let’s see. Signs that say “End Corporate Greed.”
How about “Eat The Rich”?
“Jail Bank Parasites”
“You Can Never Find A Good Left-Wing Military Coup When You Want One”
“Billionaires: Your Time Is Up”
“Money Hungry Fascist Bankers”
…etc.
Looks like anti-capitalism to me.
Oooooh. Now they are Anti-capitalism cannibals! Now fox REALLY has some fear-inciting headlines to use!
LawDawg
October 11th, 2011
5:56 pm
Really? If Kasim Reed fails to enforce a fairly meaningless law that will be huge blow to him? Do you really think clearing Woodruff Park of hippies is that important?
I would much prefer that police manpower and overtime pay be used to patrol the area around Tech. Then again, I rarely form my opinions based on the the content of someone else’s political beliefs and my life is not dedicated to the destruction of a political ideology. Modern-American punditry pretty much destroyed my interest in politics.
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
5:58 pm
…well people begin to see that the emperor has no clothes.
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You refer to Emperor Obama, no doubt. Wisconsin had an election and elected a governor to do a job, which he did. The Republicans held the Wisconsin legislature in a subsequent election. A conservative/republican was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court as well.
The conservatives in the U.S. House of Representatives fought and stood on principle relative to the debt ceiling debacle created as a wedge issue. Somebody has to take stand or we all are at peril of a failed nation. The handouts and nanny-state must be checked and the time is long overdue.
I don’t know how you define “regular people”, but I am a pretty regular mainstream guy and I am not afraid of organized agitation fommented by a loser during a re-election drive. This growing discontent you are fear mongering is a small whipped up bunch of whackos that will have their day and their overnights in the parks of the land and some will probbaly riot and loot and burn and garner disproportionate media attention, much like a serious car wreck or high speed chase. At the end of the day the goodness of the American people will prevail and the sky won’t fall and Obama will be gone and markets will adapt and the sun will shine. Such is life and history is on my side.
meno
October 11th, 2011
6:02 pm
DawgDad my point is that the tea party types do not want their social security (and other government benefits that others have supported) to be messed with but classify everyone else as moochers. I don’t see how that point proves you correct.
Jimmy62
October 11th, 2011
6:03 pm
Someone has to pay to clean the place up. And someone’s gotta pay for people to police so it doesn’t become a horrible mess. The Tea Party never set up in a public park for weeks at a time when they protested.
For Occupy it’s all about them, and how much they can take. Because they sure aren’t giving. And the next idiot holding up a sign whining about how he can’t get a job with his liberal arts degrees needs a dose of good sense, not free money. You got a basically useless degree and a lot of college loan debt? Not my problem, I’ve got my own student loan debt, but also got a degree that’s actually marketable.
Uncle Jed
October 11th, 2011
6:07 pm
All this is going to come to a head when Goldman-Sachs is convicted in civil/criminal court for running a criminal enterprise.
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The connections between Goldman-Sachs and Obama are stunning. Do some research and learn about ties between GS and the Obama administration and cabinet members. Check out donations from GS to Obama. Check out Larry Summers and Rahm Emmanel connections. It is stunning to hear Obama berate GS, when in fact they sleep together.
JKL2
October 11th, 2011
6:24 pm
filter- Regular people are getting tired of being fed scraps from the table as our corporate overlords whip their lackeys into hues and cries of “wealth envy” and “class warfare
Who needs corporate overlords when we can all live off the government teet. Sieg heil obama! Let’s make him a dictator so we can become the third world country all the Demwits dream about.
the original and still the best John Galt
October 11th, 2011
6:46 pm
I expect the Demopublican Central Committee, excuse me, National Committee are the organizers behind the “Occupy” groups. The Marxist talk and the hippie appearance give it away.
ragnar danneskjold
October 11th, 2011
7:38 pm
Taranto had a funny line tonight in his “headlines: Under the Taranto descriptive, “Stop, Children, What’s that Smell” he links to a Reuters headline “”Dick Gregory Says Occupy Wall Street Has Whiff of 1960s”
ragnar danneskjold
October 11th, 2011
7:43 pm
Taranto also has a marvelous essay on the phenomenon, which he calls “The Left’s Nervous Breakdown.” Closes with a clever argument:
“Leading Democratic figures, including party fund-raisers and a top ally of President Obama, are embracing the spread of the anti-Wall Street protests in a clear sign that members of the Democratic establishment see the movement as a way to align disenchanted Americans with their party,” reports the New York Times….
What’s their slogan going to be, “Smash the system–re-elect the president”?
One “senior House Democratic official” tells the Times: “That’s the danger with something like this–that you go from peaceful protests to throwing trash cans.” Throwing trash cans is an unlikely way to effect change, but it’s an even unlikelier way of preserving the status quo.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Unexpectedly Revised Downward)
October 11th, 2011
7:49 pm
The activists…vowed in an e-mail to return to the park and remain there “for as long as it takes.”
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As long as it takes….for WHAT exactly to happen? As long as it takes for the government to give them some more of other people’s property?
F’off, greedy losers.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Unexpectedly Revised Downward)
October 11th, 2011
7:54 pm
Amy Barnes: economic slavery and bully tactics taken up by executives in large corporations
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For example?
If you don’t like corporations, don’t work for them, don’t buy their products, and sell your shares. Problem solved.
If you are annoyed that corporations donate to politicians, don’t vote for those politicians. And remember, Obozo got more donations from Wall Street than McCain.
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October 11th, 2011
8:10 pm
Yeah, see if this freaking lib asks Bachmann any more stupid questions, hahaha.
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October 11th, 2011
8:12 pm
I doubt if the lib liked Gingrich’s answer either.
@@
October 11th, 2011
8:23 pm
Will the protesters take Governor Rendell’s advice? I sure hope not.
STORM THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION!!! LET YOUR VOICES BE HEARD!!!
Obama has created a Frankenstein.
schnirt
Pat
October 11th, 2011
9:01 pm
Aren’t they breaking the law by urban camping? I guess people only have to follow the law when they want. If the protesters actually put this dedication into getting a job, they might not have all the problems they say they have. Maybe they should actually get skills that the corporations want, but I guess that is harder than screaming about wanting stuff for nothing.
Jack
October 11th, 2011
9:07 pm
Giuliani would know what to do about the squatters. Reed’s a little short on the stiff-upper-lip stuff.
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October 11th, 2011
9:07 pm
The dummycrats can jack up a flat tax, the can jack up a fair tax, they can jack up excise tax, they can pass regulations that essentially raise taxes, they can bailout unions and raise your kids taxes.
And they can jack up a 9-9-9 tax rate.
morons.
That’s the best part about the obozo presidency, the American people now know what a lib is and, with that, no more Nasty Pelosis will ever govern. Think about it, if you are able.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Unexpectedly Revised Downward)
October 11th, 2011
9:22 pm
What? The Democrat-controlled Senate couldn’t pass a Democrat pResident’s “jobs” bill?
It must have really sucked!
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October 11th, 2011
9:24 pm
Herman nails it.
2/3 majority.
ODD OWL
October 11th, 2011
9:33 pm
The overwhelming majority of Atlantians support the Occupy Wall Street protesters… Mayor Reed and all the Democrats should support the protesters. There is a paradigm shift taking place in America right now… The aristocratic rich, elite (1) % and their lap dog Republican politicians have been practicing unregulated class warfare against non rich Americans for the last 30 years… Now is the time for the non rich to fight back… The politicians can jump on and ride this wave of change or they will be crushed by the undertow. PROTEST…. Share the wealth, TAX THE RICH, pay down the debt…
Pat
October 11th, 2011
9:37 pm
ODD-are you serious, do you not know that the Democrats are to blame also, they have had control of this country for the 7 years and nothing has changed.
Lil' Barry Bailout (Unexpectedly Revised Downward)
October 11th, 2011
9:50 pm
ODD, the federal government spends about $15,000 every year for every man, woman, and child. Did you pay your fair share last year?
The rich are already paying their fair share, plus most or all of yours.
Tax the parasites.
Morpheena
October 11th, 2011
10:32 pm
Bums have been camping out in Woodruff Park for years, why is this different.
Besides, this group is fun to watch. They remind me of the barroom scene in the first Star Wars movie.
buck@gon
October 12th, 2011
12:00 am
Great job, Kyle!
Keep this up. Stay on top of the Mayor and these bozos!
Carlosgv:
People protest for a reason, and when the numbers are this large, you know that something is really wrong
THESE people don’t really protest for a reason, at least not one that they give. Ostensibly they are protesting AGAINST greed, but what that really means is anyone’s guess, including theirs–not much of a movement, like Kyle said. When numbers are “this large” for a vocal but confused protest, yes, I agree, something is wrong with these people.
buck@gon
October 12th, 2011
12:01 am
Lil Barry @ 922,
I like the small “p” for Obama. Perfect for a pResident of his stature.
David
October 12th, 2011
12:02 am
This children that you spit on as they try to change their world are immuned to your consultation. They’re quite aware of what they’re going through.
buck@gon
October 12th, 2011
12:07 am
The overwhelming majority of Atlantians support the Occupy Wall Street protesters BULLCRAP!
But we see despite the bullcrap that liberals drone on in the face of all evidence to spite their own noses. … Mayor Reed and all the Democrats should support the protesters. There is a paradigm shift taking place in America right now… The aristocratic rich, elite (1) % and their lap dog Republican politicians have been practicing unregulated class warfare against non rich Americans for the last 30 years …..shave and a haircut. Two bits!
Right, the rich and their lapdog republicans have been doing it, so therefore, it makes sense if we excuse the community organizer in chief and a Canadian firm for conjuring protests on American soil to detract from administration failures, including the economy and corruption, such as fast and furious. When you accuse your enemies of what you are already doing (whether they are doing it or not), you by some twisted Marxist concept of fairness excuse yourself from doing the exact same thing. Castro does this. If you watch his May Day speeches (and if you speak Spanish) then you’ll hear it from a black belt communist.
buck@gon
October 12th, 2011
12:13 am
These children may be aware of what they’re going through with their (worthless, but expensive) college educations, their trust funds or subsidies from their parents, but evidence shows they haven’t an inkling of what is going on in the world, except a) Obama is becoming VERY unpopular, b) the rich getting richer, c) somehow (they don’t know how) they are the ones who are destined to turn all this around.
The children with their hands on the reins of power…sort of like a baby piloting a spacecraft.
Fortunately, Obama fulfills this anaolgy as an older, but still petulent adolescent in charge, who also has no clue about what is good for the country–only that “something” is wrong.
You know what’s wrong, don’t you Mr. Carter? Tell’em Jimmy!
Cobb County Guy
October 12th, 2011
4:08 am
The Atlanta mayor should call out the police and use water hoses on these jerks maybe wash some one that stink off.
independent thinker
October 12th, 2011
8:18 am
They are frustrated that that “hope and change” thing did not work out as they expected. Excuse from on top- big bad corporations and banks. They should be pushing for passage of the Chinese money devaluation bill that causes jobs to go to China. Mr. Boehner says he isn’t concerned and will mot allow a vote on the Senate bill; the administration isn’t sure what its position is- situation normal- stalemate That’s when it is time to take to the streets.
SouthernGal
October 12th, 2011
8:28 am
Camping in State and Federal parks requires a daily fee. The city should charge for the privilege of camping in a public park!
Tom(Independent)
October 12th, 2011
11:48 am
Just a thought – This should be about JOBS, the most important issue in this country! The wealthy or rich are heads of corporations(businesses), they provide and create jobs for people. I doubt any of the protestors have ever created a JOB for anyone. Secondly, was it Buffett or Soros who recently gave 26 million to Africa for humanitary reasons? I am sick and tired of tax payers money going to rebuilt nations like those Muslim countries( they hate us anyway), Mexico, Africa, etc. All these foreign aid monies should be going in the direction of helping American Citizens in obtaining jobs. Business must get tax breaks before they will increase their work force. Put CITIZENS back to work and stop the foreign aid handouts!
Amy Barnes
October 12th, 2011
1:12 pm
Lil’ Barry Bailout – I like your miniker
A few of the bully tactics used by individuals abusing their positions within large corporations are as follows:
1. Sending lawyers into UI benefits hearings to fight a VALID claim. I myself have one of these with full proof/evidence! I am nice enough not to name the company here.
2. Forbidding workers from becoming a Notary of the Public, running for political office off the clock, and demanding that workers obey Company Policy OFF the clock for hourly workers.
3. Retaliation against whistle blowers of other, unrelated, companies.
4. Discouraging the disabled from applying to work, suggesting they to go on Disability instead. This can be demoralizing, as I do not want to be stuck getting crumbs from society – I want to make my own success, and be able to take the credit.
I sure wish the sheltered housewife who visited us and wrote about it would realize that each of us are individuals, and because some are like clowns and belittle bottom line security instead of going to the individuals REALLY responsible (instead of a visible symbol of such – security), it does NOT mean that we are all one and the same.
I dress conservative, actually bathe, do smell nice, and can articulate my concerns with INDIVIDUALS looting the System for all it has and spoiling the party for everybody else. I can probably bet that she did not meet the OTHER mother of toddlers visiting who actually HAS hardship (no job, little savings, UI benefits about to expire, expensive car and dental problems, no insurance… small insignificant things like that.) – I am sick of seeing people wonder why people are so angry about the economy while I drive by entire shopping plazas dead because Small Businesses are being slaughtered because customers no longer have the money to spend.
The less educated will not know a mere symbol from the real institution. Instead, they will fight like teenaged girls and go after what appears to be the pretty FACE of the organization, to demoralize the company’s bottom line workers to destroy its FACE based support. People are not stupid – they just aren’t as educated, and they go after what they see. That’s all.
Occupiers: If you want to impress us, leave the park | Kyle Wingfield
October 17th, 2011
3:21 pm
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