Occupy set to march on both the Repub and the Dem conventions

[pnwmom]

because there's no difference between the two, of course. Both should be protested equally.



http://wizbangblog.com/2012/08/23/occupy-and-the-rnc-in-tampa/

August 31st
12pm Send off for caravan leaving to march on the DNC in North Carolina (details TBA)

[2pooped2pop]

1. there is a huge difference

but make no mistake, most of our government has been bought, bribed and blackmailed by Corporate America.

I doubt there would be few still standing if all guilty were removed from office.

However, I doubt even one republican would be still standing.

Now before anyone starts shouting for me to show my sources, I will just say that if you have not come to this conclusion, you have been willfully not paying attention. Sources would be the drip drip drip of many many years.

[pnwmom]

3. If there is a huge difference, then why aren't they focusing on the more lethal target?

Once the tea baggers are disposed of, that's the logical time to start pushing even more to the left.

[CabCurious]

2. (1) they lose all credibility by protesting both "equally," and (2) they lost focus/message

The lack of focus on the finance markets and the 1% has made them nothing more noise.

[meow2u3]

4. Occupy ought to take over the Democratic party

the way the teabaggers are taking over the GOP. IMO, Occupy's tactics of being outside politics are a bad move on their part, but their message of economic populism and exposing the corporate occupation of the US government are right on target.

[brooklynite]

6. Because the Tea Party version of the Republican Party is doing so well?

As unpleasant as the facts are, this is a centrist nation (with perhaps a progressive bent). A Democratic Party pulled to the point where Occupy would be happy would be as disfunctional as a Fundamentalist Republican Party.

[coalition_unwilling]

10. I really thoroughly disagree with you. I actually think a Democratic Party pulled to

the oint where Occupy would be happy would be more in sync with the broad wishes of the American public, 50% of whom are so alienated they don't even bother to vote.

[CabCurious]

11. Occupy = completely incoherent and reactionary

They lost all focus on what matters.

[brooklynite]

5. I'll be INSIDE the hall...

...and the hotel rooms, talking to candidates and elected officials. I understand that's how we change banking laws and approve Supreme Court Justices.

[pnwmom]

7. Good idea! n/t

[a geek named Bob]

8. Sigh...

I loves me some Occupiers, but they can sometimes get on my nerves.

Once again, Rhetoric rides roughshod over Logic.

[Tarheel_Dem]

9. Occu Who? This may get them a couple of headlines, but they should know that Ron Paul is never....

gonna be president.

[eridani]

12. If Dem convention organizers were smart--

--they'd invite Occupy inside. Maybe allot a non-prime-time speaking slot.