Come for the politics, stay for the snark.

Fundamental belief of white supremacy: white people are presumed innocent, minorities are presumed guilty.

Shallow, uninformed, and lacking identity

The line between political reporting and fan fiction continues to blur.

Well, whatever it is, it’s better than being a Republican.

This fight is for everything.

Michigan is a great lesson for Dems everywhere: when you have power…use it!

How any woman could possibly vote for this smug smarmy piece of misogynistic crap is beyond understanding.

The revolution will be supervised.

Republicans do not pay their debts.

I swear, each month of 2025 will have its own history degree.

The media handbook says “controversial” is the most negative description that can be used for a Republican.

Boeing: repeatedly making the case for high speed rail.

Their freedom requires your slavery.

Fuck these fucking interesting times.

Every decision we make has lots of baggage with it, known or unknown.

“When somebody takes the time to draw up a playbook, they’re gonna use it.”

Whatever happens next week, the fight doesn’t end.

Also, are you sure you want people to rate your comments?

Sadly, there is no cure for stupid.

Too often we hand the biggest microphones to the cynics and the critics who delight in declaring failure.

My right to basic bodily autonomy is not on the table. that’s the new deal.

Give the craziest people you know everything they want and hope they don’t ask for more? Great plan.

I’d hate to be the candidate who lost to this guy.

How stupid are these people?

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  5. 5.

    harlana

    Color me naive if you will, but I haven’t been this hopeful since I was working on the Dean campaign! I know, I know, perhaps that should be a warning sign, but I’m so tired of being cynical.

  7. 7.

    Maude

    The protests in Spain are very large. They are protesting in 60 cities.
    In London, they are saying we are the 99%.
    Sydney had a band playing.
    This is great.
    All the pundits who said that the OWS message was unclear and they need a manifesto or whatever, don’t seem to get it.
    It’s international now.

  13. 13.

    The ithacan

    There is a B of A branch on the “Commons” in Ithaca. It has been attracting quite a bit of attention. The OWS crew has been gathering nearby and they have been polite but effective. There is a second B of A branch on the “strip” south of town. That branch has mostly been left alone.

    The good thing about Ithaca is that it does have a strong bias toward local commerce, local food, local music, etc..

  15. 15.

    suzanne

    There’s an Occupy event in Phoenix this afternoon, but I can’t go. :( I have my daughters, and it’s going to be well over a hundred degrees. And no facilities for baby-changing. So I’m not going to go. Sad.

    But I hope it’s awesome. I hope, I hope, I hope.

  17. 17.

    peakman2

    A rally is planned for downtown Denver, one day after the state – backed by riot police – dismantled the Occupy Denver camp. Considering all the press the eviction was given here in Colorado, I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the largest rally yet in the mile high city.

  18. 18.

    Linda Featheringill

    The Guardian is following occupy london. Apparently there was some police action when the protest tried to go to another area but both sides have backed off now. So it’s pretty peaceful.

  19. 19.

    Cassidy

    I feel guilty for not going to Occupy Jacksonville today. Unfortunately, I’m afraid that my presence and any possible media, etc. will hamper my attempt to get into Federal LE. Sucks.

  21. 21.

    handsmile

    @amk: (#6)

    I retain enough respect for Ralph Nader to have been gobsmacked by your comment. Checking it on the PolitickerNY.com website, I was relieved to learn that his “endorsement” was related to his long-standing, albeit quixotic and arguably irresponsible, efforts to break up the two-party domination of national electoral politics.

    This excerpt from the article makes that point explicit:

    “I’d almost like to see anybody run, just to give the voters more choices. I’d like to see Bloomberg run, I’d like to see Jim Hightower run. I’d like to see Bill McKibben run, I’d like to see the champion of single payer, Dr. Quentin Young, run … I’d like to see Ron Paul, or someone who is a libertarian Tea Party type run, because the Tea Party in a way reflected the conservative wing of the Republican Party that have been disrespected by the corporate wing.”

    Please understand that I am not arguing here for the wisdom of Nader’s position, but I’m not prepared to accept that the man has utterly lost his mind (as would have been indisputable had he in fact endorsed the emperor Bloomberg.)

  25. 25.

    kestral

    Heading down to Occupy Tucson later today. They stuffed fliers for it in every copy of the local alternative paper when it came out on Thursday. So this? This should be good.

  26. 26.

    handsmile

    @Maude: (#22)

    ???? I’m sorry, but I don’t understand your comment. Was it mean to be a reply to harlana (#14) who mentioned being ill today?

  29. 29.

    suzanne

    @Linda Featheringill:

    Over a hundred? It’s October!

    Welcome to Phoenix.
    God, I hate this hellhole.
    (Actually, I don’t. I quite like it, except for the climate and the Republicans. Everything else works for me.)

  30. 30.

    Linda Featheringill

    @Maude: #27

    It’s so great to see these protests.

    It is quite heartwarming to us aging lefties who have tried and tried and tried to wake people up, to no avail. I personally quit trying when I understood that the people just weren’t ready to be activated.

    I think the spread of the occupy movement indicates an awakening. I also think that after people meditate on the 99:1 principle for a while, some actions will start to take place.

    [happy dance, filled with hope again]

  32. 32.

    harlana

    @Linda Featheringill: I felt the same way, just exhausted – I must have used that word a thousand times on this blog

    and it’s funny how the “53%” appear to be just 99%’ers who hate their equally dispossessed, disenfranchised neighbors. if you read the stories, many don’t make enough to pay any fed income taxes anyway, where’s the beef?

  34. 34.

    handsmile

    From today’s Al-Jazeera website, an update on “Occupy” protests worldwide:

    http://english.aljazeera.net/news/asia-pacific/2011/10/2011101515123592784.html

    The article’s troubling headline, “Occupy protests turn violent in Rome’ is mitigated by reports of widespread popular actions in cities throughout Europe and Asia.

    Let me mention one other Italian news item: yesterday Silvio Berlusconi, that platonic ideal of Corruption and political avatar of Hugh Hefner, survived yet another vote of confidence in the Italian parliament. This time, however, by only one vote; several once loyal (always an ambiguous adjective in contemporary Italian politics) parliamentarians voted to disband the current Berlusconi government.

    Maude (#27): A resounding YES!!!! It is a thrilling day! And let’s hope it will be a non-violent one (from all sides) as well. (Hi and cheers to you too!)

  39. 39.

    Shadows mom

    going to occupy sf. In,conjunction with showing solidarity I will also be conducting a quantitative survey goifor one of my classes. due to time and resource constraints it will be a convenience sample (people there willin to participate. hypothesis is that individual consequences of financial crisis it’s an incentive for civic engagement. My group will be surveying in san jose, oakland, and richmond. I have a web-based survey form so if any one is willing to complete out I’ll post threw link later.

  41. 41.

    Montysano

    Huntsville, Alabama is Occupied with 200-300. Mrs. Monty was one of the primary organizers. A few Ron Paul supporters and Tea Party types in attendance, which IMHO is huge. If just 60% of the 99% got on board, who knows where this thing could go?

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