October 01, 2011
— Guest Blogger Over the past couple of weeks a bedraggled bunch of far left cranks have been stinking up Lower Manhattan, apparently to protest Wall Street, since that's where all the money is and these folks want their fair share. Or something like that. Nobody really knows for sure, although the purported head of this budding young army of community organizers calls it a youth-driven lefty answer to the tea party. Yes, really.
Recently such luminaries as that walking calzone, Michael Moore, as well as Susan Sarandon, stopped by to root on the protesters. Soon media coverage followed and Friday they felt as if they had arrived, as rumors were fueled that the British group Radiohead, in New York on tour, would stop by and play.
Then it became high comedy.
Radiohead didn't rock out with the Occupy Wall Street mass yesterday, but the crowds sure did as the protest marched into its third weekend - but had a little trouble finding NYPD headquarters.When you've lost Pigpen, that challenge to the Tea Party may be rough sledding. Especially if you look anything like that group in the NYDN link. Savor the visage of the charming young lady front and center here and the guy in the background with the workers.org poster. And what's this social change business? I thought they were protesting Wall Street? Can't we get a coherent message here?The British rock band's rumored appearance at the downtown protest - later branded a "hoax" by organizers - swelled the ranks at the Zuccotti Park base to several thousand.
While hundreds of people have camped out overnight in the plaza during the two-week old sit-in for social change, an online announcement that Radiohead was en route jammed the plaza.
"I actually think it's kind of ridiculous," said a dreadlocked 20-year-old who identified himself as Pigpen. "The only reason 500 people are here is because they think Radiohead is going to be here."
Organizers were red-faced.
Not content with the Radiohead humiliation, these bumbling idiots also thought they were marching on the NYPD headquarters but wound up elsewhere.
A crowd of more than 2,000 people marched up Broadway, past a closed City Hall Park, under the arch of the Municipal Building and massed outside what some mistakenly thought was NYPD headquarters.These people claim they'll be out there pissing and moaning until the winter, but after suffering such ridicule, it's unlikely this gathering will last much longer. Besides, it's supposed to be chilly and rainy tonight, and it's doubtful these hardened street warriors can brave the elements.But most of the chanting horde plopped down in front of One St. Andrew's Plaza, which houses the U.S. Attorney's Office, not the NYPD.
Meanwhile, some video of this mind-numbing idiocy. Mensa candidates these people are not.
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Posted by: alexthechick at October 01, 2011 12:54 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 12:58 PM (X6akg)
"Everyone!" is now in contention with "Resist we much" for dopiest leftist slogan.
Posted by: PJ at October 01, 2011 12:59 PM (FlVA8)
It's the PJ O'Rourke Theory of Hotness - you can tell which side is winning a political fight by which side the hotties are on.
For example, the Tea Party has Tri-corner Hat Girl. The Leftists have the above. Case. Closed.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 01, 2011 12:59 PM (Gk3SS)
OT: Nice way to end a miraculous comeback, Navy.
I know there's a CFT but it's dying a slow death.
Posted by: USS Diversity at October 01, 2011 01:00 PM (aD5Kx)
Posted by: Errol at October 01, 2011 01:00 PM (vewos)
Posted by: dananjcon at October 01, 2011 01:00 PM (zt3lR)
Posted by: Protester against Wall St.! at October 01, 2011 01:01 PM (YL3wr)
Posted by: AD at October 01, 2011 01:02 PM (4G1/e)
Blond hippy is at 30 secs in.
If that old bag did show her boobs the protest would shrivel right up.
Know what I'm sayin?
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:03 PM (KxHDw)
Soros Hedge Fund sponsors hippies to protest hedge funds?
Do the hippies know this?
Do the hippies know Chelsea works for a hedge fund?
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at October 01, 2011 01:04 PM (OhYCU)
When you've lost Pigpen, that challenge to the Tea Party may be rough sledding.
THREAD WINNER
I don't think I've ever called a thread winner from inside the actual originating post before.
More JWF!!
Posted by: Heartless Truman North at October 01, 2011 01:04 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at October 01, 2011 01:05 PM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Spiker at October 01, 2011 01:06 PM (4t9J5)
Posted by: Heartless Truman North at October 01, 2011 01:07 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: I'm in a New York state of mind at October 01, 2011 01:07 PM (4sQwu)
FIFT.
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 01:08 PM (obxtM)
Um Tami, the blond hippy when the reporter tells the guy he's blocking the shot- Smokin
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 05:00 PM (KxHDw)
Ah yes....the blond 'Indian'. Oy....
Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 01:08 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: JWF at October 01, 2011 01:08 PM (1l37M)
I see your east coast hippy semi-hottie and I raise you
one California hippy. She has really, really big...ideas.
Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 01:09 PM (mOV5+)
It's ok tho Tami, there is so little meat on her bones you just know shes a vegan harpy and no normal man could put up with her for long.
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:10 PM (KxHDw)
Posted by: Andy at October 01, 2011 01:10 PM (z6jMn)
*crosses fingers that the NYPD is cracking some hippie skulls*.
I wonder if one of NYC's more infamous denizens (at least around here) is at this protest,
. Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 01:10 PM (obxtM)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 05:10 PM (obxtM)
He was too busy tweeting the pale indian hippy babe.
Posted by: CAC at October 01, 2011 01:12 PM (mOV5+)
Perhaps a decent body, but the head is useless!
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 01:12 PM (obxtM)
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:13 PM (KxHDw)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at October 01, 2011 01:13 PM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 05:12 PM (obxtM)
Wouldn't even make a good bookend.
Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 01:13 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: OccupyWallStreet Anarchist Organization Committee at October 01, 2011 01:13 PM (9Lm5R)
Someone should spread the rumor on Twitter that Radiohead was indeed supposed to show up but were held up by airport security and to make it up, Coldplay will be joining them for a "Rocktoberfest for the Workers!" concert.
I guarantee the dipshits will fall for it again.
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:14 PM (kEjRX)
Are you asking us to come to Ace's house or else you'll call the cops? Or you're going to call the cops whether we go there or not? I'm still not sure what you mean. In any case, guys, I'll be in charge of the messes at the party at Ace's house. I'm bringing buckets of mayonaise I painted green with food coloring and some of those big painter's roller things.
Posted by: Heartless Truman North at October 01, 2011 01:16 PM (I2LwF)
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:16 PM (KxHDw)
http://tinyurl.com/4ootaqb
Posted by: JasonF at October 01, 2011 01:16 PM (i4hDn)
Ok...lemme get this straight, Ace...
Protesting against Wall Street and government corruption is a bad thing, right?
That means that you endorse political and corporate corruption, by default.
'Cause that's what yer sayin', here.
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at October 01, 2011 01:19 PM (E7Z1r)
Posted by: Brett at October 01, 2011 01:19 PM (T9oUV)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at October 01, 2011 01:20 PM (OhYCU)
Protesting against Wall Street and government corruption is a bad thing, right?
That means that you endorse political and corporate corruption, by default.
'Cause that's what yer sayin', here.
HA HA HA HA !!
He's been eatin the brownies too!
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:20 PM (KxHDw)
Posted by: Heartless Truman North at October 01, 2011 05:16 PM (I2LwF)
Painting rollers. Close!
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:21 PM (kEjRX)
So when they say "Don't tread on me," they actually mean, hey, don't tread on me while I'm sleeping in this doorway.
Wonder what kind of words they'd say to Herman Cain if he descended upon them. Even if he brought pizza.
Posted by: Big Fat Meanie at October 01, 2011 01:21 PM (7rP1z)
We could call it 'The Black Hole of Tardisil' or 'SCoaMF Voters Unite!'
I'm liking the guest blogger roundup so far (waves at JWF).
Posted by: GnuBreed at October 01, 2011 01:21 PM (ENKCw)
Posted by: cherry pi, terrorist hostage taking SOB at October 01, 2011 01:22 PM (OhYCU)
Posted by: Joffen at October 01, 2011 01:22 PM (EPcuy)
Posted by: Brett at October 01, 2011 05:19 PM (T9oUV)
And this is exactly why they will never, ever win.
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:23 PM (kEjRX)
Every protester in that clip was on Fox News. Right-wing collaborators, all of them -- just like Alan Colmes.
Posted by: FireHorse at October 01, 2011 01:23 PM (F5OMl)
Posted by: dananjcon at October 01, 2011 01:23 PM (3nX/9)
"No L. I. H. chick, I'm not recording this, the red light means it's off. Plus that would be wrong of me."
Posted by: kdny not a yankee at October 01, 2011 01:24 PM (KxHDw)
When it was Mr. Hamm’s turn to talk briefly with President Obama, “I told him of the revolution in the oil and gas industry and how we have the capacity to produce enough oil to enable America to replace OPEC. I wanted to make sure he knew about this.”
The president’s reaction? “He turned to me and said, ‘Oil and gas will be important for the next few years. But we need to go on to green and alternative energy. [Energy] Secretary [Steven] Chu has assured me that within five years, we can have a battery developed that will make a car with the equivalent of 130 miles per gallon.’” Mr. Hamm holds his head in his hands and says, “Even if you believed that, why would you want to stop oil and gas development? It was pretty disappointing.”
Posted by: Barney Frank at October 01, 2011 01:24 PM (e8kgV)
Posted by: WheelmanForHire at October 01, 2011 01:24 PM (tQJlw)
Posted by: Brett at October 01, 2011 01:24 PM (T9oUV)
Posted by: Tonto Goldstein at October 01, 2011 01:25 PM (jucos)
Posted by: AD at October 01, 2011 01:26 PM (4G1/e)
I had Coast to Coast on while out foraging for dinner. There was an astrologer on saying that if a Republican president is elected, the American people won't stand for it and will revolt.
He didn't explain, at least in the time I was listening, just who it was who would be electing this Republican president. Why would the American people revolt against a president they just elected?
Posted by: Anachronda at October 01, 2011 01:26 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 01:28 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: Mr Fever Head at October 01, 2011 01:28 PM (SzAZ7)
Posted by: Kathy from Kansas at October 01, 2011 01:29 PM (2AfqM)
Because the Ancient Aliens told them to, duh.
Posted by: alexthechick at October 01, 2011 01:29 PM (Gk3SS)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Obvious at October 01, 2011 01:29 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 01:29 PM (X6akg)
Posted by: Joffen at October 01, 2011 01:30 PM (EPcuy)
I rank astrology between cellulite cream and voodoo.
Voodoo's most believable out of these three.
Posted by: Heartless Truman North at October 01, 2011 01:30 PM (I2LwF)
http://tinyurl.com/4ootaqb
Posted by: JasonF at October 01, 2011 05:16 PM (i4hDn)
I think so too. Best SP episode ever. Somebody should taunt them with "Hahaha Haha Ha, I made you eat your par-ents."
Posted by: AmishDude at October 01, 2011 01:30 PM (73tyQ)
The bartender here in the Front Range area thinks this is a srs protest with 100 martyrs willing to go to jail.
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 05:28 PM (wv7A5)
Did you mention that martyrs don't go to jail for their beliefs?
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:31 PM (kEjRX)
Posted by: Ms Choksondik at October 01, 2011 01:31 PM (nxptv)
That kid, the one with the hat with the red star on it, looked like a train was heading for his and his foot was caught in the tracks.
Reporter: "What would you replace capitalism with?"
Nearby dude: "Don't say it!"
(I guess I'll never know his answer.)
Posted by: FireHorse at October 01, 2011 01:31 PM (F5OMl)
Posted by: AD at October 01, 2011 01:33 PM (4G1/e)
_________
I was just disappointed that she wasn't trailed by a crowd yelling "Slut!" and throwing toast.
Posted by: Brad at October 01, 2011 01:33 PM (6fER6)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 01:35 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Obvious at October 01, 2011 01:35 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 01:38 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: Merovign, Dark Lord of the Obvious at October 01, 2011 01:39 PM (bxiXv)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 01:41 PM (Ylw9B)
Posted by: CanaDave 'You can have my Gibson when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers' at October 01, 2011 01:42 PM (T3vxL)
Posted by: Molon Labe at October 01, 2011 01:42 PM (S7K8x)
Because he's a communist wrecker. I keep telling you. ... I know some people don't want to believe that, but, again, show me an alternative that explains it.
If he were a good communist, he'd have kept government control of the banks and the car makers, and Warren Buffett wouldn't equivocate on his support of the Buffett tax.
This doesn't disprove your theory, but if you're right then even as a communist Obama is a stuttering clusterf*ck of a miserable failure.
Posted by: FireHorse at October 01, 2011 01:42 PM (F5OMl)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 05:41 PM (Ylw9B)
Think they'll try to sell it?
Posted by: Tami at October 01, 2011 01:42 PM (X6akg)
@PeteKINGTV is the guy on twitter for King 5 if you want a look see....
Posted by: somedude at October 01, 2011 01:43 PM (UyUlA)
Posted by: Warren of Boners at October 01, 2011 01:43 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 05:38 PM (wv7A5)
I wasn't busting your balls, dude.
It would have been a great way to shut the bartender up, tho! 
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:43 PM (kEjRX)
I took a stroll down to the board of trade in Chicago to see the "occupy" event. Hillarious stuff.
50 people banging drums and annoying the streets and sanitation workers trying to work on a Saturday.
Its now day 9 of their occupation and they have just figured out that they need a "message" to rally around. They do have fliers, though. Lots of fliers.
Posted by: Pedro at October 01, 2011 01:46 PM (uKQGL)
Posted by: Warren of Boners at October 01, 2011 01:47 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: Boulder Toilet Hobo at October 01, 2011 01:49 PM (wv7A5)
Posted by: In awe/panic of what machines can do at October 01, 2011 01:50 PM (NRygI)
Posted by: CanaDave 'You can have my Gibson when you pry it out of my cold, dead fingers' at October 01, 2011 01:50 PM (T3vxL)
Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 05:41 PM (Ylw9B)
Ooooh!
So a bunch of libtards shut down a bridge in a city full of libtards and run by libtards. Revolucion!
I guarantee that if thousands of libtards tried to even get near the small country town I live in, they'd be met by live fire and would never accomplish their goal.
Which is why they would never try in the first place.
This is pure theater. They are not willing to die for their cause. They're all pussies.
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 01:51 PM (kEjRX)
Had some fun with this crew myself a couple of days ago; somehow a NYT blog found it and I've been dealing with Airheads most of the day:
Posted by: Teresa in Fort Worth, TX at October 01, 2011 01:53 PM (0xqzf)
Posted by: ErikW at October 01, 2011 05:51 PM (kEjRX)
Again from brt:
-Brooklyn Bridge Shutdown -"I work my ass off all day, and these goddamned hippies close down the Brooklyn Bridge so I can't get home?"Posted by: Kratos (Ghost of Sparta) at October 01, 2011 01:56 PM (Ylw9B)
Heh, Occupy Seattle drew thousands, hundreds, 50 people protesting against the machine!
Down with Big Leafblower!
Posted by: robtr at October 01, 2011 02:00 PM (MtwBb)
Ya know, change the nouns and pro-nouns a bit, switch venues to the Mall in D.C. ...or certain Town Hall events, both Dem and Pubbie...and that article could've been written by the MSM about T.E.A Party protests. Well, it was, really. It's all 'fill in the blank' news and commentary from both sides, these days.
My point being that it isn't vigorously researched or factually correct, although it does pander to the base. Pot/kettle, goose/gander sort of thing, I reckon...with both sides playing school yard king of the mountain games with each others lives and wealth.
Kinda pisses me off, 'cause neither side wants to leave me alone and allow me to live my own life, my way. ...while both sides cry about freedom and liberty... and both sides are hypocrites.
Posted by: Warren Bonesteel at October 01, 2011 02:06 PM (E7Z1r)
Posted by: In awe/panic of what machines can do at October 01, 2011 02:10 PM (NRygI)
Haha, at Kos someone says:
Not all the protesters are quite so sharp PR-wise. Asked on camera who was to blame for the crappy economy, a protester said, "Woo. That's a deep question."
Posted by: arhooley at October 01, 2011 02:14 PM (ymPoE)
But srsly, I'm a little scared at the stupidity of these people. I suppose the worst they can do is vote, but still . . . they're the type that would vote a couple of times.
Posted by: arhooley at October 01, 2011 02:15 PM (ymPoE)
Posted by: MC Doof at October 01, 2011 02:19 PM (Xb9XV)
Posted by: AD at October 01, 2011 02:19 PM (4G1/e)
Posted by: Brown Line at October 01, 2011 02:37 PM (lO03s)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 02:46 PM (UlUS4)
Posted by: J.J. Sefton at October 01, 2011 02:47 PM (UlUS4)
http://tinyurl.com/5vlway3
See that link for a bunch of lefty crap comments.
Posted by: Blue Falcon in Boston training for the ONT mudwrestling match at October 01, 2011 02:48 PM (ijjAe)
A guy on FOX said the aroma at this fine and organized setting was a combo of patchatouli, BO, and urine, the piquant perfume of dirty hippies.
Between them all they could fit their brains on the head of a pin and still have room for more. Pig Pen was the Mensa candidate, IMHO.
If a job was offered to them (say, flipping burgers at a fast-food joint or "digging a ditch with ready-Obama-shovel") they would turn it down. Jobs are not what they are protesting, they are protesting for the sake of protesting and pretending they are at Woodstock.
Posted by: ChristyBlinky at October 01, 2011 03:34 PM (baL2B)
Just gimme a couple days to round up some muscle and and my friends'll fix that quick.
Posted by: Lucy Van Pelt, SEIU Organizer at October 01, 2011 05:08 PM (JOM6t)
Posted by: steevy at October 01, 2011 06:02 PM (fyOgS)
The strawberry blond at 1:39 with the big its 1985 glasses is kind of cute in a repressed-librarian-but-she's-a-freak-in-the-sack-kind of way.
Posted by: Baramoter at October 01, 2011 08:44 PM (u+8qs)
My guess is that they are all products of public education. A better argument for closing all government schools has never been made.
Posted by: Arms Merchant at October 01, 2011 09:40 PM (NZMKc)
Posted by: PersonFromPorlock at October 02, 2011 04:35 AM (2VCZA)
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