The murdering of policemen to protest alleged police targeting of black people is not a new phenomenon. Nor are chants like “Pigs in a blanket, fry ’em like bacon,” which featured at a Black Lives Matter protest in August. In the 1960s and ’70s, the Black Panthers and the Black Liberation Army…
Occupy Wall Street was full of proto-revolutionary fervor at its founding, with a mission statement that opened:
Hofstra University Law School has released a press release celebrating a settlement its "Occupy Wall Street Clinic" reached with the City of New York over "a protester who sustained injuries while being arrested at an Occupy Wall Street demonstration."
The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that "it will use Amalgamated Bank’s cash management services to handle most of its day-to-day banking needs for the 2013 Inaugural activities," according to a press release.
A report today in an official outlet of the Iranian regime claims that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the president of Iran, will meet with members of the Occupy Wall Street movement. Ahmadinejad is currently in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly, where these reported meetings will take…
Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren turned down a cake celebrating the Occupy Wall Street movement's first birthday on Monday. Staffers from the state Republican party tried to hand her the cake at a press conference, the Boston Herald reports:
Last week, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke announced the central bank would begin another round of quantitative easing, the term of art for the Fed's policy of purchasing securities in an attempt to stimulate the economy. With his plan to buy $40 billion in securities per month, Bernanke has…
The Massachusetts Republican party is wishing a happy birthday to the "Matriarch" of the Occupy Wall Street movement, Democratic Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren:
Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren says Wall Street types tell her she could "save capitalism" if she wins her race for U.S. Senate. Here's what Warren recently told a reporter, National Journal reports:
An alarming news report from Iran's Press TV, a propaganda arm of the Iranian government, showing American professors gathering in Tehran to discuss the Occupy Wall Street Movement:
A group of Occupy Wall Street protesters recently decided to torment New York Police Department officers tasked with keeping the unruly group out of Union Square in New York City. First, the Occupiers threw a doughnut on a string to the men in blue standing shoulder-to-shoulder, yanking…
The Hill: "Paul Ryan: Obama contraception ruling reveals ‘paternalistic, arrogant’ attitude"
I’m not sure you’ve heard, but freedom of the press is on the wane in the United States. Just last week the U.S. dropped 27 places in Reporters Without Borders’ annual Press Freedom Index, in large part due to the “many arrests of journalists covering Occupy Wall Street protests.” Apparently we now…
USA Today: "Martin Luther King papers go online"
America’s more or less free-market capitalism is not under threat from Marxist-Leninism: That system’s demonstrated failures have consigned it to the ash-heap of history. Nor is it under threat from China’s system of managed economy plus political repression: We can’t even abide police breaking up…
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Politico: "Will Ron Paul kill the caucuses?"
"God, I love ’em,” wrote Eugene Robinson in the Washington Post not long after the glorious dawning of Occupy Wall Street, saying that the protests “arise at just the right moment and are aimed at just the right target” to grow into something quite big. Apparently, the stench from McPherson Square…
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-Calif.) sends out this merry holiday card, perhaps proving once and for all that the Occupy Wall Street movement has jumped the shark:
CNN: "Obama, Dems drop millionaire surtax to pay for payroll tax cut"
Politico: "Romney preps Gingrich attack"
The Los Angeles Times describes the emptied Occupy Los Angeles encampment:
James Pethokoukis: "Income inequality myths: No, the rich didn’t steal all the money"
Former LAPD detective and bestselling novelist Joseph Wambaugh notes that UC Davis officials are "negotiating a price with the Kroll security firm in New York for none other than former LAPD Chief Bill Bratton to fly West and tell us what went wrong on the day that students were pepper sprayed." In…
The Associated Press crunches the numbers and finds that Occupy protests have "cost local taxpayers at least $13 million."
Greg Sargent reports "that the DCCC [Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee] is sticking by Occupy Wall Street. Indeed, the DCCC is now raising money off that recent report of a GOP-connected corporate lobbying firm’s proposed smear campaign against the movement. Nancy Pelosi has authored a…
President Obama hugs an increasingly unpopular, vulgar, and lawless movement. The Hill reports that after President Obama was heckled by protesters at an event in New Hampshire, he said:
Washington Post: "Bloomberg rebukes Obama over collapse of debt talks"
New York Times: "The Deficit Deal That Wasn’t: Hopes Are Dashed"
Newt Gingrich was asked this morning on Bill Bennett's Morning In America radio show about MSNBC's response to his views on Occupy Wall Street. (Over the weekend, Gingrich told the Occupy mob to "go get a job right after you take a bath." This morning, MSNBC pundits said the former speaker of the…
Pat Caddell and Doug Schoen: "The Hillary Moment"
At the Iowa family forum Saturday evening, Newt Gingrich took aim at the Occupy Wall Street movement:
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Washington Post: No health care rationing here. Move along.
CBS New York: "OWS Protesters Chant ‘Follow Those Kids!’ As Small Children Try To Go To School On Wall Street"
Peter Suderman: "CBO on the Stimulus: 'A net negative effect on the growth of GDP over 10 years.'"
A student at the University of Michigan sends this flyer over:
The Daily Show explores whether there is class division at the Occupy Wall Street encampment:
"Do something, don't just sleep in dirt," Rep. Peter King (R, New York) tells the Occupy Wall Street mob in a fantastic television interview.
In a graphic video posted on CBS's website, an Occupy Wall Street protester threatens violence: “No more talking. They’ve got guns, we’ve got bottles. They’ve got bricks, we’ve got rocks…in a few days you’re going to see what a Molotov cocktail can do to Macy’s.”
Fox News: "Panetta Warns of Smallest Air Force Ever if Deep Defense Cuts Made"
And all this time you thought freedom was just another word for your right to defecate in public. Less than a day after New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg finally cleared out Zucotti Park, a New York judge has handed down a ruling that threatens to finally end the "occupation" of Wall Street:
Jammie Wearing Fools: "Biden: First Guy We Called for Economic Advice Was Jon Corzine"
Over the last few weeks the ground of American politics has shifted to the left. The process began when President Obama’s tour to promote his jobs bill improved his standing in some polls and forced Republicans to play defense. Next came Occupy Wall Street, which gave the media an excuse to put…
What if the two prominent grassroots movements of the day, the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street, joined forces to support an agenda that would be good for America?
Alan I. Abramowitz: "Why Barack Obama Has a Good Chance of Winning a Second Term"
One Molotov cocktail was enough for Portland mayor Sam Adams to boot the Occupy mob from his city, Oregonlive.com reports:
The Burlington Free Press reports:
Meet the latest thug to emerge from an Occupy protest: Oregonlive.com reports that "A 29-year-old man was arrested this morning inside the Occupy Portland encampment, police said, on suspicion of throwing a Molotov cocktail onto a staircase at the World Trade Center last night."
Associated Press: "Obama donor discussed solar loan with White House"
ABC News: "Obama Administration to Delay New 15-Cent Christmas Tree Tax"
David Kahane: "The Cold Civil War"
CBS reports that "SoCal Street Cart Vendors Hurting After ‘Occupy’ Group Splatters Blood, Urine."
The restraint of this police officer, as an Occupy Wall Street protester screams racial epithets at him, is remarkable. (Warning: The language in this video is very disturbing.)
An alarming video of an Occupy Boston mob targeting the Jewish state's consulate with chants of "Long live the intifada! Intifada intifada!"
Ross Douthat: "Our Reckless Meritocracy"
Before Occupy D.C. protesters swarmed the Washington Convention Center on Friday night, Mayor Rudy Giuliani delivered a speech to the free market faithful at the Americans for Prosperity conference. In his speech, he made the case that Barack Obama is responsible for the Occupy protests because of…
Supposing Wall Street were to be occupied . . . what then? Would the left’s occupation be brutal, like that of occupied Poland or France? Presumably not. Would it be a reluctant and benevolent occupation, like Israel’s of the West Bank? Perhaps. Or would its occupation resemble an occupied…
New York Times: "As Regulators Pressed Changes, Corzine Pushed Back, and Won"
Earlier this week, a group of Harvard undergraduates aligned with Occupy Wall Street protesters made a statement yesterday by staging a “walkout” of an introductory economics course taught by conservative professor Greg Mankiw. Mankiw, who chaired the Council of Economic Advisers for President…
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Washington Post: "Obama administration considered bailout for Solyndra days before bankruptcy"
Capital New York: "Bloomberg: ‘Plain and simple,’ Congress caused the mortgage crisis, not the banks"
Herman Cain reports a big online fundraising day yesterday.
The Occupy Wall Street protests might be making things worse. A local Manhattan news outlet reports:
New York Daily News: "At Occupy Wall Street central, a rift is growing between east and west sides of the plaza"
Perhaps this is why Joe Lieberman--who said today on Laura Ingraham’s radio show that “The way this Occupy Wall Street is expressing itself is not reflective of the majority of people in our country”--is not embracing the protesters:
Politico: "George Will column on Mitt Romney: 'Has conservatism come so far ... for THIS?'"
The Hill: "Boehner: 'Great concerns' Obama is exceeding Constitution"
Businessman Peter Schiff debates Occupy Wall Street:
Have you heard about this? Obama's on Leno tonight.
Andrea Peyser's column in today's New York Post exposes the anti-Semitism problem at Occupy Wall Street:
Foreign Policy: "How the Obama administration bungled the Iraq withdrawal negotiations"
Huffington Post: "Steve Jobs Biography Reveals He Told Obama, 'You're Headed For A One-Term Presidency'"
Financial Times: "Greece approves austerity bill on first reading"
USA Today: World Series game one is tonight -- play ball!
The Hill: "Immigration sparks war of words between Romney, Perry at debate"
Herman Cain's advice for Occupy Wall Street in tonight's Republican presidential debate: protest President Obama and his policies, instead of the banks.
New York Times: "Massachusetts Tries to Rein In Its Health Cost"
In an interview that will be aired tonight on ABC News, President Obama continues to express his commitment to the Occupy Wall Street protesters.
Rupert Murdoch: "The Steve Jobs Model for Education Reform"
John Merline: "The Austerity Myth: Federal Spending Up 5% This Year"
Last week, the Emergency Committee for Israel released this ad, calling attention to the anti-Semitism present at the Occupy Wall Street protests and asking Democratic politicians who have embraced the movement to denounce these individuals:
Judging by the incoherence of their agenda and the relatively small number of participants, you could say the Occupy Wall Street protesters aren’t serious. Their spirit is captured in this anecdote from New York’s Zuccotti Park, reported in the New York Times: “One woman gave a pep talk to what…
The front page of Saturday's Washington Post featured a story titled "Obama looks to harness anti-Wall St. angst" directly below a picture of a wild-looking protester strangling a police officer with this caption: "A man affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street protests tackles a police officer…
Occupybostonglobe.com has photos of "A flash mob, calling for the release of Tarek Mehanna, Downtown Boston, MA, on Sunday, Oct. 09, 2011. Mehanna is a prisoner, held with out bail, awaiting trial since 2008." Here's a screen grab of the mob:
ABC News: "President Obama Phones Speaker Boehner; Gets an Earful"
Conn Carroll: "Will Friday clean-up end Occupy Wall Street?"
The Eugene Register-Guard reports:
Democratic leaders have been quick to embrace Occupy Wall Street. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has been fundraising off the protesters. Nancy Pelosi believes that God should bless the movement. And many other Democrats seem to have simply embraced Occupy Wall Street by expressing…
A new Emergency Committee for Israel ad asks Democratic leaders who have embraced Occupy Wall Street to condemn the anti-Semitism elements of the protest. "Why are our leaders turning a blind eye to anti-Semitic, anti-Israel attacks?" the ad asks. "Tell president Obama and Leader Pelosi to stand up…
This morning, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said the protests on Wall Street are "justified" and that the status quo in Washington is "unacceptable."
The New Republic: "Protests and Power: Should liberals support Occupy Wall Street?"
James Taranto: "The Left's Nervous Breakdown"
From an email sent by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC):
What to make of these anti-Wall Street protests? The Democrats seem to think they can tap into the anti-banking sentiment these protesters embody … to attack the Republicans:
During a press conference Thursday afternoon, House minority leader Nancy Pelosi praised those participating in the "Occupy Wall Street" protests. "God bless them," Pelosi said, "for their spontaneity. It's independent ... it's young, it's spontaneous, and it's focused. And it's going to be…
“What do we want?” “Jobs!” “When do we want them?” “Now!”
Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer has issued a statement of support for the Occupy Wall Street movement: