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Saturday, October 29, 2011

October 29

October 29

The Fed, QE1/2/3, Debt/Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Inflation
SPOOKY: US debt to surpass GDP on Halloween
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/28/spooky-us-debt-to-surpass-gdp-on-halloween/
"Supercommittee’s Dueling Budgets" (Both parties unveil two very different proposals)
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/281507/supercommittee-s-dueling-budgets-andrew-stiles
Feds tighten belt by cutting agriculture reports
http://news.yahoo.com/feds-tighten-belt-cutting-agriculture-reports-070216123.html
EuroZone CollapseWatch:
---A seven-point summary of the Eurozone crisis summit
http://www.france24.com/en/20111027-eurozone-leaders-summit-brussels-greece-debt-crisis-bailout-text-deal
---Brazil could help euro zone through IMF-report
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/28/brazil-imf-idUSN1E79R04I20111028

Stock/Business/Housing/Job Markets, Gold/Silver, Food Supply
Arkansas:  Whirlpool unveils plans to slash workforce by 10%
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/10/28/whirlpool-to-slash-workforce-by-10/
"Want a Truly Healthy Housing Market? Here Are the Five Essential Steps"
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/guest-post-want-truly-healthy-housing-market-here-are-five-essential-steps
---Detroit:  America's cheapest zip code (PICTURES)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/want-to-see-pictures-from-americas-cheapest-zip-code/

Big Gov't, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Marxism/Communism/Globalism

Obama takes more steps on own via Executive Orders to help businesses ("On campaign to act on his own, Obama unveils 2 more economic steps")
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Obama-takes-more-steps-on-own-apf-3612512538.html
---Rangel: "Gridlock" necessitates that Obama use executive powers (VIDEO)
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/27/rangel-gridlock-necessitates-obama-use-executive-powers/
Obama has declared record-breaking 89 disasters so far in 2011 ("a lot of political pressure on the president" to show "responsiveness")
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-declared-record-breaking-89-disasters-far-2011-100001060.html
Obama skirts pledge against taking money from lobbyists...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/us/politics/obama-bundlers-have-ties-to-lobbying.html?_r=2&hp
Ex-ENRON trader to host funder with Michelle...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/michelle-obama-to-attend-fundraiser-at-home-of-former-enron-executive/
"Dodd-Frank — The Jobs Bill No One Talks About"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44986531
Top White House aide Dana Singiser to work as lobbyist for Planned Parenthood...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/top-white-house-aide-leaving-to-work-as-lobbyist-for-planned-parenthood/
Justice Dept. proposes lying, hiding existence of records under new FOIA rule
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/24/justice-dept-proposes-lying-hiding-existence-of-records-under-new-foia-rule/
FDA recommends using "stars" on packages to standardized food nutrition labeling
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/govt-could-adopt-new-proposal-to-rate-healthy-food-using-stars/
What ObamaCare Looks Like:
---Healthcare law's popularity amongst Democrats hits new low
http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/politics-elections/190399-healthcare-laws-popularity-hits-a-new-low-poll-says
OpEd:  "Obama’s tripping over his words"
http://www.suntimes.com/news/huntley/8446422-452/obamas-tripping-over-his-words.html?print=true

Ecological/Economic/Educational/Social "Justice", Redistribution Of Wealth

Wisconsin:  National Education Association grant to elementary school to create 1st, 2nd grade student activists
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/teachers-union-offered-grant-to-create-activists-out-of-1st-2nd-graders/
---FLASHBACK:  NEA’s “Activist’s Library" includes Saul Alinsky's 'Rules For Radicals'
http://www.nea.org/home/EW-The-Activists-Library.html
U.S. announces desert 'solar energy zones'...
http://www.physorg.com/news/2011-10-solar-energy-zones.html
HERE WE GO AGAIN:
---Energy Department-backed company 'ECOtality' under SEC Investigation...
http://blog.heritage.org/2011/10/28/energy-department-backed-company-under-sec-investigation/
---Another Obama fundraiser is investor in [electric] car company that won federal loan...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/another-obama-fundraiser-and-adviser-is-investor-in-car-company-that-won-federal-loan/2011/10/27/gIQAPsnYPM_story.html?hpid=z3
---"The 'Solyndra' of Broadband Internet:  Open Range"
http://www.digitalliberty.net/open-range-solyndra-broadband-a82
OpEd:  "Cap-and-Trade: California’s New Way to Self-Destruct"
http://www.thefiscaltimes.com/Columns/2011/10/26/Cap-and-Trade-Californias-New-Way-to-Self-Destruct.aspx#page1

Illegal Aliens, Open Borders, National Security

Born in the U.S.A.: Birth tourists get instant U.S. citizenship for their newborns
http://rockcenter.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/10/28/8511587-born-in-the-usa-birth-tourists-get-instant-us-citizenship-for-their-newborns
China suspect in US satellite interference: report
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.a81c4d237c34121ec07166c0bfa37900.921&show_article=1
Russia deploy missiles to Far East to "counter" China
http://www.afpc.org/publication_listings/viewBulletin/1273
Canada may buy nuclear submarines
http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2011/10/27/submarines-british-nuclear.html
Pakistan successfully test fires multi-tube stealth cruise missile
http://ftpapp.app.com.pk/en_/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=161533&Itemid=38

Civil/Racial Unrest
Philadelphia:  Four arrested in "sign of the times" crime spree, says "they did it because they were hungry"
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/10/27/4-arrested-in-%E2%80%98sign-of-the-times%E2%80%99-crime-spree/

Caliphate/Khilafah, Sharia'h, Jihad/Islamic Terrorism

Islamist party sweeps Tunisian vote
http://www.news24.com/Africa/News/Islamist-party-sweeps-Tunisian-vote-20111028

"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

Civil disobedience in Greece grows over government's austerity measures
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/28/civil-disobedience-in-greece-grows-over-governments-austerity-measures/
Syrian forces kill 24, protesters call for protection
http://news.yahoo.com/syrian-protesters-renew-call-protection-8-killed-115619605.html
--
"This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before; but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." ~~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to Henry Lee, 1825

Occupy Wall Street - Day 42

Occupy Wall Street - Day 42

MEDIA "INSIGHT"
Madison:   Occupy loses permit because protesters were "publicly masturbating"
http://www.punditpress.com/2011/10/occupy-madison-loses-permit-because.html
Marine Scott Olsen will undergo brain surgery, and #OccupyMARINES are making demands...
http://www.businessinsider.com/marine-scott-olsen-is-to-undergo-brain-surgery-and-occupymarines-make-demands-2011-10
---#OccupyOakland: "Surgery UNLIKELY" for Olsen, doctor says "high-level cognitive functioning"
http://ironicsurrealism.com/2011/10/27/occupyoakland-surgery-unlikely-for-scott-olsen-says-doctor-high-level-cognitive-functioning/
------Iraq War veteran "injured" at OWS Oakland is a former Marine, is owner/founder of "IHateTheMarineCorps.com"
http://www.verumserum.com/?p=31617
Occupy demonstrators to protest at financial offices
http://www.cnn.com/2011/10/28/us/occupy-wall-street/index.html?hpt=hp_t2
NYC:  Fire Officials Conduct Safety Inspection Of Zuccotti Park, Remove Generators And Gasoline Cans
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/28/police-fire-officials-conducting-surprise-inspection-of-zuccotti-park/
Vegas:  50 pound slab of blue ice falls off Air Force One narrowly missing “Occupy Las Vegas” protesters
http://canadafreepress.com/index.php/article/41638

PROTESTORS' OWN WORDS

Phoenix:  Occupy camp circulates guide to notify occupants "When Is It OK To Shoot A Cop?"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/alleged-flyer-at-occupy-phoenix-ponders-when-should-you-shoot-a-cop/
NYC:  Protesters prepare for harsh weather: "Everyone's been calling it our Valley Forge moment...Everybody thought that George Washington couldn't possibly survive in the Northeast."..."This is like war. You know, soldiers do it when they occupy a place. I'm sure the mountains of Afghanistan get pretty cold"
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_OCCUPY_WINTER?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-28-07-15-07
NYC:  Protester threatens to "stab reporter in throat" (VIDEO)
http://www.punditpress.com/2011/10/ows-protester-threatens-to-stab.html
Chicago: Protester at Rahm Emanuel's office in City Hall:  "Revolution" will require "collapsing the American government"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/chicago-occupier-outside-rahm-emanuels-office-revolution-will-require-collapsing-american-gov/
D.C.:  Students from historically black Howard University to rally, demonstrate "to bring more racial diversity to the Wall Street protests"
http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/10/howard-u-students-demonstrate-dc
Atlanta:  'Occupy' attempts to levitate Georgia-Pacific building... (VIDEO)
http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2011/10/25/it’s-
official-occupy-atlanta-just-got-strange/

SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE

Chicago:  Clergy providing spiritual support, "protest chaplains" for Occupy masses on "quest for economic justice":  "God is about economic justice"
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-occupy-chicago-faith-20111027,0,2515719.story

Left-wing 1%er Michael Moore at Barnes & Noble book signing: OWS movement Obama's only hope for reelection
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/michael-moore-occupy-movements-obamas-only-hope-for-reelection/


COUNTER-COMMENTS

Ex-Facebook president Sean Parker: ‘You are really attacking me for being the 1%? I was broke and couch surfing a few years ago’
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/cutline/ex-facebook-president-sean-parker-really-attacking-being-193510784.html
"'Occupy' not in America's traditions"
http://www.ocregister.com/opinion/government-324155-power-protesters.html
Crockett Keller Radio Ad: Concealed Carry Ad – Stirs it Up (VIDEO)
http://www.maggiesnotebook.com/2011/10/crockett-keller-radio-ad-concealed-carry-ad-stirs-it-up/

POLICE RESPONSE

Atlanta:  Mayor ends ‘Occupy Atlanta’ when Second Amendment exercised with First
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-national/mayor-ends-occupy-atlanta-when-second-amendment-exercised-with-first
San Diego:  Police in riot gear declare event unlawful assembly, arrest 51 protesters
http://www.sacbee.com/2011/10/28/4014388/san-diego-police-arrest-51-at.html
Update:  Oakland Mayor Jean Quan allows occupiers to "reclaim" tent city just two days after riots, expects Michael Moore to return...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/update-oakland-mayor-allows-occupiers-to-reclaim-city-just-two-days-after-riots/
--
"This was the object of the Declaration of Independence. Not to find out new principles, or new arguments, never before thought of, not merely to say things which had never been said before; but to place before mankind the common sense of the subject, in terms so plain and firm as to command their assent, and to justify ourselves in the independent stand we are compelled to take. Neither aiming at originality of principle or sentiment, nor yet copied from any particular and previous writing, it was intended to be an expression of the American mind, and to give to that expression the proper tone and spirit called for by the occasion." ~~ Thomas Jefferson, letter to Henry Lee, 1825

Friday, October 28, 2011

October 28

October 28

FOURTEEN DEPLOYMENTS:  Highly Decorated Army Ranger Sgt. 1st Class Kristoffer B. Domeij Killed by Roadside Bomb
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/highly-decorated-army-ranger-killed-by-roadside-bomb-during-14th-deployment/

The Fed, QE1/2/3, Debt/Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Inflation

U.S. Republicans call for $2.2 trillion in spending cuts...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45063296
Nightmare scenario: U.S. deflation risks rising, "Without some kind of monetary policy help you would definitely get deflation"
http://news.yahoo.com/nightmare-scenario-u-deflation-risks-rising-201946557.html

Freddie Mac CEO to step down
http://thehill.com/blogs/on-the-money/1091-housing/189965-freddie-mac-ceo-to-step-down
EuroZone CollapseWatch:
---OpEd by Glenn Beck:  "Letter to Members of Parliament"
http://www.glennbeck.com/2011/10/26/letter-to-members-of-parliament/
-------"Europhiles beware: Glenn Beck backs Eurosceptics"
http://blaneyblog.dailymail.co.uk/2011/10/europhiles-beware-glenn-beck-backs-eurosceptics.html

Stock/Business/Housing/Job Markets, Gold/Silver, Food Supply

Economy posts 2.5% growth; jobless claims hold steady
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45058763
---Stocks Party, But Will There Be a Hangover Tomorrow?
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45064088

Animal shelters filling up due to lagging economy
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/wisconsin-animal-shelters-filling-due-lagging-economy-204720611.html
"New Technologies Redraw the World’s Energy Picture"
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/business/energy-environment/new-technologies-redraw-the-worlds-energy-picture.html?pagewanted=all
Visa, MasterCard to use buying history for ad targeting...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13506_3-20125179-17/visa-mastercard-to-use-buying-history-for-ad-targeting/
"Are rich foreigners the answer to America's housing crash?"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/8850928/Are-rich-foreigners-the-answer-to-Americas-housing-crash.html
"You Can’t Rely On American Cars Because American Car Makers Rely On Bailouts" ("no American make scores better than 13 out of 28 in reliability")
http://www.redstate.com/repair_man_jack/2011/10/26/you-can’t-rely-on-american-
cars-because-american-car-makers-rely-on-bailouts/

Big Gov't, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Marxism/Communism/Globalism

POTUS SAYS IT ALL, GANG:  If he & Dems lose in 2012, government will tell people "You're on your own" (GOOD)
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2011/10/obama-if-we-lose-in-2012-government-will-tell-people-youre-on-your-own/

Watchdog: Obama’s list of kept promises is a stretch
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/27/watchdog-obamas-list-kept-promises-stretch/
Obama's program saves students 'less than $10 a month'...
http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2011/10/obamas-student-loan-action-wont-have-much-impact/247411/
---Charles Krauthammer: If students knew truth of loan plan, Obama would've been "laughed out of auditorium" (VIDEO)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/26/krauthammer_if_students_knew_truth_of_loan_plan_obama_wouldve_been_laughed_out_of_auditorium.html
What ObamaCare Looks Like:
---Illinois:  Beloved doctor benched for not being proficient with Electronic Medical Records System...
http://biggovernment.com/wthuston/2011/10/27/beloved-doctor-benched-for-not-being-proficient-with-electronic-medical-records-system/
---Walmart-endorsed ObamaCare CANNOT save its employees from skyrocketing insurance costs...
http://nlpc.org/stories/2011/10/26/walmart-endorse-obamacare-cant-save-employees-skyrocketing-insurance-costs
---Buying group health insurance can be a bureaucratic nightmare
http://pjmedia.com/blog/buying-group-health-insurance-can-be-a-bureaucratic-nightmare/
Google reports that requests from U.S. agencies grew by some 30% in the first half of 2011
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221217/Big_boost_in_U.S._requests_for_Google_user_data
---'Rogue websites' bill introduced in US House
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.64f335a63a0a239e61cf0891c65a0c44.a81&show_article=1
New York:  11 charged in possible $1 billion Long Island Rail Road pension probe
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/11-charged-in-possible-1211120.html
Maryland:  State considering flush fee hike...
http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/Maryland-Considering-Flush-Fee-Hike-132664323.html
Las Vegas:  City to open 'ultra gun lounge' where guests are trained by 'gun girls'
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2053721/Las-Vegas-gun-club-Sin-City-open-luxury-gun-lounge.html
---OpEd:  "A Brief Inquiry into the Nature and Value of the Second Amendment" (AWESOME ARTICLE)
http://blogs.naplesnews.com/florida-law/2011/10/a-brief-inquiry-into-the-nature-and-value-of-the-second-amendment.html
OpEd:  "Is the Public Sector Hurting? In fact, government workers have been the safest of all"
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/print/281356
OpEd by Judge Andrew Napolitano:  "We Must Stop Obeying Unjust Laws" (VIDEO)
http://ncrenegade.com/editorial/we-must-stop-obeying-unjust-laws/

Ecological/Economic/Educational/Social "Justice", Redistribution Of Wealth

Energy experts reiterate EPA regs will shut down coal plants
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/15923
Gay and lesbian service members sue government
http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/10/27/2474420/gay-and-lesbian-service-members.html
Colorado:  Girl Scouts allow 7-year-old boy to join because he is "living life as a girl"
http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/girl-scouts-allow-7-year-old-boy-join-because-he-living-life-girl
New York governor:  Opponents of same-sex marriage just 'want to discriminate,' are 'anti-American'
http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/ny-governor-opposing-gay-marriage-is-anti-american
Alabama:  Atheists campaigning to ban prayer during state high school football games
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/atheists-launch-complaint-to-stop-prayer-during-ala-high-school-football-games/
California:  State sues firms for calling plastic biodegradable
http://jan.ocregister.com/2011/10/27/calif-sues-firms-for-selling-biodegradable-plastic/70013/

Illegal Aliens, Open Borders, National Security

Border agent Jesus Diaz sentenced to TWO YEARS for "abuse" of illegal alien drug smuggler who claims he received no injuries...
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/25/border-agent-jaile-arrest-teen-drug-smuggler/
---Wife of Border Agent Jesus Diaz sentenced speaks out"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/wife-of-border-agent-sentenced-to-prison-for-rough-cuffing-a-drug-suspect-speaks-out/
Texas:  Hospital accused of trying to send paralyzed illegal back to Mexico
http://houston.cbslocal.com/2011/10/26/texas-hospital-accused-of-trying-to-send-paralyzed-illegal-back-to-mexico/
Alabama:  Feds not helping state enforce immigration law
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_IMMIGRATION_ENFORCEMENT_ALABAMA?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-26-19-07-57
Meet the politically-active billionaire who‘s being dubbed 'George Soros Lite':  Nicolas Berggruen
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/meet-the-politically-active-billionaire-whos-being-dubbed-george-soros-lite/
---U.N. Internet agenda tied to George Soros...
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/27/un-internet-agenda-tied-to-george-soros/

Caliphate/Khilafah, Sharia'h, Jihad/Islamic Terrorism

American-born Muslim terrorist Tarek Mehanna wraps himself in Constitution...
http://bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1376423&pos=breaking
U.S. quietly assumes military posture in Africa
http://news.yahoo.com/us-quietly-assumes-military-posture-africa-175404992.html
Muslim students at Catholic University of America complain about crucifixes, says they violate "human rights"...
http://radio.foxnews.com/toddstarnes/top-stories/muslims-want-catholic-school-to-provide-room-without-crosses.html

"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

Libya to try Kadhafi killers as UN ends mandate
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iRSiwv56VKmv6I-KK0Lb-9K04KMA?docId=CNG.4cdb1e22c9f3043dd3649d8950960620.851
Iraq:  $6.6 billion in lost cash now accounted for, inspector says
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/envoy/once-feared-lost-now-accounted-iraq-inspector-says-153935856.html
--
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." ~~ Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Occupy Wall Street - Day 41

Occupy Wall Street - Day 41

MEDIA "INSIGHT"
WH Press Sec'y Jay Carney to Occupy protesters:  "Behave in a lawful manner" (VIDEO)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/27/carney_to_occupy_protesters_act_in_a_lawful_manner.html
Sen. Dianne Feinstein: Occupiers lack focus, can't continue forever
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2011/10/occupy-la-senator-dianne-feinstein.html
NOVEMBER 2nd:  OWS launches nationwide general strike -- first in America since 1946
http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2011/10/occupy-wall-street-launching-first-nationwide-general-strike-in-america-since-1946.html
Pittsburgh:  'Occupy' causes abrupt closure of downtown PNC Bank
http://www.wtae.com/news/29596102/detail.html
D.C.:  Smithsonian snapping up objects to document Occupy Wall Street
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/nationnow/2011/10/smithsonian-looks-for-exhibits-in-occupy-wall-street-protests.html

---PICTURES:  "Greetings From Zuccotti Park"
http://gq.tumblr.com/post/11869958738/greetings-from-zuccotti-park-occupy-wall-street
Richmond:  Tea Party wants full refund of $10,000 for state land that Occupy is now using for free...
http://wmal.com/Article.asp?id=2320795

PROTESTORS' OWN WORDS
Occupy movement believes Facebook censors them...
http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-censorship-2011-10
Boston:  Occupy expels 2 finance team members: "We regret that our first point of contact with you had come with such a negative tone"
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_1027occupy_boston_expels_2_finance_team_members/

NYC:  Occupy Wall Street kitchen staff protesting fixing food for freeloaders, homeless...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/zuccotti_hell_kitchen_i5biNyYYhpa8MSYIL9xSDL

Portland:  Organizers file for incorporation, believe"between $10K-$20K" has disappeared from protesters' donations
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/10/in_downtown_portland_fears_tha.html

Cleveland:  Groups to picket at Social Security offices
http://www.fox19.com/story/15889128/groups-to-picket-at-social-security-offices

"We’re pleased to announce that Occupy! An OWS-Inspired Gazette is now available for download."
http://nplusonemag.com/read-our-new-gazette


SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE
UPDATE:   Elizabeth Warren "clarifies" statement where she appeared to take credit for starting OWS
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/elizabeth-warren-clarifies-occupy-wall-st-statement-where-she-appeared-to-take-credit-for-starting-the-movement/

"The Ayers Brothers Connection:  Bill Ayers & Rick Ayers coaching #OccupyChicago, calling for school 'Occupations'"
http://trevorloudon.com/2011/10/the-ayers-brothers-connection-coaching-occupychicago-calling-for-school-‘occupations’/
Charlie Rose interviews Slovenian philosopher/communist/critical theorist Slavoj Zizek on OWS (VIDEO)
http://www.charlierose.com/view/interview/11966

COUNTER-COMMENTS

"Really Angry at the 1%, OWS? Protest Hollywood, the World Series, D.C., and Universities!"
http://vocalminority.typepad.com/blog/2011/10/liberal-hypocrisy-really-angry-at-the-1-ows-protest-hollywood-the-world-series-dc-and-universities.html
"Compare Obama + Occupy to the Russian Revolution" (VIDEO)
http://trevorloudon.com/2011/10/compare-obama-occupy-to-the-russian-revolution/
Muncie:  Electricity cut to 'Occupy' as protesters plead for power
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/29600629/detail.html

POLICE RESPONSE
NYPD sergeants threaten to sue Wall Street protesters...
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/nypd_sergrants_threaten_to_sue_wall_4mc8KMbGt8DAIkkXbSQeMI
UPDATE:  Oakland officers facing "level one" investigation over alleged Iraq War veteran injury
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/update-oakland-officers-facing-major-investigation-over-critical-injury-to-iraq-war-vet/
--
"We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately." ~~ Benjamin Franklin, at the signing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Occupy Wall Street - Day 40

Occupy Wall Street - Day 40

MEDIA "INSIGHT"
Health, sanitary conditions ripe for disaster
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view/2011_1026occupational_hazards_health_conditions_ripe_for_disaster_officials_say/srvc=home&position=0
"New risk for: Less media interest"
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/25/us-protests-idUSTRE79N61O20111025
Dem. leaders backing OWS receive more Wall Street contributions than Republicans...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/dem-leaders-backing-occupy-wall-street-receive-more-wall-st-contributions-than-republicans/
Web program allows anyone to 'occupy' any web site...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/web-program-allows-you-to-occupy-any-url/

PROTESTORS' OWN WORDS
D.C.:  Protester interrupts Congressional Deficit Super Committee: "tax the rich", "end the wars"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/occupy-protester-interrupts-congressional-committee-tax-the-rich-end-the-war/
Chicago:  Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office to be stormed by 'occupiers'...
http://www.nbcchicago.com/blogs/ward-room/Occupy-Chicago-Takes-on-City-Hall-132605808.html?dr
Atlanta:  Mayor urges end to 'Occupy', says protesters "on path to escalation"...
http://atlanta.cbslocal.com/2011/10/25/mayor-occupy-protesters-putting-atlanta-on-path-to-escalation/
Rules for Occupy D.C.:  Use only "gender-neutral pronouns"
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/dc-occupiers-convene-plot-stay-winter
California:  Nurse making $269,810 demonstrates California's overtime binge (read:  union takeover)
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-26/nurse-making-269-810-demonstrates-california-s-overtime-binge.html

SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE
Ex-Obama staffer Elijah Zarlin, other POTUS supporters leading Obama/OWS protests in SF Tuesday
http://blog.sfgate.com/nov05election/2011/10/24/ex-obama-staffer-other-supporters-leading-obama-protests-in-sf-tuesday/
Ex-ACORN operatives behind the scene of 'Occupy' protests...
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/10/26/exclusive-acorn-playing-behind-scenes-role-in-occupy-movement/
OWS supporter Michael Moore lies on national television about his wealth: No, I'm not worth millions...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/of-course-im-not-michael-moore-adamantly-denies-hes-part-of-the-1/
Bette Midler offers to buy OWS protesters Porta-Potties...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/bette-midler-offers-to-buy-occupy-wall-st-protesters-porta-potties/
AFL-CIO Chief Trumka Calls Mass-Arrests at Occupy Wall Street:  "Tremendous Dishonor to America"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/afl-cio-chief-trumka-calls-mass-arrests-at-occupy-wall-street-tremendous-dishonor-to-america/
Rikers cons flood Zuccotti for free eats: "We have drug dealing going on here, gang activity, public intoxication. There are a lot of instigators. There are a lot of vultures."
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/grubby_lowlifes_wvw3jSZRkqIIqJcio5xJaI
Pennsylvania:  College professors double down on Occupy Wall Street
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/10/24/penn-professors-double-down-on-occupy-wall-street/
Atlanta:  State Sen. arrested with protesters
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-26/occupy-wall-street-oakland/50922286/1
Iran:  2.5 million Iranian students to celebrate 1979 U.S. hostage crisis by marching in support of Occupy Wall Street...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2-5-million-iranian-students-celebrate-1979-u-s-hostage-crisis-by-marching-in-support-of-occupy-wall-street/

COUNTER-COMMENTS
NYC:  Manhattan board passes resolution; limits group chanting, drumming, loud noises to two hours during the day.
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/26/community-board-passes-noise-resolution-for-zuccotti-park/
Thermal images prove 90% of tents in Occupy camp left EMPTY overnight...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2053463/The-thermal-images-prove-90-tents-St-Pauls-protest-camp-left-overnight.html
Rep. Paul Ryan: Obama 'sowing social unrest'
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66887.html
Former Soviet citizen confronts socialists at #OccupyWallStreet (VIDEO)
http://www.breitbart.tv/former-soviet-citizen-confronts-socialists-at-occupy-wall-street/
Outdoor equipment suppliers Patagonia, REI deny helping occupiers...
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/patagonia-rei-deny-helping-occupiers
"Projection: It Isn’t Just For Movies Anymore"
http://www.coachisright.com/projection-it-isn’t-just-for-movies-anymore/
"The Shocking Trend In U.S. Individual Income Inequality 1994-2010"
http://finance.townhall.com/columnists/politicalcalculations/2011/10/26/the_shocking_trend_in_us_individual_income_inequality_1994-2010
"Outcry won't change Occupy Wall St. facts"
http://www.torontosun.com/2011/10/21/outcry-wont-change-occupy-wall-st-facts

POLICE RESPONSE
Scotland:  Cops probe protest 'rape'
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3895817/Cops-probe-protest-rape.html
TO DATE:  At least 2,400 protesters arrested...
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/opinion/op_ed/view/2011_1026warren_advised_to_disown_kids/
Oakland:  Full-blown riots erupt overnight
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/full-blown-riots-erupt-as-occupy-oakland-gets-out-of-control-overnight/
---Protesters try to retake campsite, hurl paint at police while chanting "This is why we call you 'pigs'"...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/occupy-oakland-protesters-try-to-retake-camp-site-hurl-paint-at-police-while-chanting-this-is-why-we-call-you-pigs/
---Man in Navy uniform confronts police:  If you continue, this is an "act of war"
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2011/10/25/rioting-in-downtown-oakland-as-occupiers-clash-with-police/
--
"Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants." ~~ Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 1, 1787

October 27

October 27

The Fed, QE1/2/3, Debt/Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Inflation
EuroZone CollapseWatch:
---Fmr. Fed Chair Alan Greenspan on European Union:  "It simply can’t continue to work"
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45033013
---Merkel wants 'permanent' supervision of Greece, warns of war...
http://euobserver.com/19/114075
---FIST FIGHT BREAKS OUT IN ITALIAN PARLIAMENT OVER REFORMS...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/26/us-italy-fight-idUSTRE79P37V20111026
---China shows interest in sponsoring EU bail-outs...
http://euobserver.com/884/114082

Stock/Business/Housing/Job Markets, Gold/Silver, Food Supply
New home sales rise to 313,000 pace in September
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/new-home-sales-rise-to-313000-pace-in-september-2011-10-26
---"Housing Affordability: U.S. Is the Envy Of the Developed World"
http://www.realclearmarkets.com/articles/2011/10/26/housing_affordability_us_is_the_envy_of_the_developed_world_99331.html

Big Gov't, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Marxism/Communism/Globalism
Florida:  Hundreds line up, camp out for Section 8 housing...
http://miami.cbslocal.com/2011/10/25/cash-strapped-south-floridians-wait-in-line-for-section-8-housing/
Obama tells students: 'I need your voices'
http://www.centurylink.net/news/read.php?rip_id=%3CD9QK4KD00%40news.ap.org%3E&ps=1011
Obama college loan plan aims at an old voting bloc
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iRdAJUUujx13kk0vjlvBAd1aFDiQ
---Socialism in Action: Obama’s Education Chief Says Student Loan Bailout Will Address Income Inequality
http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/10/socialism-in-action-obamas-education-chief-says-student-loan-bailout-to-address-income-inequality/
---White House Student Loan Measures Will Barely Dent Soaring Costs (jumped 8.3 percent nationwide for the 2011-2012 school year)
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45040668
"Will the Government Be Allowed to Lie About a Document’s Existence?"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/will-the-government-be-allowed-to-lie-about-a-documents-existence/
Who Funds the Radical Left In America?
http://www.westernjournalism.com/exclusive-investigative-reports/who-funds-the-radical-left-in-america/
"Euthanasia Spreads in Europe"
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/281303/euthanasia-spreads-europe-wesley-j-smith

Ecological/Economic/Educational/Social "Justice", Redistribution Of Wealth
"Do SeaWorld's whales have constitutional rights?"
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/2011/oct/25/do-seaworlds-whales-have-constitutional-rights-p/
OpEd:  "In Praise of Credit Checks"
http://mises.org/daily/5789/In-Praise-of-Credit-Checks

Illegal Aliens, Open Borders, National Security
New street lights to have "Homeland Security" applications...
http://www.infowars.com/new-street-lights-to-have-homeland-security-applications/
Boehner says Russia trying to restore "Soviet-style power"
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/boehner-says-russia-trying-to-restore-soviet-style-power-20111025-ncx
Critics furious as Border Agent Diaz gets two years in prison
http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/immigration/9524-critics-furious-as-border-agent-diaz-gets-2-years-in-prison

Caliphate/Khilafah, Sharia'h, Jihad/Islamic Terrorism
Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan lashes out at POTUS; condemns Gadhafi 'assassination'
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/farrakhan-condemns-killing-of-brother-gadhafi-assassination/
NYPD keeps secret intel files on Muslims who change names...
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/sns-bc-us--nypdintelligence,0,5243463,full.story
"Obama Administration Bans the Truth About Islam and Jihad"
http://frontpagemag.com/2011/10/24/obama-adminstration-bans-the-truth-about-islam-and-jihad/

"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
Lebanese patriarch urges vigilance to avoid 'Arab Winter'
http://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/lebanese-patriarch-urges-vigilance-to-avoid-arab-winter/
---OpEd:  "From Arab Spring to Tunisian Fall -- Islamists Enter the School of Democracy"
http://townhall.com/columnists/austinbay/2011/10/26/from_arab_spring_to_tunisian_fall_--_islamists_enter_the_school_of_democracy
Egypt:  Human rights group warns state may cover-up Coptic Christian killings
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/human-rights-group-warns-egypt-may-cover-up-coptic-christian-killings/
China:
---to crack down on 'overly entertaining' reality TV...
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CHINA_CULTURE_CURBS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-26-07-17-54
---to step up social media censorship
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/26/china-social-media-censorship
---one-child rule turns into a time bomb
http://news.yahoo.com/chinas-one-child-rule-turns-time-bomb-223258406.html
Argentina:  State orders oil, gas, mining firms to repatriate export sales
http://www.foxbusiness.com/markets/2011/10/26/argentina-orders-oil-gas-mining-firms-to-repatriate-export-sales/

--
"Of those men who have overturned the liberties of republics, the greatest number have begun their career by paying an obsequious court to the people, commencing demagogues and ending tyrants." ~~ Alexander Hamilton, Federalist No. 1, 1787

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

October 26

October 26

The Fed, QE1/2/3, Debt/Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Inflation
U.S. states face total debt of over $4 trillion...
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45019599
$600 trillion in derivative positions on a global economy of $60 trillion...
http://investmentwatchblog.com/frank-partnoy-there-is-currently-600-trillion-in-derivative-positions-on-a-global-economy-of-60-trillion/
OpEd:  "Abolish central banks -- Monopoly on money means a never-ending cycle of boom and bust"
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/24/abolish-central-banks/
OpEd:  "Supercommittee Should Not Hike Capital Gains Rate"
http://www.atr.org/supercommittee-hike-capital-gains-rate-a6552
EuroZone CollapseWatch
---Europe: Grimmer by the minute
http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/25/news/international/europe_crisis_talks/index.htm?section=money_markets
---Largest ever EU rebellion rocks British PM
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.a78af65cc128f522f558eaa64f38258c.461&show_article=1
---Italian government on brink of collapse
http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/21d5c8be-feeb-11e0-9b2f-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1bnph5Gb7

Stock/Business/Housing/Job Markets, Gold/Silver, Food Supply

Home prices fall more than forecast in August
http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Home-Prices-Fall-More-Than-bloomberg-1795068324.html
---POTUS' refinancing plan won't help housing market
http://money.cnn.com/2011/10/24/news/economy/refinancing_housing/index.htm?hpt=hp_c1
China faces tight power supply as rising coal prices will further increase supply pressures
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-10/21/content_13948463.htm
"The Prepper Movement: Why Are Millions Of Preppers Feverishly Preparing...?"
http://www.theaveragejoenewsblogg.com/2011/10/25/the-prepper-movement-why-are-millions-of-preppers-feverishly-preparing-for-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it/
---"My shtf expirience-wartime"
http://www.survivalistboards.com/showthread.php?t=189395

Big Gov't, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Marxism/Communism/Globalism
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) amendment to end 'Fast And Furious' passes with unanimous bipartisan support
http://www.thestatecolumn.com/texas/cornyn-amendment-to-end-
‘fast-and-furious’-passes-with-unanimous-bipartisan-support/
VP Biden issues official complaint over conservative reporter’s questions
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/biden-issues-official-complaint-over-conservative-reporters-questions/
DNC chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz labels elementary students 'little Democrats'...
http://www.heraldonline.com/2011/10/24/3466919/democrats-face-tough-election.html
Boston:  City Council holds KNIFE control hearing
http://goal.org/newspages/knife_hearing.html
Ohio:  Booted Dem. politician sues opponents for 'loss of livelihood'...
http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/peter-roff/2011/10/24/failed-democrat-pol-sues-critics-over-election-loss

Rick Perry proposes 20 percent flat tax...
http://nationaljournal.com/2012-presidential-campaign/texas-governor-argues-for-replacing-current-tax-code-with-flat-20-percent-rate-20111024
Possible study of anthrax vaccine's effectiveness in children stirs debate
http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/possible-study-of-anthrax-vaccines-effectiveness-in-children-stirs-debate/2011/10/13/gIQAFWLdDM_print.html
CDC:  Boys should get HPV vaccine
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_MED_HPV_VACCINE_BOYS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-25-14-16-44
Swiss banks may pay billions, disclose names of U.S. account holders to settle U.S. probe of offshore tax evasion
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/swiss-banks-said-ready-to-pay-billions-disclose-customer-names.html
FLOTUS' new book 'American Grown' will explore how "improving access to healthy, affordable food can influence eating habits for the better and improve public health"...
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/american-grown-title-michelle-obamas-book-14804242

Ecological/Economic/Educational/Social "Justice", Redistribution Of Wealth

North Dakota:  Oil company agrees to plead guilty in deaths of 12 migratory birds, to pay $12,000 in federal fines
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/oil-company-agrees-to-plead-guilty-in-north-dakota-bird-deaths-play-12000/2011/10/24/gIQA1CESDM_story.html
Obama mingles with Hollywood stars & millionaires as he raises cash...
http://news.yahoo.com/obama-mingles-stars-raises-cash-031648460.html
Michigan:  State cracking down on food stamp abuse
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/michigan-cracking-down-on-food-stamp-abuse/
U.S. House votes to reject EU emissions control plan
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CONGRESS_AIRLINE_EMISSIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-24-18-02-37
Tennessee:  Electrified truck terminal files bankruptcy after $424,000 stimulus
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/19/tennessee-electrified-truck-terminal-files-for-bankruptcy-despite-400000-in/
---OpEd:  "How To Make Money Off Of Global Warming Fears"
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2011/10/19/how-to-make-money-off-of-global-warming-fears/
OpEd:  "Did U.N. remarks reveal Obama global gun control strategy?"
http://www.examiner.com/gun-rights-in-seattle/did-u-n-remarks-reveal-obama-global-gun-control-strategy

Illegal Aliens, Open Borders, National Security

COLD WAR LEGACY:  U.S.' most powerful nuclear bomb being dismantled
http://news.yahoo.com/uss-most-powerful-nuclear-bomb-being-dismantled-071325260.html
Ohio:  Dayton welcomes immigrants as policy point
http://news.yahoo.com/dayton-ohio-welcomes-immigrants-policy-point-171159671.html
Report: India to buy attack helicopters from Boeing, not Russia
http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1671055.php/Report-India-to-buy-attack-helicopters-from-Boeing-not-Russia

Civil/Racial Unrest

Illinois:  Teen mobs run wild (attempted rape, "race-related remarks"...)
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x804700618/Teen-mobs-harass-motorists

Caliphate/Khilafah, Sharia'h, Jihad/Islamic Terrorism

Florida:  Appeals court won't stop Hillsborough judge from considering Islamic law
http://www.tampabay.com/news/courts/civil/appeals-court-wont-stop-hillsborough-judge-from-considering-islamic-law/1198321
UPDATE:  Hertz fires 25 Muslim drivers who refuse to clock out
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2016565297_hertz21m.html
UPDATE:  New Libyan government tries to calm sharia fears, tells world we "are moderate Muslims"...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/new-libyan-government-to-impose-sharia-law-tells-world-we-are-moderate/
---PARTIAL RESULTS:  Once-banned Tunisian Islamist party "Ennahda" in the lead...
http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/ML_TUNISIA_ELECTIONS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2011-10-25-13-02-05
------HISTORY:  "Hizb Ennahda" a.k.a. "Movement of the Islamic Tendency" ("group supported the 1979 takeover of the U.S. embassy in Tehran", "party currently rejects radical Islamism as a form of governance appropriate for Tunisia", "Sharia law has 'no place in Tunisia'", "some of them are calling for jihad")
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renaissance_Party


"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"
Turkish tanks enter northern Iraq
http://www.military.com/news/article/turkish-tanks-enter-northern-iraq.html?ESRC=eb.nl
---Turkey requests aid from Israel for first time since struck by devastating earthquake
http://www.haaretz.com/news/diplomacy-defense/turkey-requests-aid-from-israel-for-first-time-since-struck-by-devastating-earthquake-1.391963
--
"Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness." ~~ George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

Occupy Wall Street - Day 39

Occupy Wall Street - Day 39

MEDIA "INSIGHT"
Barack Obama Led #OccupyChicago – Circa 1988
http://biggovernment.com/jpollak/2011/10/25/barack-obama-led-occupychicago-circa-1988/
---POTUS hires Wall Street lobbyist for re-election campaign...
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/25/obama-defies-base-hires-wall-street-lobbyist-for-re-election-campaign/
Tahrir Square Meets Occupy Wall Street:  Asmaa Mahfouz and Ahmed Maher (Two of Egypt's star youth activists) lead an Occupy Wall Street march...
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/10/tahrir-square-meets-occupy-wall-street/247331/
Canada-based Adbusters group to call for "Robin Hood Tax" at OWS protests this Saturday
http://www.cnbc.com/id/45019789
"5 Myths Helping to Drive Occupy Wall Street"
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2011/10/25/5_myths_helping_to_drive_occupy_wall_street/page/full/
"New target for 'Occupy Wall Street' critics: Media"
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1011/66764.html
"How Occupy Wall Street is testing the next US president"
http://news.yahoo.com/occupy-wall-street-testing-next-us-president-003300902.html
FDNY concerned Zuccotti Park turning into firetrap
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/10/24/sources-fdny-concerned-zuccotti-park-turning-into-firetrap/

PROTESTORS' OWN WORDS
Leading "Occupy" activist Malcolm Harris:  "Glenn Beck was right", "He's got a better analysis than most people on the left about where this could go, how threatening this" (VIDEO)
http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/10/24/glenn-beck-was-right-ows-wants-violent-revolution/
Chicago: Tea Party "stole" the Gadsden flag, "It's a revolutionary war and they took it, stole it", "need economic justice"
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/occupy-chicago-protester-tea-party-stole-the-dont-tread-on-me-symbol/
Boston:  Police bust heroin dealers living with 6-year-old in tent...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/heroin-dealers-living-with-6-year-old-in-tent-busted-at-occupy-boston/
Salem:  "I hope...we restore the Republic", "I think the occupy movement is the (liberals') answer to the tea party", "It's a moral message - it's community taking care of each other"
http://www.salemnews.com/local/x717133474/Wall-Street-movement-pops-up-here-as-Occupy-Salem
Norfolk:  Occupants still confused over why protesting...
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2011/10/25/occupy-norfolk-struggles-to-find-definitive-end-list-for-movement/

SHOW ME YOUR FRIENDS AND I'LL SHOW YOU YOUR FUTURE

Mass. Senate candidate & Obama's former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau director Elizabeth Warren: "I created much of the intellectual foundation" for 'Occupy' protests...
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/10/24/elizabeth-warren-i-created-occupy-wall-street.html
---HISTORY:  "Elizabeth Warren"
http://keywiki.org/index.php/Elizabeth_Warren
Former Congressman & Grand Wizard of the KKK David Duke joins the unions, Maoists, communists, socialists, & anti-Semites at OWS (VIDEO)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/racist-david-duke-joins-the-unions-maoists-communists-socialists-anti-semites-at-ows/
Actor Orlando Jones via Twitter:  "If America liberals want respect, they better stop listening to Aretha & kill Sarah Palin :) "
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/actor-orlando-jones-tweets-if-american-liberals-want-respect-kill-sarah-palin/
Lisa Fithian teaching radical to Chicago Teachers Union (VIDEO)
http://www.eagtv.com/?p=362
---Lisa Fithian's home page:
http://organizingforpower.wordpress.com/movement-history/about-lisa/
---"Lisa Fithian of the Occupy Movement, Long History of Activism – Collapse the System"
http://suffolkcountylibertyreport.com/sclr/?p=28815
---"Meet The Anarchist Leaders Behind The ‘Leaderless’ #Occupy Movement – Part One: Lisa Fithian" (VIDEO)
http://biggovernment.com/lstranahan/2011/10/10/meet-the-anarchist-leaders-behind-the-leaderless-occupy-movement-part-one-lisa-fithian/
---Lisa Fithian:  “Palestine will be free, from the river to the sea!”
http://www.breitbart.tv/lisa-fithian-occupy-organizer-union-educator-and-israel-hater/
CAIR at Occupy Wall Street in Zuccotti Park: "Islam stands for social justice" (VIDEO)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/cair-at-occupy-wall-street-islam-stands-for-social-justice/

COUNTER-COMMENTS

Citizen slams Occupy L.A. at L.A. City Council, calls out Marxist organizer Mario Brito, AFL-CIO's socialist treasurer Maria Elena Durazo,  (VIDEO)
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/townhallcomstaff/2011/10/24/citizen_slams_occupy_la_at_la_city_council__seius_maria_elena_durazo
---FLASHBACK:  Communists Lead “Occupy Los Angeles” Movement – Nationwide Takeover Planned
http://gulagbound.com/22122/communists-lead-“occupy-los-
angeles”-movement-–-nationwide-takeover-planned/
Anti-Semitic sentiments at Occupy Wall Street...
http://www.myfoxny.com/dpp/news/anti-semitic-sentiments-at-occupy-wall-street-20111024
Oklahoma City:  Kerr Park occupants crippled by infighting, cliquish behavior
http://www.reddirtreport.com/Story.aspx/20152
London:  Centuries-old building is rendered useless by demonstrators
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/281160/occupying-st-paul-s-charles-c-w-cooke

OpEd:  "Spare us from Vatican economic analysts"
http://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/otn.cfm?id=856


POLICE RESPONSE
Oakland:  Police arrest protesters, tear down tent city
http://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_19188125
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"Knowledge is, in every country, the surest basis of public happiness." ~~ George Washington, First Annual Message, 1790

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

October 22-25

October 22-25

Herman Cain adds to "9-9-9" plan, angering unions
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/20/cain-adds-to-plan-angering-unions/?intcmp=trending
---"Agrees with getting D.C. to lead by example, having the President, Vice President, & Congress take substantial pay cuts" (AUDIO)
http://www.cyinterview.com/2011/10/historic-republican-presidential-hopeful-herman-cain-currently-leading-in-polls-speaks-with-chris-yandek-and-jay-bildstein-of-cyinterview-agrees-with-getting-washington-to-lead-by-example-hav/
Dr. Alveda King (niece of MLK, Jr.) tells voters to get on the 'Herman Cain Train'
http://www.christianpost.com/news/alveda-king-tells-voters-to-get-on-the-herman-cain-train-50775/
Thomas Sowell: Herman Cain more black than Barack Obama (VIDEO)
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2011/10/20/thomas_sowell_herman_cain_more_black_than_barack_obama.html

The Fed, QE1/2/3, Debt/Deficit, Debt Ceiling, Inflation

POTUS TO SIDESTEP CONGRESS
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/24/us-obama-economy-idUSTRE79N0J920111024
---to announce major revamp of home lending program HARP
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/24/white-house-to-announce-major-home-lending-revamp/
---FLASHBACK:  "I'd like to work my way around Congress"
http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/obama-id-work-my-way-around-congress
U.S. Treasury considers new debt security
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/0cf3791e-fbfd-11e0-b1d8-00144feab49a.html#axzz1bhdldrHL
---Bank Of America dumps $75 trillion in derivatives on U.S. taxpayers WITH federal approval...
http://seekingalpha.com/article/301260-bank-of-america-dumps-75-trillion-in-derivatives-on-u-s-taxpayers-with-federal-approval
Mortgage insurer unit PMI Group taken over by federal regulators...
http://realtormag.realtor.org/daily-news/2011/10/24/mortgage-insurer-unit-taken-over-regulators
---"QE3" speech given by Fed Governor Daniel Tarullo (suggested QE3 in the form of mortgage purchases...)
http://www.businessinsider.com/fed-governor-speech-tarullo-mortgage-buying-2011-10#ixzz1bNfSvn00
Bank Of America:  Another U.S. debt downgrade coming in just a few weeks
http://www.businessinsider.com/huge-prediction-from-bofa-another-us-debt-downgrade-is-coming-in-just-a-few-weeks-2011-10
EuroZone CollapseWatch:
German officials: EU Bailout fund will top $1.4 trillion...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501369_162-20124646.html
---Germany:  Angela Merkel seeks to save the European Union...
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-10-24/euro-strategists-draw-line-in-sand-at-1-34-as-merkel-seeks-to-save-union.html
------OpEd:  "In Europe, new fears of German might"
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/in-europe-new-fears-of-german-might/2011/10/19/gIQA3baZ7L_print.html
---Greece:  Violent anti-austerity demonstrations lead to "a week in hell"
http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1078031-week-hell

Stock/Business/Housing/Job Markets, Gold/Silver, Food Supply

Survey: Economists more bleak about U.S. economy
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2011/10/24/business/AP-US-NABE-Survey.html?_r=1
Lack of jobs leaves more suburban, middle class sliding into poverty
http://www.suntimes.com/8305452-417/more-suburban-middle-class-slide-into-poverty.html
Citi: "The Most Interesting Thing You May Not Know About the Housing Market"
http://www.businessinsider.com/citi-the-most-interesting-thing-you-may-not-know-about-the-housing-market-2011-10
Democrats block GOP jobs/stimulus bill over spending cuts
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5h-3SgZSY6SsGbNZ7Oj7IR3pJ_RUw?docId=5b588119eba1474983ab0662fcb75bc4
U.S. House Committee advances national right-to-carry reciprocity act
http://www.buckeyefirearms.org/node/8028

Big Gov't, Socialism/Nazism/Progressivism/Marxism/Communism/Globalism
Judge blocks Florida's new welfare drug testing law
http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2317978
Survey:  Most in U.S. would scrap Electoral College
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2011/10/24/Most-in-US-would-scrap-Electoral-College/UPI-26601319465996/?spt=hts&or=1
Energy Dept. gives half-billion-dollar loan to electric car company, company's production plant is -- in Finland (has ties to major POTUS bundlers & AlGore)
http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/car-company-us-loan-builds-cars-finland/story?id=14770875
Chicago:  Lobbyist works 1 day as teacher, qualifies for annual $108,000 pension...
http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-22/news/ct-met-pensions-teacher-perk-20111023_1_state-teachers-pension-fund-teachers-union-public-pension
Canada:  "How are guns classified in Canada?"
http://www.canada.com/news/guns+classified+Canada/5594881/story.html
What ObamaCare Looks Like:
---U.S.:  States to sharply limit Medicaid hospital stays...
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2011-10-23/states-limit-medicaid-hospital-stays/50886398/1
---Michigan:  ObamaCare "mandate" could penalize 70,000 in Michigan alone...
http://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/15913
---U.K.:  Obese children as young as 11 to get a gastric implant on the NHS
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2052581/Obese-children-young-11-gastric-implant-NHS.html
OpEd:  "World power swings back to America"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/ambroseevans_pritchard/8844646/World-power-swings-back-to-America.html

Ecological/Economic/Educational/Social "Justice", Redistribution Of Wealth

Former member of Congressional Black Caucus finally understands why we need voter ID laws
http://www.coachisright.com/former-member-of-congressional-black-caucus-finally-understands-why-we-need-voter-id-laws/
California adopts "cap-and-trade" plan to cut back on greenhouse gas emissions
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/20/california-adopts-cap-and-trade-plan-to-cut-back-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions/
---"When the nation is ready to address the growing danger of climate change,...California's climate program will serve as a model for a national program"
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/20/BA901LK83V.DTL#ixzz1bNovoCCa
High income workers' share of total wages grows
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/10/20/ap/business/main20123487.shtml
Endgame of multiculturalism looms: Hispanic reacquisition of the Southwest
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/oct/20/the-united-states-of-mexico/
NYC:  Sex ed curriculum includes porn, bestiality...
http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/mandatory-sex-ed-curriculum-new-york-city-public-schools-132404248.html?dr
Talk of treaty ban on mercury concerns scientists
http://news.yahoo.com/talk-treaty-ban-mercury-concerns-scientists-092425207.html

Illegal Aliens, Open Borders, National Security

California:  County now accepts Mexican ID's as valid...
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Sonoma-Sheriff-Santa-Rosa-Police-Recognize-Mexican-IDs-132465578.html
President Hamid Karzai to SoS Clinton: "If fighting starts between Pakistan and the U.S., we are beside Pakistan"
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2011/10/23/karzai-says-afghanistan-would-back-pakistan-if-us-attacks/
Arizona:  Federal judge dismisses Gov. Jan Brewer's lawsuit against Obama admin.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/jan-brewers-immigration-lawsuit-against-obama-administration-thrown-out/
NYC:  Mosque developer Sharif El-Gamal can't take care of vermin-infested apartment building
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/ratty_bldg_gripe_RrGghVZH8JYex0SLcBkweK

Civil/Racial Unrest

Italy:  Thousands protest AGAINST high-speed train
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=CNG.7a1f679ced5b40465c22d8e765ab2046.81&show_article=1
U.K.:  1 in 7 jailed after summer of violence was a foreign national...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2052617/UK-rioters-came-44-countries-1-7-jailed-foreign-national.html

Caliphate/Khilafah, Sharia'h, Jihad/Islamic Terrorism

Libya:  Libyan Transitional Leader: Sharia'h will be "basic source" of all law
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/libyan-transitional-leader-shariah-will-be-basic-source-of-all-law/
---"What Next for Libya [oil]?"
http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/What-Next-for-Libya.html
Tunisia:  Islamist Party may gain power in the nation's first free elections...
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/tunias-islamist-party-may-gain-power-in-the-nations-first-free-elections/
Minnesota:  Two Muslim women found guilty of fundraising, recruiting for Somali terror group Al-Shabab
http://www.startribune.com/local/minneapolis/132239033.html
Canada:  Brutal "honor killing" described in trial for Muslim father accused of murdering his three daughters & wife
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/brutal-honor-killing-described-in-canadian-trial-for-muslim-father-accused-of-murdering-three-daughters-wife/
"Dr. Zuhdi Jasser’s Counter-Jihad"
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/279276/zuhdi-jasser-s-counter-jihad-r-james-woolsey?page=1

"This Is What Democracy Looks Like"

Qathafi's death:
---POTUS hails his death, warns other Middle Eastern dictators they could be next (SPIKE THE FOOTBALL?...)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/oct/20/obama-hails-death-gaddafi
------POTUS: The U.S. has "renewed American leadership in the world" (VIDEO)
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/obama-gadhafi-iraq-show-the-u-s-has-renewed-its-leadership-in-the-world/
---RINO John McCain:  U.S. must now deepen Libyan ties, "marks an end to the first phase of the Libyan revolution"
http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-mccain-kadafi-20111020,0,5379739.story
---Donald Trump: "Big deal. What do we get out of it?" (VIDEO)
http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/20/trump-on-gadhafi-death-big-deal-what-do-we-get-out-of-it/
---Hugo Chavez calls his death an 'outrage', labels him a 'martyr'
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/hugo-chavez-calls-muammar-gaddafis-death-an-outrage/story-fn3dxity-1226172512656
---Fidel Castro calls NATO 'brutal', Gaddafi 'kidnapped, exhibited like trophy of war'...
http://ca.news.yahoo.com/fidel-castro-calls-nato-brutal-libya-role-115302269.html
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"The known propensity of a democracy is to licentiousness which the ambitious call, and ignorant believe to be liberty." ~~ Fisher Ames, speech in the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, 1788

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