Here’s some most interesting insight into the mindset (and hatred) of the twits protesting on Wall Street. Saul Alinsky would be so proud of his disciples!
Related: Here’s an Open Letter to Jon Stewart that provides a good summary of the ‘Occupy’ crowd.

My girlfriend & I returned to Vancouver late Sunday night, after a long drive west from Banff. I hadn’t heard any news in days and was interested to learn what had transpired at ‘Occupy Vancouver’. It fizzled … big time. Make no mistake, the usual Rent-A-Crowd Leftie Dregs were out in full force, as usual with their non-solutions, but nothing more transpired.
Here’s a curious video from the event:

O, Sweet Saint of San Andreas…

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You should have learned in Grade 6 math class.

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It’s here, people. Obama’s plan is to marshal this “People’s uprising” into a political attack on the engine of capitalism, using the Wall Street he’s in bed with as an attack on the capitalist system, and the “bankers” and traders as the scapegoats.
The outlines of the plan have long been clear, but sadly, those who bothered to look and to express alarm early on were dismissed as fringe cranks and unhelpful “purists” whose outlandish Visigothery would drive away “moderates” and “independents” (who, incidentally, flocked to the GOP in the wake of the TEA Party movement, giving us a 2010 electoral landslide. But we’re to bracket that. Our betters know what’s best, regardless of how many times they prove themselves astoundingly out of touch with the mood of their own base). And now the next stage is beginning: an assault on the “fat cats” and the money men, launched from different angles, with the Occupy Wall Street crowds providing the civil unrest, the social tension, and the optics, making the more outlandish demands (and including the most repugnant fellow-travelers), while Obama serves as the voice of reason and moderation, fashioning his campaign around a populist soft-socialism in which the banks and bankers and money men are required to pay “their fair share” and the “wealth disparity” is addressed — even as the evil Republicans try to “protect the rich.”

Related: Long live spontaneity!

George Will or David Brooks?

Open thread on the assorted “occupy” events across Canada today.
To start things off, here’s a video clip from Occupy Toronto – h/t Stephen
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Do you think the parents of these two bozos ever told them no? Ever told them, “that’s wrong”? Ever told them, “you must wait”? Ever told them, “you’re going to have to work to earn that”? Ever told them, “your future depends on what you make of it”? Probably not. 🙁
Update: The blonde haired fellow in the 2nd video is none other than Edward T. Hall, III, a trust fund child whose parents are “two politically active lawyers”.   – h/t Oz

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Nov 2008: After Barack Obama won a 52-48 victory over John McCain, a bunch of Obama supporters reached out to the “48”, assuring them that they would do better to understand.
Oct 2011: Now that their Messiah’s golden promises have turned out to be nothing more than a rusting, sinking hulk, similar 52’ers have very different messages to display.

The organization behind it all
You can have sex with animals or whatever
Tea Party members challenge the socialist hordes
Update: Here’s a witty quip from an SDA commenter:

The “occupiers” will return to occupying their parents basements once the media stops breathlessly praising them . . . – Troy

Have you wondered what the end game of the “protests” on Wall Street might be? To gain a little insight into the answer to that question, watch these two videos:


It would be MOST interesting to find out who the attractive young woman in the first video is and what ties she might have with the Democrat National Committee (DNC). Is it not peculiar that her “message” is precisely the same one as the Obama Administration has been repeating for the past 3 years?
The fellow in the second video is no stranger. He’s none other than Van Jones, a past member of both the Communist Party and the Obama Administration. There’s no mention of that on his official bio on the OccupyTheFuture.org website. Instead he’s just described as “an American environmental advocate, civil rights activist, and attorney”.
The aforementioned website is most interesting, all on its own. It’s pretty slick for something created just from a grassroots initiative. A check of its owner reveals nothing as the information is hidden from public scrutiny. Intrepid journalists might want to be asking the folks at OccupyTheFuture.org what their day jobs are! But they won’t, because that might reveal some uncomfortable facts that would get in the way of reelecting Barack Obama.
This is indeed an indication of the Class Warfare promised by Van Jones last month.

With a strict nausea warning in place, take a gander at this diatribe from a Female White Socialist who will be attending the October 15th “Occupy Vancouver” protest … and possible riot. Ms. MacArthur, an SFU political science teacher, is a typical Left Coast urban hypocrite who enjoys all the direct & indirect benefits of electricity, oil, natural gas, and other resources that provide her with a very pampered life but chooses to besmirch everything she benefits from. Not a big surprise, considering she is a disciple and propagandist of the David Suzuki school of “Green is Good, Capitalism is Bad”.
Her totalitarian tendencies are clearly visible through her dripping antipathy towards Canada’s democratic electoral process. Translation: The Conservatives won, which is unacceptable to her narrow little world view.
Open Questions: Should a riot break out at the protest that Ms. MacArthur so vehemently supports, and millions of dollars of damage are once again effected on buildings and businesses, what amount of said damage is she going to pay for? What amount of money should Ms. MacArthur pay to the Downtown Vancouver Business Association to cover the security costs that her & her ilk are forcing upon them?
In a related post, a grammatically challenged “colleague” of MacArthur makes a plea to “all my fellow anarchists, lefties and anti-authoritarians”. In the world of 2011, when ALL of these protesters are demanding the same thing, namely more of everything for nothing, isn’t his list redundant?!
The problem with mindless twits like these two is that they accept only one half of the Benefits / Responsibility equation. The fact that their ilk will never recognize this as long as they live is at the heart of what’s destroying Vancouver very quickly and Canada in a somewhat slower manner.

Mark Steyn analyzes what’s going on with the “Occupy Wall Street” crowd. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Here’s a snippet:

In the old days, the tribunes of the masses demanded an honest wage for honest work. Today, the tribunes of America’s leisured varsity class demand a world that puts “people before profits.” If the specifics of their “program” are somewhat contradictory, the general vibe is consistent: They wish to enjoy an advanced Western lifestyle without earning an advanced Western living. The pampered, elderly children of a fin de civilisation overdeveloped world, they appear to regard life as an unending vacation whose bill never comes due.

Here’s how Russian TV covered the protest yesterday:

Do you think anyone back in Moscow is scratching their head and wondering how America ever won the Cold War?!
Related: If you still think that this protest is just a spontaneous, grassroots event, pull your head out of the sand. It’s very much being coordinated and propelled forward by Obama’s footsoldiers, the leaders of which frequently visit the White House.
Update: The protesters have a huge new supporter! Ooops … reality bites, eh?

Interesting commentary coming out of the National Post, now that Dalton McGuinty has won a third term:

• Rex Murphy
• David Frum
• The NP Editorial Board

What are your macro & micro predictions about what’s going to happen to the Ontario economy in the next few years?

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Monsieur Provocateur vs. an Elderly Jewish Man – h/t EBD
Ann Coulter discusses the “protests” – h/t Lucky Lori
Perhaps most enlightening of all is this interview with Lloyd Hart, author of the Occupy Wall Street Demands post. I have little doubt that Mr. Hart deeply believes what he’s saying. The fact that he has NO CLUE into human character provides a valuable teaching moment into what precisely is wrong with the Leftist mindset … and why Leftist public policies almost always end up in abject failure.
Update: The comment from Atlantic Jim is priceless: “Everything you need to know about the Wall Street protests in just one picture. Who takes out $87,000 in student loans to learn how to repair printers that cost $150?”

EBD’s absolutely hilarious post last night was priceless. There’s a whole lot more going on with the so-called grassroots movement than meets the eye.
As might have been suspected, George Soros, SEIU, and Acorn have their dirty hands all over these events. One must feel some empathy for those volunteer protesters who are truly struggling. They’ve been sucked in to a cause that is going nowhere, unless Barack Obama declares America a Marxist state prior to next November’s election.
In Boston, Michael Graham was all over this story. In St. Louis, Dana Loesch was too. Both podcasts are worth a listen, only if to better understand the mindset of those who will be voting for Obama next year. Joseph Stalin called them “useful idiots”. Mark Levin calls them “drones”. They are absolutely impervious to facts and … simple math.