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"On my third day, they had smoked salmon with cream cheese. You know how much smoked salmon is a pound? Sixteen dollars. I eat better here than I do with my parents"

i do not know which part of this statement annoys me the most. the hypocrital eating of an expensive dish or looking down at his parents for not being able to provide such comforts and getting them at a protest of those who have easy access to them. OR that this dipshit cannot make any connection between any of his/her disconnects.



ball park franks, they plump when you cook 'em

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 2:58 PM. Reason : .]

10/11/2011 2:57:54 PM

pack_bryan really comes off as a winner ITT

10/11/2011 3:04:27 PM

Someone should organize a job fair in the park. Have companies come in complete with booths, presentation boards and shit, and see how many people get off their ass and try to get a job. I mean really, all of the unemployed people in one place would make it great, right?

10/11/2011 3:06:33 PM

occupy wall street has spread to downtown norfolk

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"With permit in hand, the group Occupy Norfolk slept in Commercial Park downtown on Monday night, and members said they plan to stay awhile. The group is part of the Occupy Wall Street political protest that took shape this fall in New York."

http://hamptonroads.com/node/617583

10/11/2011 3:11:11 PM

with PETA quartered in Nofuck Vagina, that is not suprising

pizza hut, hit the hut tonight

10/11/2011 3:13:07 PM

PETA pretty much leaves us alone. Their propaganda stays pretty isolated within the walls of their compound. Besides the name PETA, the building doesn't have signage or banners. No flood of billboards or advertisements on the roads. No complaints here.

10/11/2011 3:24:54 PM

10/11/2011 4:13:47 PM

Former Representative? Heh, I knew it. Too lazy to keep a job.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 4:37 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 4:37:03 PM

Obama has received more funding from Wall Street than any other politician in the past 20 years

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"Despite his rhetorical attacks on Wall Street, a study by the Sunlight Foundation’s Influence Project shows that President Barack Obama has received more money from Wall Street than any other politician over the past 20 years, including former President George W. Bush. In 2008, Wall Street’s largesse accounted for 20 percent of Obama’s total take, according to Reuters."

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"Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer says the distance between the president’s rhetoric and actions makes him look hypocritical. “It’s almost as if President Obama won’t cross across a Wall Street picket line except to get inside with [his] hand out, so he can raise money,” Fleischer told TheDC, referring to the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators who the president has been encouraging over the past week. “That sort of support causes him to look hypocritical.”"

http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/10/obama-attacks-banks-while-raking-in-wall-street-dough/

Spin away, lackeys.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 4:43 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 4:43:23 PM

robbing peter to pay pete

10/11/2011 4:46:22 PM

have there been a lot of Obama signs at the protests?

10/11/2011 4:46:33 PM

So how happy are all the parents of these losers to have the house to theirselves for a few days? I bet they hope this protest never ends. Am I right or what?

10/11/2011 4:49:21 PM

I think a lot of these protestors are disillusioned Obama-voters

10/11/2011 4:49:47 PM

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"Obama has received more funding from Wall Street than any other politician in the past 20 years"

See. This is what upsets me. Conservatives should love Obama, because he's practically one of them. Only liberals should be allowed to be upset with Obama. I wonder what the world would be like Howard Dean didn't make stupid noises.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:03 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 4:53:32 PM

I feel like most people, especially the ones blasting the protest and protesters, really have no idea what it is about. It isn't an Obama re-election campaign. It isn't a "the rich people should be poor too, let's take the money from them." It isn't a bunch of lazy college kids bitching about something trivial like most protests.

Grayson put it pretty well.

I love how the people against the protest are so quick to turn it into a "they want socialism" or "they don't want to work" or "they're jealous of the accomplishments of others" argument, which is pretty far from reality.

Sure, they may not have a concrete proposal for how to get the nation back on track. They may not have the most organized or concise list of goals. That doesn't mean they aren't frustrated with feeling like they're being ignored by a government that is supposed to represent them.

10/11/2011 4:54:57 PM

I don't know, but DNC/Obama admin are trying to hijack the movement. Clearly, this is for political reasons - both party establishments stand firmly behind the banking class, and they will resist any attempts to alter the status quo.

10/11/2011 4:56:49 PM

^^No but see, life isn't fair and they should shut the hell up and take what they deserve.

^The Occupiers that I've heard from directly are extremely pissed at the DNC for trying to latch onto it.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 4:57 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 4:57:02 PM

you heard the gentleman, get him a bongo drum!

(former senator no doubt due to failed representation prior, I highly doubt leader for a mis-mangled revolution)

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM. Reason : bong drum ]

10/11/2011 4:58:09 PM

i agree with actionpants and ronny. let's drop parties. let's make it pure class warfare. no longer party warfare. OK?

that means you too pryderi and jesushchris. etc. no more: "HURR DURR CONSERVATIVE"
let's just talk about jobs and money and success and failure and power.
__________

i was born into a low class family. i went to college and got loans and majored in chemistry. let's pretend that with this knowledge i cured cancer. lets say everybody wanted the cure. how much should i charge and how much do i deserve to keep of that. how much should i pay back to 'the system'. anybody? any takers?

i'm extremely interested in the opinions of the following users, pryderi,jesushchrist, qntmfred, and actionpants

10/11/2011 5:05:44 PM

Charge whatever you want and be the world's first trillionaire.
Free market economy ftmfw.

10/11/2011 5:08:14 PM

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"but DNC/Obama admin are trying to hijack the movement"

This is actually one reason why I see the so called "lunatic fringe" of a protest as important. It keeps the established politicians from latching too closely on to a protest movement. If they did the opposing politicians would expect an explanantion about every single zany demand that comes out of a protestors mouth (which, lets face it isn't possible).

instead its best for sympathetic politicians to say something along the lines of "I identify with their general frustration blah blah blah." Then its up to the protestors to make sure said politician follows through with some of their promises.

For this reason if you see someone flying their freak flag at a protest you should cheer them on (unless its something overtly offensive/racist etc)

10/11/2011 5:10:37 PM

or do the world a favor and make it free so families like mine that has been touched numerous times by cancer can be even more thankful

10/11/2011 5:11:17 PM

Fuck a fair one, I get mines the fast way, The ski mask way

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:15 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 5:12:12 PM

Quote :

"found you guys some jobs: ibt: "I DONT TAKE JERBS LESS THAN $38 PER HOUR" "

10/11/2011 5:12:45 PM

^^ gunzz i completely agree with you. 100%. i would give you access to this as quickly as humanly possible. no kidding. not being a dick at all. i would literally run to the damn hospital to take it to whoever needed it free of charge in your behalf.

but do you think it should be legal for me to package it up and sell it maybe so i can pay off those pesky 80k in loans i got since ncstate grad school was a bitch and my parents are poor and can't even afford to go out to eat?


^ you will play politics and drink your left radical wing kool aid until you die. we get it bro.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:15 PM. Reason : .]

10/11/2011 5:14:38 PM

Quote :

"See. This is what upsets me. Conservatives should love Obama, because he's practically one of them. Only liberals should be allowed to be upset with Obama. I wonder what the world would be like Howard Dean didn't make stupid noises."

This assumes that conservatives or liberals, on the whole, actually care about policy. In reality, politics is just another area for tribalism to take hold. It doesn't matter what's best or what's proven to work/fail. All that matters is that you stick with your team through thick and thin, no matter how bad they perform during the season. Strength, at least as our primitive urges inform us, is derived from group cohesiveness; being "right" doesn't matter if you don't win out over the other regional tribes.

If you're able to transcend tribalism, it's clear that neither "team" is doing anything right and that the whole thing is a dog and pony show; both parties collude to serve corporate interests. It's clear as fucking day.

Most of the protestors don't understand exactly how we got to this point or what we could do to start progressing again. We need to get back to a real, market economy that isn't purely built on leverage.

10/11/2011 5:19:40 PM

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"Fuck a fair one, I get mines the fast way, The ski mask way"

exactly. you are a piece of shit human being who wants to steal and destroy and does not believe in equality. this explains your racism perfectly and why you latch onto ideas from the insane left. it's literally just your genetic makeup to be that way.

i am glad that you represent a very small % of human beings and that you are by and large rejected by intelligent life.

10/11/2011 5:26:16 PM

The median pay for chief financial officers of the S&P 500 companies increased 19% to $2,900,000 just last year.

Over the past 10 years, the median family income has decreased by more than $2500.

Wall St. tanked our economy and no one was investigated, prosecuted or imprisoned. No one was held accountable, and some of you are wondering why people are taking to the streets?

10/11/2011 5:26:29 PM

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"i was born into a low class family. i went to college and got loans and majored in chemistry. let's pretend that with this knowledge i cured cancer. lets say everybody wanted the cure. how much should i charge and how much do i deserve to keep of that. how much should i pay back to 'the system'. anybody? any takers?"

You basically just described the story of Alexander Fleming, but he freely gave away all the information he had on penicillin

10/11/2011 5:27:52 PM

So your answer is they should give this away for free. Gotcha.


Let's take it one step further. Let's say I needed a factory and lab and bio containers to build up a cure and package it and give it to you. Let's also assume I need a few 1000 workers to help me build this.

How much should I pay them and how much should I get for organizing this effort.

This exact same effort happened as well in the same story you refer to. Is this drug currently freely given away like water? SHOULD it be?


[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:34 PM. Reason : .]

10/11/2011 5:30:12 PM

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"Wall St. tanked our economy and no one was investigated, prosecuted or imprisoned. No one was held accountable, and some of you are wondering why people are taking to the streets?"

This.

No one was held accountable. I'm not one for protesting or taking to the streets (just yet) and I'm not going to pretend like I know what will fix everything. All I know is that I'm not alone in the fact that I feel unhappy and frustrated with the way things are going, and I think it is refreshing to see people getting upset and trying to have their voices heard.

10/11/2011 5:33:54 PM

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"you are a piece of shit human being who wants to steal and destroy and does not believe in equality. this explains your racism perfectly and why you latch onto ideas from the insane left. it's literally just your genetic makeup to be that way."

You just don't understand how I feel about the funk. I walk with the funk, I talk with the funk. I eat with the funk, I sleep with the funk. I live for the funk, I'll die for the funk. So now what do you say, when I'm walkin' up the block?

Boom shaka-laka there goes the Chief Rocka

10/11/2011 5:36:00 PM

^^I didn't say that, just pointing out that not all "discoveries" are motivated by profit

companies later patented the growing process and all that other shaz.

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:39 PM. Reason : .]

10/11/2011 5:36:17 PM

god fucking damnit did i say cancer was cured for profit. why that assumption? holy fuck. dude it's clear you don't want people to earn rewards based on the work they put into the system.

holy fucking shit. i even said clearly that i would fucking run the cure up to the god damn hospital bed of gunzz dying grandmother if i had to. for no damn profit. but people are going to magically show up at my factory to build the damn thing if i don't reward them with something.

holy shit dude. you literally are retarded. like logically your genes and dna have failed you son. go outside and protest and go beg for handouts. it's going to be your only way of survival in this life.

enough said. QED


[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 5:40 PM. Reason : ,]

10/11/2011 5:37:47 PM

Quote :

"companies later patented the growing process and all that other shaz. "

YES YES IT WAS. SO THAT YOU COULD GET EASY QUICK ACCESS TO IT AND NOT HAVE TO BUILD AN ENTIRE LAB YOURSELF EACH TIME.

10/11/2011 5:41:40 PM

pack_bryan

10/11/2011 5:45:12 PM

Quote :

"I didn't say that, just pointing out that not all "discoveries" are motivated by profit "

10/11/2011 5:49:03 PM

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"Wall St. tanked our economy and no one was investigated, prosecuted or imprisoned. No one was held accountable, and some of you are wondering why people are taking to the streets?"

When you say "Wall Street tanked our economy," what you mean to say is that the private banking system tanked our economy. The problem wasn't the stock market, the problem was excessive credit and a derivatives market where good loans were packaged with bad loans by banks. None of this was illegal, it was all openly condoned by the government. Why would the government prosecute the banks? The government engineered the entire fucking thing. Not to mention that the bankers that you think need to be prosecuted were appointed to high level political positions.

If you read my posts, you'll realize that at least half of what I talk about is the Federal Reserve. I'm not a lunatic. The central bank is at the center of our entire banking system, and it is absolutely, incontrovertibly the cause of the economic crisis. Virtually all of this excess credit that has blown up bubbles has come from the Federal Reserve. I can make just a few of you come to terms with that, and I think I already have, then I've done a good thing.

The only way that we will ever escape this quagmire of debt and depressed growth is to allow the banks to fail, abolish or at least reign in the Fed, and return to an economy where credit is in proportion with savings. We cannot sustainably have a low national savings rate while also having widely accessible, large lines of credit. Credit needs to originate from savings.

10/11/2011 5:49:34 PM

10/11/2011 5:54:51 PM

Quote :

"holy shit dude. you literally are retarded. like logically your genes and dna have failed you son. go outside and protest and go beg for handouts. it's going to be your only way of survival in this life."

Look, I ain't no killer, but don't push me. Revenge is like the sweetest joy (next to getting pussy).

10/11/2011 5:56:57 PM

Awww, Hail!

10/11/2011 6:00:04 PM

LOL at the relevation that some "protesters" are actually being paid. What a sham. Go on believing this is somehow a worthy cause libs...

10/11/2011 6:00:09 PM

god damn there are some crash helmet needing motherfuckers ITT

10/11/2011 6:08:03 PM

yo pack_bryan

I worked for a vaccine company so I mean it's fine if you sell your miracle cure that apparently you are too stupid to invent irl

You could Jonas Salk that shit though

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"In 1947, Salk accepted an appointment to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. In 1948, he undertook a project funded by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis to determine the number of different types of polio virus. Salk saw an opportunity to extend this project towards developing a vaccine against polio, and, together with the skilled research team he assembled, devoted himself to this work for the next seven years. The field trial set up to test the Salk vaccine was, according to O'Neill, "the most elaborate program of its kind in history, involving 20,000 physicians and public health officers, 64,000 school personnel, and 220,000 volunteers." Over 1,800,000 school children took part in the trial. When news of the vaccine's success was made public on April 12, 1955, Salk was hailed as a "miracle worker", and the day "almost became a national holiday." His sole focus had been to develop a safe and effective vaccine as rapidly as possible, with no interest in personal profit. When he was asked in a televised interview who owned the patent to the vaccine, Salk replied: "There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?""

10/11/2011 6:26:38 PM

I didn't really read the last 10 posts but w/e

10/11/2011 6:28:31 PM

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" The problem wasn't the stock market, the problem was excessive credit and a derivatives market where good loans were packaged with bad loans by banks. None of this was illegal"

How do we know without an investigation? In the 1980s when the S&L crisis hit, there were over 1,000 felony convictions where executives went to prison.

Why hasn't anyone from Countrywide gone to prison?

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 6:44 PM. Reason : ...]

10/11/2011 6:43:24 PM

Question: What is it that everybody has, and some pirates and bankers try to take?

[Edited on October 11, 2011 at 6:54 PM. Reason : ]

10/11/2011 6:52:10 PM

my Lucky Charms... those fuckin bastards

10/11/2011 7:04:02 PM

Quote :

" When you say "Wall Street tanked our economy," what you mean to say is that the private banking system tanked our economy. The problem wasn't the stock market, the problem was excessive credit and a derivatives market where good loans were packaged with bad loans by banks. None of this was illegal, it was all openly condoned by the government. Why would the government prosecute the banks? The government engineered the entire fucking thing."

Pretty much...GOP deregulation coupled with Democrats encouraging home ownership by those who had no business doing so, along with the Fed giving money away and a culture of idiot Americans consuming everything in sight--be it double Whoppers or houses--with no personal responsibility whatsoever.

http://www.factcheck.org/2008/10/who-caused-the-economic-crisis/

10/11/2011 7:15:36 PM

^ right on

10/11/2011 7:34:51 PM