How is that working out in Egypt?
On Oct 10, 12:07 am, Vam <[email protected]> wrote: > Going back to the topic... to political (and business) leaders heeding > the voice of the people. > > Facebook Initiative Puts Pressure on Politicians in Poland... > > “One cannot ignore tens of thousands of votes” > > Yo ! Yo !! Yo!!! > > Link ...http://bit.ly/pIdWJ9 > > On Oct 9, 11:17 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 10:03 AM, ornamentalmind > > <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > Yes, Florida is a great place to live…IF one likes giant flying > > > roaches (palmetto bugs), sand spurs, sand fleas that bite, skin > > > damaging and cataract producing sun rays, a draconian regressive > > > government, 100% humidity after the daily showers, mold growing on > > > everything, moss choking the life out of the trees, sink holes in > > > every yard, gaiters roaming the canals, being underwater - having the > > > lowest elevation above sea level of all the States, being the target > > > of most hurricanes in the region, general ignorance and xenophobia as > > > the mood of the day, drug cartels, massive unemployment etc…. > > > Ahhhh. > > > Paradise. > > > dj > > > > On Oct 9, 7:40 am, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Raining here now also. Finally. We need it so badly here in Texas. One > > > thing > > > > I remember about Fl. is during summer it would rain almost daily. for > > > about > > > > 10 to 15 minutes. Then sunny with nice cool breeze. Nice place to live > > > > Florida. > > > > > dj > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > > *laughing* In all of the protests nationwide, supporters are being fed > > > by > > > > > donors. Food and water has been readily available. The pizzas Thursday > > > were > > > > > donated byhttp://crooksandliars.com. > > > > > > We have hard storms blowing through the Bay today...I'm thinking > > > > > that's > > > > > going to put a heavy damper on today's planned assembly. It's a bit > > > > > difficult to hold a sign in a 25MPH windy rainstorm. > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 9:48 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:16 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > [email protected] > > > > >> > wrote: > > > > > >>> He wasn't selling, Don. Those were donated to feed the protesters. > > > > >>> He > > > was > > > > >>> just delivering them. > > > > > >>> DAmn. > > > > > >> dj > > > > > >>> On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Don Johnson <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >>>> I liked the pic of the guy selling pizzas. I'd like it even better > > > if > > > > >>>> they weren't ordered but he just showed up with 20 pepperonis > > > > >>>> hoping > > > to make > > > > >>>> a couple of bucks. Illegally probably. No permit and so forth. Go > > > 99%! > > > > > >>>> dj > > > > > >>>> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 2:44 PM, gabbydott <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > >>>>> Good pictures, Chris. You've been doing a great job. You show > > > exactly > > > > >>>>> what you wanted to show and what people need to see. So yes, you > > > passed rule > > > > >>>>> #10. ;) > > > > > >>>>> A little bit more un-normalcy is what I'd like to see next time. A > > > fat > > > > >>>>> American family looking irritated out of their car window at the > > > > >>>>> marching protesters. Something like that. > > > > > >>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 6:43 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > > >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>> Gabby, I hope you approve. I tried my best to follow rule #10: > > > >https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150334273466494.348470.72... > > > > > >>>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:30 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > > >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>> Actually, we all brought garbage bags, and cleaned up after > > > > >>>>>>> ourselves. As for finding a job, I've been on the market for > > > > >>>>>>> over > > > 18 months, > > > > >>>>>>> with a solid, industry professional resume, and have found > > > nothing. > > > > >>>>>>> Meanwhile, many of my former colleagues have joined my ranks. > > > > > >>>>>>> On Fri, Oct 7, 2011 at 12:19 AM, [email protected] < > > > > >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>>> The biased media and comics have been trashing conservatives > > > > >>>>>>>> and > > > > >>>>>>>> ridiculing the Tea Party and various candidiates so you have to > > > > >>>>>>>> expect > > > > >>>>>>>> some payback. > > > > > >>>>>>>> How do these protestors expect to find a job or stay in school > > > if > > > > >>>>>>>> they > > > > >>>>>>>> spend all their time protesting? Who will pay for the clean-up? > > > What > > > > >>>>>>>> business would risk hiring these people? > > > > > >>>>>>>> Most loot is not easily transported. :-) > > > > > >>>>>>>> On Oct 6, 9:40 pm, Don Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> > I scanned it and agree, a bit bullshitty but one must admire > > > the > > > > >>>>>>>> hopeful > > > > >>>>>>>> > tone the writer emits. So the Occupiers are all about coming > > > > >>>>>>>> together if not > > > > >>>>>>>> > completely cogent on their reasons for doing so. Where the > > > > >>>>>>>> > Tea > > > > >>>>>>>> Party, to me, > > > > >>>>>>>> > has mostly been about tax and spending cuts Tthe Occupiers > > > seem, > > > > >>>>>>>> again to > > > > >>>>>>>> > me(it's a shame it's still so unclear) to be all about > > > political > > > > >>>>>>>> corporate > > > > >>>>>>>> > favoritism. I would hesitate to label the 99%ers as Class > > > Warriors > > > > >>>>>>>> although > > > > >>>>>>>> > many of their organizers seem to have this at the top of > > > > >>>>>>>> > their > > > > >>>>>>>> agenda. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > I'm disappointed in the rhetoric from Conservative > > > > >>>>>>>> > mouthpieces > > > > >>>>>>>> like Limbaugh > > > > >>>>>>>> > that are trashing the movement. Ridiculing the protestors and > > > so > > > > >>>>>>>> forth. It > > > > >>>>>>>> > would make more sense to recognize that there are those that > > > are > > > > >>>>>>>> having some > > > > >>>>>>>> > tough times and try to help educate those disaffected folks > > > > >>>>>>>> > on > > > the > > > > >>>>>>>> real > > > > >>>>>>>> > problems which isn't rich people per se. It's bad government. > > > By > > > > >>>>>>>> both > > > > >>>>>>>> > Republicans and Democrats. In a nutshell, too much wasteful > > > > >>>>>>>> spending and not > > > > >>>>>>>> > enough pin-pointed economic stimulus spending. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > Thanks for the link to the Boston Group Arch I'll probably > > > read it > > > > >>>>>>>> again > > > > >>>>>>>> > soon. These economist make sense but the real problem is > > > > >>>>>>>> > going > > > to > > > > >>>>>>>> be coming > > > > >>>>>>>> > up with something everyone can swallow. We sure don't need > > > > >>>>>>>> > our > > > > >>>>>>>> very own > > > > >>>>>>>> > Reign Of Terror. Nobody wants to give in here. If I was rich > > > I'd > > > > >>>>>>>> be tired of > > > > >>>>>>>> > being called the bad guy all the time unless I really was the > > > bad > > > > >>>>>>>> guy in > > > > >>>>>>>> > which case I wouldn't care a fig. I'd take my loot and go > > > > >>>>>>>> somewhere else. > > > > >>>>>>>> > God help us all. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > dj > > > > > >>>>>>>> > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 12:02 PM, archytas <[email protected]> > > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> > > There's a take on Occupy Wall Street at > > > >http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/matt-stoller-the-anti-politics. > > > > >>>>>>>> .. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > - that sounds like Allan - a bit bullshitty (sorry Al - not > > > you) > > > > >>>>>>>> Chris > > > > >>>>>>>> > > but an interesting take. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > I can't stand any standard politics now. It's madness. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > On Oct 6, 8:36 am, Allan H <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I think there is where the problem lies,, several > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > decades > > > ago > > > > >>>>>>>> the > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > revolution was bassed off ideology differences (the > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > Little > > > Red > > > > >>>>>>>> Book) > > > > >>>>>>>> > > this > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > really was not a valid reason.. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > today I see > > > >http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2011/10/matt-stoller-the-anti-politics...,, > > > especially in the US also to a > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > lesser extent Europe.. in the US there are other > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > problems > > > > >>>>>>>> there are > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > existing undergrounds outside of police intelligence,, > > > there > > > > >>>>>>>> are massive > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > amounts of weapons out of site and out of mind and other > > > than > > > > >>>>>>>> the owner > > > > >>>>>>>> > > no > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > one knows about them.. Even I still have guns and I no > > > longer > > > > >>>>>>>> live > > > > >>>>>>>> > > there.. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > The US is extremely Large,, there is also a large > > > community of > > > > >>>>>>>> motor > > > > >>>>>>>> > > homes > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > which have the ability move and potentially lower the > > > cost of > > > > >>>>>>>> living.. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > and organize.. the police are not unsympathetic either as > > > they > > > > >>>>>>>> often > > > > >>>>>>>> > > times > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > in the same or similar situation.. > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I do believe co-op-s will become more plentiful, > > > underground > > > > >>>>>>>> work will > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > become more prevalent.. it will change,, I think the > > > start > > > > >>>>>>>> is in > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > eliminating the political corruption that is so > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > embedded.. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > sigh > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > Allan > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > I hate change .. but greed is so wide spread.. a > > > tremendous > > > > >>>>>>>> lose > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > of spirituality ,, but fundamentalism may have some > > > perks > > > > >>>>>>>> in the end,, > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > On Thu, Oct 6, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Chris Jenkins < > > > > >>>>>>>> > > [email protected]>wrote: > > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > I see BoA as an infinitely powerful entity, and can't > > > > >>>>>>>> imagine the > > > > >>>>>>>> > > behemoth > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > falling. > > > > >>>>>>>> > > > > On Oct 5, 2011 10:18 PM, "archytas" <[email protected]> > > > > >>>>>>>> wrote: > > ... > > read more »- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text -
