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Author says she is 'disgusted' that Obama and other Democrats did not act to stop Zuccotti Park evictions. Ehrenreich said her outrage at the police crackdowns was magnified by the acquiesence of Democratic leaders. 'One of the appalling things here is that there are so many Democratic mayors involved in these crackdowns or in Bloomberg's case, someone who is seen as a liberal,' Ehrenreich said in a telephone interview. 'And where in all this was Obama? Why couldn't he have picked up the phone at some point a couple of weeks ago and called the mayors of Portland and Oakland and said: 'go easy on these people. They represent the anger and aspirations of the majority'. Would that have been so difficult?' She said Obama had been practically silent since the protesters first descended on New York two months ago. |
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Perhaps I am confused...
by AAA AAA on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 at 7:14:16 AM
Far be it from Obama ...
by E. T. SIMON on Wednesday, Nov 16, 2011 at 8:39:40 AM