Coffee, Tea, or Us: How Leaders and "Followers" Feel
MSM is hot with on-the-spot coverage of the soon-to-be-worldwide "Occupy _____" movement.
It's about time we invaded our own space, given this country's propensity to occupy other countries and regions.
Oh, to fill up Wall Street and block so much! Oh, to fill the world, to strip the "emperor" once and for all and share his clothing equitably.
Good old CBS [new to us?], anticipating the one-month anniversary of the Occupation, has forced statements out of expected supporters and detractors. Obama acknowledges the validity of our motives. Bill Clinton quotes protesters indirectly and hopes our efforts will spark a "positive" debate.
Billionaire Bloomberg says we're off target because on Wall Street the employees earn $40 thou to $50 thou, "struggling to make ends meet." I'd add that we're on target opposing his ambiguity--did he order the "cleanup" as mayor or billionaire? Take a guess.
Herman Cain calls us "anti-American" and "jealous," not wanting to achieve the American Dream "the old-fashioned way." Does that mean opening pizza parlors, perhaps a franchise of his, or receiving, gratis, forty acres and a mule?
Eric Cantor is amazed that anyone can support us, Mitt sees our actions as "class warfare," and I believe the sincerest of all reactions among the six is another comment snatched from Obama: "I like being an underdog."
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