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‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Offer Obama Opportunity and Threats – NYTimes.com
7 OctAre the Democrats worthy?
To hear some Democratic analysts tell it, the mushrooming protests could be the start of a populist movement on the left that counterbalances the surge of the Tea Party on the right, and closes what some Democrats fear is an “enthusiasm gap” between their party and Republicans in the 2012 election.
But that assumes the president is able to win the support of these insurgents, rather than be shunned by them.
via ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protests Offer Obama Opportunity and Threats – NYTimes.com.
Confronting the Malefactors – NYTimes.com
7 OctIt is, therefore, a testament to the passion of those involved that the protests not only continued but grew, eventually becoming too big to ignore. With unions and a growing number of Democrats now expressing at least qualified support for the protesters, Occupy Wall Street is starting to look like an important event that might even eventually be seen as a turning point.
What can we say about the protests? First things first: The protesters’ indictment of Wall Street as a destructive force, economically and politically, is completely right.
Wall St. Protest Lures Many New to This Sort of Thing – NYTimes.com
6 OctRichard Florentino, 62, a retired engineer from Staten Island, suggested that protesters might one day unite with the Democratic Party. Others said Occupy Wall Street might spawn a left-leaning equivalent of the Tea Party.
via Wall St. Protest Lures Many New to This Sort of Thing – NYTimes.com.
Major Unions Join Occupy Wall Street Protest – NYTimes.com
6 OctMr. Appelbaum [union leader in New York City] recalled asking a colleague over the phone to find out who was behind Occupy Wall Street — a bunch of hippies or perhaps troublemakers? — and whether the movement might quickly fade.
So far, at least, it has not, and on Wednesday, several prominent unions, struggling to gain traction on their own, made their first effort to join forces with Occupy Wall Street. Thousands of union members marched with the protesters from Foley Square to their encampment in nearby Zuccotti Park.
via Major Unions Join Occupy Wall Street Protest – NYTimes.com.
Occupy Wall Street: echoes of the past as protesters grasp the future | Ana Marie Cox | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
5 OctA movement propelled by money – as the Tea Party is, gifted with millions from conservative influencers – dies without it. OWS has something more important than money: a marketing plan. Adbusters, who put out the initial call for the occupation, has always been savvy about mixing a healthy amount of “ad” in with its “busting”, borrowing the techniques and strategies of Madison Avenue even as it preaches abstinence from capitalism.
With franchises rolling out in LA, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago, and a growing list of celebrity endorsements, OWS has an advantage that even the most successful political campaigns lack: it isn’t even trying to get someone elected. Like Nike, like Coke, like America itself, OWS has the potential to become the most powerful thing an idea can be: background noise.
And let that background noise be a JOYFUL one! Make a joyful noise unto the Nations and dance your @ssets off!
Occupy Wall Street: echoes of the past as protesters grasp the future | Ana Marie Cox | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
5 OctA movement propelled by money – as the Tea Party is, gifted with millions from conservative influencers – dies without it. OWS has something more important than money: a marketing plan. Adbusters, who put out the initial call for the occupation, has always been savvy about mixing a healthy amount of “ad” in with its “busting”, borrowing the techniques and strategies of Madison Avenue even as it preaches abstinence from capitalism.
With franchises rolling out in LA, Boston, San Francisco and Chicago, and a growing list of celebrity endorsements, OWS has an advantage that even the most successful political campaigns lack: it isn’t even trying to get someone elected. Like Nike, like Coke, like America itself, OWS has the potential to become the most powerful thing an idea can be: background noise.
And let that background noise be a JOYFUL one! Make a joyful noise unto the Nations and dance your @ssets off!
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