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It's a Free Country ... Until the 1% Decide It's Not

November 15, 2011 by Left in Alabama

Freedom of the press.  Freedom to peaceably assemble.  Are those guarantees just words on an old piece of paper?

On Mayor Bloomberg's orders, NYPD forcibly evicted Occupiers at Zuccotti Park last night.  Bloomberg, a billionaire himself, said the decision to evict Occupy Wall Street was "mine and mine alone."

Obama Chides Congress For Focus On Trivia, Not Jobs

November 3, 2011 by Left in Alabama

President Obama took Congress to task on Wednesday, for focusing on trivial legislation dealing with commemorative coins and the national motto instead of taking action on the jobs bill. 

"And if Congress tell you they don't have time, they've got time to do it," Obama said.

"In the House of Representatives, what have you guys been doing, John?" Obama continued, calling out Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-Ohio). "You've been debating a commemorative coin for baseball. You've had legislation reaffirming that 'In God We Trust' is our motto. That's not putting people back to work. I trust in God, but God wants to see us help ourselves by putting people back to work."

Public approval of Congress is at 9% -- an all time low.  Is it possible John Boehner given up on doing anything positive and decided to secure his place in history by presiding over the most do-nothing Congress ever?

The True Threat To Civilization?

October 29, 2011 by Left in Alabama

Journalists who got all they know about physics from Tom Clancy novels.

Same camera, same tents, same place in London.  Guess what?  The camera can't tell if a person (or 5!) is in the tent or not. 

Occupy Tuscaloosa Saturday

October 28, 2011 by Left in Alabama

Occupy Tuscaloosa tomorrow afternoon.

What:              Occupy Tuscaloosa participants will occupy McFarland Boulevard in Solidarity with Occupy Wall Street and other Occupy movements that exist throughout the nation.          
 
Where:            McFarland Boulevard between 15th Street and Hargrove Road, on the University Mall side of the street
 
When:             Saturday, October 29, 2011, from 1PM to 3PM
                      
Who:               Occupy Tuscaloosa participants with signs and information.
 
Occupy participant Joe Manns said, “We who are protesting today are in the 99% of people who have been hurt by the brand of  “crony capitalism” practiced by many of the financial institutions on Wall Street. We don’t object to anyone’s success, however, we do object to someone who uses honestly earned money entrusted to them to create "back-room deals" in order to achieve financial gain at the expense of everyone else.”