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By Kyle Drennen | November 11, 2011 | 12:38

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On Friday, both NBC's Today and CBS's The Early Show offered news briefs on two deadly shooting incidents at two separate Occupy Wall Street protests Thursday night, while ABC's Good Morning America failed to make any mention of the deaths.

On Today, news anchor Natalie Morales reported: "Occupy Wall Street protests turned deadly overnight in two cities. In Oakland, California, Police are investigating a gun fight that left one man dead....And in Burlington, Vermont, a 35-year-old war veteran apparently shot himself..." On The Early Show, news anchor Terrell Brown noted: "In Oakland, California last night, a man was shot and killed just outside the anti-Wall Street demonstrations....A Wall Street protester committed suicide in Burlington, Vermont yesterday."

Both broadcasts worked to separate the violence from the movement itself. Of the Oakland shooting, Morales added: "Police say they're not sure if the shooting was related to demonstrations." Brown similarly explained: "Police say that shooting was apparently not related to the protest."

However, neither made any mention of the homicide prompting Oakland's liberal mayor, Jean Quan, previously supportive of the protest, to call for its end. The San Francisco CBS News affiliate reported:

Oakland Mayor Jean Quan called on "Occupy Oakland" to voluntarily dismantle their encampment after a man in his early 20s was fatally shot in Frank Ogawa Plaza Thursday night. Though protesters say the shooting was not related to the encampment and police have said there is no apparent connection between the two, the mayor said in a statement Thursday night that this kind of violence is unacceptable either way.

Of the suicide at the Burlington protest, Brown pointed out: "Police say the 35-year-old man shot himself to death. Other protesters say he had mental health issues." Morales simply noted: "Police responded by trying to shut down the protesters' camp, meeting resistance from demonstrators."

While both cases are still under investigation, it's hard to imagine that the media would have given such little coverage to these acts of violence had they occurred at Tea Party events.  

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Submitted by HardRightTurn on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:06pm.

The MSM doesn't report the news because they know people can get it elsewhere.

To more fully comprehend the Left, one must read “Leftism As Psychopathy” by John Ray, M.A., Ph.D. Caution, it might scare you a little bit.
http://jonjayray.tripod.com/psycho.html

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It's so predictable

Submitted by FearMonger on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:54pm.

it's sad. The world keeps moving, these peacocks demands are not met (can't be... WON'T BE as long as America is still full of true Americans) and inevitably, the entitlement mentality takes another step towards full flourish. This particular species of peacock party protests always deescalate into violence. It's almost like history is repeating itself.... imagine that.

FearMonger Out.
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A Matter Of Time(ing)

Submitted by rammingspeed on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:24pm.

Yeah, but people are getting the news through alternate sites, and the disgust with the establishment pro-leftie media is growing exponentially. The leftie media is hurting itself, although it's still stealth at this time. When the time is right (elections) the silent majority will let them know how they've effed up.

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age old philosophical question

Submitted by MidAmerica on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 1:32pm.

If an OWS protesters dies in the encampment and no media reports it did it really happen?

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Who cares?

Submitted by Franksam on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 4:39pm.

Henry Kissinger reportedly said about the Iran-Iraq War that it was too bad that both sides couldn't lose. As long as the fleabeggers kill only each other, I see no reason to intervene.

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Lemmings on the march

Submitted by DaMav on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 2:33pm.

well?

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I have yet to see anything that proves

Submitted by UpNorth on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 3:58pm.

the deceased in Vermont was a veteran, other than the word of OWS occuturds. I haven't checked every news site on the internet yet, I hope to accomplish that by this evening.

Mayor Quan, reached by OWS News Central, said that the occuturds must go, unless they want to stay, in that case, she'll dock the pay of the officers on duty to buy the occuturds coffee and Big Macs./sarc.

To re-elect Obama would be like the Titanic backing up and hitting the iceberg again.
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Some clever writer tried to

Submitted by TerryWest on Fri, 11/11/2011 - 4:28pm.

Some clever writer tried to distant one of the shootings with the disclaimer that it was "just outside the area of protests" in Oakland.
Many city's and their residence are saying enough is enough and clearing the squatters out, I'm sure that wont get much coverage.

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