Open Thread: Jon Stewart Mocks Class Divisions at Occupy Wall Street
In case you haven't seen it yet, the Daily Show host Jon Stewart did a segment on the class divisions at Occupy Wall Street, while OWS protesters were supposedly protesting for a classless society. In the two months of occupation in Zuccotti Park, OWS had evolved a hierarchal system with an upper class living in one end of the park and a lower class living in the other end of the park.
Check out the segment after the break, and let us know your thoughts in the comments.
The contradictions of the OWS protesters abound: one man is asked to share his iPad 2 with the rest of the protesters and refused, trying to draw a distinction between "private" and "personal" property, another man, in very politically correct terms, said the lower class end rarely contributed any real work or ideas to the protest, and an organizational group of leaders met in the Deutsche Bank lobby on Wall Street to have a quiet meeting space away from the park.
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Saw that
Submitted by TempusFugit on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:19pm.
Even tho I hate Stewart and his smug, snarky mugging (I fast forwarded through his part) I gotta give the Daily Show credit for that piece. Funny, and incredibly revealing. A must watch
On another topic: all child abuse is reprehensible, disgusting and repugnant, but I'm interested to see what the media's reaction to the child sex abuse at two universities will be long term. They piled on the Catholic Church for its scandal, and are still bringing it up years later. So now that it's a couple of liberal institutions that are under the microscope, will the lib media pile on them? Highly doubtful. I'm sure it'll be "the Catholic Church is evil because it allowed the molestation of children, but at the universities it was just isolated incidents"
Yet another topic: apparently there are new allegations that Robert Wagner was responsible for Natalie Wood's death. I know they're just unsubstantiated (at this point) allegations, and way too early in this new investigation to convict, but if he is convicted that'd make two actors from the first Austin Powers movie to be sentenced for violent crimes they committed before the movie was made. Will he share a cell with Random Task?
I can't understand why this
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:54pm.
I can't understand why this guy waits 30 years to bring this out about Fine. What's next a 90 year old former towel boy for the Fighting Irish blaming Knute Rochne for touching him?
Well....
Submitted by QMCS on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:40pm.
Since you bring it up..............
Tebow Wins Again!
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:42pm.
LOL - I just love it when the Tebow naysayers get humbled.
:-)
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Wow, D
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:49pm.
I was just going to post that, you beat me to it, thanks! Never Doubt The Tebow!
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Ain't it amazing, Grace?
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:02pm.
Poor old Broncos coaching staff. You just tried your best to take a proven winner and turn him into a losing NFL quarterback, and you can't do it in spite of the fact that he is a good kid and does what you morons tell him to do. That's the way his momma raised him.
One small problem. When the game is on the line, and it is crunch time, Timmy starts playing the game the way he knows how if you want him to win. He means no disrespect, I'm sure, but at a certain point a man just has to do what he has to do for himself and his team mates. Win the damned game!
Why don't you try REALLY coaching the team to play an offense that will suit his ability to turn chicken Shiite into chicken salad, coaches?
God bless him.
Bubba
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:06pm.
I don't think it is as much John Foxx as it is Elway. I don't know what Elway has against Timmy.
I can answer that in one word, Rick.
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:24pm.
Well, two to make it perfectly, crystal clear.
Popularity.
Jealousy.
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Right!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:11pm.
Plus he doesn't play the game like Elway would play it.
I saw the shot of Elway
Submitted by Chaitealover on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:32pm.
When Tim made the touchdown last night, and I wish O'Reilly's "body language" lady would comment on it. His hands were clapping, but his mouth was scowling.
I also caught Steve Young talking about Tebow on ESPN earlier. Both of them are from the "if you don't do it the way I did it, you're doing it wrong" school of quarterbacking.
Chai
It wasn't pretty but it is a
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:03pm.
It wasn't pretty but it is a win. Denver now 5-5. They have as good a chance of any of the teams at winning the division.
Hokies beat my Heels last night. That was an ugly game too.
I've about had my fill of the
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:02pm.
I've about had my fill of the pregame shows. Last night on the NFL network Deion Sanders was mouthing off about Timmy. Then there is that bunch on ESPN. Chris Carter and Coach Ditka are the only 2 worth watching. They all like to dump on Timmy. Then they lavish praise on Scam Newton. I would like to ask them how many laptops Timmy stole while at Florida? How much money did Tim's dad get for him to go to Florida?
They probably don't like all the Tebowing...
Submitted by vrwc13 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:12pm.
They probably don't like all the Tebowing...
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
That was beautiful!
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 12:54pm.
I guess the "elite" swine don't want to have to share the "waller" with the ordinary, run-of-the-mill pigs!
What a perfect of "sharing the wealth." Everyone should have access to everything, except the stuff that is mine! Why should I share with THOSE people?
These dumb bastards think that you can actually organize more than 2 people and not have someone take the lead? Wrong. Check any group in the animal kingdom and you'll see it ain't going to happen.
You are either a sheep, a wolf, or a sheep dog. Take your pick. (BTW, being a "pig" is like being a sheep except you are allowed to wallow in the mud."
Glad you posted this because I never waste time watching Jon Stewart.
You'll like this, Bubba
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:31pm.
The Sheepdogs.
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Thanks, Blonde.
Submitted by Newsbubba on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:15pm.
That was beautiful, just flocking beautiful!
:)
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:24pm.
I knew you'd like that.
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Very Nice Clip
Submitted by QMCS on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:44pm.
Thanks for sharing.
Obama Budget Plan by Ray
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:04pm.
Obama Budget Plan by Ray Stevens. Enjoy!
I did not want this post to
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:04pm.
I did not want this post to die in the Henry Clay poetry forum because it is to darn funny.
From Iowahawk :
With Apologies to Allan Sherman
Hello Faddah
Hello Mama
I'm Occupying
Camp Obama
I'm protesting
Wall Street grabbings
And trying to avoid the hobo stabbings
On my iPhone
With my last tweet
I down-twinkled
Jews on Wall Street
Please don't worry
About psychosis
'Cause my Guy Fawkes mask repels tuberculosis
We are saving
This whole nation
With some squad car
Defecation
We went marching
in Zucotti
And got applauded by the Nazi Party
There's a raping
Every day now
Some are straight and
Some are gay now
Latest outbreak
Dysentery
In the food tent over by the Ben & Jerry's
Taaaake me home
Oh Dad and Mama
Taaaake me home
From Camp Obama
Don't leave me
Out in the plaza scent
Made by
The 99 percent
Cosign loans
Oh Dad and Mama
Don't make groans
Oh Dad and Mama
'Cause Van Jones
Assures me that it's cool
For me
To go to graduate schooooool
Just a minute
Dad and Mama
Got a message
From Obama
He doesn't like the
way we're livin'
So our student loans are hereby all forgiven
No more worries
No more bothers
All thanks to our
Founding fathers
Our dear leaders
won't let me fail
Dear Mom and Dad please disregard this email
OCCUPY BAGRAM
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:12pm.
OCCUPY BAGRAM
Reminiscent of
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:22pm.
....HALP US JON CARRY
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Brilliant!
Submitted by TempusFugit on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:15pm.
Thanx for reposting this gem Scuba
Scoobs
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:32pm.
I was going to post that the other day, but I had so many tabs open that I had a memory lock...and forgot about it after I restarted.
That is just soooo funny.
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Scoob,
Submitted by Dave. on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:40pm.
That is hilarious.
-Dave
Vote for the American in November
Scuba, that peom is great!!
Submitted by helomech on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:54pm.
Scuba, that peom is great!!
I think it's even funnier...
Submitted by TempusFugit on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:01pm.
..if you hear the voice of Alan Sherman, who sang the original Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah about a kid at summer camp, in your head while reading the words. If you've never heard the original click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2Hx_X84LC0
I was 12 when I first hear
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:12pm.
I was 12 when I first hear that and going to camp for my first time. We were going to Fruitland Baptist Camp near Bat Cave, NC. Guess what It rained about every day there.
I consider Dana Milbank of
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:37pm.
I consider Dana Milbank of the WaPo to be a first class a$$wipe. He does work for a liberal rag. Even a blind squirrel will find an acorn once in a while. It is so hard to believe he wrote this.
200K jobs delayed, Thanks, Lord Soetoro!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:35pm.
Looks like DuhOne killed a couple of hundred thousand jobs in addition to the pipeline jobs he killed.
USDA delays shale drilling
And of course, once again it's at the behest of the environmentalist wackos.
Their claim? Environmental concerns. I call BARBARA STREISAND for BS!
-Jon
Somewhere in the mix, I think
Submitted by killa37 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:21pm.
Somewhere in the mix, I think that Warren 'Mr. Tax Me More' Buffet, stands to make a boatload of money with his railroad investments if the pipeline isn't built. Plus, what does Boy Barry care about jobs??? He's proven beyond any shadow of any doubt that it doesn't matter much to him - especially if they are private sector jobs.
killa,
Submitted by Agnostic on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:48pm.
Not only will Buffet get his millions (see below) but shock of all shockers - Obama has upset another ally: (both articles are worth scanning)
“This is just another signal that Canada is going to have to diversify away from the United States, not just in energy but in everything else we can.”
As a result, North Dakota's booming oil producers will have to rely even more on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad, which Buffett just bought, to ship it to refineries.Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to buy Burlington Northern Santa Fe in a deal valuing the railroad at $34 billion. Berkshire Hathaway already owns about 22% of Burlington Northern, and will pay $100 a share in cash and stock for the rest of the company.
And they let him continue
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:34pm.
You know, if Soetoro was a CEO of any company doing all this stuff, the Board of Directors would have tossed his sorry ass out before even a YEAR came and went.
In the meantime, everything and I mean EVERYTHING that's happened, almost everyone in Congress, both sides, either say he's wrong and doesn't understand what's going on or are cheering his moves.
How much plainer can it get, these are deliberate acts to destroy this country economically, and this should be painfully obvious, the pipeline=20,000+ jobs created by the private sector, as well as the shale cancellation killed 200,000+ jobs, again by the private sector. This is an all out war against the private sector, for God's sake and those involved like Buffett and Soros with their companies, they will make DAMN sure that it won't benefit the private sectors as well as doing it on their terms.
It makes little business.....no, scratch that, it makes NO business sense to do any of these things, which means it's deliberate to do it that way, why won't people see that??? What the hell are they so damned afraid of?
-Jon
Agnostic,100 years ago oil traveled by train, O'bama a train guy
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:11pm.
So what if pipelines are (many times) more efficient in transporting oil.
Buoffett is an inside trader, simple as that.
China will love to invest in Canada oil exporting.
Hay big company ready to get screwed...BNSF could ship up 730,000 barrels of crude daily out of North Dakota "contingent on facilities being built."
You Didn't Build That.
more proof of global warming...
Submitted by vrwc13 on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 1:55pm.
-41
v
The burden of life is from ourselves, its lightness from the grace of Christ and the love of God. - William Bernard Ullanthorne
Right you are, V, it's global warming.
Submitted by 26CX on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:17pm.
What you have here is an inverse juxtaposition of the logarithmic scalar components of Boyle's Law relative to the reduction of solar radiation's impact on atmospheric convection currents which would normally sustain minimal levels of Brownian Motion in contiguous air masses at lower altitudes coupled, of course, with diminished intermixing of relatively warmer volumes of air.
Or, it could just be really cold there. I'm not sure. But I'm going to fall back on that staple of climate change alarmist methods and practices: IMTAU
26
Submitted by QMCS on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:56pm.
Owwww my head hurts.... :)
well, One Star,
Submitted by 26CX on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:02pm.
Normally I'd make some kind of joke about that, but I have a fondness for Quarter Masters, so you get a freebie!! ;)
Wow -41. It got to freezing
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:52pm.
Wow -41. It got to freezing here last night and I am cold. My body has yet to acclimatize.
.
Submitted by TempusFugit on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 2:54pm.
never mind. Misread the post
But...
Submitted by TempusFugit on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:05pm.
they'll spin this as further PROOF of global warming. Record high temps? Global warming! Record low temps? Global warming! Too many storms? Global warming! Too few storms? Global warming! Too much rainfall? Global warming! Too little rainfall? Global warming! Tornadoes? Global warming! Perfect weather? Global warming! Terrible weather? Global warming! Record snowfalls? Global warming! No snowfall in northern climes? Global warming! Every single weather event from now on will be spun as global warming, errrrrrr....climate change
BTW whatever happened to acid rain? That was a biggie in the 70s and 80s, along with global cooling. Did acid rain just disappear? Or how about the hole in the ozone layer? Never hear about that anymore either
Olbermann says that Col West
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:24pm.
Olbermann says that Col West is a member of a white supremacist biker gang. Let's bet on how long it will be before one of the brain dead hosts on MESSNBC pick this crap up and try to pass it off for the truth.
Allen always gets a kick out of that, Rick
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:33pm.
And in more Florida Political News.... Democrat Bill Nelson is in trouble....the vapid Connie Mack (*gah*) is leading him in the polls. Democrats are GOING DOWN, big time!
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Mark Levin had a state
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:26pm.
Mark Levin had a state senator on one night that was running for that seat. Can't remember the name but he told Mark it would be an uphill climb because he was not well known. The guy talked like he was another Maroc.
OWS Bat signal
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 3:55pm.
So, there's a story in NY Mag about the creation of the new "OWS Bat Signal". Funny how there's seemingly no blur to the image projected on the building, nor is the light beam visible (see the YouTube vid at the link.) Personally, I'm not buying it; this seems like more favorable press intended to portray this ragtag group of addicts as techno-savy and developing some sort of message. It also defies the reason behind the "bat signal" -which was to alert Batman that he was needed in that vicinity.
I think the reason NY Mag published this bogus article was because their crack team of investigative reporters came across what the OWS GA actually voted for in the way of a "bat signal" - after several different working groups were organized to put together ideas. I'm told they all came up with only one, and all were exactly the same. Somehow, the real "OWS Bat Signal" just doesn't put forth that strong, cohesive, cognizant message that the media wishes upon them. I wonder why...
Oh BK....you are my hero
Submitted by Blonde on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 4:34pm.
Nail, meet Hammer.
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Aw J...
Submitted by bkeyser on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 6:53pm.
And you know how personal that image is.
Larry Elders takes on Chris
Submitted by ricklail on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 5:32pm.
Larry Elders takes on Chris Matthew and his bias
Hes hes, using my new Kindle
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 7:28pm.
Hes hes, using my new Kindle Fire to navigate Newsbusters. :-)
How is it?
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:28pm.
How's that thing working out? I've been looking at the Asus Transformer but heard the Asus Transformer Prime (yes, play on the name, but it's real) is coming out next month and is even better. Definitely not interested in iPads or anything. The Transformer has an option for a keyboard dock that can practically make it like a laptop too.
-Jon
Jon, I have to work on the
Submitted by Scuba Dude on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 10:30pm.
Jon,
I have to work on the screen sensitivity settings. I can zoom in pretty good. I have not tried to see if video links work yet.
Screen is crisp and clear.
I also bought and downloaded my first videos to it. Band of Brothers. I paid for it because the series is not part of the Prime selection.
Video looks and sounds good on it.
The Fire
Submitted by jon_torlin on Sat, 11/19/2011 - 12:50am.
I've been reading about the Fire and it sounds like it really could be a good contender for the iPad2, especially with the price. I'll go by BestBuy this weekend to check it out, but as far as using a tablet goes, right now, out of all the ones I've seen, the Transformer is the top contender for me because I could definitely use it at my job and use a mobile WiFi for it, heard Verizon has a nice deal where you can get a 5gb plan for 50 bucks a month on it, that'd be awesome to have anywhere I go.
I haven't checked the Fire's specs yet, but what's selling me on the Transformer(or the Prime when it comes out next month) is that it uses the same glass that is used on the Samsung Captivate which is what's used for the Super AMOLED for damn good quality video and pictures(I didn't want the iPhone after all, traded it in, plus I hate the iOS). Plus, I like using Droid, to me it's a lot easier to use because I can get into it and control how much I want running in the background and etc, I like being able to modify it if I want to too.(I'm not into the cookie cutter stuff, the "one-stop" doesn't work for me) But as they say, it's what works for me.
-Jon
Panetta to Israel: Don't do it!
Submitted by jon_torlin on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:30pm.
You can find different sources for this, not going to worry about citing this, but it seems that Leon Panetta is going to warn Israel not to take any action on Iran and the O'ministration is going to press for more sanctions.
/sarc on: I'm sure glad of those sanctions, they've been SO effective. /sarc off
I hope Israel does what it needs to, which is take out Iran. It's time they stopped taking it on the cheek and other cheek.
-Jon
UN ♥ the word "sanctions", That would be sanctions, on Israel
Submitted by upcountrywater on Fri, 11/18/2011 - 9:51pm.
Sorry that ah special part for the F 18 it's not available for international shipping. Hang-up and try again.
Guessing the Israeli's are hot rodding french hardware. And some German subs.....
More American job loss.
You Didn't Build That.