Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Questions about Take Back the Capitol

  So the latest thing is for the Occupy movement to move over to DC, with hundreds, perhaps thousands of "protesters" gathering for a week to pester lawmakers about getting good jobs and deal with unemployment.
  Now, the country certainly needs more and better jobs, as evidenced by the unemployment rate.
  But what's going on in Take Back the Capitol appears to be something that is more blatantly union sponsored, union propaganda, union thugs.
  The slideshow is here and not to be missed.
  The Flickr feed shows the extent of the "uniforms" and the expenditures.
  Take a look at some of the pictures and ask yourself. Where'd they get all the "uniforms" of hats, fleece jackets, hoodies, tshirts, the carefully constructed cardboard village, the giant professionally printed signs.
  The transportation. The meals. The lodging.
  These things had to cost millions. The preparation in advance cost a fortune.
  Note the bevy of identical dining tents set up in advance with the 99% signs on them.
  Note this message from the MA Jobs with Justice website under the Banner "Legalize Undocumented Workers"
Transportation, meals, and lodging will all be provided.
  And here's the agenda, which includes more thug visits to people's homes, with transportation undoubtedly provided by the unions.
uesday, December 6: Take Back the People’s House From the People’s Action Center (Lower Senate Park, near C Street and New Jersey Avenue, Northwest), we’ll form groups and fan out to congressional offices, to remind members of Congress that the Capitol is the People’s House, and demand that they represent the 99%.
Wednesday, December 7: “Make Wall Street Pay” We’ll swarm K Street, the lobbying center for the world’s most powerful corporations, and track down those responsible for crashing the economy and causing millions of 99%-ers to lose their jobs and homes—while failing to pay their fair share of taxes.
Thursday, December 8: Demand Justice for the 99% The day’s events will include multiple speak-outs throughout the Capitol, a national prayer vigil with unemployed folks and faith leaders, a mass march on key congressional leaders, and a lively jubilee action. 
In fact, the rallies are encouraged by the unions around the country. 
  So why do the unions and community activists who are some of the best paid workers in the country feel a need to converge on Washington to get ever more power and money?
  And is it possible that government money is behind the accommodations?
  And why do these groups parrot the language of Obama? Why do they seem so in step? Why is Obama parroting their language today in a millionaires versus the so-called 99%, although this union/occupier crowd reflects more of a 1%?
  Is this a precursor for Greek like behavior in protesting "austerity" measures?
Earlier in November, the Congressional Progressive Caucus conducted a hearing in which several experts condemned the austerity economics being ardently pushed by the conservative leadership in Congress and laid out what's really needed to grow the economy and set the stage for managing the federal deficit. 
  Questions, questions, questions.
  Somebody needs to make the connections and answer these questions. 

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