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Broderick

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174. I am not disagreeing with you at all. I totally agree.

Fri Feb 3, 2012, 02:02 PM

Feb 2012

But, I am talking about the movement OWS. Away from just the original intention as I saw it. A laser focus on Wall Street and what they are doing to the 99% of Americans. Even the name is indicative of that. Traditionally, Democrats are far more in line with defending Abortion rights, but that has nothing to do with the original intent of Occupy Wall Street. I am not saying it is a bad thing that OWS is bringing other important topics to the forefront and addressing other issues, typically and traditionally Democratically supported things. I am really unsure is all. Does it have to be mutually exclusive? Does it water down the movement's message? Does it alienate support? I really don't know. I don't believe this crap about throwing condoms and shit, and even if so, what's the big deal. Listening to George Carlin on Abortion right now. He is spot on. Good stuff.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] pintobean Feb 2012 OP

Classy. AtomicKitten Feb 2012 #1

Pro-liars promote inequality and should be shouted down. The condoms were a bit too much I agree. REP Feb 2012 #2

But, why Occupy? pintobean Feb 2012 #9

Maybe some might to be with the OWS. They might just be looking for trouble and want the OWS southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #31

You don't understand Occupy. morningfog Feb 2012 #143

And how do we know they were really in OWS? xfundy Feb 2012 #3

Occupy Providence planned it and has a Facebook link up about it Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #24

Thank you pintobean Feb 2012 #57

I really don't understand the big controversy here, though Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #106

No one disputes that they held a Pro Choice rally to counter an Anti Choice rally. Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #135

From what I can see...OWS doesn't need much help looking bad. n/t vaberella Feb 2012 #139

The No True Scotsman Network says they weren't with OWS AngryAmish Feb 2012 #147

That's why so many people were telling Occupy to get a manifesto. napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #4

You mean, this kind of thing like spreading Faux News all over EFerrari Feb 2012 #14

I don't understand, are you saying this is fake news? napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #79

Yes, that's exactly what I'm saying. EFerrari Feb 2012 #86

It's almost surprising there wasn't napoleon_in_rags Feb 2012 #99

This version of the story is all over the right wing blogs. Thanks. EFerrari Feb 2012 #5

story based on one source Enrique Feb 2012 #6

Jerks. nt onehandle Feb 2012 #7

Who is the jerk? The one who believes the right wing bullshit EFerrari Feb 2012 #17

This SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #148

Really? The church gave them a place to warm themselves notadmblnd Feb 2012 #8

How do you know it was two dozen people throwing condoms and not just 1 provocateur in the crowd? Incitatus Feb 2012 #42

did you mean to reply to the OP or me? notadmblnd Feb 2012 #50

Are Catholics allowed to take video pintobean Feb 2012 #51

This is bullshit. Vattel Feb 2012 #10

you have people in this very thread eating this up like sugar-coated dog crap frylock Feb 2012 #29

By the way, even I exaggerated the incident by saying "they." Vattel Feb 2012 #68

As opposed to the corollary... eating sugar cubes with a crusty-coating of dog crap. LanternWaste Feb 2012 #170

How do you know that? pintobean Feb 2012 #72

Thanks for posting conservative propaganda MNBrewer Feb 2012 #11

How are you any different than the typical FOX/Rush/Beck fan? renie408 Feb 2012 #23

and how are you any different than the typical FOX/Rush/Beck fan? frylock Feb 2012 #30

What DU needs is a Mass Media 101 forum. n/t EFerrari Feb 2012 #37

LOL. tabasco Feb 2012 #58

Every single one. Go do it. EFerrari Feb 2012 #59

Um, we check the sourcing of a story? EFerrari Feb 2012 #35

I'm different because I consider the source MNBrewer Feb 2012 #160

Do you have a valid source for this? Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #12

Business Insider has been used as a source here pintobean Feb 2012 #15

do you think this article is good? Enrique Feb 2012 #20

Business Insider is not the source. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #100

This is what the Faux News story is meant to cover up: EFerrari Feb 2012 #13

Keep reading from your own source pintobean Feb 2012 #16

And? EFerrari Feb 2012 #19

And that's bad, how? Are people's needs going to be attended to as a result of Occupy? sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #18

You've used this source several times. pintobean Feb 2012 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #25

No, you've used Business Insider as a source pintobean Feb 2012 #32

Actually not worth it nadinbrzezinski Feb 2012 #62

pintobean, don't feel bad. EFerrari Feb 2012 #27

Business Insider is a content farm Enrique Feb 2012 #34

This is the new DU, huh? woo me with science Feb 2012 #21

As of now, this post has ZERO recs Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #60

Since we no longer have a down vote Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #122

No way that this story passes the smell test. This reeks of disinformation. n/t Joe Shlabotnik Feb 2012 #26

Reeks of a truthline. That the people who inspired this action were real Occupyers. applegrove Feb 2012 #53

Please don't misunderstand. When I say you are a "tool", I don't mean Bonobo Feb 2012 #28

+1 joshcryer Feb 2012 #38

Much appreciated. Bonobo Feb 2012 #39

Deep down there's a twisted consistency to my views. :P joshcryer Feb 2012 #43

No man, I can feel your heart through your posts. Bonobo Feb 2012 #46

++ backscatter712 Feb 2012 #45

I used to think all that cointelpro stuff was in the same class of nonsense as sudopod Feb 2012 #80

COINTELPRO is well documented backscatter712 Feb 2012 #98

I wouldn't alert on that pintobean Feb 2012 #49

You still aren't perhaps just a wee bit uncertain about your op? Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #52

Well sure pintobean Feb 2012 #61

You have no idea at all what happened and your source is a pile of rw crap. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #63

I'm not wondering anything like that. pintobean Feb 2012 #67

And that page shows the Pro Choice rally. Are you accusing them of holding a Pro Choice Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #70

And it doesn't support anything in your OP. EFerrari Feb 2012 #77

The OP is not my words pintobean Feb 2012 #81

LOL! "They were there" is a far cry from EFerrari Feb 2012 #89

You seem to have some serious comprehention problems. pintobean Feb 2012 #91

It's not comprehension problems. Kaleko Feb 2012 #125

No, there's nothing wrong with my comprehension EFerrari Feb 2012 #169

The OP is the work of Michael Brendan Dougherty Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #92

classic Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #140

Your source article extensively quotes a RW anti-choice leader suffragette Feb 2012 #83

Homeless have a place to go, now. Is the significance of that lost on the OP? (nt) (nr) T S Justly Feb 2012 #33

It is and that's a shame. Anything to smear OWS, I suppose. SammyWinstonJack Feb 2012 #152

sound like bullshit to me! gopiscrap Feb 2012 #36

Wow - a hit piece with extensive quotes from an anti-choice "executive director of Rhode Island suffragette Feb 2012 #40

Occupy Providence negotiated a day center EFerrari Feb 2012 #41

Agree that's a large part of this. suffragette Feb 2012 #56

EEEK!! Condoms!! If anyone should be embarrassed it should be the pro-preggers. Tierra_y_Libertad Feb 2012 #44

Occupy isn't going away unionworks Feb 2012 #47

"But we spoke to Barth Bracy, executive director of Rhode Island Right to Life, who was there." JackRiddler Feb 2012 #48

Thank you for your concern. pintobean Feb 2012 #55

I heart you! Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #76

Spot on! Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2012 #93

You keep using that term pintobean Feb 2012 #95

Posting that fable in your OP? tkmorris Feb 2012 #119

Oh c'mon, like no posers have ever figured out how to stage political theater? patrice Feb 2012 #54

Check the 2nd link in the OP pintobean Feb 2012 #64

That link shows photos of a pro-choice rally. None of the crap in your OP is shown Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #66

"Occupy Providence counter protests the 'right to life' rally" pintobean Feb 2012 #69

Why? Women are not the 99%? You are in charge of what others do with their Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #74

lol. pintobean Feb 2012 #75

Yeah, I'm sure you are laughing as the entire DU community tells you you and your Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #82

I wasn't trying to be rude pintobean Feb 2012 #87

you're getting your ass kicked up and down this thread.. frylock Feb 2012 #94

Really? pintobean Feb 2012 #96

keep digging, sport.. frylock Feb 2012 #175

Yes I can tell that you are rolling your eyes and feeling as though you 'won' this thread Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #97

I don't think I've won anything pintobean Feb 2012 #101

You've allowed your hatred for OWS to cloud your judgement and reason. girl gone mad Feb 2012 #109

I don't hate ows pintobean Feb 2012 #110

Ok. Here is what one of the signs held by the Anit Choice group you are promoting Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #134

Where did I defend and promote any such thing? pintobean Feb 2012 #136

You defend the post and the author and the source up and down this thread. Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #163

Access to safe and effective birth control AND abortions has quite a bit to do with economic Luminous Animal Feb 2012 #78

So, do you have no problem with pro choice rallys or do you think EFerrari Feb 2012 #85

Did you actually read the post you replied to? pintobean Feb 2012 #90

So, you think it's stupid for Occupy to publicly defend women's rights? EFerrari Feb 2012 #171

Initially the intent of the Tea Party was one thing, and it was co-opted by the religious fringe and Broderick Feb 2012 #172

I don't know where you get the idea OWS is morphing into a Dem group. EFerrari Feb 2012 #173

I am not disagreeing with you at all. I totally agree. Broderick Feb 2012 #174

the truth starts to emerge Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #137

How does any of that prove that this was an action that achieved consensus in an Occupy GA? patrice Feb 2012 #102

Wow, that 'article' you link to is a one sided anti-choice hit piece. Disgusting Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #65

It is amazing that this sort of distortion is tolerated. Vattel Feb 2012 #73

Whatever. I'm still part of the 99%. I don't give a fuck what they did or didn't do. lonestarnot Feb 2012 #71

I will continue to support Occupy's ideals (ending inequality) boxman15 Feb 2012 #84

No, they haven't. This story is bullshit. Read the thread EFerrari Feb 2012 #88

Precisely. Summer Hathaway Feb 2012 #108

It surely is a crying shame. Kaleko Feb 2012 #118

Wow! Summer Hathaway Feb 2012 #120

Don't hesitate. Kaleko Feb 2012 #121

Edifying? Summer Hathaway Feb 2012 #123

Does that mean you won't spread Kaleko Feb 2012 #126

I not only posted your Uncle Pete piece Summer Hathaway Feb 2012 #128

Give it time and make sure Kaleko Feb 2012 #130

I plan to be gentle Summer Hathaway Feb 2012 #131

Did you read this thread? The headline of this OP is from far rightwinger Michael Brendan Dougherty sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #112

who else got here by googling priest+condoms+catholic+schoolgirls+victory? tiny elvis Feb 2012 #103

Now that was a good laugh pintobean Feb 2012 #104

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Feb 2012 #105

There is a brief video showing signs from the opposing groups suffragette Feb 2012 #107

Good research as always, suffragette. Too bad the OP did not take the trouble to check his sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #113

Agree with that suffragette Feb 2012 #116

Very interesting. Thanks. Rex Feb 2012 #115

Glad to help suffragette Feb 2012 #117

Did this even happen? MFrohike Feb 2012 #114

what would the actual local professional news organization know? Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #141

The second link contradicts the condom throwing claim. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #124

Thank you pintobean Feb 2012 #145

I see, and you're welcome. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #162

If these occupiers really threw condoms there'd at least be photos or video alp227 Feb 2012 #127

And they "smelled bad", to boot! Warren DeMontague Feb 2012 #129

low and disgusting. revolting post, really. inna Feb 2012 #132

Oh I alerted on it - I haven't heard back and the post is still up, Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #138

The jury system needs some work MattBaggins Feb 2012 #144

I don't alert on anything now Marrah_G Feb 2012 #150

I alerted also. Didn't even get an acknowledgement. I'm not familiar with how the alert sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #178

this sort of stuff is the only thing I will alert on, for the most part. Warren Stupidity Feb 2012 #179

This isn't what Occupy is all about & I call b.s. on whoever is peddling those pacalo Feb 2012 #133

The right wing headline is actually funny. Who do you have to be to not get that EFerrari Feb 2012 #142

This blurb is quite questionable, with no sources to back it up..... marmar Feb 2012 #146

I'm saddened to see this type of slanted article on DU Marrah_G Feb 2012 #149

This is one of the beauties of the Occupy movement. morningfog Feb 2012 #151

Thank you pintobean Feb 2012 #153

"Most people just attacked me, as if I had written it." marmar Feb 2012 #156

Of course they should be involved in protecting women's right. EFerrari Feb 2012 #168

This message was self-deleted by its author chrisa Feb 2012 #154

This seems badly sourced. Without some corroboration, MineralMan Feb 2012 #155

I agree. As you've said before pintobean Feb 2012 #159

All through the thread you defended the source and when others pointed out the Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #161

+ 1,000 suffragette Feb 2012 #166

Throwing shit on the wall hoping it sticks? Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #176

Right. And Michael Steele was victimized by a tsunami of Oreo cookies. bullwinkle428 Feb 2012 #157

This thread is shameful. I find peddling RW anti-choice "sourced" BS to smear Occupy especially myrna minx Feb 2012 #158

The Anti Choice group quoted in the OP held signs saying 'Defund Planned Parenthood' Bluenorthwest Feb 2012 #164

I guess that's okay now, to post far right anti-choice people on DU. I alerted on this thread sabrina 1 Feb 2012 #177

Well, then obviously the 1% is right _ed_ Feb 2012 #165

Whhhaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa? Rex Feb 2012 #167

Self deleting pintobean Feb 2012 #180