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Jamaal510

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3. Nah, I don't think so.

Reply to Left Coast2020 (Original post)

Mon May 14, 2012, 01:30 AM

May 2012

It was the November 2010 elections that eventually led to the birth of OWS. Boehner and the rest of his newly-elected Tea Party pals all-out refused to budge on anything PBO wanted to have passed like his Jobs Plan and higher taxes for the 1%, and they wanted the government to shut down. And the Occupy movement gained ignition in Wisconsin, where Gov. Scott Walker is facing a recall.

Regarding the president, he actually has a number of progressive accomplishments under his belt:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2012/02/24/what-do-americans-think-of-obamas-performance-as-a-president/

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What Occupiers Have Learned From Obama [View all] Left Coast2020 May 2012 OP

Nonsense. MannyGoldstein May 2012 #1

You can thank the NYC General Assembly for the birth of OWS. AverageJoe90 May 2012 #2

Nah, I don't think so. Jamaal510 May 2012 #3

Both corporate parties, over forty years, made Occupy necessary... polichick May 2012 #4