Rep. Peter King Fears Occupy Wall Street's Policy Influence

[OneAngryDemocrat]

Source: Internatinal Business Times

Rep. Peter King Fears Occupy Wall Street's Policy Influence

Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) is afraid that the growing number of Occupy Wall Street protesters, along with the mounting media coverage of the movement, may end up shaping U.S. government policy like the anti-war protesters did in the 1960s and 1970s.

King was speaking on Laura Ingraham's radio show on Friday when he blasted the protesters as "ragtag mobs" and said he remembers a 1960s left-wing movement that took to the streets and caused policy changes after the media "glorified" the protesters. He hopes that the Occupy Wall Street protesters aren't re-creating the spirit and influence of that historical protest movement.

"It's really important for us not to give any legitimacy to these people in the streets," King said. "I remember what happened in the 1960s when the left-wing took to the streets, and somehow the media glorified them and it ended up shaping policy. We can't allow that to happen."

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We, the people, WILL set national policy, Congressman King - no matter how much you dislike it it.

You work for the American people, you goofy right-wing bastard, not the other way around.

[OHdem10]

1. If they get legitimacy , it neutalizes the TeaParty power.

They are legitimate so put that in your pipe and smoke it, Cong King.

[Chipper Chat]

2. Come down, Peter King, from your Ivory Tower.

May you lose in 2012.

[Ship of Fools]

3. Be afraid, bub, very afraid.

[peace frog]

10. I heard that

Live in abject fear, wingnuts.

[apnu]

12. Fear is the only stimulus they know and use.

It was fear, used by the right wingers, that kept the people in line post 9/11. Bush spent 4 solid years playing the "terra, terra, terra" card on the electorate. It was fear that they used to get the gross bank bailouts in 2008. It was fear that passed the PATROIT ACT (I and II).

Fear is the only tool in the right wings tool bag. Turn on Limbaugh, Beck, Fox News, Malkin, Coulter or any other wingnut water carrier and you'll see the only thing they talk about is fear. Fear of the other guy. Fear of the muslim. Fear of the brown guy. Fear of the yellow guy. Fear of the woman. Fear of the homosexual. Its all they talk about everyday, day in, day out for more than a decade. Probably two.

Its fear that all the right wingers in my office talk about politically, financially and in general (when not talking about their kids, sports and sex). They try to bait me with fear (being the only out-of-the-closet liberal here). Fear of the other guy is what gets them to the polls every other year. They're afraid of everything under the sun, and they're pissed off about it.

Its like they are another species... they're so alien to me.

[Kolesar]

4. King opposes "The Freedom of Information Act"

A policy that could have prevented the abuses uncovered in "The Pentagon Papers" / Daniel Ellsberg.

[OnyxCollie]

5. Maybe King thinks OWS is led by Muslims.

:scared:

[UnrepentantLiberal]

6. Would it be okay with him we started blowing things up

like the IRA?

[Downwinder]

7. Just consider OWS as a big think tank.

[Raster]

8. Is this the Peter King of "....it's over... we won... we count the votes... we won!"

Fuck you, mr. king!

[Matariki]

17. Yes. The same.

I reserve hatred for a very small number of people. He's on that list. Little slimeball that he is.

[Raster]

19. He's on my hate list also!

[valerief]

9. He's a freakin Republic. Of course, he opposes anything that threatens the portfolios of the 1%. nt

[Javaman]

11. Yeah, god forbid the government actually listen to the pissed of people of this nation. nt

[liberal N proud]

13. Arrogant bastard doesn't think anyone but the elite should get to set policy

[yurbud]

14. that was the best news in a while.

[Donny]

15. Doe he have something against Civil rights and helping the less fortunate?

<crickets....>

[Matariki]

16. Man, I hope this man's life takes the sort of turn

that necessitates him working the next 20 years as a dishwasher in a pizza shop.

[McCamy Taylor]

18. Self fulfilling prophecy there. He just boosted the Occupy movement by 1000%

Everyone wants to be part of a political movement that does something.

Keep it up, King!

[4bucksagallon]

20. Of course he remembers the 60's....

that's where the chicken hawks first learned how to dodge the draft and make it look like they did it with honor. Sure he served in the National Guard but in 1968 and '69 there were not many slots open in the guards. It was like Bush, who you knew as to whether you got in or not. They are all a bunch of unpatriotic cowards. I wonder what his stance on the war was in 1968 the year he "joined" the guard?

[No Elephants]

21. Civil rights and an end to a War in Vietnam the people had been lied to about over and over and over

No, we can't allow anything like that to happen again.

""I remember what happened in the 1960s when the left-wing took to the streets, and somehow the media glorified them and it ended up shaping policy. We can't allow that to happen."

[Hugabear]

22. That's the fucking idea, dipshit.

What do you expect to happen, when you economically suppress 99% of the population?

What a dumfuck.

[Fire Walk With Me]

23. "We can't allow that to happen." And there it is, ladies and gentlemen.