GOP Tells Occupy Wall Street: Blame the Democrats, Not the Rich

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http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/herman-cain-tells-occupy-wall-street-blame-democrats/story?id=14748857

By CANDACE SMITH
Oct. 16, 2011

The Occupy Wall Street movement spread worldwide this weekend, with demonstrations in 950 cities and 82 countries, but Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain said today he doesn't understand what they are after and that their anger is misdirected.

"What is their message? That's what's unclear," Cain, the new frontrunner in the GOP race according to an NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, said on NBC's "Meet the Press." "If their message is let's punish the rich, I don't empathize with that message. They should be protesting the White House."

Just days ago, the protesters marched to the homes of some of the wealthiest "1 percent" as the protesters call them, including Rupert Murdoch and David Koch, whose support has helped fund Cain's campaign.

Cain has denounced protesters, saying that they should blame themselves -- not corporations or the super-rich -- if they are unemployed. In a New York Times op-ed he wrote that they are hypocrites who would "rather have a handout than work."

[muntrv]

1. Who sent their jobs overseas, Hermie?

[ixion]

2. Their message is crystal clear, Mr. Cain

They are calling for an end to corruption and collusion between corporations and the government. They're calling for an end to corrupt scumbags like you gaming the system for a few well-connected insiders. Both parties are guilty of this, not just one or the other.

[MichiganVote]

3. Don't think so. Decades of Republican lobbyist rot in our political systems

[Faygo Kid]

4. Koch PR mavens write his talking points. He's a total fraud.

Bought and paid for. He will do as he's told.

Nice try, Kochs.

[Enrique]

5. good luck with that

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