From TVSpy:
KGW, the NBC-affiliate in Portland, is under fire after accidentally airing a graphic listing numbers of “stinky people” and “angry people” at Occupy Portland.
The graphic (pictured below) aired briefly, for less than a second, in the middle of the opening graphics sequence on the noon newscast Wednesday. “Somebody punched the wrong button, basically,” KGW news director Rick Jacobs told Willamette Week.
Full story:
KGW Airs Graphic Counting ‘Stinky People’ and ‘Angry People’ at Occupy Portland
In other news, an occupy protestor attacked TV news reporters in NYC. Proof positive they are clueless:
A disgruntled Occupy Wall Street protestor confronted WNYW‘s John Huddy this morning, as he was covering the latest developments in Zuccotti Park, and the situation quickly turned ugly.
“This is somebody I’ve come across several times for the last few days,” Huddy told viewers following the altercation. “He threatened to stab me in the throat with a pen. He ripped the mic out of my hand.”
That won’t help. I can tell you this, in my own small world of TV and radio contacts, the sense of the “occupy” movement seems to be one of arm’s length satirical treatment. When the media starts panning a movement privately, organizers might want to think twice about what they are doing.
H.R. says: October 28, 2011 at 10:03 am
P.S. Are the OWSers still working on their demands?
Of course they’re not yet finished. This is boot camp for future politicians.
Oh grow up, for god’s sake.
Politically speaking, I am vaguely of the left. But I struggle to understand these absurd protests. What EXACTLY do they want? An end to bad things? An end to inequality? An end to nastiness? An end to naughtiness?
What exactly are their proposals? What are their demands? I continue to search in vain for these things.
It’s a bunch of protestaholics, pretending that they are an off-shoot of the Arab Spring.
Tell you what, I’ll jump up and down on one leg for ten minutes, as a protest against the economic problems of the world. It’s a protest that will help about as much as the “Occupy” movement.
Napoleon’s advice applies here:
Never interrupt your enemy when he’s making a mistake.
This morning, Friday, FDNY declared the generators (both diesel and gasoline as seen in the video) and stored fuel represented a hazard and moved in to remove same:
Actually, in close quarters, with light wind and multiple generators running a CO (Carbon Monoxide) hazard can exist, not to mention the possibility that some individuals might be inclined to place the generators under a lean-to if not within enclosed areas e.g.tents.
Also noted, has been the discussion on the live chats by the protesters and supporters about the use of space heaters, hot plates and electric radiant heaters (think: overloaded extension cords et al) to keep warm and in combination with tents and in close quarters with a diverse, constantly-changing occupation ‘force’ I think a tragedy has been averted …
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James, as you are doing your one-legged pogo, remember to tell everyone that you are doing it to ‘raise awareness’ of the problem … 😉
Kevin Harris says:
October 28, 2011 at 9:38 am
I’m sorry that you feel that rape, death threats, and calls for violent revolution are peaceful.
James Evans says:
October 28, 2011 at 11:17 am
Maybe they think we’re being ruled by a muslim dictator.
_Jim says:
October 28, 2011 at 11:26 am
“This morning, Friday, FDNY declared the generators (both diesel and gasoline as seen in the video) and stored fuel represented a hazard and moved in to remove same:”
Can’t be the AGW crowd protesting, then. Somebody tell McKibben.
Submitted for the purpose of discussion; normally, I’m not one to proffer or promote theories based on wide-spread con spir acies, but, in looking for common denominators I stumbled upon the video linked/shown below.
One common denominator which is hard to refute is the use of “The Fist” symbol which appears in all these revolutionary ‘protests’ including their websites (presently directly to the left of the name they wish to be known by).
Note the upload date on this video shows June 9, 2011.
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From H.R. on October 28, 2011 at 10:03 am:
The US groups are making some progress.
99.4% want the free food to continue.
8% want anchovies as a pizza topping.
24% oppose anchovies due to overfishing and other concerns about the oceans.
32% think all the pizza should be exclusively vegan.
86% think non-vegan pizza should be allowed if it won’t offend anyone.
23% agree the pizza should be certified as containing only Fair Trade ingredients.
18% are willing to pay 20% more than they currently are for Fair Trade-certified pizza.
35% would like cannabis as an optional topping, for medicinal purposes.
33% think that everyone would like cannabis topping if they’d try it.
73% agree the cannabis should be certified as Organic.
Discussions of the Pizza Subcommittee are currently suspended while they figure how to incorporate the concerns of the gluten-free, lactose-intolerant, and nut-allergic pressure groups. This was helped with the revelation that those demanding a “nut free protest” weren’t rabid conservative Tea Partiers. To mention it, there was also one resignation at their first official meeting when it was explained that the term “subcommittee” did not relate to any protesters that identified with the BDSM community.
In completely unrelated news, the sole Pizza Subcommittee member who stated the only sane way to end the disagreements was to ban the pizza, was found savagely beaten in an alleyway next to a dumpster, discovered by a fellow protester who was urinating on him who had initially assumed he was merely another street person crushed by the excesses of unrestrained capitalism. The PS has released a statement condemning this obvious act of police brutality and regretfully accepting his resignation.
They are against corporations making money but they buy and use generators, laptops, heaters, tents, sleeping bags, blankets. How dare they enrich those evil corporations that make and sell all that stuff.
Your comments are offensive. You claim “there is an issue and peaceful protest is a civil right in a free society”, and then you proceed to complain that Anthony does not censor the viewpoints which are the opposing part of the same issue and the same exercise of “a civil right in a free society.” In other words, you blatantly complain in effect that this “civil right in a free society” is reserved exclusively for the Occupy protestors and their supporters, while the same civil right for their opponents is to be censored, suppressed, and prohibited, especially in a forum which routinely invites opposing viewpoints to be published and debated. If you genuinely valued free speech. I would think you would welcome the opportunity to test and challenge both viewpoints engaged in the issue, even with deprecating humor. Instead, it appears you appear to embrace and champion the attitude that free speech as a civil right is for me and not for thee.
Your claim, “there is an issue and peaceful protest,” is a blatant misrepresentatoin intended to deceive. You would have the readers believe the Occupy protests are peaceful protests, when they are in fact not “peaceful” by their own self-described name, “Occupy.” These protestors are engaging in acts of criminal trespass, assault, battery, destruction of private and public properties, riot, and more. To “occupy” is the use of physical intimidation for the purpose of compelling people to comply with demands the victims would not otherwise choose to honor absent the threat of violence or the actual violence of the protestors. Consequently, the Occupy protests are not peaceful so long as they defiantly and with threat of violence deprive other people of their own civil rights and quiet enjoyment of their own properties, free speech, and other freedoms. To qualify as peaceful protestors and be respected as such, these people must cease their illegal occupation, physical intimidation, and trespass upon the civil rights and freedoms of their opponents. The rest of us have civil rights too, and we will not be intimidated by anyone to keep silent and meekly surrender our Constitutional freedoms and human rights without a fight.
Worse yet is your comment falsely equating criticism of the Occupy protestors as “supporting a right wing agenda[….]” You have evidently missed or deliberately disregarded the fact there are still large parts of the public of many, assorted, and starkly opposing political persuasions who disapprove of the Occupy protestors because of their intimidating threats of violence and interference with and theft of the public’s own rightful freedoms..
Perhaps you would care to reconsider the accuracy and widom of retracting your comments upon reflection; or do you perhaps fear that doing so could result in your also being labeled, misrepresented, discriminated against as an uncaring, selfish, self-centered, loathsome, and ignorant conservative with a “right wing agenda [that] opens the door for pro-CAGW to label skeptics as more politically motivated than science motivated”?
While you are at it, could you also explain how in the world did you ever come up with the strange notion that the Global Warming, Climate Change, or other monikers for the protestors’ actions in regard to the climate was science or anything else but politics?
_Jim says:
October 28, 2011 at 11:59 am
“Submitted for the purpose of discussion; normally, I’m not one to proffer or promote theories based on wide-spread con spir acies, but, in looking for common denominators I stumbled upon the video linked/shown below.”
There have been other candid admissions that the revolutionaries in Northern Africa were taught by Westerners how to organize; Facebook was mentioned prominently. So that was probably OTPOR – highly likely.
With 2-4 inches of snow predicted in New York, New York all I can say is don’t you eat that yellow snow!
Thanks Anthony! Great humor, Kadaka, James, et al.
Kevin Harris says:
October 28, 2011 at 10:24 am
Peaceful protest never used to involve camping. Once it does, it raises issues such as safety, public health, policing etc.
@ur momisugly oMan
Get a clue this “movement” is better organized than just about any movement that has come down the pike.
What these people are really mad about is they owe $150,000 in student loan debt and can’t remember if they learned anything at all in college.
@Severian says:
Don’t worry, Obama’s going to fix that little problem! Soon, everyone can get $200,000 dollar federal loans (e.g., courtesy of the taxpayer) and only repay $28,000 over the following 20 years – all the rest of the debt to be forgiven after that point. Thanks to the gov. takeover of all student loans and the way in which that happened, this can now apparently be done without the need of congressional approval. Just “Obama Says.” http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/10/26/obama-taps-taxpayers-for-student-stimulus/
In Richmond, Virginia, the TEA Party is asking the city for a refund of the permits, fees, and other expenses that they have paid over the past three years for their rallies. They were holding their rallies in the same park which has been taken over by the Occupiers. Since the Occupiers haven’t paid for permits or fees, they are asking why they had to. Matter of fact, any organization during the last few years should also be asking for a refund of the money they have paid for use of public land.
@Jack Maloney says: October 28, 2011 at 10:58 am
While I can agree with the sentiments of people feeling shut out of government and financial systems, I have to say that it sure seems the very people “occupying” these protests are the ones bringing that future on all of us. They’re not “inheriting” the problems, they are creating the problems. They don’t appear to be protesting the plight of the poor around the world, and rushing to give their own property to those who are vastly more destitute than they are – no, they are protesting that they are entitled to free or nearly free money, goods, and services, no matter the effect on society as a whole and the people who are involved in providing those very items.
Rational Debate,
Severian’s quote reminded me of a woman’s complaint [I think I read it here a while back] that she couldn’t get a job after graduating with a PhD.
Her PhD was in German polka dancing.
@Smokey says: October 28, 2011 at 1:00 pm
OMG! ROFLMAO. I sure as heck hope that was someone spoofing the list – but these days, who knows. I can’t believe some of the university class titles I see these days. I gather (hopefully incorrectly), that many (most?) universities have moved away from required basic core curricula that includes all the basics such as english, math, chemistry, biology, physics, history, civics.
If you still need a reason to vote a straight party ticket in all future elections, it might be that you want to make these SOB’s pay every dime of federally guaranteed student loan debt they took out. I want Obama’s decree overturned and I want the existing law granting forgiveness at 25 years overturned. I’m struggling to pay my kids way through college while these sacks of @^*% take massive debt they have no intention to repay, which signals the colleges to raise the tuition still further. Capitalism is not a choice. It is a law of nature, whether you like it or not.
As someone who has kept his home in Portland, I was down there this past weekend and had to go downtown to the Apple Store to buy an iPad for my daughter. I saw several people in the mall and outside it who were dressed the same as the folks camped out in the OP encampment. I can confirm with observational data the stinky part of that graph (if not the accuracy of the actual number). Didn’t see anyone who appeared angry.