Occupiers rally in front of Obama campaign headquarters
Source: The DePaulia
By Haley BeMiller
Published: Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Updated: Thursday, September 6, 2012 15:09
... During an introductory speech, one protester accidentally referred to Obama as Bush, provoking chants of “same thing” and “Freudian slip” from the rest of the group ...
One of the speakers listed off the “Twelve Steps to Overcoming Addiction to Voting for the Lesser of Two Evils” to illustrate the belief that Democrats aren’t necessarily an improvement upon Republicans. Some of the advice said to “remove conflicting bumper stickers” and “get over your romantic feelings for Democrats.”
“We are not going to be voting for Barack Obama in this upcoming election, and personally, I’m going to boycott the whole goddamn thing because they’ve shown that both of these candidates are completely bought off,” a protester said ...
“I haven’t voted for either a Democrat or Republican for president or for Congress since McGovern, and he ran in 1972,” she said ...
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Some of these people just hate Democrats
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Can't think of a better way to get the Dems on board with their message.
You only get that title if you keep your ass in one place LOL..
Maybe it's time the title is changed to roamers 
actually do sit this one out. 
but the grown ups work from within the system..
atleast until two other viable parties come on the scene 
i feel that only have a third party slants the elections too much.. as that typically only drains votes from one side
im a big fan of 4+ parties and coalition governments
I may be new to this site, but I have followed it for afar from a long time. I was born and raised in Norway. Have been travelling since I was 17. Lived in Kansas for a year more than 20 years ago. Discovering Sarah Palins "real America" with 12 churches in the none whore town.
Did my army service in Bosnia 93. Now, I live and work in Ireland working for an American IT corporation, and freelance writer & translator. I follow U.S politics. A fan of Hunter S. Thompson, Charles Bukowski, Bill Hicks, George Carlin, Bruce Springsteen and Jimi Hendrix. The first book I ever read was Last of the Mohicans.
Being disillusioned with both parties is NOT being a "hater of Democrats".
I understand him.
Obama has not gone away from many Bush policies. He still has secret prisons around the world. He's gone on a witch hunt against whistle blowers, held Bradley Manning in inhumane conditions for 2 years for whistle blowing on U.S war crimes committed during the Bush era. In Norway, we almost pander to the worst terrorist in our country`s history comparison. Bradley Manning is being treated like a terrorist, while Breivik is being treated like a mental patient.
Is the Patriot Act still in place? FISA? NDAA?
Has he stopped the war on Marijuana?
Has he given GOP 98% of what they have wanted?
Has he reopened any investigation on 9.11?
On the illegal Bush wars?
YOU keep your politicians feet to the fire no matter whom you vote for.
Occupy has kept focus on Wall Street under fire for a long time. Where were the Democrats?
In my eyes, Democrats and Republicans are too much a like. Beside the social issues, the Democratic Party is being dragged along as GOP has gone in the loonie bin.
If you had more people like Alan Grayson, Al Franken, Elisabeth Warren, Anthony Weiner, the GOP would never have gotten away with what they have done. Fact is that it's the strongest voices on the Democratic side they go after when there are raising their voices. And where were DNC?
In my eyes, the only true Democrat that has been on the presidential ticket 4 years ago was Mike Gravel. He got ovations 4 years ago, but was not treated right by DNC. He reminded me of FDR. Why didn`t you cast your votes on mr. Gravel?
While Obama is "excited" to "work with the Republicans" the next 4 years, FDR would have welcomed their hatred and fought back tooth and nails.
Best Regards
The Bohemianwriter
P.S. Both Theodore Roosevelt and Thomas Jefferson would have been Occupiers 
"I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law."
"The hope of a secure and livable world lies with disciplined nonconformists who are dedicated to justice, peace and brotherhood."
Martin Luther King Jr
That sounds like Occupy to me. I spoke with Jesse Jackson at Occupy Phoenix, and had the honor of marching with him the following day. There were only 20 of us on the sidewalk that night, and it was about 9:30 at night when he and a few folks from COBTU walked up to us out of the blue, and talked to us about Occupy, and about the Civil Rights Movement.
I'm quite sure that he, as well as Dr. King, would be fully disgusted at the few anti-progressive, anti-Occupy, corporate establishment suck ups here at DU. I know most of the progressives here are.
Martin Luther King, Jr., was a real progressive. And his two quotes above are exactly the type of progressive thought and action that you rail against here on DU, day after day. The movement goes first. The Civil Rights Movement was the Movement that brought about change for blacks and other minorities as well. The Occupy Movement is the movement that will bring about the change that leads to democratic subjugation of Wall St.
Progressive, defined: A person advocating or implementing social reform or new, liberal ideas.
Progressivism, defined: The political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society.
Occupiers promote new, liberal ideas for implementing social reforms.
You, on the other hand, have been arguing incessantly for maintaining the system of the corporate establishment, for preserving the status quo, and for punishing those who challenge the corruption inherent within the status quo, which is a very conservative course of action...
con·serv·a·tive/kənˈsərvətiv/ - Holding to traditional attitudes and values and cautious about change or innovation, typically in politics or religion.
I have a question: Your agenda, and the relentless of your anti-progressive propaganda, is very distinctive of Third Way propagandists. Do you work for, or are you affiliated with, the Third Way in any way? Other than just simply having the same ideology?
I'm an Occupier, and a lifetime progressive Democrat. And, sorry, you are not a progressive, no matter how you choose to define yourself. Your posts make this abundantly clear.
Occupy is partly responsible for the positive results for the Democratic party in the off year election in 2011, and by bringing attention to the problem of the 1%, Occupy will be partly responsible for getting Obama elected and other Dems elected. At least 50% of those who participated in Occupy will be voting Dem.
None will be voting republican. Why don't you reserve your vitriol for conservative organizations, like the Tea Party/GOP? It seems like all of your posts are anti-progressive, instead of anti-conservative. Go figure.
You are doing the Democratic Party a great disservice by constantly denigrating and pissing off progressives and liberals. Progressive Independents (and Democrats, for that matter) reading your conservative trash propaganda on this progressive website would definitely be turned off from voting for Democrats because of the sheer malice you obviously feel toward progressives/liberals.
