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eridani

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Sun Sep 23, 2012, 11:47 PM Sep 2012

Occupy Activists Commandeer Anti-Occupy Wall Street Rally

We're better at this stuff because we are smart and creative, and they are stupid and vicious.

http://readersupportednews.org/news-section2/440-occupy/13592-occupy-activists-commandeer-anti-occupy-wall-street-rally

A conservative rally billed as an opportunity to "stand up to Occupy Wall Street extremists" fell flat on Thursday when it was co-opted by members of Occupy Wall Street.

Supporters of Americans for Prosperity, a Tea Party-esque group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, gathered at the Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan to demonstrate against both Occupy Wall Street and President Obama.

But almost half of the sparse crowd were Occupy Wall Street protesters, smartly dressed and bearing signs parodying Americans for Prosperity's ultra-conservative message.

"My sign says: 'I'm dreaming of a white president, just like the ones we used to have,'" said Stan Williams, a labour organiser and member of the Occupy movement.

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Occupy Activists Commandeer Anti-Occupy Wall Street Rally (Original Post) eridani Sep 2012 OP
Americans for the Kochs' Prosperity. Fire Walk With Me Sep 2012 #1
I love it! gopiscrap Sep 2012 #2
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