LA protesters get official support from city

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

Source: AP

The five-day old campout demonstration outside Los Angeles City Hall to protest Wall Street greed is getting official thumbs up from the city.

City News Service says the office of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa distributed 100 rain ponchos to the demonstrators on Wednesday while seven of the 15 councilmembers voted in favor of a resolution in support of the Occupy LA protest.

The resolution, which is slated for a final vote next week, called the protest "a peaceful and vibrant exercise in First Amendment rights."

As part of the resolution, the council will vote later this month on a measure that would require the city to divest from financial institutions that have not cooperated with measures to prevent foreclosures.

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[eleny]

1. Makes Bloomberg look like a putz

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

3. Bloomberg is a tiny sack of douche who's terrified of "the peasants". nt

[eleny]

8. Seems like karma is paying him the big visit

He had to have another term.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

10. I can only hope New Yorkers make sure he regrets

pulling that one. :evilgrin:

[AsahinaKimi]

21. YAY...way to go LA

Finally a City with some good sense!

[Kurovski]

2. K&R. (nt)

[avaistheone1]

4. Way to go!

:kick:

[Glimmer of Hope]

5. That is nice!

[Lucinda]

6. Good to hear this!

:hi:

[sce56]

7. I posted about this when it was live on livestream in the Council Chambers.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Hot damn!

I had no idea LA was so ...progressive.

[sce56]

13. Why do you think they call it the Left Coast!

[No Elephants]

17. LOL

[Xtraneous]

11. This is not a reason to celebrate

There is always the danger of such protests being co-opted by more organized, moneyed forces. This was a smart move. In a way it makes the protesters think that if the government supports them, they don't need to make such a statement and discourages a growing force or at least slows down the momentum. Even though LA's city council is supporting some action against the banks, it will do little to change the fairness of the system. But I hope I'm wrong.

[quakerboy]

14. Its a fine line, isnt it

On the one hand, support is to be encouraged. On the other hand, being coopted is not acceptable. So lets walk this line together.

[Blacksheep214]

15. You're thinking about the tea party?

Talk about being co-opted!

[quakerboy]

22. That and

Just about every other movement through history. At some point they all get coopted and corrupted. But it seems to me that it happens a little quicker these days, as just about everything seems to move quicker in modern times.

[provis99]

23. Villaraigosa is going out on a limb here.

Do you think the Chamber of Commerce in LA will be happy with what he's doing? Or the LAPD, for that matter?

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

24. Good point. nt

[Kingofalldems]

12. Kick and Rec for LA

[Blacksheep214]

16. I Love L.A.

We Love It!

Well, at least we like it better than most anywhere else.

[Fire Walk With Me]

18. K&R!

[No Elephants]

19. Could be a defensive move.

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

20. I wouldn't doubt it. But that means that they're worried. Which is good. nt