Media ignores huge Wall Street protest

[Joanne98]

This past week, over 10,000 protesters gathered on Wall Street to demand financial reform.

More than 5,000 union members and others delivered a crisp message with their march from City Hall to the Bowling Green Bull. In contrast to recent protests on the right, the event was noticeably lacking in loaded and ahistorical symbols like Gadsen flags, and refrained from vilifying individuals in favor of calling out institutions. Of hundreds of signs hoisted, only one was branded with the Obama logo. The signs were non-partisan and dealt with real problems — namely, this country’s rogue, unregulated finance sector. There was only one puppet, a fanged vampire squid meant to symbolize Goldman Sachs. The banners declared “Wall Street: Never Again” and “Less Audis, More Audits.” Almost to a one, they echoed the clear policy demands of the day: regulatory reform, new taxes on banks and speculators, and a jobs bill.

The media almost universally ignored this massive protest, though to his credit, I hear MSNBC’s Dylan Ratigan covered it. Other than that mention, the “Showdown On Wall Street” received little attention despite the fact that teabagger protests, which almost always attract considerably less supporters, enjoy a near monopoly of coverage.

So this does not bode well for the May Day immigration reform protests. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to rally across the country today, partially as a response to the insane new anti-immigrant law in Arizona, but also to ask their leaders to pass comprehensive immigration reform. (Interested parties can find the nearest march here.)

http://trueslant.com/allisonkilkenny/2010/05/01/media-ignores-huge-wall-street-protest/

[Rex]

1. M$M = big money = Wall Street.

I hate the M$M.

[Captain Hilts]

2. I read about it in the Washington Post. nt

[GreenTea]

3. Ed Schultz, of course, had a positive segment on his MSNBC television show.