/ will be happy to fleece, er manage them

What are they going to spend $500,000 on anyway? More irritating mass emails? Shopping carts for the things they couldn't leave home without?

Somaticasual: What are they going to spend $500,000 on anyway? More irritating mass emails? Shopping carts for the things they couldn't leave home without?

Weed, body paint, drums, and dreamcatchers.

Sybarite: what_now: . "What's the point of collecting money if you're not releasing it to the people you're trying to help?"

"We need money bad," agreed fellow Philadelphia protester Kate Corbett. Occupy Philly has raised $10,000.


This? This right here is how the Occupy movement is going to fark stuff up.

YOU USE THE MONEY TO GET PEOPLE ELECTED WHO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS, YOU MORONS!!!


Oh good lord, no. The last thing this movement needs is to be captured and co-opted by Democrats looking to steal its momentum. No, it needs to remain diffuse and protean, free of the Democratic party and its front groups which have spent decades swallowing and neutralizing real, radical movements. The object here isn't reform, but systemic change. Transforming into one more chip be played by the power brokers who got us here is exactly the thing that will guarantee the stability of the status quo.

Well said. This should be on the front page of whatever Occupy sites there are out there.

basemetal: A half million gets you into the 1% club? Really?

Yep, they actually want the top .1% because most of the 1% actually ARE the job creators who have a small to medium sized business.

/Father owns a construction company
//He's part of the 1%
///Doors are always open to new hires as finding LEGAL workers is hard
////Even pull up to the County Jail on release days to try and hire skilled or unskilled help

That's $200K more than two weeks ago.
Not bad... if they can keep the $100K/wk thing going, it definitely gets other movements funded when the weather turns in the N.East

Sybarite: what_now: . "What's the point of collecting money if you're not releasing it to the people you're trying to help?"

"We need money bad," agreed fellow Philadelphia protester Kate Corbett. Occupy Philly has raised $10,000.


This? This right here is how the Occupy movement is going to fark stuff up.

YOU USE THE MONEY TO GET PEOPLE ELECTED WHO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS, YOU MORONS!!!


Oh good lord, no. The last thing this movement needs is to be captured and co-opted by Democrats looking to steal its momentum. No, it needs to remain diffuse and protean, free of the Democratic party and its front groups which have spent decades swallowing and neutralizing real, radical movements. The object here isn't reform, but systemic change. Transforming into one more chip be played by the power brokers who got us here is exactly the thing that will guarantee the stability of the status quo.

Too late for that.

Start a PAC, 501(c)(3) or NGO?

DO NOT hand it out to "those who need it"
It is seed money, not give away money.

Sybarite: Oh good lord, no. The last thing this movement needs is to be captured and co-opted by Democrats looking to steal its momentum. No, it needs to remain diffuse and protean, free of the Democratic party and its front groups which have spent decades swallowing and neutralizing real, radical movements. The object here isn't reform, but systemic change. Transforming into one more chip be played by the power brokers who got us here is exactly the thing that will guarantee the stability of the status quo.

In other words, they don't need to transform into the liberal version of the Tea Party

Is that before or after taxes?

Half a million would put a lot of people to work making soap. Why do the OWS people want to keep the soap makers unemployed?

Somaticasual: What are they going to spend $500,000 on anyway? More irritating mass emails? Shopping carts for the things they couldn't leave home without?

the Occupy movement in my city has a a Craigslist ad stating that they are in need of a cell phone.

Kuroshin: They're already dangerously close, and have been painted as such in recent media, if the Facebook updates I've seen are any indication.A great many people are already poisoned into thinking something exactly along those lines.

yea, that whole demonizing everyone who doesn't share your narrow point of view really hurts when it comes from "news" organizations and pundits.

vpb: How much influence are you going to buy with $500,000?

I think you can get a dog catcher in a small East Texas town for that.

How long before the first #OWS IPO?

/Great idea! Raise money by selling #OWS stock on... Oh, wait.

mrshowrules: vpb: How much influence are you going to buy with $500,000?

Parry has been quite clear that he can't be bought for $2K . For $500K, he would probably support trading American newborns to North Korea for use in medical experiments.

Have I missed a meme that explains why so many people misspell Rick Perry's name?

atomic-age: Have I missed a meme that explains why so many people misspell Rick Perry's name?

Parry and Thrust? perhaps?

maybe the right is pissed cause they thought this group was about spreading the wealth and being freeloading hippies and whatever other talking points they were labeled as, when in truth the people are pissed at the establishment

The Stealth Hippopotamus: They better start buying winter gear.

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I could keep her warm without any winter gear

/this is now a cute girls with short hair thread

loonatic112358: atomic-age: Have I missed a meme that explains why so many people misspell Rick Perry's name?

Parry and Thrust? perhaps?

Check out Colbert. He is "assisting" the pArry campaign.

I_C_Weener: Space heaters for all!!!

Winter bikers have been using electric vests, pants, gloves, socks, ect to stay warm while flying down the road at 75 mph.

You can substitute one of those small Honda generators for the bike alternator that usually keeps them powered

Pinner: That's $200K more than two weeks ago.
Not bad... if they can keep the $100K/wk thing going, it definitely gets other movements funded when the weather turns in the N.East

It's a lot better than "Not bad".

Suck it 1 %.

DoBeDoBeDo: basemetal: A half million gets you into the 1% club? Really?

Yep, they actually want the top .1% because most of the 1% actually ARE the job creators who have a small to medium sized business.

/Father owns a construction company
//He's part of the 1%
///Doors are always open to new hires as finding LEGAL workers is hard
////Even pull up to the County Jail on release days to try and hire skilled or unskilled help

Only if you talk about the 1% in wage earnings and not wealth earned, For example, you may have heard the folks on wall street have pretty low wages, but that doesn't take into account their massive bonuses.basemetal: mrshowrules: basemetal: A half million gets you into the 1% club? Really?

I think I read somewhere that if you make more than $384K a year, you are in the 1% club.

I don't consider that to be in the 1%. It might really be, but that's no where near what I'd call wealthy. Don't get me wrong, you're doing well at that, but not even close to wealthy.

This is all BS. They are trying to frame the top 1% of wage earners into the argument when what is actually being talked about is the 1% of Americans in terms of wealth, those who own 40%+ of the wealth of the entire country.

This is different than wage earner, that's the FOX line to confuse people.

Half a million won't even buy you a discount lobbyist.

what_now: . "What's the point of collecting money if you're not releasing it to the people you're trying to help?"

"We need money bad," agreed fellow Philadelphia protester Kate Corbett. Occupy Philly has raised $10,000.


This? This right here is how the Occupy movement is going to fark stuff up.

YOU USE THE MONEY TO GET PEOPLE ELECTED WHO SUPPORT YOUR GOALS, YOU MORONS!!!


How's that Engrish Degree working out for you Kate?

OWS isn't after non-profits, tardmitter.

veedeevadeevoodee: colithian:

non-profits

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My job is a database admin for a non-profit contractor. I know exactly what I said. Would you rather I use the term "association" or "not-for-profit organization"?

Party Boy: half a million?

They're going to need to raise a whole bunch more.

that's it?
Joe the Plumber raised more for his Senate bid.

tenpoundsofcheese: that's it?
Joe the Plumber raised more for his Senate bid.

Of course Joe will always be played up more, even though I'm not sure he ever got his plumbing certification.

Sybarite: Oh good lord, no. The last thing this movement needs is to be captured and co-opted by Democrats looking to steal its momentum. No, it needs to remain diffuse and protean, free of the Democratic party and its front groups which have spent decades swallowing and neutralizing real, radical movements. The object here isn't reform, but systemic change. Transforming into one more chip be played by the power brokers who got us here is exactly the thing that will guarantee the stability of the status quo.

The minute they embraced the support of the big labor unions they allowed themselves to be co-opted.

Plant Rights Activist: The Stealth Hippopotamus: They better start buying winter gear.

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I could keep her warm without any winter gear

/this is now a cute girls with short hair thread

Second. I'd settle for her phone number...

vpb: How much influence are you going to buy with $500,000?

You can get off for killing a hooker. Two if they aren't white.