Reply #44: That number is not low. Many in the media put the number at only half that. The message is not [View All]

"reign in Wall Street". The Paulites just want to end the fed, that's not reigning in wall street. The tea partiers just want to see an end to bailouts, but are perfectly fine with deregulation - that's not reigning in wall street. God only knows what the LaRouchites are doing there.

For better organization, find people with clout in the progressive movement that will speak. Center the message around holding Wall Street accountable and demanding those that break the law go to jail. Tap into the youth that are unemployed and can't find jobs.

"When I was protesting the Iraq invasion and occupation there plenty of libertarians and other types there. Did they discredit the movement by being there?"

No. The difference being is that you had one unifying message, end the war. The Pualites that are on Wall Street are not there to reign in Wall Street, they are there to eliminate government oversite. They're not there saying "regulate wall street". They're there saying "end government institutions".