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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:08 PM
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Occupy Protester Passes Obama A Note Criticizing His ‘Silence’ Over ‘Police Brutality’

Occupy Protester Passes Obama A Note Criticizing His ‘Silence’ Over ‘Police Brutality’

See a copy of the note here: http://www.mediaite.com/tv/occupy-protester-passes-obama-a-note-criticizing-his-silence-over-police-brutality/
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Sarah Ibarruri Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:09 PM
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1. Good! nt
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:18 PM
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2. After the problems he had when he called the Boston police "stupid"....
He is probably reluctant to start another firestorm like that one!
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 11:08 PM
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7. Cambridge (actually) didn't involve shooting people in the head at close range
with tear gas canisters, spraying poison gas at peaceful folks, and so forth.

This is serious repression.
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:21 PM
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3. Yeah that worked out real well last time
Amazing how many people want this president to draw himself into controversies where there is nothing to be gained and/or nothing he can substantively do.

But hey, it would make them feel good to see the president get mad. And that is really all that is important in the end, isn't it? Our own feelings and edification.
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CreekDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:30 PM
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4. JFK sent troops to protect civil rights --think he was needlessly drawn into that?
Edited on Tue Nov-22-11 10:30 PM by CreekDog
but maybe you're right, Kennedy should've just stayed out.

i mean, the only job of civil rights activists back then was to reelect Kennedy and to *like* it.

just like now. don't ask Obama to get involved in police brutality and your pesky squabbles.

activists' jobs are to reelect him or to shut up.

or so says a significant portion of DU.
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frylock Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 11:48 PM
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9. yeah, why look for a symbolic gesture by our country's leader..
what's the return on investment, right?
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bluestateguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 11:50 PM
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10. Zero. That's how much.
I for one am done with symbolic politics. It's all a waste of time.

Remember, Bill Clinton's "Race Initiative" in 1997? Don't worry if you don't. It was a complete vapid waste of time.
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FirstLight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:46 PM
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5. will it make a difference?
That's the real question...will he act or speak out.? Will it help, that remains to be seen. Im not impressed with the whole 'i hear ya,and keep on doing what your doin' feel good message doesn't cut it when such horrible brutality is happening...
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randr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 10:50 PM
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6. His silence is not different than that of the other side
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2366750
Washington is filled with cowards.
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rhett o rick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-22-11 11:37 PM
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8. He should be different from the "other side" but I agree, he isnt. nm
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joshguitar Donating Member (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:23 AM
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11. i was infuriated
OWS tried to speak, but Obama dodged. His silence on violations of the bill of rights by violent cops is very telling of who he really works for.
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:31 AM
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13. President Obama did NOT stop OWS from speaking. n/t
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joshguitar Donating Member (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:49 AM
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15. he did
go watch the video. after an ows er started a mic check they were drowned out. Obama was polite but did not let them finish. his reactions to people having their 1st, 4th, 9th and 14th ammendments trampled has been....... zero
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Tx4obama Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:54 AM
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17. I watched the video. It was the crowd that drowned out OWS, not Obama.
Obama was trying to hush the crowd he kept saying it was okay.

Why do people always blame Obama for things that are NOT his fault???
It is getting very old and tiring.
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joshguitar Donating Member (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 01:07 AM
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18. unfair?
unfair is beaten in the streets. Obama could hve let them finish but chose not to. And whose fault exctly is it that he hasn t spoken out? I don t mean you any disrespect but I STRONGLY disagree w you
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joshguitar Donating Member (138 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:24 AM
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12. i was infuriated
OWS tried to speak, but Obama dodged. His silence on violations of the bill of rights by violent cops is very telling of who he really works for.
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Aerows Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:49 AM
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14. I think Obama would be a very wise leader to listen to OWS
And also to speak out against the police brutality that has plagued the protests.

That's my opinion, and at this stage of the game, I don't think very many Americans will disagree with him, except the 20% who are going to disagree with everything Fox News and Rush Limbaugh tell them to disagree with in the first place.
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Aerows Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 12:54 AM
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16. He does need to speak up about it
I'm not being critical or calling him out, I'm stating my opinion, and it is my own. That said, it would be a mistake for him to pass up an opportunity to PROVE that he believes in the American people, particularly when they exercise their rights to the point of pain.

And that is what has been happening.
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great white snark Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 10:22 AM
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19. "Purty words", "all talk."
Is what he's met with here. He did say of the protesters: "..you're the reason I ran for office."

I personally think he already believes in the American people. Just my opinion.
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Union Scribe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 11:12 AM
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21. So Obama's actions should be based on fear of DU response.
That makes sense. You should be a political consultant.
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polichick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-23-11 11:06 AM
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20. Very interesting. BLESS OWS - this is the movement that has been...
...percolating for a long time.

I hope the occupation continues to grow beyond physical spaces and engages more and more people!
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