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Duer 157099 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:15 PM
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It just doesn't get more symbolic than this
Yesterday there was an OWS protest at The French Laundry (Thomas Keller's restaurant in Napa CA) because JPMorgan Chase execs were having some event there. This is an incredibly expensive restaurant.

This one line from the article just totally summed up everything that OWS is all about:

"There were no injuries and no arrests. At one point someone connected with the dinner passed out cookies to grateful protesters, Fiske said."

And there it is: the 1% gives crumbs to the grateful 99%. Even at a protest about exactly that.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20111104/ARTICLES/111109727/1350?Title=New-Occupy-site-Yountville-s-French-Laundry
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monmouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:17 PM
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1. To me that passing out the cookies was a back of the hand slap..This
is what you'll get from us, love it or leave it...
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:20 PM
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2. They should have rejected them immediately :(
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roguevalley Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 08:36 PM
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13. then again, it could be the restaurant siding with the protestors.
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RandiFan1290 Donating Member (721 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:23 PM
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3. Qu'ils mangent de la brioche!
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alterfurz Donating Member (723 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:44 PM
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7. aux barricades, citoyens!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:24 PM
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4. /\ /\ That part right there /\ /\
Edited on Sat Nov-05-11 02:27 PM by Fire Walk With Me
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LiberalEsto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:26 PM
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5. Hmmmm... what flavor cookie
gos best with a guillotine
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Turbineguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:35 PM
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6. A
Jelly Donut!
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 04:43 PM
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10. I was referring to Post 3, not the literalism of Post 7 ;)
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 02:46 PM
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8. Why is handing out cookies is somehow rude?
Not knowing the intention of the giver.
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customerserviceguy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 04:57 PM
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11. That's where I'm coming from
Most 1%'ers would have had their paid goons (a/k/a the local police force) arrest them for trespassing.
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ThoughtCriminal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 05:23 PM
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12. "Even Revolutionaries Like Chocolate Chip Cookies"
From Doonsbury in the early 70's
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99th_Monkey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-05-11 04:20 PM
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9. A "let them eat cookies" moment? nt
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