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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:01 AM
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Please join me in thanking Wisconsin and Occupy for tonight's triumphs
Edited on Wed Nov-09-11 12:04 AM by MannyGoldstein
Wisconsin and Occupy started the conversation, and gave the 99% permission to dream of a better future. We dreamed, we voted, we won.

Excelsior!
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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:02 AM
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1. And Wisconsin who inspired the Occupiers who inspire the rest of us! nt
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:04 AM
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2. Oh hell yes! My very, very bad!
I'll amend the post, thanks!
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:05 AM
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4. How sweet it is.
OCCUPY!
:toast:
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Kaleko Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:38 AM
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21. Phase one of "the Plan" is shaping up nicely.
It's where the masks come off the 1percenters and the 99 forms an anonymous worldwide swarm.
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 08:37 AM
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33. +1
Occupy!
:toast:
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:32 AM
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37. Yes, they did and we are
so grateful for that. THIS is changing the country!

:applause:


:woohoo:
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Hissyspit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:05 AM
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3. Yes.
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:06 AM
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5. wow Manny
never ceases to amaze me.

Thought you were part of the 1%


:hide:
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:10 AM
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13. Part of the 1% (and growing) who are FDR Democrats!
Edited on Wed Nov-09-11 12:13 AM by MannyGoldstein
His truth goes marching on!
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Hutzpa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:20 AM
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15. you Fascist
or is it Zionist....:rofl:
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barbtries Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:06 AM
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6. amen.
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frazzled Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:06 AM
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7. And OFA (who worked hard in Ohio) ... and don't forget
the batshit crazy Republicans who have been papering the media these last months. They probably helped most of all!
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AtomicKitten Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 03:50 AM
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27. Reporting not heard by many.
Thanks.
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SidDithers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:35 AM
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39. +1...nt
Sid
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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:06 AM
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8. ROCK! :D
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Horse with no Name Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:07 AM
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9. IT is fantastic!
The first really good news in a while!
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kestrel91316 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:08 AM
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10. Thanks and much love to the Occupiers!!! Stay the course!
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Bozita Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:09 AM
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11. That's the right pair! ... Damn right. ... On, Wisconsin; on, OWS!
Edited on Wed Nov-09-11 12:10 AM by Bozita
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midnight Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:09 AM
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12. K&R
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RainDog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:11 AM
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14. Thank you, Wisconsin for your STRONG support for rights for working people
and, yes, Thank you, Occupy, for MAKING US ALL STRONGER.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:22 AM
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16. "triumphs"? So everything's cool, now? nt
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:30 AM
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17. These battles are won
But the war has years to run.
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Romulox Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:37 AM
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20. We'll be told in a year and a half that we didn't scrutinize the battle plan closely enough
And *of course* the plan has always been to transfer more monies to the banking sector, and to accelerate our various wars. Weren't you paying attention?
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 07:04 AM
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32. Agreed. nt
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Phentex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:33 AM
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38. Who said that?
:eyes:
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:31 AM
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18. Just the beggining my friend.
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:33 AM
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19. +1, Manny
That was the proper start, that Wisconsin thing.

It's only going to get bigger.

It's a good night!
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brooklynite Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:40 AM
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22. Wisconsin, yes. Occupy, no...
The Occupy crowds may have crystallized the hostility people feel towards the GOP and their business allies, but it was the hard work of people walking the campaign trail, not settled in campsites, that got us our wins today.
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LAGC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 02:46 AM
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23. Direct action is what riled up the base.
Just like the Teabagger protests brought conservative voters out in 2010, the occupiers got liberals riled up and giving a damn again.

They are an important part of the reason why so many bothered showing up.
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deutsey Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:09 AM
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34. +1
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nadinbrzezinski Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 02:52 AM
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24. You do realize of course...the first occupy
Was in Wisconsin...or your hate for the rabble blinds you so much? Yes, they are part of the exact same continuum.
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myrna minx Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 04:47 AM
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29. The first occupy was *in* Wisconsin. OWS and he national occupiers changed
Edited on Wed Nov-09-11 04:55 AM by myrna minx
the conversation of the nation and the press. Are we still talking about deficits or are we discussing unemployment, foreclosures from the perspective of the people who lived in the homes and not the plight of the poor victim banks, sleazy bank practices, income disparity and poverty. The occupiers have illuminated these issues and brought them to the foreground, rather than the conversation being the standard Republican framed narrative that DC loves to follow so much.
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HappyMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:12 AM
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35. Agreed.
The repubs kicked their own asses yesterday.
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juajen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 03:03 AM
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25. K & R
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lovemydog Donating Member (414 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 03:26 AM
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26. thank you WI
and OWS

I'm fired up!
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 04:42 AM
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28. CHEESEHEADS RULE!!
:D
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tomp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 06:44 AM
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30. what did we win?
are you suggesting that because some democrats beat some republicans that the people have won anything?

do you remember 2008-2010? the democrats are part of the problem.

i agree with you on the importance of wisconsin and occupy, i just want to be clear on our definition of victory.
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 07:03 AM
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31. Do you think that things would be the same if SB5 had passed?
And the other elections had gone the wrong way?

Your point is well taken that the war has a long way to go. But we won some battles last night.
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tomp Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 07:28 PM
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43. so, just to be clear...
Edited on Wed Nov-09-11 07:29 PM by tomp
....you're distinguishing between the referenda and the political offices? if so, i can go with that.

i just wonder what others are thinking when you say "triumph."
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lonestarnot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:13 AM
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36. We love you!
:loveya:
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pink-o Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 09:52 AM
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40. Globally, we owe it all to Mohammed Bouazizi from Tunisia
His ultimate sacrifice was the catalyst for the Arab Spring, the Madison City Hall protests, and Occupy movement.

So if ever you think one person doesn't influence the world, think again!
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MannyGoldstein Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:02 PM
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41. Agreed.
Courageous.
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bvar22 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 12:03 PM
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42. Solidarity!
I have some "hope" the New Democrat Centrist Party will notice,
and "change" their direction.




Solidarity99!
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zentrum Donating Member (125 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-09-11 11:38 PM
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44. Really grateful to Wisconsin!
It was an inspiration every day. Onward to Walker recall!
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