h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Well said, Kea. Although, to be fair to Ed, he does tend to reserve the vitriol for the brighter participants.

He's always been very kind to me................

Hey! I attacked swl too! Why does Ed get all the attention?

Be fair!

From my point of view, I think that all swl ever does is to come in with niggling little nyah nyah irrelevances. 'Here's a tiny little thing I've found on the fringes from a dubious source...therefore the whole thing's rubbish.' Silly little things along the lines of 'They don't even sleep in their tents, some of them.'

I can't address his trivia. There's no point. What I *can* address is his point-scoring mentality which adds nothing of intellectual value to the discussion.

By all means, kea, let's be all fluffy and exclusive. But that shouldn't exclude calling someone on asininity. Whether they choose to remain after their cover is blown is up to them.

Here's a story about how the cops are actively preventing the media from covering OWS:

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/12/4378810/reporters-covering-occupy-wall-street-protest-outside-obama-fund-rai

And here is another about how the developer of military grade pepper spray is shocked about how it being used against nonviolent protesters:

Pepper-Spray Creator Decries Use of Chemical Agent on Peaceful Occupy Wall Street Protesters

http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/12/4378810/reporters-covering-occupy-wall-street-protest-outside-obama-fund-rai

And I'd repost the link to the article I already posted a few hundred posts ago about how any journalist still reporting that they can't figure out what OWS is about is a liar and a fraud, but I hate repeating myself.

OccupyWallStreet
OWS

You posted the first link twice.

Meanwhile in Lansing MI we had eight inches of snow, and five individuals stayed in their tents during the storm.

Oops!

Here, Count Zero, try this one:

http://www.democracynow.org/2011/11/29/pepper_spray_creator_decries_use_of

nuff Ed. I do understand your frustration with SWL's approaches.

>> But that shouldn't exclude calling someone on asininity.

Of course. I'm not saying don't call him, I'm asking do you have to spit while you do it?

Well...you choose your posting style and I'll choose mine. That way we'll all get along.

So far 30 journalists have been arrested while trying to cover Occupy Wall Street protests. Here's a link:

http://storify.com/jcstearns/tracking-journalist-arrests-during-the-occupy-prot

And the politicians are attempting to swpin things.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/republicans-being-taught-talk-occupy-wall-street-133707949.html

Headline: Yasha Levine Released From Jail, Exposes LAPD’s Appalling Treatment of Detained Occupy LA Protesters…

"The 100 protesters in my detainee group were kept handcuffed with their hands behind their backs for 7 hours, denied food and water and forced to sit/sleep on a concrete floor. Some were so tired they passed out face down on the cold and dirty concrete, hands tied behind their back. As a result of the tight cuffs, I wound up losing sensation in my left palm/thumb and still haven’t recovered it now, a day and a half after they finally took them off."

Read the rest of the story here:


http://exiledonline.com/yasha-levine-released-from-jail-exposes-lapds-appalling-treatment-of-detained-occupy-la-protesters/

Here's a well worded post from Roger Ebert on his position regarding the Occupy movement. I must say, I agree with much of it.

http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2011/12/_where_i_stand_on_the_occupy_m.html

I would just add that the election process itself is now broken and will remain that way as long as the richest campaigns have such obvious advantages.

Occupy London have been included on a list of terrorist threats issued by the City of London police.

Why don't they just go for broke.

Terrorist Threats:

1) EVERYTHING!!!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2011/dec/05/occupy-london-police-terrorism-document

link to the 'Terrorism/extremism update for the City of London business community' that Mr D is refering to

Here's a list of 30 U.S. companies that spent more on lobbying than they did on federal taxes.

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2011/12/07/383779/30-big-corporations-taxes-lobbying/

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~jwf~

The coldest day in December finds occupy Lansing gone.
they said their fight is with the rich and not with Mother Nature.
http://www.lansingstatejournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2011112090315

Meet the Financial Wizards Working With Occupy Wall Street:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/12/ows-alternative-banking