Occupy activists commandeer anti-Occupy Wall Street rally

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Source: The Guardian

A conservative rally billed as an opportunity to "stand up to Occupy Wall Street extremists" fell flat on Thursday when it was co-opted by members of Occupy Wall Street.

Supporters of Americans for Prosperity, a Tea Party-esque group funded by the billionaire Koch brothers, gathered at the Rockefeller Center in midtown Manhattan to demonstrate against both Occupy Wall Street and President Obama.

But almost half of the sparse crowd were Occupy Wall Street protesters, smartly dressed and bearing signs parodying Americans for Prosperity's ultra-conservative message.

"My sign says: 'I'm dreaming of a white president, just like the ones we used to have,'" said Stan Williams, a labour organiser and member of the Occupy movement.



Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-news-blog/2012/sep/20/occupy-wall-street-koch-rally?fb=optOut

[patrice]

1. Good work, Occupy!!

[nmbluesky]

2. Koch are fucking greed asshole..

Keep fighting occupy Wall Street.

I saw a lost on yhe big bus. It was bullshit...

[truebluegreen]

3. I love this!

Wish I could be there!

[Darchan]

4. Moment of Clarity

Check out "Moment of Clarity" videos and book by Lee Camp. He supported OWS early and has performed countless times for Occupy groups. http://leecamp.net/

[Darchan]

5. American Autumn

First full-length documentary on Occupy debuts at Quad Cinema 9/28-10/4/12. American Autumn features appearances and interviews with Dr. Cornel West, Michael Moore, comic/activist Lee Camp, and more. Made by Dennis Trainor, Jr., it captures the fervor and passion that fueled the movement. See trailer here: www.occudoc.org.

[JackRiddler]

6. Great movie - we showed it at Occupy Astoria LIC

with the director, as part of our film series...

http://www.occupyastorialic.org/tuesday-night-movies-archive/

[daleo]

7. This is great.

There's nothing quite like exposing phony populism.