Some videos from the Occupy Portland Media Coalition

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Huntsman boycotts Nevada debate in protest of date

Just because I've decided to web log everything I see on Huntsman...

AP News | AccessNorthGa.com: Huntsman's decision is not a huge surprise. His rival Mitt Romney has strong political support in Nevada. And Huntsman has staked his political future on New Hampshire
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Why the Occupy movement is not comparable to the Arab Spring

Yesterday I posted that, while I support the Occupy movement and while I am not a fan of some of the police actions with the Occupy Wall Street protests, I have a hard time comparing these activities in the U.S. to the Arab Spring.

Here is why... Our protesters are not dying for a cause, and our government is not killing them because of their cause.

We need some reform here, but our system is still far better than many, many others around the world.

Enough said.

BBC News - Syria uprising: UN says protest death toll hits 3,000:
The United Nations says 3,000 people have been killed in Syria in the seven months of protests against the rule of President Bashar al-Assad. 'via Blog this'

Go Republicans! Another case of keeping millions unemployed to put one man out of work

Hint: Much of what we say about you pulling this crap is meant as a joke, not as a suggestion.

This...

Americans, unlike the Senate, approve of Obama’s jobs bill, poll says | The Ticket - Yahoo! News:

Senate Republicans Tuesday may have blocked President Obama's jobs bill, but a new poll suggests that's not what a majority of Americans want.
Nearly two-thirds of the respondents to a survey from NBC/Wall Street Journal voiced their approval when pollsters were told them the details of the president's "American Jobs Act"-- including that it would cut payroll taxes, fund new road construction, and extend unemployment benefits. NBC reports that 63 percent of respondents said they favored the bill, with just 32 percent opposing it.           'via Blog this'

...reminds me of this...

PS: I stole the second one from here: http://www.republicanjobcreation.com  It is worth a look.

MissRepresentation Trailer: A great video on media portrayals of women in America

The trailer for this movie touches on so many great issues, but this is one of the more shocking tid-bits: "...Cuba, China, Iraq, and Afghanistan have more women in government than the United States of America..."



Miss Representation 8 min. Trailer 8/23/11 from Miss Representation on Vimeo.

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An Occupy Wall Street / Occupy Together / Occupy Portland Grab-bag

I am not sure if an entirely valid comparison is made in this first video, comparing the Occupy Movement to the Arab Spring, the Civil Rights Movement, and Tienanmen Square, but it does provide some food for thought...

This does not mean that I agree with the actions of the NYPD highlighted in this video.  As a first hand witness to N30 in Seattle, I understand the police getting out of hand and turning these things ugly.

Portland police remove Occupy Portland protesters from downtown street | OregonLive.com:

But police and Mayor Sam Adams reassured protesters that the encampments that have taken over a pair of public squares will be allowed to remain indefinitely.

Portland police cleared Occupy Portland protesters from Southwest Third Avenue and Main Street shortly before 6 a.m., making eight, uneventful arrests.

Good Morning, Arrests: Police Clear Main Street, But Leave Camps Alone | Blogtown, PDX: 

Mayor Sam Adams wasn't exaggerating yesterday afternoon when he said he was running out of patience with a handful of Occupy Portlanders' occupation of SW Main Street. Before the morning commute, before 6AM, the O reports, officers emerged from the Justice Center, made some arrests and reopened the street.

The arrests came after the mayor's office and police bureau said yesterday they would wait for the Occupy Portland campers to try to settle the issue themselves at last night's general assembly meeting. But the group could only decide to leave one lane open—an offer Adams previously rejected.

Next, a video that discusses something I think could be a real possibility with the Occupy Movement, something that would be very good for democracy in America: bridging the anger from the left and the right to form a sane movement, with the numbers behind it, the true 99%, to really inspire some positive change in the system.

 Both sides are upset about many of the same issues, in general. They just have different ideas about who is to blame for the problem and how to fix them. It wouldn't be easy, and it would require the right setting aside the social issues and both sides accepting the will of a true democratic majority when it comes to federal practices and policies, but I think it would be an interesting step in a positive direction.

Uploaded by UpTakeVideo on Oct 6, 2011Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig offers his thoughts on the Occupy Wall Street movement. He compares it to the citizen uprising in Wisconsin and says that the occupy Wall Street movement might unify left and right against the corrupt influence of corporate money on politics.

Finally, this one, nominally, because it fits with the theme touched on above, but really because I like the hell out of it and it is spending more time stuck in my head than any other song right now...  Plus, some levity is a good thing after the first video.

A good chart on income inequality: The top 1% versus the Median Income since 1947

Notes on income inequality - The Washington Post:

How Many Overpaid CEOs Does It Take To Piss Everybody Off? | MoveOn.Org:

We don’t know, but here’s how much they make compared to the 99% . . .

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Related Post: Exploring income inequality in America