Occupy Protestors Continue to Tarnish Their Image
Not that they had a lot of good image to keep shiny in the first place, mind you… but stories published in the media continue to show the true colors of the “Occupy” movement. Starting with the “Occupy Des Moines” movement, right here in my backyard, where the occupiers have said that they will return to the Capital grounds this evening despite being told that they cannot spend the night there and having been evicted once before. According to the article, how the ISP handles the situation will play an important part in how this event turns out. In reality, there’s only one way that ISP should react, and that’s to arrest the protestors for trespassing.
In New York City, Occupy protestors sunk to new lows when they defiled church property. Ignoring the classic “don’t bite the hand that feeds you” proverb, protestors urinated on a crucifix in one church, and stole a baptismal font in another. These are churches that opened their doors to the protestors to give them a place to get out of the cold, and this is how their generosity and “humanity” is repaid. One of the church pastors gave the protestors two weeks to clear out. He’s a better man than I am, I suppose. I would have given them two hours, if that long.
Finally, up in Indianapolis, Occupy protestors – joined by union members – are threatening to disrupt Super Bowl activities if Governor Mitch Daniels signs into law new Right to Work legislation. Legislation that allows workers to choose if they want to belong to a union or not, and loosens the grip that unions have on companies and their workers.
So let’s recap a few things here. If you are an Occupy supporter, please by all means chime in and give your side of the story.
The Occupy movement is supposed to be about “democracy” and “power to the people over corporations.” Yet in Indianapolis, Occupy protestors and union members are fighting legislation that would do just that – give power to the people to make their own choices. It’s clear that none of these “learned scholars” (including an organizer who is a professor at Purdue) have studied how ineffective socialized societies have been over the course of mankind. It’s a travesty of the very laws and tenants that founded our country to see elected officials standing on the steps of a state capitol building supporting the values of the Occupy movement. Those officials should be removed from power for treason against the Republic.
Looking over the list of “needs” on the Occupy Des Moines website, I would ask the organizers one question if I could: “How do you think those items came to be manufactured if corporations are so bad?” It is sheer hypocrisy that these protestors are seeking good manufactured by corporations for their “comfort” and “basic needs” when those very corporations would not exist in the Occupy movement’s sad vision of utopia.
Finally, one thing that Jesus Christ has taught us is that we should always turn the other cheek. But to defile one of the Christian faith’s most holy symbols by one of the most base human functions (in fact, there is probably only one other way that it could have been worse), and to steal another is just about as low as these people can go. Turning the other cheek is good as far as it goes, but at some point, there is a limit, and these people found it.
Any attempts to classify the Occupy protestors as anything like the Tea Party Movement is totally off base. The only similarity is that it’s a grass-roots movement. Past that, Occupy protestors are selfish, ignorant people who either cannot or will not think for themselves and become productive members of society. My challenge is still out there – anyone who is an Occupy sympathizer is welcome and encouraged to refute me, and I will even give them space to do so right here on Right of Middle.
Got the balls to do so?
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Facebook, Part 2
In my last post, I talked a little bit about another user on Facebook who believed that I was wrong for taking a “my way or the highway” approach to liberty in this country. I never really heard back from him, so I guess I either pissed him, scared him off, or decided he couldn’t change my mind no matter what he said.
Good. Except it would have better if he had come to his senses and realized that his socialist line of thinking is wrong for this country, but I supposed that’s too much to ask.
As a true example of the brainwashing that the socialists have done to many in this country, I offer this gem of a rebuttal I got from a different user. Keep your duct tape handy…
I also don’t understand why anyone would call the Democrats the party of big government. The government always gets bigger whenever a Republican is president (and the fed consolidates power, attacks personal freedom, and all those other things that the Republican party claims to fight against) lol——bush created a pandemonium of inaccountability in this country (via his record of violating our constitution) that has turned the climate of this country into desperation, fear and hatred, and leaving an impression of Fait accompli——I feel in my heart that President Obama has done his best TO change this —maybe it IS actually irreversible —-maybe not—but one thing is for certain–NOBODY is going to change the climate of the present attitude of American citizens in this country to a good and favorable standing by actively and blatantly trying to take their social security away–defund their childrens schools—take womens personal choices for their body away from them–wipe out our EPA–(the only thing that does it’s best to keep our air clean—our water clean)—-by taking away everyones right to decent and affordable healthcare–by abolishing unions (who fight for the working mans rights)—-by trying to dictate to the people whom they have the right to marry–etc etc etc——-ALL these things are what the republican party are trying to abolish. Yes they ARE OBSTRUCTIONALISTS—-all the way—–they try to block every effort Obama makes to aid ALL DIVERSE citizens of this countrys RIGHTS (according to the Constitution) to live and prosper EQUALLY!!!!!!!—–THEY cater ONLY to the rich and powerful and to their money GOD!. If you call how Obama is trying to block THEIR efforts to stop THEIR corruption “socialism” well OK—–whatever—-(your choice!)–and thank God you still have one (not by any effort on the part of the republican party though, they seem to hate the peoples (personal) choices)——well then I see “socialism” as a damn good thing. No, a pack of liberals would not block efforts to aid ALL Americans—rich and poor alike, so your question is not especially coherent to me
The question I asked that she’s referring to is this:
If the tables were turned, and a president were trying to force a 100% conservative or libertarian agenda down the throat of the country, and you didn’t agree with it, would you still call it “obstructionism” if a pack of liberals blocked his agenda?
Can anyone spot the fundamental flaw in her thinking – in five words or less?
Take a moment to read her missive again…
Ready for the answer?
to live and prosper EQUALLY
Where in our Constitution does it say that we have the right to live and prosper equally? To all the Obama apologists and Occupy hippies out there, where do you find the support in the very document that founded this country for the ideals that you profess and espouse?
Our constitution affirms our God-given right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It does not say anything about a right to live and prosper equally. Anywhere. Yet the socialist and liberal muckers want to weave that concept into the very fabric of this country, and the sad part is that they are succeeding!
I told this poor misguided soul that I will defend to my death the fact that there is no provision in the Constitution for equality, and that freedom and liberty are the two concepts that made this country unique over 230 years ago. If the rest of us cannot take that same stance, then it is not a matter of if our Republic is doomed to fail, but only a matter of when.
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Occupy Iowa Shows Their True Colors
I’ve never been a supporter of the Occupy {fill in the blank} movement. Personally, I believe they are a group of spoiled, whiny, “think they deserve everything handed to them”people who need to grow up and get a grip, a life, and a job. I’m not happy with the way banks have acted in the past few years, but that’s not where the OWS crowd draws the line. They believe that ALL market-driven economy (“Capitalism”) is bad, and everyone should be on a level playing field.
What they don’t understand is that method has been tried over and over in history. It never works. Ask the Cubans. The Russians. Any Eastern Europe country. The haves always get more, and the have-nots never get anything. Socialism is a failure.
But to put a bow on the insanity, you only need to look at a recent article on KCCI. Apparently, a man was evicted from his apartment, and all of his belongings were placed on the curb. This prompted an all-out scavenger hunt from the nearby Occupy Iowa vultures, who proceeded to take anything they wanted from the pile of belongings.
The OWS movement has always tried to say they believe in the rights of people to remain in their homes, that foreclosures are part of the evil brought on by the banking industry, and if it weren’t for all the evil capitalist pigs out there, nobody would ever need to be evicted. Nice words, but it certainly didn’t take these sharks long to bite someone’s hand. Someone who was down on his luck and kicked to the curb with his belongings. Suddenly it’s a free for all, and the Occupy Iowa “protesters” figured they needed this elderly man’s belongings more than he did.
I loved this exchange:
“You said the political statement you are trying to make is you are fighting for people who are homeless and have been evicted so isn’t it hypocritical to come over here and take stuff from people who have been evicted just because their stuff was put on the street?” asked [KCCI reporter Marcus] McIntosh.
“I just don’t understand the connection you are trying to make,” said protester Bob Allen.
“You don’t understand the question or you don’t want to understand,” said McIntosh.
“I want to understand. I understand completely. I understand there is an issue trying to be made about us somehow stealing property that was put next to the street when in fact this is commonplace and happens everywhere,” said Allen.
English comprehension is not a strong point for the protesters, obviously.
Members of Occupy Iowa said the people who lived across the street were more than welcome to come to the park to see if any of their belongings were there.
How terribly nice of them. Once we steal your stuff, you’re welcome to come over and see if it’s yours, and maybe we’ll give it back.
Remind me again why we need to be sympathetic to the Occupy cause.
Maggots.
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This Is What’s Wrong With America
A few days ago, I read a story on KCCI’s web site that reported on a dispute between a local bakery and a couple that wanted to get married. It seems that the owner of the bakery – a small mom & pop type of wedding cake bakery run out of a home in the Des Moines area – decided that she didn’t want the business of baking the cake for the couple.
In this economy, you’d think that people would jump at the chance to make a buck, right? Not so fast. The baker was not going to handle the couple’s order because the couple was Trina Vodraska and Janelle Sievers. Two females, engaged to be married. The baker, Victoria Childress, is quoted as saying:
“I said, ‘I’ll tell you I’m a Christian, and I do have convictions.’ And I said, ‘I’m sorry to tell you, but I’m not going to be able to do your cake.”
This is where it should have stopped. The couple was looking for a baker, the baker refused based on her religious convictions, and that should have been the end of the story. But it wasn’t. The couple decided to cry the blues about it.
“I said that was fine and I appreciated her being honest,” Vodraska said.
“I don’t think either one of us knew what to say. We were just shocked,” Sievers said.
At least Vodraska seemed to get it. Her partner couldn’t seem to understand that sometimes, you don’t get your way. Any small business owner can decide who he or she wants to do business with, just as any customer can decide who to do business with.
Childress said it’s her right to refuse to do the cake.
“I didn’t do the cake because of my convictions for their lifestyle. It is my right as a business owner. It is my right, and it’s not to discriminate against them. It’s not so much to do with them, it’s to do with me and my walk with God and what I will answer (to) him for,” Childress said.
Amen. It’s not about being politically correct, it’s about doing what you believe in your heart is the right thing to do. It’s about not folding under due to liberal pressure to accept things just because someone thinks you should.
“It was degrading. It was like she chastised us for wanting to do business with her,” Vodraska said. “I know Jesus loves me. I didn’t need her to tell me that. I didn’t go there for that. I just wanted to go there for a cake.”
Cry the blues, Trina. You started out OK in the quote above, but you went downhill with this small tirade. Nobody was questioning Jesus’ love for you, nor were you being chastised for wanting to do business with her. She simply declined to do business with you. Yet you and your partner seem to think the right thing to do is get the media involved and shed a poor light on this woman.
For the record, I generally like KCCI for news, but it must have been a slow news day. I’m not sure how this could have even been picked up as a news story.
A director of local advocacy group OneIowa said it’s unfortunate anyone would be willing to turn away business because of their beliefs.
No, what’s unfortunate is that OneIowa can’t leave well enough alone. Nobody is discriminating against these two women over a job, a place to live, where to sit on a bus, where to enter the business, or where to get a drink of water. This is a very simple decision by a local woman to stick to her convictions and decide to turn down the opportunity to make some money based on her beliefs.
What’s wrong is that we seem to be turning into a country that accepts this kind of bad behavior – not by the baker, but by the couple. It’s almost like this couple seems to think they deserve to have the baker make them a cake simply because they darkened her doorstep. Wrong! She has rights as a business owner and she has her personal beliefs. Not everyone believes that same-sex marriage should be permitted, and frankly, I’m getting tired of the “we’re here to stay so you better get used to it” stance that some of them seem to take.
Kind of like the Occupy (fill in the city) movement. Mostly a bunch of younger adults who seem to think the world owes them something just because they are sucking up good air. It doesn’t work that way. It never has in this country, and if we intend to remain a strong country, we can never allow it to go there. It amuses me to hear them talk about never going away and their “right” to be in the parks that they occupy. They certainly have a right to free speech and to assembly freely, but they do not have a right to assemble on property that does not belong to them and become squatters. They do not have a right to trash property that does not belong to them. Most of all, they do not have a right to claim that the money I make to support my family and my lifestyle should be redistributed simply because they cannot get off their collective butts and be a productive member of society.
The world doesn’t owe anybody anything, except a nap in the dirt when we take our last breath of air. A baker doesn’t owe a same-sex couple a wedding cake, and the supposed 1% doesn’t owe the flea-baggers a thin dime.
Get over yourselves.
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This Made Me Chuckle…
Over at KCCI, they’ve been reporting on the “Occupy Iowa” protest (copycats of the Occupy Wall Street) and how things have been shaping up at the Capitol. Reading the article, I couldn’t help but chuckle at some of the statements that were made.
Occupy Iowa protesters returned to state capitol grounds one night after dozens of their activists were arrested Sunday on trespassing charges.
Hmmm…. trespassing is a criminal offense. If you’re somewhere you’re not supposed to be, you can expect to get the attention of someone in charge, regardless of how “well intentioned” your protest might be. Occupy Iowa protesters are no different.
“I don’t know where it’s going to go, but I have confidence it’s going in the right direction,” former Rep. Ed Fallon said.
A prime example of what’s wrong with some of our elected leaders. I suppose the good news here is that Ed is a “Mister” now, and not a “Representative.” Thank God for minor miracles.
The first night of Occupy Iowa ended in chaos when 32 protesters were arrested Sunday evening after authorities said the activists refused to leave a statehouse park at closing time. Fallon, a Democrat candidate for governor, was one of them.
“The State Patrol was really out of line. There was no need to act with the heavy of a hand. We aren’t bothering anybody here,” Fallon said.
Were you someplace you weren’t supposed to be? That’s called trespassing, big Ed. If I came to your house, sat on your property, started a group protest and refused to leave, even though I wasn’t hurting anybody, would you be well within your rights to call the police and have me removed? Would you follow through and do it?
See, that’s the huge difference between the Occupy movement and the Tea Party. The left-minded Occupiers don’t care about laws, and they don’t care about what makes this country work. They care about themselves, and that’s about it. The Tea Party, on the other hand, cares more about the country and the core, fundamental values that make America what it is. Tea Partiers don’t get arrested for dust-ups with the police. They have their protests, make their noise, get some attention, then they clean up their protest area and go back to work. You can’t say the same for the Occupiers.
Iowa State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Scott Bright said troopers were only enforcing the law.
Truer words never were spoken.
“I believe we should occupy. I don’t believe we should necessarily follow the rules because that’s part of the problem,” said protester Andrea Morton.
Thank you, Andrea! You just proved my point. You don’t give a damn about laws. You care only about you. YOU are part of the problem. You should really learn how to protest effectively. You might try starting with a premise that makes sense. As you rail against “big corporations” and “unfair business practices,” make sure you look at what you use in your daily life. Starting with the car that you drive, the cell phone you carry, or the clothes that you wear.
“As a student, I’m optimistic there will be employment after college. But I want to make sure government is working for all people to get jobs and not just those who have some of the best jobs,” said protester Ryan Price.
I have to wonder if they actually teach civics in high school or college any longer? Do you think Ryan is able to show us where in the Constitution the government is given the responsibility of providing jobs?
<tapping Ryan on the shoulder>
Pssst… Ryan… YOU are the one responsible for getting a job. My tax money is not supposed to be used to help you sponge and get a job. Pick yourself up, grow a set of cajones, and get yourself a job.
No arrests were made Monday night. The group [sic] answer was to simply move across the street.
This part made me chuckle more than any other. What a simple solution. It’s amazing how it works out that way. I wonder if any of the local union bosses had to confer with each other to make that command decision?
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Ben & Jerry’s Occupies Nothing
As my wife and kids will tell you, I have a sweet tooth. I’ll share the food off my plate, unless we’re talking about the final course of the meal. Cake, ice cream, pie… nope, I don’t often share any of that. I also keep ice cream readily at hand in the home freezer for the late-night-before-going-to-bed snack. I tell my wife it helps with my acid reflux disease, but she seldom believes that.
One of my favorite flavors has traditionally been Ben & Jerry’s Cherry Garcia. That’s been tops on my list for quite some time. I knew that B&J had a “different” outlook on corporate life, but I never realized how different it was until today. Fox News had a report this morning about B&J’s support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. Here’s an excerpt from B&J’s statement:
“We know the media will either ignore you or frame the issue as to who may be getting pepper sprayed rather than addressing the despair and hardships borne by so many, or accurately conveying what this movement is about. All this goes on while corporate profits continue to soar and millionaires whine about paying a bit more in taxes. And we have not even mentioned the environment.”
Dear Ben & Jerry’s – if you feel so strongly that corporate profits are soaring needlessly, and that millionaires are not paying their “fair share” toward government, here are a couple of open suggestions to you.
First, you are more than welcome to pay your employees even more, or sell your product for even less. Either way, the folks that run your company will make less, and that will even things out.
Second, you are also more than welcome to “donate” any amount of money to the IRS that you feel is appropriate for paying your fair share. Like Warren Buffett, you probably feel that you should be paying more. However, lost in all of the rhetoric is the question nobody seems to be asking: have you actually stepped up to the plate and sent more money in to the IRS? They won’t stop you, trust me. They’ll be happy to take any dollar amount you want to send them.
B&J’s is like every other whiny baby that supports making the system “more fair” (as in – more like a socialist economy). Corporate America makes too much, the little people don’t make enough, and there needs to be a more fair system of income redistribution.
So step up, Ben & Jerry’s! Show us how to do it! Instead of being snotty little brats like the folks in the Occupy (fill in the city/state) movements who expect things to be given to them, show us how to redistribute! Lower the wages of all management, raise the wages of all the line workers, and make the salaries equal across the board. Donate your earnings to the IRS so you will feel like you are paying your fair share. In fact, I’ll sit back right here and wait for it to happen, because when it does, I’ll issue a full retraction and even buy a case of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream to share with my friends.
Until that happens (and I suspect I will win the lottery before it does), Ben & Jerry’s will never see the inside of my freezer again. I would challenge the rest of you to do the same. Ben & Jerry’s is a prime example of hypocrisy at it’s finest: whine and complain about the very system that allowed their company to grow.
Snivelling little small-minded idiots.
“But we realize that Occupy Wall Street is calling for systemic change. We support this call to action and are honored to join you in this call to take back our nation and democracy.”
Get a clue, B&J… we are a Republic, based on freedom and liberty. All of us have the freedom to be as successful as we aspire to be. Or not. None of us has the requirement to bail out those who choose to sit on their collective butts, camp out for days on end instead of working a job and making a living, and sponge off the unions and the government. It’s high time for the occupiers to take some civics lessons, read the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution (not to mention the Articles of Confederation) and learn what this country is supposed to be all about.
Oh wait… that would require effort. They’ll just wait for the movie version to come out instead. With our luck, Michael Moore will produce it.
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