84-Year-Old Pepper Sprayed Woman Interviewed by Thom Hartmann

Remember the old lady who was pepper sprayed in the face at Occupy Seattle? Well, here she is in her own words.

Amazon Users Post Rave Reviews of Pepper Spray

Image from source, TPM

After FOX "News" cavalierly reporting that pepper spray is just a food item, this is just perfect. I love how fun stuff like this just seems to organically happen on the internet.

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Amazon Users Post Rave ‘Reviews’ Of UC Davis Pepper Spray


. . .But now that Fox News has declared pepper spray a “food product, essentially,” the good people who post amateur reviews on Amazon.com have weighed in. “Once I realized that spraying whipped cream into my mouth was both bland and fattening, I had to try this out,” one reviewer wrote. “WARNING - Not a condiment!!!” another reviewer wrote. “NOMNOMNOMNOM,” yet another reviewer wrote, adding that the pepper spray is “great on salads, burgers, and pizza. . .”

Read more at: Talking Points Memo

Great Parody of Occupy Police Over-reaction

Everything has a little humor in it. Image found at OMGBlog.com

Pepper Spraying the Peaceful Protesters

Look at this picture, and then tell me this is necessary.

Source: Joe.My.God

84-year-old Woman Maced at Occupy Seattle

Was this really necessary? Image from TowleRoad

I know that conservatives like to deride the "Occupy. . ." movement as a bunch of dirty hippies (and they don't realize that they sound exactly like South Park's Eric Cartman when they do it). But it's a movement that hasn't gone away. It is also likened to the Tea Party, but no tea bagger stayed camped out anywhere for weeks or months. They showed up, waggled their poorly spelled signs around, and went home.

And conservatives also like to call the movement "violent," and indeed there have been a few scattered reports of some foul play. But given the scale of the movement--now in cities all over the world--I think it's safe to say that by-and-large the people are peaceful. So, why are police forces in so many cities going nuclear on the protesters? It's so out of scale. Countless times, cops have been caught on video starting violence, firing rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray. They're in riot gear, often jabbing people in the ribs with their night-sticks. And now? A little old lady, sprayed in the face. Tell me, was that necessary?

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Cops Soak 'Occupy Seattle' Protesters, 84-Year-Old Woman with Vicious Pepper Spray Assault
 
A stunning photo of 84-year-old Seattle activist Dorli Rainey, after she was pepper-sprayed by police last night at an Occupy Seattle protest, is making headlines this morning. . .


Read more at: TowleRoad

Keith Olbermann's Special Comment on Occupy Raid

I still can't get Current TV in Las Vegas. So, I've missed these "Special Comments."

Wells Fargo's Ultra Rich Bank: Abbot Downing

You know, I have no problem with people picketing them."
Image from source, Huffington Post

Well, la-di-frickin'-da! The ultra-rich--you know, the "job creators"--now have their very own, ultra-exclusive bank: Abbot Downing.  I know that this is an old reference, but the only think I can think of is, "Isn't that SPECIAL?" Perhaps followed by, "Could it be. . . SATAN?!?

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Abbot Downing, Wells Fargo's Bank For Super Rich, Opening In Chicago 

Wells Fargo & Co.'s new bank for the super rich is set to open in Chicago, targeting households with $50 million or more to invest.. .


Read more at: Huffington Post

Iraq War Veteran Critically Injured at "Occupy Oakland"

War zone in California. Image from ABC.

I have a increasing attraction to the "Occupy" movement, given its motives. I'm slightly less clear on their goals, though I get the gist: Wall Street caused the economic woes we're all going through, but no one was punished, no one arrested, and the 1% who weathered the storm are living high on the hog. Meanwhile, Congress (and let's just say it, the Republican Party) has been throwing goodies to the 1% while preaching austerity to the other 99%. It's enough to piss anybody off.

It's kind of inspiring to see the various groups all over the country and around the world, gathering for a cause. And so far, sticking with it. But the response by police and government has been really messed up in some places. "Beanbags" and "rubber bullets" sound harmless, but are actually capable of some damage. The response seems incredibly out-of-scale. The video from Occupy Oakland--where an Iraq War veteran was critically injured by police--looks like something out of Egypt earlier this year. Crazy.

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Iraq War Vet Injured During Oakland Protests

A clash between Oakland police and Occupy Wall Street protesters left an Iraq War veteran hospitalized Wednesday after a projectile struck him in a conflict that came as tensions grew over demonstration encampments across the San Francisco Bay Area. . .

Read more at: ABC News

Bill Maher on The Rachel Maddow Show

Two, two, two great things in one!

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Glenn Beck is Insane

In other news, Glenn Beck is still around. This is about the Occupy Wall Street protestors, but honestly, it could be about anything.

Alan Grayson on Real Time with Bill Maher

Getting legit clips of Real Time with Bill Maher is dodgy business outside of the weekly authorized Over Time segments. But here it is encapsulated in "photo novel" style. Keep scrolling, it's worth it.

Stolen from: VoenixRising.com, via Mike Mitchell’s Tumblr of Amazing Things