The Democrats’ Crazy Love for “Occupiers”

November 11, 2011

Democrats Bizarrely Align Themselves with “Occupy” Demonstrators Despite Mounting Criminal Allegations and Millions in Costs to Cities

Speaking yesterday in New Hampshire, President Obama told “Occupy” protestors “you are the reason I ran for office,” aligning himself with the radical movement and its goals.
Obama’s not the only one doubling down on his support for “occupiers.” Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday sent a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraising appeal defending the protestors’ antics.
Apparently Democrats are not at all concerned by the increasing criminal activity associated with the movement, including more than 4,000 arrests and increasing crime in local communities.

BACKGROUND

Speaking yesterday in New Hampshire, President Obama told “Occupy” protestors “you are the reason I ran for office,” aligning himself with the radical movement and its goals:

OBAMA TO “OCCUPIERS”: “YOU ARE THE REASON I RAN FOR OFFICE”: “A few minutes later, Obama acknowledged the Occupy protest movement again, saying: ‘You are the reason I ran for office.'” (Bernie Becker and Alicia Cohn, “Obama Heckled by Protestors at New Hampshire Speech,” The Hill, 11/22/2011)

Obama’s not the only one doubling down on his support for “occupiers.” Democrat Leader Nancy Pelosi yesterday sent a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee fundraising appeal defending the protestors’ antics:

NANCY PELOSI GOES TO BAT FOR “OCCUPIERS” TO RAISE CASH FOR DCCC: “So it’s interesting to see that the DCCC is sticking by Occupy Wall Street. Indeed, the DCCC is now raising money off that recent report of a GOP-connected corporate lobbying firm’s proposed smear campaign against the movement. Nancy Pelosi has authored a DCCC fundraising email that presents this as proof that Republicans are on the side of Wall Street and against Dems and the protesters…” (Greg Sargent, “Despite Attacks, Dems Standing by Occupy Wall Street,” The Washington Post’s “The Plum Line”, 11/22/2011)

EARLIER PELOSI COMMENTS ON OCCUPY WALL STREET: “GOD BLESS THEM”: “‘God bless them,’ Pelosi said, ‘for their spontaneity. It’s independent … it’s young, it’s spontaneous, and it’s focused. And it’s going to be effective.'” (John McCormack, “Pelosi on Occupy Wall Street Protestors: ‘God Bless Them,'” The Weekly Standard, 10/6/2011)

DCCC CHAIRMAN REP. STEVE ISRAEL (D-NY) DOUBLES DOWN ON SUPPORT FOR “OCCUPY”: ” ‘When the rich get richer and the poor get poorer, you no longer have an economic base,’ Israel said. ‘Occupy Wall Street really does manifest a true, deep anxiety about the shrinking middle class.'” (Bianca Dennis, “Congressman Israel Lays Out Plan for 2012 at CU Dems Event,” The Columbia Spectator, 11/21/2011)

DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE HAS PETITION FOR “100,000 STRONG STANDING WITH OCCUPY WALL STREET”: (Beth Fouhy, “Democrats See Minefield in Occupy Protests,” Associated Press, 11/17/2011)

DCCC WEB PAGE CALLING FOR SUPPORT FOR OCCUPY WALL STREET IS STILL GATHERING SIGNATURES: (“Goal: 100,000 Strong Standing With Occupy Wall Street,”Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Accessed 11/23/2011)

Apparently Democrats are not at all concerned by the increasing criminal activity associated with the movement, including more than 4,000 arrests and increasing crime in local communities:

PROTESTS HAVE COST CITIES AT LEAST $13 MILLION IN POLICE OVERTIME, PROPERTY DESTRUCTION COSTS: (MJ Lee, “Report: Occupy Protests Cost Cities $13M,”Politico, 11/23/2011)

LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT: OCCUPY LA CAUSING CRIME CITY HALL AREA OF LA TO TRIPLE: (Dennis Romero, “Occupy L.A., Appears to Help Crime in City Hall Area Nearly Triple, LAPD Says,” LA Weekly, 11/22/2011)

“OCCUPY ARRESTS” TWITTER FEED PROUDLY CLAIMS LATEST COUNT FOR TOTAL ARRESTS IS 4,643: (Tweet from “Occupy Arrests”, 11/21/2011)

“OCCUPY PROTESTS PLAGUED BY REPORTS OF SEX ATTACKS, VIOLENT CRIME”:(Perry Chiaramonte, “Occupy Protests Plagued by Reports of Sex Attacks, Violent Crime,” Fox News, 11/9/2011)

“AT SCENE OF WALL ST. PROTEST, RISING CONCERNS ABOUT CRIME”: (Cara Buckley and Matt Flegenheimer, “At Scene of Wall St. Protest, Rising Concerns About Crime,” The New York Times, 11/8/2011)