US Park Police clear Occupy DC camp in Washington's McPherson Square

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Workers clear tents and belongings of Occupy DC demonstrators from McPherson Square in Washington, Feb. 5. Police removed protesters as they confiscated bedding and most tents on Saturday from an "Occupy" protest site just blocks from the White House, enforcing a no-camping rule for the public McPherson Square they had ignored for months.

AP reports:

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A rat scurries next to a tent as US National Park Service workers remove debris from the site of the Occupy DC encampment Feb. 5, in McPherson Square in Washington, DC.

Authorities said 11 people have been arrested in Washington's McPherson Square since Park Police began clearing away tents from one of the nation's last remaining Occupy sites.

David Schlosser, who is a spokesman for the U.S. Park Police, said Sunday that one of those arrested was charged with felony assault on a police officer and assault with a deadly weapon. That person is accused of hitting an officer in the face with a brick Saturday evening. The officer was treated at a hospital.

Full story: 11 arrested at Occupy DC site

 

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Sanitation workers in bio hazard suits remove debris from the Occupy DC encampment in McPherson Square in Washington, DC, on Feb. 5.

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An overall view of McPherson Square in Washington, DC on Feb. 5, as National Park Service employees begin the clean-up of an Occupy DC camp.

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A US Park Police officer uses a limb saw to remove a mask of Guy Fawkes from a statue of James McPherson in McPherson Square Feb. 4, in Washington, DC.

 

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look at that park!!! It's a great big giant @!$%#hole right now...Thanks Occupy DC!! I love what ya done with the place...that's ok, I'm sure Nancy and Harry and ODumbo will give you guys a pass on cleaning it all up!!

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Reply#1 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 2:35 PM EST

The Left will be in here soon to try and justify the “occupiers” actions and defend them. They will claim its Police brutality, a conspiracy by the big banks that own the Federal government, the elites trying to destroy this movement, etc.

I can understand why they will now be trying to get people to “excuse” or “overlook” the “occupiers” actions over the last several months.

The Democratic party hitched there wagon to the “occupier” horse “hoping” the occupy movement would be a counter movement to the Tea Party Movement. They were hoping that the “occupiers” message would resonate with the people and give them the edge in the 2012 elections.

http://www.dsausa.org/dsa.html

The Democratic Socialists of America endorse the Occupy Wall Street movement and its demand for justice.

DSA Endorses Occupy Wall Street

http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/obama-occupy-wall-street-we-are-their-side_598251.html

In an interview that will be aired tonight on ABC News, President Obama continues to express his commitment to the Occupy Wall Street protesters.

“The most important thing we can do right now is those of us in leadership letting people know that we understand their struggles and we are on their side, and that we want to set up a system in which hard work, responsibility, doing what you’re supposed to do, is rewarded,” Obama tells ABC News. “And that people who are irresponsible, who are reckless, who don’t feel a sense of obligation to their communities and their companies and their workers that those folks aren’t rewarded.”

The president also compares the protesters to the Tea Party. “In some ways, they’re not that different from some of the protests that we saw coming from the Tea Party," Obama says. "Both on the left and the right, I think people feel separated from their government. They feel that their institutions aren’t looking out for them.”

But it wasn't too long ago that President Obama openly mocked the Tea Party movement:

"Those of you who are watching certain news channels on which I'm not very popular, and you see folks waving tea bags around,["] Obama said, “let me just remind them that I am happy to have a serious conversation about how we are going to cut our health care costs down over the long term, how we are going to stabilize Social Security.”

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/pelosi-supports-occupy-wall-street-movement/story?id=14696893#.Ty3XositJ2A

House Democratic Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said she supports the growing nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement, which began on the streets of downtown New York City in mid-September.

"I support the message to the establishment, whether it's Wall Street or the political establishment and the rest, that change has to happen," said Pelosi in an exclusive interview with ABC News "This Week" anchor Christiane Amanpour. "We cannot continue in a way this is not relevant to their lives."

You can see why those on the left are so desperate to try and “legitimize” the “occupier” movement and are vehemently defending it. If it fails miserably it’s just another glaring example of the incompetence, and inability of a failed administration that jumps on the bandwagon of anything they think will help get them re-elected and stay in power.

The problem is its not helping them at all its hurting them.

If I was a political add creator for the Right I would make a national commercial using the “occupier” movement.

The first thing I would do is quickly demonstrate how Obama, Pelsoi, etc. threw there support to the “occupy” movement just as I did above. Then I would show the picture (or maybe a short clip of video footage which is way more effective) of the Occupy protesters on the Steps of the Oakland City hall Burning the American Flag with the guy holding up the Occupy Oakland flyer with a single two word caption:

“American Values?”

Then display a real quick message; “5 Million dollars damage done to public property.”

Then I would show the picture of the protesters in front of the Oakland Museum with the two corrugated metal barriers that say “Police move out”, “Commune Move In” and the dozen or so people with the home made riot shields with some of them having the Peace Sign painted on them and the others the Anarchy sign. Then I would have another single caption;

“Prepared for a “Peaceful Protest” with barriers, riot shields, and gas masks?”

I would end the commercial with a very short video showing an American flag being burned and overlaid with a simple message;

“Do you trust the “Democrats” and “Occupiers” with America’s future?”

    Reply#2 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 3:20 PM EST

    All your evidence does is show the Dems support the message of Occupy, which is that the system is broken and change is needed. Truth is it is and it does. That's not the same as supporting the actions of the protesters. Running an ad equating the Dems to flag-burners will just make the GOP look like an even bigger joke (if that's possible). That kind of baseless negativity certainly won't win them any independent votes.

    I'm surprised someone with your negative vision hasn't already been poached by the Romney or Gingrich camps.

      #2.1 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 4:55 PM EST
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      GIGO = GARBAGE IN, GARBAGE OUT

      And lots of garbage left behind.

      Too bad a couple of those garbage grunters weren't left behind as lamp post decorations.

        Reply#3 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 4:03 PM EST

        Live rounds and some CS gas...you won't be seeing any new "camps" popping up any time soon...

          Reply#4 - Sun Feb 5, 2012 10:40 PM EST
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