Today the snippet from Tony the LA major is loosely “the protestors should move on from the small area they are occupying and spread the economic awareness..” or something like that.

Now, either that is double speak or he is a bigger buffoon than I thought ( and I’ve met the guy ) or some other reason.. for the occupation IS the method of spreading the message of economic awareness… duh….

But surely, making such idiotic statements is ‘logic’ for Jack and Jill Docile Citizen to accept in between Dancing with the $tar$ and whatever comes on after that…

Assistance to the homeless, the downtrodden and those less fortunate for whatever reason always seems to come from the people / private places and not government…. government RELUCTANTLY and under DURESS from it’s sovereigns ( what Amerikans are supposed to be, instead of ‘citizens’ or ‘civilians’ )....

I hope he ‘gets it’ for if not, it is going to be a long 2012…

Actually, though Villaraigosa may be too stupid to see it, he has a marvelous opportunity here and now.  Obviously, he is not so much of a corporate slave as Bloomberg, Quan and any number of others. He dared to make friendly noises toward OWS from the beginning. That leaves the way open for a more creative and harmonious answer to “clearing the park for health reasons.” 
  What could he do?  Offer OWS people an opportunity to put their concerns to the City Council in a series of open meetings.  The goal:  To look at mutual problems together, and to address unmet concerns together to whatever degree possible.  To organize cooperative efforts for changes toward democratic justice and away from corporate politics.
  Particularly take on the re-negotiation of foreclosed mortgages city-wide. Engage banking interests together with neighbor-for-neighbor recruitment to re-constitute home loans city-wide and at least prevent the continuation of foreclosures.  Work with L.A. Mission downtown to improve hospital care for indigent; provide more better housing for people living on the streets.
  The city could benefit greatly from making room to engage positively with the OWS movement.
  Some forward-looking politician needs to openly recognize the potentials of OWS and what they stand for and will persist in representing.
  It’s new energy, new ideas, new strength. New leadership.  Respect it! Admit it! Give it more space, not less!

Wonder how many of those occupying the City Hall lawn
are part of our 50,000 LA homeless.  Really, they don’t
seem to understand that they belong under our freeway
ramps - out of sight (and out of mind.)  It’s really
most disturbing when people don’t know their ‘place.’

Evict the Occupation? 

HA!

That’s what he thinks.

It is easy to understand why there are many downtown who want the camp at City Hall gone, out of sight, relegated to the dustbin of memory.  Tucked away as it is behind all the bank towers, the Occupy camp stands, as long as it stands, in severe contrast to the rest of the world around it.  It stands as an unyielding living testament to the idealism, dedication and selflessness of our truly best and brightest who believe not only that a better world is possible, but that the need to start creating one is past-due.  And sometimes it doesn’t just stand, sometimes it starts walking—right up to those banks.  Then the contrast is severe.  The bank employees in their discount suits, holding their manhood cheap, snickering and drooling in anticipation of the hundreds of police getting the order from their criminal employers to go in and use force against the few, the precious few, standing arms-linked in peaceful resistance, standing up for the criminals’ victims as no one else has.  The city can close the public park around City Hall so only the private parks belonging to the banks remain.  I wish those valliant souls in the camp would simply disband without letting the banks use their billy clubs, I wish they’d go make themselves safe, get some warm nights’ sleep and regroup elsewhere or in another way to continue the struggle.

Robespierre115, November 25 at 9:29 pm

Typical Democrat is the unfortunate truth.

Meanwhile, somebody gets grabbed and taken off by the police without charge on the steps of City Hall and nobody seems to notice that the duration of his disappearance coincides perfectly with Villaraigosa’s speech. It’s Chinatown.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pumeOXESpIs

The comic, Adam Carolla, always refers to this mayor as Villaretardo…....wonder why…

Villaraigosa embodies the most disgusting aspects of California politics and areas of the culture: Claiming to promote liberal values while at the same time working to stop any serious, popular movements that aren’t extensions of the Democratic Party.