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You Cannot Evict an Idea...
There was a massive police crackdown in New York City last night. Shortly after midnight – hundreds of riot-clad NYPD officers surrounded Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan – and passed out flyers warning the occupying patriots to leave the park immediately or face arrest. Five hours later – the park was completely cleared – and as many as 200 people were arrested – and for the first time in nearly two months Zuccotti Park wasn’t home of the Occupy Wall Street movement.
Everything in the park – from tents – to the makeshift kitchen – to the entire library collection of over 5,000 books was destroyed and tossed into nearby sanitation trucks. During the raid – police blocked all roads into Zuccotti Park in an effort to prevent journalists from witnessing what was happening. But according to reports from journalists who were already inside the park – police beat people with batons – sprayed tear gas – and even used sound cannons to disperse the crowd. After 5 a.m. – hundreds of people roamed the streets of New York’s financial district trying to figure out what happened and what to do next.
Eventually – the Occupy Wall Street patriots sent up camp in nearby Foley Square. There, the Occupy Press Team released a statement saying, “Such a movement cannot be evicted. Some politicians may physically remove us from public spaces – our spaces – and, physically, they may succeed. But we are engaged in a battle over ideas. Our idea is that our political structures should serve us, the people – all of us, not just those who have amassed great wealth and power. You cannot evict an idea whose time has come.”
Get ready for a turbulent day in the Big Apple.
-Thom
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Tonight on The Big Picture on RT TV at 9pm and 11pm... Occupy Wall Street is now Occupy Swat Team (check your local listings for stations or stream at RT, and catch past shows on Youtube)
Screwed: Patriotic Millionaires demand: "Tax Me"- Karl Frisch of Bullfight Strategies - Charlie Fink, The New Musical Development Foundation.
The Best of the Rest of the News...
Patriotic Millionaires demand: "Tax Me"- David Selig, Conservative Commentator.
Frack the Delaware- Josh Fox, filmmaker/activist-Gasland
Daily Take: OWS Media black out...
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The Daily Stack
Quote: "Few are willing to brave the disapproval of their fellows, the censure of their colleagues, the wrath of their society. Moral courage is a rarer commodity than bravery in battle or great intelligence. Yet it is the one essential, vital quality for those who seek to change a world that yields most painfully to change. Each time a person stands up for an idea, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, (s)he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance." -- Robert F. Kennedy.
Hour One: Occupy Wall Street...police raid Zuccotti Park, media black out- Anna Lekas Miller, Freelance Writer / contributor-Alternet
Wisconsin Gov. Walker...let the recall begin!- John Nichols, The Nation Magazine
Update on Occupy Wall Street- Jesse La Greca, Occupier - Occupy Wall Street
Hour Two: OWS can sue NYC for civil rights violations- Lawrence Walters, Attorney specializing in Constitutional Law
Latest on Occupy the road!- Alex, Participant - Occupy Philly
Hour Three: Solar industry...pushing to bring American jobs home- Gordon Brisner, SolarWorld.
Zuccotti park aftermath and what's next...- Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet
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The Thom Hartmann Program... your media support group for we the people.
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Thom's Poll
OWS Zuccotti PR said, "You cannot evict an idea whose time has come." Will OWS Zuccotti continue to get stronger?
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Watch & Listen to Thom
Hartmann: Joshua Holland - On the Ground from Occupy Oakland
Hartmann: The Latest Occupy Target - Foreclosures
Hartmann: Plot to burn, shred and sabotage Walker recall
Hartmann: Should unionization for all be a right not a privilege?
Hartmann: Supreme Court - ObamaCare at Stake?
Hartmann: The Next Evolution - Pigeon Metro Riders
Hartmann: Everything U Know is Wrong - Beating babies in the name of Jesus?
Hartmann: Countries that Don't Beat their Children
Hartmann: The Good, The Bad, and The Very, Very Gobemouchely Ugly
Hartmann: Whatever Occupy Wall Street Costs - It's Worth It!
Or watch the Full "Big Picture" Show
Full Show - 11/14/11. Occupy Foreclosures
Thom talks about how some of the 99% Occupy Protestors across the nation are relocating their camp outs to front lawns in hopes of trying to save their homes from foreclosure.
Thom Hartmann on the News - November 15, 2011
Hartmann: How to bring American green jobs home
Hartmann: Conservatives plot to sabotage Walker recall effort
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