29 Responses to U.S. protesters stage major demonstration against Wall Street

  1. gopaul angappan says:
    September 18, 2011 at 5:13 pm

    USA and the European Union are bankrupt.
    The people of Us must topple the Govts and replace with decent gobt.

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  2. Melissa Jacobs says:
    September 18, 2011 at 5:46 pm

    I love these people! Hopefully the crowd will grow and grow until the message gets through to the cold-hearted rich! I wish I could be with them, but it is harvest time on the farm! May the Creator bless you and keep you safe from the goons that serve the rich. I am very glad to see they know the First Amendment to the Constitution. No where in it does it say the people need a permit to “peaceably assemble”. I bet the two who were arrested wearing bandanas were undercover cops. They always try to disrupt and discredit every peaceful protest.

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  3. Candace Dorrity says:
    September 18, 2011 at 5:50 pm

    I don’t believe changing the name from “Day of Rage” to “Occupy Wall Street” could account for the less than hundreds that attended Saturday’s rally. Over stated in you article but truthfully -5,000 WATCHING on Live Stream? This was a total bomb.. oh sorry for the analogy. From my sources a few people really cared and rightfully so.. the Illuminati and the Bankers are the new untouchables. Nothing to see here…

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  4. Helen Parks says:
    September 18, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Hidden Texts of Nostradamus has much to say regarding the DOUU
    one example is:

    5 35 4 Vn rameau prendre, du grand ouverte guerre
    GUARD GROUNDUUATER ONN
    PURE GRANDEUR ~ UUODEN RAVEN
    UN GRADE UNREGARDED RADON DRUG
    U ROUTE TOUUER RENDER UUARD
    URGE GUARD DOUU MARE E

    explanation
    A branch (in Virgo) holds great underhanded (financial) war
    ONN = March equinox (consequence of Japan radioactivity
    RAVEN = Dec 24 – Jan 20 (first Wednesday
    D = Oak zodiac: June 10 – July 7…..C.M.E.
    Celt Zodiac: MARE = July 8 – Aug 4 ….. C.M.E? volcanic pall?.
    E = September equinox….

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  5. Greg Crowe says:
    September 18, 2011 at 6:41 pm

    They voted for Obama without checking his background and credentials… so they get exactly what they deserve ! LOL, I’m enjoying this and it’s only going to get better ! Let me say just this that Obama supporters will understand because it’s their own lingo… sorta speak.
    BAH BAH BAH

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    • Pagan says:
      September 18, 2011 at 11:17 pm

      To be frank – I think the writing was on the wall for the US many years before Obama was elected. This massive debt did not accumulate solely in his term. A litany of bad decisions, over spending & embezzlements on this scale cannot be blamed on one person alone. I’m not American, but live in a country both heavily influenced by & closely allied to the US so I do try to keep an eye on events happening there because of how they will certainly impact us here. I wonder, as you sit there “enjoying” this if you fully realize the horrid ramifications a meltdown like this will have not just on your own country & it’s citizens but also globally.

      @ the protestors – More Power to you all

      Blessings

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      • SC says:
        September 19, 2011 at 1:50 am

        Well said Pagan! I just had a conversation with a good friend of mine about this very topic. We came to your same conclusion. The sad thing was that my friend felt she needed to apologize for her point of view. That is a reflection of what this country stands for. We’ve become so docile that questioning authority is considered a bad thing. That is frightening beyond words. Blessings to you!

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  6. JB says:
    September 18, 2011 at 6:45 pm

    Read em and weep…

    Results of first ever Fed audit

    The first ever GAO audit of the Federal Reserve was carried out in the past few months due to the Ron Paul, Alan Grayson Amendment to the Dodd-Frank bill, which passed last year. Jim DeMint, a Republican Senator, and Bernie Sanders, an independent Senator, led the charge for a Federal Reserve audit in the Senate, but watered down the original language of the house bill (HR1207), so that a complete audit would not be carried out. Ben Bernanke, Alan Greenspan, and various other bankers vehemently opposed the audit and lied to Congress about the effects an audit would have on markets. Nevertheless, the results of the first audit in the Federal Reserve’s nearly 100 year history were posted on Senator Sander’s webpage earlier this morning.
    sanders.senate.gov/newsroom/news/?id=9e2a4ea8-6e73-4be2-a753- 62060dcbb3c3

    What was revealed in the audit was startling:
    $16,000,000,000,000.00 (TRILLION) had been secretly given out to US banks and corporations and foreign banks everywhere from France to Scotland. From the period between December 2007 and June 2010, the Federal Reserve had secretly bailed out many of the world’s banks, corporations, and governments. The Federal Reserve likes to refer to these secret bailouts as an all-inclusive loan program, but virtually none of the money has been returned and it was loaned out at 0% interest. Why the Federal Reserve had never been public about this or even informed the United States Congress about the $16 trillion dollar bailout is obvious the American public would have been outraged to find out that the Federal Reserve bailed out foreign banks while Americans were struggling to find jobs. To place $16 trillion into perspective, remember that GDP of the United States is only $14.12 trillion. The entire national debt of the United States government spanning its 200+ year history is only $14.5 trillion.

    The budget that is being debated so heavily in Congress and the Senate is only $3.5 trillion. Take all of the outrage and debate over the $1.5 trillion deficit into consideration, and swallow this Red pill: There was no debate about whether $16,000,000,000,000 would be given to failing banks and failing corporations around the world. In late 2008, the TARP Bailout bill was passed and loans of $800 billion were given to failing banks and companies. That was a blatant lie considering the fact that Goldman Sachs alone received 814 billion dollars. As is turns out, the Federal Reserve donated $2.5 trillion to Citigroup, while Morgan Stanley received $2.04 trillion. The Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank, a German bank, split about a trillion and numerous other banks received hefty chunks of the $16 trillion. ****

    When you have conservative Republican stalwarts like Jim DeMint(R-SC) and Ron Paul(R-TX) as well as self identified Democratic socialists like Bernie Sanders all fighting against the Federal Reserve, you know that it is no longer an issue of Right versus Left. When you have every single member of the Republican Party in Congress and progressive Congressmen like Dennis Kucinich sponsoring a bill to audit the Federal Reserve, you realize that the Federal Reserve is an entity onto itself, which has no oversight and no accountability.
    Americans should be swelled with anger and outrage at the abysmal state of affairs when an unelected group of bankers can create money out of thin air and give it out to megabanks and supercorporations like Halloween candy. The list of institutions that received the most money from the Federal Reserve can be found on page 131 of the GAO Audit and are as follows:

    Citigroup: $2.5 trillion($2,500,000,000,000)
    Morgan Stanley: $2.04 trillion ($2,040,000,000,000)
    Merrill Lynch: $1.949 trillion ($1,949,000,000,000)
    Bank of America: $1.344 trillion ($1,344,000,000,000)
    Barclays PLC (United Kingdom): $868 billion* ($868,000,000,000)
    Bear Sterns: $853 billion ($853,000,000,000)
    Goldman Sachs: $814 billion ($814,000,000,000)
    Royal Bank of Scotland (UK): $541 billion ($541,000,000,000)
    JP Morgan Chase: $391 billion ($391,000,000,000)
    Deutsche Bank (Germany): $354 billion ($354,000,000,000)
    UBS (Switzerland): $287 billion ($287,000,000,000)
    Credit Suisse (Switzerland): $262 billion ($262,000,000,000)
    Lehman Brothers: $183 billion ($183,000,000,000)
    Bank of Scotland (United Kingdom): $181 billion ($181,000,000,000)
    BNP Paribas (France): $175 billion ($175,000,000,000)

    IT WILL BE INTERESTING AS TO HOW MUCH ATTENTION (AS WELL AS THE SLANT) THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA GIVES THIS UNBELIEVABLE POSITION OF OUR GOVERNMENT HAS PLACED US IN WITH NEVER PREVIOUSLY HAVING AN AUDIT OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE.

    I AM CONFIDENT THAT WE WILL HEAR SOMETHING LIKE THE FED HAD TO GIVE STIMULUS TO WHOM THE $16 TRILLION WENT TOO BECAUSE IF WE HAD NOT ALLOWED THIS IT WOULD BE THEIR COLLAPSE AND THE OURS.

    HAS ANYONE EVER HEARD OF CLOWARD AND PIVEN ECONOMICS? (PARAPHRASING) IT INVOLVES TWO HARVARD PROFESSORS WHOSE BOOK SAID TO CHANGE ANY GOVERNMENT’S ECONOMIC SYSTEM INTO A SOCIALIST ONE IT SIMPLY DRIVES THEIR ECONOMY INTO THE DITCH THEN THE CITIZENS ALLOW THE GOVERNMENT TO DO WHAT THEY WISH TO SAVE THEM.

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    • The Extinction Protocol says:
      September 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm

      If executives knew their instititutions like Lehman and Bear Sterns were going bankrupt, what did they do with the money? This money was nothing more than a golden parachute for the top financial executives who took the money and left U.S. taxpayers sitting bewildered in the audience with the lights glaring in their eyes while the magicians vanished in a puff of smoke. It would interesting to see just how many foreign bank accounts and beach-front property deals sprang up in lieu of this bailout in the Caymans, Bermuda, Costa Rica, Virgin Islands, Mexico and the Mediterranean. Most of these people will never be prosecuted. They are instead watching the smoke ascend higher and higher from the finanical conflagration they created from their seaside terrace.

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      • Paula says:
        September 18, 2011 at 10:30 pm

        So true Alvin!
        I hope people do their research on the Federal Reserve. It is not an American Institution, not part of the federal government although many make that assumption
        Its a private bank.
        So, perhaps Congress will decide to disband the Fed and be responsible for coining the money. The guys on the sea side terraces will answer to a Higher Authority, and maybe someday an irate, awake, American electorate- if we can wake up before earth changes accelerate.

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      • The Extinction Protocol says:
        September 18, 2011 at 10:37 pm

        No doubt Paula, they will meet their appointed fate and God’s judgment.

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      • richard says:
        September 19, 2011 at 5:12 am

        Ezekiel 7:19 They will throw their silver into the streets, and their gold will be an unclean thing. Their silver and gold will not be able to save them in the day of the LORD’s wrath. They will not satisfy their hunger or fill their stomachs with it, for it has made them stumble into sin.

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  7. luisport says:
    September 18, 2011 at 7:08 pm

    In a movement meant to rival change wrought by the Arab Spring, Kalle Lasn of the counterculture magazine AdBusters, organized a Twitter led protest Saturday called Occupy Wall Street.

    In response, thousands gathered in New York’s Financial District.

    The Wall Street subway station stairwell was closed on one side, as multiple blocks around Broadway and Wall Street were cordoned off and bound by a heavy police presence.

    Endorsed by the hacking group Anonymous, the police were taking no chances. But looking at an army of bored officers racking up overtime, the general response was summed up by one young New York City officer: “If you find the protest, let us know, because we haven’t heard a thing about it since we got here.”

    Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/anonymous-occupy-wall-street-2011-9#ixzz1YKglS0oq

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  8. Irene Carmichael says:
    September 18, 2011 at 8:11 pm

    When I read the line “Inspired by events around the world, she drew the analogy to Tahrir Square in Egypt and said the power of the people is leading to change.”, I had a feeling of dread. The protests that have been going on overseas are starting to arrive at our doorstep. I have nothing factual to base these feelings on, just something I “see”. Please pray that I’m wrong.

    Maranatha

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    • Watcher says:
      September 18, 2011 at 9:45 pm

      Why are you “praying” that your suspicion is wrong?…
      How long do you want to see this dive to distruction continue? Wouldn’t you rather see it END NOW?
      It is a bit like watching the fellow dive out of the twin towers when the fires were burning.. he fell and fell and fell……………………… it seemed to go on forever… and traumatized EVERYBODY who was fated to watch him…….
      Lets go where angels fear to tread…. lets get it over with, it is going to happen in the end anyway. And the longer this endless scream continues the worse the outcome will be.

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      • Irene Carmichael says:
        September 18, 2011 at 11:11 pm

        I apologize. I need to be clearer about what I was trying to say. I do not like the Wall Street gang. They are deceitful, greedy, and a few other words that I don’t use. “The love of money is the root of all evil”. I agree with Alvin that will meet their appointed fate against an Almighty God. I pray that they repent and turn away from their greed and lust for money.

        My fear is for the protesters. If their protest is purely against the greed and power
        coming from Wall Street all the others, I am with them. But I worry that outsiders, those who might infiltrate with a devious purpose in mind, intermingle with the protesters. I worry that violence will break out and harm will come to innocent people. I’ve seen it happen before. I lived through the 60’s. It’s difficult for me to explain what I “see”. This is what I’m praying I’m wrong about.

        I hope that explains what I said a little better.

        Maranatha

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      • adam says:
        September 18, 2011 at 11:32 pm

        Precisely! It’s time for this charade to end.

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  9. luisport says:
    September 18, 2011 at 8:57 pm

    I hask to US people to don’t fear change… Change will come, as we want it or not… We live the times of change in the planet, societies, etc and if we accept it, it will be more easy than if we go against this force. I belive that change is God’s Will. Thank’s and God bless you all!

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  10. adam says:
    September 18, 2011 at 10:05 pm

    It’s about time. As timid and hushed as it was it’s about time.

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  11. jeff armes says:
    September 18, 2011 at 10:36 pm

    The focus on investment banking and Wall street in my opinion is in err. Here is why: We are all gods creation and when a society exists that promotes the individual over the community, that society becomes more and more corrupt as it progresses down the path of the individual becoming the (unknowingly false) supreme being. All of us are inherently corrupt.
    The power of accountability becomes less transparent because those in charge have good reason to hide and protect their dirty and unjust means of self promotion. Don’t hide your faces and let the darkness prevail- admit to your weakness and rejoice in the fact that we share a common benevolent creator. Where we can find refuge and seek guidance. Look inward and measure your actions by your holy script use the knowledge provided by your understanding of our shared dilemma, but don’t point your finger and say those people they are the guilty ones or it’s because of them my family suffers. It is an on going mistake that we have allowed and have yet to correct. My wisdom is “when we see our error and we correct our path, only then will we be welcomed into Heaven”.

    It is not wall street that’s polluted
    it is us.

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  12. adam says:
    September 18, 2011 at 11:30 pm

    Are you based in Iceland or something? The time stamp is always 5 hours ahead of me.

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  13. nickk0 says:
    September 18, 2011 at 11:44 pm

    No one should be surprised if this is ‘blacked out’.
    It is as if the prevailing attitude is, “THOU SHALT NOT CHALLENGE WAL-STREET.”

    I have read some blurbs in the news about this event, but it seems ‘they’ are trying to make it look like a ‘non-event’.

    – Nick

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  14. Stephen says:
    September 19, 2011 at 2:41 am

    This is the collapse of America

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  15. Caroline says:
    September 19, 2011 at 3:13 am

    protest ,chaos (change) with out a plan (change to what) is dangerous and playing into the hands of evil. He is not a God of chaos but order pray yes Pray this is not being done in the name of
    God.
    Keep the Faith and continue to Pray!
    Caroline

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  16. luisport says:
    September 19, 2011 at 10:05 am

    The government this week reported the U.S. poverty rate has risen to 15.1%, the highest since 1993 while, 22% of children are living below the poverty line. Meanwhile, average median US income fell 2.3% to $49,445, roughly 7% below the 1999 peak and a level not seen since 1996 on an inflation-adjusted basis. Meanwhile, average U.S. median income fell 2.3%, not to $ 49.445, roughly 7% below the 1999 peak and a level seen since 1996 on an inflation-adjusted basis. ( See: As America’s Middle Class Shrinks, P&G Adopts “Hourglass” Strategy) (See: As America’s Middle Class Shrinks, P & G Adopts “Hourglass” Strategy)

    If you think that’s bad, just listen to what trend watcher Gerald Celente has to say in the accompanying video. If you think that’s bad, just listen to what trend watcher Gerald Celente has to say in the accompanying video.

    “Things are going to get much worse,” Celente says. “Things are going to get much worse,” says Celente. “Society is breaking down on every level: socially, economically, politically and it’s not just the US It’s worldwide.” “Society is breaking down on every level: socially, economically, politically and it’s not just the U.S. It’s worldwide.”

    Celente believes the globe is following a similar path to what occurred after the 1929 crash: Severe economic contraction, followed by currency wars, trade wars and, ultimately, armed conflict. Celente believe the globe is following a path similar to what occurred after the 1929 crash: Severe economic contraction, followed by currency wars, trade wars and, ultimately, armed conflict.

    Currency wars have already started he said, citing the recent decision by the Swiss National Bank to peg the Swiss franc to the euro. Currency wars have already started he said, citing the recent decision by the Swiss National Bank to peg the Swiss franc to the euro. “Trade wars are next and then real wars, unfortunately,” Celente predicts. “Trade wars are real wars next and then, unfortunately,” Celente predicts.

    Unlike the 1930s and 1940s, The Trends Journal publisher believes major nations will avoid direct conflict “because they can annihilate each other.” Unlike the 1930s and 1940s, The Trends Journal publisher Believes major nations want to avoid direct conflict “because they can annihilate each other.”

    The bad news is he expects more asymmetrical warfare, including the use of weapons of mass destruction such as bio-terrorism and “suitcase nukes.” The bad news is he expects more asymmetrical warfare, including the use of weapons of mass destruction such as bio-terrorism and “suitcase nukes.”

    Power to the People Power to the People

    Lest you believe Celente, who has been making similar forecasts for some time, is entirely negative, he does believe there’s a solution: Direct democracy. Lest you believe Celente, who has been making similar forecasts for some time, is entirely negative, he does believe there’s a solution: Direct democracy.

    “If we can bank online we can vote online,” he quips, suggesting we follow the Swiss (or Californian) model of letting citizens vote on “major” decisions, such as war, health-care policy, education and the like. “If we can bank online we can vote online,” he quips, suggesting we follow the Swiss (or Californian) model of letting citizens vote on “major” decisions, such as was health-care policy, education and the like.

    “We don’t have a representative form of government,” Celente continues. “We do not have a representative form of government,” Celente continues. “This is not a democracy. The only people these cats represent are the people that give ’em a lot of dough.” “This is not a democracy. The only people these cats represent are the people that give ’em a lot of dough.”

    As discussed in a prior segment, Celente considers himself a political agnostic and doesn’t see much (or any) difference between the two major parties. As discussed in a prior segment, Celente CONSIDERS himself a political agnostic and does not see much (or any) difference between the two major parties.

    “It’s a two-headed, one party system,” he says. “It’s a two-headed, one party system,” he says. “We have a bunch of losers in Washington. How can any adult believe these guys after the summer spectacle of debt ceiling baloney?” “We have a bunch of losers in Washington. How can any adult believe these guys after the summer spectacle of debt ceiling baloney?”

    How, indeed. How, indeed.

    http://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?act=url&hl=de&ie=UTF8&prev=_t&rurl=translate.google.com&sl=de&tl=en&u=http://finance.yahoo.com/blogs/daily-ticker/gerald-celente-things-going-much-worse-society-breaking-131030651.html&usg=ALkJrhgXa5zve7jh4MXJn5ZStpC-nwIUmA

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  17. luisport says:
    September 19, 2011 at 4:17 pm

    WSJ Wall Street Journal
    por BreakingNews
    The hundreds of #OccupyWallStreet protestors say they have no plans to leave the area any time soon http://on.wsj.com/nMsJIu
    há 5 minutos

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