Anonymous Is Ready to Party-Declares Ohio Occupy Festival: Enagaged

The group known as Anonymous has selected one of the longest standing continuous Occupations in the US for a gathering the week before the G8 in Chicago this Spring.

Which Occupy is this you ask? You’ll never guess… Cleveland, Ohio.

That’s right, Cleveland, home of the Browns, the Rock Hall of Fame, and weather bad enough to rival Buffalo, is also the home of one of the longest continuously Occupied Occupy encampments in the United States.

Ohio’s newest claim to fame appears in this video by the group “Anonymous” that surfaced on Social Media late Friday evening with the cryptic lettering “A28-M5CLE“.

A28-M5CLE seems to refer to the dates of an Occupy Cleveland Street Festival starting April 28th. I’m not sure if Occupy Cleveland planned on hosting Anonymous Party Crashers, but for a town that boasts of it’s own “Factory of Sadness”, I can definitely see an Anonymous/Occupy Street Festival being just the ticket to lift Ohio’s spirits. And in Rock and Roll style if history is any indication.

And the political Junkie in me is well aware of the implications for the Occupy movement.

Ohio is shaping up to be the swing state to end all swing states this year, crawling with candidates and the media trail that accompanies them. If you ask me Cleveland has an opportunity to put on one heck of a Festival (Wonder if they’ll have a burning man?) and really create an amazing, inspirational, non-violent, community Festival showcasing Occupy Cleveland.

I certainly hope so, for Ohio’s sake. But I will at least say this, The Anonymous video is certainly a better “tourism promotion” than this Cleveland gem ;D

What do you think? Will it be a beautiful festival of love and community? Will you stop by?
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Up With Chris Hayes – Culture Wars Video 2/11/12

Does birth control matter to you? Have a socially progressive pet issue? Chances are it’s covered in this weeks Up With Chris Hayes.

1960 called, they want their politics back

Most of my regular readers know I watch every weekend (DVR and online baby! I like to get my beauty-sleep!) and I’m never dissapointed by the dissection discussion. It mimics the feel of coffee with friends after college classes. When all the nerds   my friends and I would gather to add to our professors latest insight, or have a running commentary on the economic impact of default student loans over cheap beer at Becky’s.

Long story short, I dig it. What can I say? I’m a fan.

I’ve read a few books based on show guests, and I haven’t been dissapointed yet.

Baratunde Thurston’s How to Be Black was drop dead hilarious.  I listened to it through my audible account while insomnia/packing and guffawed rather loudly a number of times. I was able to grin while packing (no easy feat) and learn a few things along the way, and according to How to be Black I’m well on my way to cafe au lait. (Happy February, lol, Wink Wink @baratunde )

Next on my list is Going Solo by one of Saturday’s guests, Eric Kinenberg.  He sold me when he commented on our culture’s conflation of “Living alone, being alone, and being lonely” .
Huzzah sir, you’re right on point!

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Going Solo- Kindle Edition

–> CAN.NOT.WAIT. For Melissa Harris-Perry’s show next week. She nailed her analysis of marriage, religious controls,  and women’s control of their fertility! She’s such a smarty pants!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

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Damn Strait Romney, We Are the Interrupters! (Video)

Mitt Romney – Mic Checked at Ormond Beach, January 22, 2012.

Mic checked at a rally in Florida, Mitt Romney was “interrupted” with shouts of

“Corporations are not people, We are the people. USA USA USA USA USA USA “

His response, delivered with a furrowed brow, was followed by the trademark Awkward slimey Romney smile, although it was drowned out by the chants of the OWS crowd shouting USA! USA!

“Actually, these are the people…These are the people, you’re the interrupters!…We believe in the Constitution. We believe in the right to speech. And you believe in interrupting. Take a hike!”

Although he surely meant it as an insult, snapping at the OWS protesters “You believe in interrupting” was anything but.

I must say I take that as a compliment.

Isn’t an interruption a good thing from time to time?  

I assert that OWS is attempting to interrupt a runaway train.

Not just the runaway train of GOP idiocy, but the runaway train called America,we’ve all been chained to, seemingly hijacked by the corporate elite from which Romney has emerged. (Swamp thing visual)

In any event, I can’t wait for Romney to come to Ohio in March. (muahhahaha)

Make way for the interrupters Mittens, their voice will only grow louder!

SOUTH CAIN-OLINA PRIMARY RALLY (ROFL)

As a fan of satire in it’s myriad forms, I’m intrigued by Colbert’s presidential run,  and the light it is shining on the super PAC problem, but frankly, Cain’s participation is confusing? What is he getting out of this? Exposure for his “brand”? Book sales? idk, What do you think?

http://blip.tv/play/AYLn8HsC.html?p=1http://a.blip.tv/api.swf#AYLn8HsC
Leave a comment if you have an idea about this recent collaboration between Cain and Colbert.

Stephen Colbert, Herman Cain To Hold Rally Together In South Carolina Via Huffington Post

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IMMEDIATELYNew South Carolina Poll Shows Enthusiasm for Both Stephen Colbert and Answering Questions from Strangers on the Telephone
LANDLINE COUNTRY, USA – A new poll from The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC and Marist College Institute for Public Opinion shows South Carolina voters having a decided interest in undecided potential candidate Stephen Colbert. Potential voters were so electrified by Colbert, 18% gushed they’d be at least “kinda somewhat likely” to vote for him.

Additionally, the poll revealed that four in ten potential voters said they were “not satisfied” with the current presidential candidates. Among those who said they were satisfied with the field, it is unclear how many did so with a heavy, resigned sigh. In a stunning pre-buttal to potential criticism, four in ten respondents said this poll was the most serious one they had ever taken.

“This poll confirms what those of us actively not coordinating with him already know: that Stephen Colbert would be the best choice for the President of the United States of South Carolina,” said Jon Stewart, President For Life For Now of the Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC. “He’s got everything voters are looking for: bold leadership, private sector experience, and a first name that isn’t synonymous with a baseball glove.”

The full results of the poll can be found at The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC website and The Marist Poll website. Everything else on the internet can be found on every other website.

The Definitely Not Coordinating With Stephen Colbert Super PAC, officially known as Americans For A Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow, is an independent, expenditure-only committee that has made great strides in not giggling every time it hears the phrase “taking a poll.”

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Alan Grayson Explains Occupy Wall Street (Video)

For all the “what do they want” and “They have no demands”, former Representative (D) Alan Grayson succinctly sums it up in less than 60 seconds.

For more information on Alan Grayson and more videos, check out the website CongressmanwithGuts.com <—great domain!

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Jon Huntsman Rocks On ‘Late Show’

Shh, don’t tell anyone, imo, Hunstman is the only GOP candidate with a chance of taking votes from the POTUS. justsayin.

Jon Huntsman Rocks With The Band On ‘Late Show’ – GOP Presidential candidate Jon Huntsman’s secret past as a wannabe… http://ow.ly/1gjGtW

 

Up with Chris Hayes-GOP Debate Recap-12-11-11

If you couldn’t drag your arse out of bed Sunday morning in time to catch  the weekend morning show Up with Chris Hayes, (I overslept myself) Watch it here. The Debate wrap up is definitely worth the time, especially if you’re a fellow Political Junkie.

I really wish there was transcript available for this particular show. This group of analysts articulated quite a few of my own take-aways from Saturday’s debate.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32545640

I’ll probably re-watch this and pick out some of the points I thought were most relevant, and those I think are complete rubbish. 😉

I’d LOVE to know what bits of the GOP debate got your knickers in a twist! please comment away 🙂

~The Vault

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