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Dennis Kucinich: Keep Occupying Wall Street
NationofChange / Video Report
Published: Thursday 6 October 2011
“You’re in the streets and you’re not alone. Millions support your efforts. We know the present system has taken the wealth of our nation and put it into the hands of a few. ”
Dennis Kucinich, “A new America is being born in the streets of our nation. To the men and women, young and old, who are now occupying Wall Street and Main Street across the country, you are the beginning of a new America. You’re in the streets and you’re not alone. Millions support your efforts. We know the present system has taken the wealth of our nation and put it into the hands of a few. 14 million Americans out of work, 15 million Americans without healthcare, millions denied a college education because they cannot afford it, millions losing their homes, millions of pensions threatened, dreams crushed by a system, will be dreams recued by your effort, your commitment, your dedication to a new America. Our financial system takes the wealth of the nation and accelerates it to the top. The top 1% controls 42% of our nation’s wealth. We know we must change the system.”
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ABOUT Dennis Kucinich
Having been elected to Cleveland's City Council at age 23, Dennis J. Kucinich was well-known to Cleveland residents when they chose him as their mayor in 1977 at the age of 31. At the time, Kucinich was the youngest person ever elected to lead a major American city. Since being elected to Congress in 1996, Kucinich has been a tireless advocate for worker rights, civil rights and human rights.
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5 comments on "Dennis Kucinich: Keep Occupying Wall Street"
October 06, 2011 10:25pm
Keeping it honest: Remember the Movie: “Wall Street?” Isn’t Greed supposed to be NOT good?
So many news articles stating that American protesters have “no clear “agenda? It seems crystal clear to the middle class America that they are frustrated by the lack of concern that exists for the people in this country who need jobs and hope to support themselves and families.
Millions of unemployed people looking for work in this country are being ignored and slowly erased by mega-corporations including Big Oil, Banks, Computer Co., Drug Insurance Companies, whose only concern is for their obscene profits far exceed anyone’s understanding!
The beauty and treasured tradition of America allows people the freedom to unite and speak out to draw attention to these huge social injustices. It’s about time that Americans did and said, “we are mad as hell and we are not going take it any longer!”
For the record, “Greed is Not good”; it’s ugly, selfish, obscene and destructive for our society. After all, We are a still a democracy, not aristocracy! Just look around this great county!
" It's no surprise that the Romney campaign and his republicans buddies in the Congress are raising money from Wall Street by saying they want to CONTINUE THE CLASS WAR to repeal consumer protections sand allow Wall Street to write its own rules," KEEPING IT HONEST: Wall Street, a key contributor to Obama in 2008, seems to be switching allegiances.
" Hum.. I wonder why? Maybe the gang on Wall Street does not wish to alienate “their” representatives? Mr. Boehner, Cantor, McCarthy and Ryan and Senator McConnell and his 43 obstructionists in the senate that are provided their campaign funds! This is not aBanana Republic! After all, this same Wall Street Gang were the direct recipients of trillion dollar tax payer bailout with no conditions and used it some of it for bonuses!
According to Senator Bernie Sanders, it is now clear that the Republicans /hypocrites made pledges that they are for their “only” plan of continuing its Class War against the middle Class to protect their rich Millionaires on Wall street and Billions like the Gover Norquest, Russ Limbaugh, Rupert Murdock and others like the Koch Brothers that provide them their campaign funds! Their plan was never about creating American jobs for the unemployed middle class! LET'S PUBLICLY LIST THE NAME OF EVERY POLITICIAN AND WALL STREET GIVER SO AMERICAN CAN KNOW WHO IS ON "TAKE" AND SELLING MIDDLE AMERICA OUT!
October 06, 2011 2:42pm
From one VEGAN to another thank you for occupying congress while so many of us take to the streets of our country. I'm beginning to have hope for a brighter future for us all based on positive energy. Jayne Lang
October 06, 2011 2:04pm
There are so many unanswered questions. Two of the most important ones:
1. Why can't we raise the amount FICA tax comes out of to the ceiling instead of $106,000, where it is today.
2. After all the credit card fraud, why have the banks been allowed to change the interest rates on credit cards to whatever they want? If people had been able to fall back on their credit cards, the foreclosures wouldn't have hit as hard. It's sickening the way the banks take advantage, especially of the young, hard working families in this country!
October 06, 2011 1:44pm
Thanks Dennis.
After secretly working inside of a famous Right Wing organization plus, 30+ years working with the Fortune 100 and face-to-face with their Presidents...here's my assessment. If anyone thinks my comments are over-the-top, then great. Go ahead and put a couple of good researchers and accountants on it and crunch your own numbers.
THE NEW AMERICAN PIRATES, ARE KILLING AMERICANS.
This story is not about glamorized or fictional piracy. This is, “real piracy.”
Hundreds of our wealthiest leaders and most powerful corporations know that in the next few years, they will be able to siphon, skim, and steal, so much “NEW CASH,” that they and their progeny will be ultra-rich for generations to come.
No, this is not funny, or fiction, or a conspiracy, it is just simple greed and simple theft.
The new pirates of America have launched an all-out siege on us in order to capture, amass, and hold trillions of dollars for themselves.
All of the recent political power grabs and nonsensical debating is purely a slight-of-hand deflection. President Obama, Democrats, Republicans, the International Press, and even the Tea Party, are watching the tiny pea in the shell game…while the rich and powerful “Piratical Right” is stealing America right out from under us.
Consider that their combined total plunder from corporate flipping, downsizing, offshore labor, speculation, price fixing of oil and energy plus, corruption in defense, health care, banking, student loans, foreclosures, etc., etc., is a trillion dollar treasure for these pirates.
Go ahead, put your own calculator to it.
Are they smarter than we are? Yes, and they are laughing at us. I, we, you, and all of us, have not been able see the big picture of what is happening to our own country and to our own people. The rape and theft of America, has been cleverly packaged, promoted, and sold under the guise of “cost-cutting,” “deregulation,” and “free enterprise.”
The “Piratical Right” is directly responsible for millions of people dying, getting sick, losing their jobs and homes, losing their ability to fight, their spirit, and even losing their will to live. The sick smell of this carnage now permeates the air across America.
To us, this is all unimaginable, because we look for some sense or the morality of things. These modern-day American pirates however, have no moral compass. They are devoid of any conscience, humanity or soul, and are feeding on the flesh of the American people.
Don’t look to the President, the Senate, Congress, the press, or any political party to help. Sadly, they just don’t see it, don’t care, or are part of it. “We the people” are on our own. Start asking questions. Demand answers. If we don’t fight back America…who will?
History has taught us how to stop piracy.
By Mr. S. Pimpernel 10/01/2011
October 06, 2011 12:44pm
I hope Mr. Kucinich run for Presidency again soon. He seems to know what this country needs to get it on the right track. Most of the .001% is choking US, the 99% plus, and THEM and are destroying the planet for the money they do NOT need.