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[Infographic] The Difference Between the Tea Party and Occupy Wall Street Movements
Wow! I think that’s pretty much says it all….
Actually, I’ma let Xeni Jardin from Boing Boing have the last word on this post:
@xenijardin: “#OWS Fact: More people have now been arrested for protesting financial crimes than # of bankers arrested for those crimes.”
Marinate on that for a while….
UPDATE: Wall St. Protest Isn’t Like Ours, Tea Party Says. [NY Times]
[Video] Ill Doctrine‘s Jay Smooth on Outing the Ringers at the Occupy Wall Street Movement
As usual, he SMASHES it out the park.
As you may have noticed recently, The Kitchen is back on our poli-tricks game! It’s time: WE ARE THE 99%!
[via O-Dub]
[Video] Bryant Gumbel evokes slavery: says NBA Commissioner David Stern like ‘plantation overseer’
Ouch, you know things are getting ugly in the NBA Labor dispute when even milquetoast-ass Bryant Gumbel is playing the race card like this!
Read more: LA Times Blog | CBS Sports
[Video] President Obama To Speak at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Dedication
At the National Mall. This was the ceremony that was postponed due to Hurricane Irene.
Also check out some of the #MLKMemorial-related tweets I’ve retweeted on my @Stellaskid twitter account.
Semi-(semi)-related:
Pete Rock Talks Hip Hop’s Impact On Race Relations. [HipHopDX]
[via The White House Blog]
