Occupy Wall Street -- just venting

[VeloVT]

That seems pretty risky.


The news tonight was this, the Paterno scandal, the Dover scandal - pretty depressing all around.

Oh, I forgot, and the fact the Rick Perry forgot the third federal agency he wanted to axe was somehow a larger news story than the fact that he proposes getting rid of the Department of Education. I apologize if this post is overly political, but have we gone to sleep at the wheel?

[zoom-zoom]

Oh, I forgot, and the fact the Rick Perry forgot the third federal agency he wanted to axe was somehow a larger news story than the fact that he proposes getting rid of the Department of Education. I apologize if this post is overly political, but have we gone to sleep at the wheel?

Many have...the rest of us are frustrated as hell as at how so many are being misled and lacking critical thinking skills. We're all going to pay (except for those at the top, who are laughing all the way to the bank).

[azfiddle]

In Tucson, the Occupy encampment was at a downtown park that is set to be the start/finish of El Tour de Tucson on Nov 19, which typically involves about 9000 cyclists plus all the friends, families, and vendors, all arranged well in advance with permits etc.

The negotiations went on for some time, but the Occupy group finally agreed to move their encampment to another park, at least for now.

l guess conflict between the occupiers and community groups and businesses that are not the object of the protest is pretty much inevitable, but in this case, I'm happy that the groups were able to come to agreement. There are a lot of community causes supported by El Tour, as well as a the benefit to many local businesses, including hotels, restaurants, bike shops etc.