Mother Jones tells us: How Occupy Wall Street Really Got Started

motherjones.com  "Months before the first occupiers descended on Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan, before the news trucks arrived and the unions endorsed, before Michael Bloomberg and Michael Moore and Kanye West made appearances, a group of artists, activists, writers, students, and organizers gathered on the fourth floor of 16 Beaver Street, an artists' space near Wall Street, to talk about changing the world. There were New Yorkers in the room, but also Egyptians, Spaniards, Japanese, Greeks. Some had played a part in the Arab Spring uprising; others had been involved in the protests catching fire across Europe. But no one at 16 Beaver knew they were about light the fuse on a protest movement that would sweep the United States and fuel similar uprisings around the world."

TD is not in the top one percent. I am not even Joe the Plumber; I would have hoped to work for Joe the Plumber if his business was thriving enough for him to hire me. Often in my construction past have I seen government policies affect our chances of finding work. Mostly we hoped the government would leave us all alone so businesses would prosper and we would as well. Never did my wife and I wish that government would take from business and give it to us with no sweat on our part. We have no kinship with those protestors who seek something for nothing.

Obama’s Rising Bitterness

Commentary Magazine  "None of this seems to have bothered Fox News in the least; in fact, they have probably benefited from being on Obama’s enemies list, just as some of Nixon’s targets did. But the president’s hatred for elements of the press is a useful insight into his cast of mind. He is a man of growing grievances, of resentments he cannot contain. And so from time to time they spill out into his public statements. One can only imagine what is said in private as Obama – in his own cool, controlled way – rages against the many injustices he believes have befallen him."

Voters Don’t Blame Wall Street for Economy

Commentary Magazine  "The [Occupy Wall Street] movement appears to have struck a chord with progressive voters, but it does not seem to represent the feelings of the wider public.
"The Hill poll found that only one in three likely voters blames Wall Street for the country’s financial troubles, whereas more than half — 56 percent — blame Washington."

http://www.worldmag.com/editorialcartoons/

Updated: Bereaved Mom Seeks To Prevent Terrorists From Leaving Israel

Yeshiva World News  "Such a ban would prohibit the government from permitting the three to leave in line with the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange deal. The family’s attorney feels that their request is not outside the legal norms in Israel, and if the court rejects it, they feel it will signal the “political nature” of such a decision."

High Court To Rule On Petitions To Block Shalit Deal"Along with the state, responding in defense of the deal was Noam Shalit, Gilad’s father, who was told by some of the pained bereaved petitioners to “place a black flag on your home” for today is a sad day, one of mourning for the people of Israel.
"Mr. Shalit remained silent, opting not to respond, perhaps too emotionally charged to respond to such harsh words."

(Update) Butcher of Ramallah soon to be free  "As part of the deal to free Gilad Shalit, the butcher of Ramallah who participated in the disemboweling and mutilation of two Israeli soldiers who took a wrong turn on a road in the West Bank in October 2000 at the start of the 1st Intifada, will be set free:" ...Legal Insurrection
He will be welcomed as a hero and the western liberals will be pleased. Just not with Israel.