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John Moosie
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Beautiful California
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:32pm PT
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The dump Obama sign was paid for by Soros? I thought Obama was a commie liberal.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:39pm PT
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Google Soros and Media Matters or Soros and MoveOn.
I agree it's petty sh#t. But if you guys wanna play the Koch game, let's play!
Soros is a muther-f*#ker though. He would sell out his country for cash.
Evil...
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Mighty Hiker
climber
Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:41pm PT
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Wow, is Soros a commie, too? I didn't know he was a climber! Is he on 8a.nu?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:43pm PT
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I guess what I'm missing is what exactly is being paid for with the money.
Blue mentioned some signs (that I honestly can't find, but I'm sure they are out there - can someone post them?). But what else? They aren't paying people money to gather I presume. Not feeding them. Not bringing in shitters according to everyone. If there is big money backing, I don't see it.
Where is all that money going that folks say is coming from Soros? I am seriously curious.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:44pm PT
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Yes, Soros is a commie. Only if he can be in the Politboro though.
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John Moosie
climber
Beautiful California
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:50pm PT
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Good Luck getting your answers Crimpie.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:51pm PT
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Blue mentioned some signs (that I honestly can't find, but I'm sure they are out there - can someone post them?). But what else? They aren't paying people money to gather I presume. Not feeding them. Not bringing in shitters according to everyone. If there is big money backing, I don't see it.
Where is all that money going that folks say is coming from Soros? I am seriously curious.
I'll dig up the stuff for ya. Funny you don't question how the Tea-Baggers came up with their money? Should we just assume it was some rich dude?
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John Moosie
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Beautiful California
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:55pm PT
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She didn't have to question it because it was all over the news. But I have only seen a few signs that looked professional. Most were hand drawn.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:57pm PT
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does this mean I should load my weapon? You will fail before my family does.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 15, 2011 - 11:58pm PT
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I appreciate it, and of course you don't have to. Just sounds like you know Blue.
I haven't questioned the tea partiers' backing because it's a bit more transparent and the answer is clear to me. I don't think there is anything wrong with financial backing either. Not sure why you assume I dislike the partiers - I have never had a negative thing to say about them. With that group, I can see where much of that money is being spent. For example, portapotties when there are gatherings, clean up crews after events to leave grounds tidy, paying for some organized events for key members (travel, food, etc), and signs. Absolutely nothing wrong with that.
I was just wondering, if there is a big money backing the OWS, where it is going. That's all.
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Mighty Hiker
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Vancouver, B.C.
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:06am PT
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How also do you rail out against capitalism all the while eating McDonalds fast food and texting on one's ipad, blackberry or android.
Out of thousands of OWS demonstrators - protestors may be too strong a word - no doubt some were doing the above, perhaps even at the time. Have you any proof that it was more than a few, or are you just creating a fantasy stereotype?
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:13am PT
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Crimpie, they are more devious.
The right has no problem usually. Giving cash. And it has little to do with the Koch Bros.
It's the insedious way the left funds this stuff that is troubling. Have you ever heard of a George Soros link to the Tides Foundation, Move On, Media Matters???
I doubt it. But I bet you hear all about Rupert Murdoch, right? Fox News, right???
Why is that?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:18am PT
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Actually I've heard of them all. And why that is is because I'm a news junkie. I look at tons of news sources all the time.
It seems someone is getting ripped off if they are dumping money into OWS because I can't see where any of this money is being spent.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:21am PT
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Callie, now you're juss gettin' funny.....
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:23am PT
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bottom line, Callie;
system overhaul 2.0
get on the Cain-Train.
Woot!!!!
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:29am PT
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I seriously am a news junkie!
And I am a bit tongue in cheek about someone being ripped off because I really really don't see where the money is being spent.
edit: Oh, and as far as Cain...nah. He's got some screws loose imo and they are showing more and more each day. I predict a self-implosion for him.
For example, he wants to build an electrical fence the length of the border that kills folks who touch it? :/ Sort of expensive, unrealistic, and crazy talk. The whole touch-and-die...not my style. We are smarter than that. We can stop the open border if we really wanted to. Not convinced we really want to as we benefit from the presence of undocumented here. Politicians just like saying stuff like that so people vote for them. It's been that way a long time, and will continue to bet that way for a long time I think.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:32am PT
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Go here Crimpie;
http://www.adbusters.org/
These are the dudes getting Tides/Soros money to promote this crap.
And they say Fox News is disengenuous.
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:36am PT
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Well I knew the OWS started with an ad they placed in the middle of their publication a while back.
So Adbusters Canada got 8,000$ from the Tide Foundation. So the big money backing this is 8k? No wonder we can't see it's effects!
Heck, B-cycle here in Boulder got a grant award 3x that ($24,332.50) from them. Poor AARP, they only got 5k.
edit: Oh, and that Adbusters got the 5k is available on their website (if you haven't seen it). I don't think they are trying to hide that grant.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, CA
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:42am PT
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But is Soros funding it, Crimpie?
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Crimpergirl
Sport climber
Boulder, Colorado!
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Oct 16, 2011 - 12:51am PT
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Hell if I know. That has never been my question or a concern. Just like it's no big deal to me if the Kochs or anyone is funding the tea partiers, it's no big deal to me if Soros or anyone is funding OWS. So what if the Koch brothers or Soros or aliens from Mars are funding anyone as far as I'm concerned.
My question came up from two disparate comments I hear over and over. 1) OWS is being back by big money. 2) They are a bunch of umemployed (fill in string of negative adjectives here) that don't even have a place to go to the bathroom.
#1 implies money going into the movement. #2 implies no money going into the movement. My question has been how those two often repeated points are reconciled. If there is big money, where is it? I just don't see evidence of any funding anywhere.
That's been my only question.
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