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Title: Rep. Peter King (R-NY): Do Not Allow Any Legitimacy For Wall Street Protests, Or It Will Be Like 1960s Again
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URL Source: http://thinkprogress.org/special/20 ... n-peter-king-1960s-legitimacy/
Published: Oct 9, 2011
Author: http://thinkprogress.org/special/2011/10
Post Date: 2011-10-09 11:02:19 by tom007
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Rep. Peter King (R-NY): Do Not Allow Any Legitimacy For Wall Street Protests, Or It Will Be Like 1960s Again By Lee Fang on Oct 9, 2011 at 12:03 am Congressman Peter King (R-NY) Speaking with right-wing radio show host Laura Ingraham on Friday, Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, blasted the media for providing fair coverage to the Occupy Wall Street protests. “They have no sense of purpose other than a basically anti-American tone,” he said. King also explained that he is “old enough to remember what happened in the 1960s when the left-wing took to the streets and somehow the media glorified them and it ended up shaping policy.” He added, “We can’t allow that to happen”: Listen here: King is right that the 99 Percent Movement, with “occupation” actions from Sacramento to New York City and beyond, mirrors the broad-based protest movements of the 1960s. Back then, millions of American engaged in street protests which eventually led to the end of legal racial segregation, the creation of Medicare and Medicaid, as well as other successful programs to reduce the level of poverty and human suffering in America. The same protest movement King fears also led to the development of the Environmental Protection Agency, the birth of the mainstream feminist and gay rights movement, and the end of the wars in Indochina. It might seem natural that King is an opponent of the 99 Percent Movement. He has spent much of his career in Congress placing the corporate interest over the public interest. For instance, King made a high-stakes legislative move to block health benefits for the rescue workers who developed cancer as a result of their heroic work during after the 9/11 terror attacks. He blocked the money because it was paid for by ending certain tax loopholes for foreign corporations. Indeed, like many of his GOP colleagues, King placed the foreign wealthy one percent over the people who risked their lives rescuing people at the World Trade Center. Tags: 99 Percent Movement
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#1. To: tom007 (#0)
I'd be more impressed if the "99 percent Movement" dumped 99% of its movement into local toilets than onto paper or computer screens around the nation.
Which is exactly what the boomer generation of retarded politicians wants! Nancy Pelosi salivates at the opportunity to socialize this country. Harry Reid, another betrayer and Soviet Socialist wants the state to confiscate everything and nationalize all industry. Hugo Chavez is their hero, and his playbook they'll soon be following.
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You and me both! Their list of demands proves that whoever they are fronting for--most likely George Soros and others of that ilk--is insane and hates America.
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Nader, Ron Paul, Kucinich Speak to Occupy Wall Street -
Excellent! thanks.
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99 Percent Movement
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I'd be more impressed if the "99 percent Movement" dumped 99% of its movement into local toilets than onto paper or computer screens around the nation.
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