Van and Action Day Occupiers

from Time

Rabble Rouser ... there's a catch-phrase from the ages.
Synonym now-a-days for Community Organizer.

Daryl Peveto / LUCEO for TIME

Time this week, begins to reform the Van. Beginning with an evocative portrait.
Statesmanlike in every way. A soft and soapy recap of his Obama stint segues to his current activities.

Daryl Peveto / LUCEO for TIME

Photographic proof that the community is being organized.

The Van asks ya to visit his Rebuild the Dream net. Goin' there, the question comes to mind. What exactly is the definition of a collective?

Identify the Rebuild America logo for bonus points

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As of this post, the "Day of Action", 11/17/11, by the OWSers, I haven't seen Van on the net. The NYPD kept the 99% Horde from "occupying" the Exchange. We'll see about further action.

Veterans Day

Salutes to ya'll

1% rag

No ... Not a Ragtime Rag.
That's for you 99%ers.
This rag, magazine, is for the 1%ers. Brought to ya by Hearst
The ones that have two lives. A town life. A country life.
With a periodical to help them juggle it all with grace and élan.

Rosamund Pike Cover Couture Jason Wu lace top $1885, blah, blah, blah

The 1%ers you see on tv? They're at work. Senate Hearings. Gala Events. Fundraisers. All so much piffle and pish posh. My guess is they can't wait to get home ... to the cabin. Slip into some casual Dior and muck about just like the little peeps.


This months articles of note;

• The Rich and The Recession, what they can't afford anymore
• HELP! 10 lifesaving tips from the worlds top butler
• Oh, the Places You'll Go! A Light-Hearted Guide to Minimum Security Federal Prisons

If you're thinking of re-careering,  this ad popped out at me ...

planetdomestics.com

Can you even imagine the difficulty of finding estate managers for Ted's Spreads?


A Brit years ago related to me ...
Ya know the difference between a Brit and a Yank? A Brit will see a Rolls Royce and say "someday we'll bring down the rich" and a Yank will say "someday I'll be rich and have one of those"

I'm not sure how wide-spread that aspirational spirit currently is.

I don't be hatin' on the 1%ers. It would be civil though, if we at least had the appearance of everybody having to play by the same rules. I'm certain the last thing the T&C set want is incivilities.

Strike?

WRSA, Market Ticker;


Denninger is on strike.
Sounds kinda Greek to me.

It's good to be reminded of the wide-scale frauds and the abrogation of such quaint concepts like "rule-of-law".  I like the "Stop Lootin', Start Prosecuting".
It's the "commit no taxable event today" that I'm having trouble with.
Taxable Events planned today ...

• using the water
• using the phone
• using the house/garage
• using the internets
• using the natural gas stove

All of which incur taxable events.

Muhammar Morning Joe

Morning Joe is wall-to-wall reporting of unconfirmed reports of rumors of stories of leaks of tales of chatter that maybe, possibly, could be, might be that Muhammar Qadaffi is dead or infured or hurt or captured or gravely injured or shot through both legs or something.
This is what passes as news nowadays. I'm left wondering ... If the media is churning on this ... Whats being unreported. Whats my attention being diverted from?


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WAR!

Just within the 3:00 hour, on the air in Chicago, IL Senator Mark Kirk beats the drum loudly on WLS radio. His reaction to the press conference of FBI, DEA and AG Holder. Kirk's plan? Declare war! Take action to cripple Irans economy.

Ummm... Wow.
That's sure distracting! From the Motley protesters. From Fast 'n Furiousness.
Lemmee see. FBI, DEA, AG Holder.
Y'know thats like seeing all the bad boys hanging around together on the corner.

I'd like to ask them, Where's CIA?
Ain't he usually hanging around with you Choir Boys?
Wag the Dog much, Mr. AG?

Nevermind. I'm sure it's my fevered imagination.
You guys have never lied to me before.
Nevermind that the lunatic fringe broadcasts that use the Imperial March as their bumpers, have been predicting this kind of scenario for years. Just a co-inky-dink I'm sure.

Why should I believe any of this?
The straps on my wookie suit are pinchin' this afternoon. Maybe time for a bigger one.

And Senator Kirk? Can we close down one or two current wars before we open this next one?

The Future of American Housing

h/t reader Belligerent Litigant dropped me a note. He went all Wall Street Occupation Force on me.

Having discussed alternate housing options with him in the recent past, he sent this along ...

Are you still dreaming of tiny houses?  100 s.f. McMansions?  Pfffft!  Dreaming of having one hundred whole square feet to oneself, it's like a capitalist thought crime.  How many of those enormous square feet are stolen from the Proletariat?  The aspiration of it reeks of greed.


Here is what you need: dumpster home

Thank you Sir. May I have another?