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May Day Madness: Check Out The Blaze’s Massive Slideshow of the NYC Protests

May. 1, 2012 3:01pm Tiffany Gabbay

The Blaze editorial staff has been out en force, scouring the streets of New York to bring you a frist-hand account of the May Day demonstrations. As it turns out, the protesters have been providing a myriad of “Kodak moments” for our cameras and they are likely to keep them coming. Check back frequently as we update this slideshow with additional photos as the day and night progresses!

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unsafe
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:59pm
Face it you cant fix stupit.

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- HistoryFTW
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:22pm
  Well, then you’re a lost cause.
  
  Don’t they teach spelling and grammar anymore? Oh right… public education… got it…
  
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- kryptonite
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:35pm
  They want to castrate the government? Hey, not a bad idea, but you can’t have Obama’s pair. His balls never dropped.
  
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- poorrichard09
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:51pm
  I don’t see any “Forward” banners. Guess they didn’t get the memo.
  
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- schroeder123
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:57pm
  Stupit…exactly !!!!!
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:43pm
  @ history…it is called poetic license for effect…. do they not teach such things any longer.
  
  Perhaps if you say it out loud ???
  
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- jhaydeng
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:57pm
  A lot of red n black!
  
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- lukerw
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:50pm
  ‘It’s UnFair to be’… Ugly!
  
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- vox_populi
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 10:03pm
  “Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!”
  -Otto von Bismarck
  
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- capitalismrocks
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:42pm
  Police are eventually going to have enough, a lot of dead anarchists will be littering the streets in the coming weeks and months… bottom line, this’ll be a genetic correction for society, weeding out and removing these cancerous morons from society…. sorry to say it, but these people are setting themselves up to be extinct by the end of the year.
  
  They may outnumber the police, but they don’t outnumber the amount of bullets the police will use on them. Yeah, there will be a lot of bad PR and outcries, but in the end, the age of anarchy will come to a silent and bloody end, clean up this filth from the gutters and end their reign of terror and stupidity.
  
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- Walkabout
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:48am
  vox_populi
  
  “Crowned heads, wealth and privilege may well tremble should ever again the Black and Red unite!”
  -Otto von Bismarck
  
  The Black Flag was raised in Russia in 1918. The red flag killed it. It shall ever be so.
  
  LMAO @ U.
  
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- ishka4me
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 9:59am
  Watched on line all the events. In New York by occupy’s own numbers they had 17,000 – 20,000 protestors . Many of those particpating were bussed in from New jersey, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Rhode island. New York has estimated 7 million people. So even without the out of staters occupy represents 1/5th of 1% of the biggest democrat stronghold in the country. I believe after the display of violence, the lawlessness and utter disrespect for other people the support for occupy go down
  
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- basenjilover
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:32am
  u r so rite!!!!!!!
  
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- basenjilover
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 10:34am
  U R soooo RITE!!!!!
  
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FightingBear
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:55pm
Wow!!!

There must be 35 – 40 people there…..impressive turnout for this long awaited event!

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- psycodad36
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:42pm
  more “news” people than protesters..tells you whom is trying to keep this nonsense going.
  
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- jdickiso
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:45pm
  Sorry guys, but you are wrong… I’ve been there all day (I’m the orange backpack guy from the fourth hour show today). There were about 10,000 or more at union square. They are currently marching down broadway to wall st. These guys are scary and serious. DO NOT take them lightly. The beginning of a scary, and dangerous revolution is here. You can feel it. Today is a sad day…
  
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- NHwinter
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:10pm
  I think its time they drop the 99%. I believe the majority of people are not there and not represented. It seem like they are more the 1 or 2 %. They look like worn out hippies. I have no doubt they are dangerous and scary.
  
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- Living In NYC
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:27pm
  Another liberal failure…I just hope a couple of these fools don’t try something dangerous so they can can get their 10 minutes of fame!
  
  I am sure glad that Barry, Nancy, Harry and Al tied their wagon to such a failure..just like them!
  
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- kryptonite
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:42pm
  @FIGHTINGBEAR
  You don’t have a clue how revolutions get started, do you? When the SHTF it will be in YOUR face. Is that what it’s gonna take for you to wake up?
  
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- brother_ed
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:47pm
  @JDICKISO
  
  Keep us posted!!
  
  I’ve got my “Don’t Tread On Me” t-sgirt on. I bought it from a street vendor at the Restoring Honor Rally.
  
  I just got back from riding around on the Harley – no takers.
  
  Oh well, soon enough.
  
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- Tankgod
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:21pm
  “jdickiso These guys are scary and serious. DO NOT take them lightly. The beginning of a scary, and dangerous revolution is here. You can feel it. Today is a sad day…”
  
  Really, you moron??? Have you ever been shot at?? Do you remotely understand there are more of us waiting for your ilk to do something “scary”. Ob’s has driven gun and ammo sales into the stratosphere so there MAY be many more armed and fed up Patriots waiting to restore peace than you realize.
  
  To the rest of you OWS pinheads, bring it. There is nothing more important to you than what YOU want. Some of us have spent 20+ years willing to give our life for our country because our country is more important to us. You have NO idea of what a hornets nest you will run into.
  
  The only thing scary about your “revolution” is that you people are allowed to breed.
  
  We’re waiting:-)
  
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- jdickiso
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:24pm
  @TANKGOD Hey, I’m not an occupy supporter, I’m the exact opposite? I’m a moron for thinking this will spiral out of control? Okay man, I’ll stand with Glenn and recognize a protest of over 10,000 people in new york alone as a big deal, and you keep dismissing these guys. I’m not talking about gun to gun violence, I’m talking about them disrupting our economy and financial system through riots, or the top coming down on them and seizing police state power. I hope your guns can save your 401k… I’m all for guns, but if you think you’re going to valiantly save your country with your guns, you’ve got it all wrong. Listen to Glenn, divine providence is all we have left.
  
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- MikeyyV
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:12pm
  Actually sir’s there was a few thousand here. simply the camera angle is pointing towards the corner of the park at which there are a few people… and bushes (y)
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:08pm
  @ Dick….so I am supposed to believe your commentary or my “lying” eyes?
  
  So how is it you can afford to be there with your orange back pack?
  
  Nobody I know would sacrifice their responsibilites for a “utopian” ideal that history has proved time and time again will not, cannot, does not – exist.
  
  Here’s a new flash – there is no group “smart” enough to make it work this time. It cannot work. If for no other reason than eventually, I will stop working to support you and your lazy worthless ilk with my labor…..I can and will go Galt
  
  I can survive on the fruits of my labor. Can you survive on the fruits of yours?
  
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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 11:34pm
  @ Dick… none of us are dismissing the occupoopers. We just will not “go silently into that sweet night”……
  
  We will and do, turn the other cheek, however, just as Jesus threw out the money changers…..
  
  We will defend ourselves and our posterity.
  
  You see unlike the leftists, not everything is ok. And unlike leftists thinking, the Truth is that nothing is really realtive……
  
  There is a line in the sand upon which we will say enough is enough. Here’s a hint – you are at that line
  
  If you are saying you are only an observer, that fact was not clear by your posts / replies,,,,,,
  
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- Pounding_hammer
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 3:00pm
  @ KAYDEEBEAU
  
  Agree 100%
  
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CS_GUY
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:49pm
Almost comical if not stupid.

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- CatB
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:20pm
  At least it was raining .. probably the closest many have gotten to a bath in quite a while.
  
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CATSUEY
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:43pm
Losers.

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- Reason365
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:56pm
  Ditto!!!!
  
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- KURT1010
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:07pm
  Same…Ditto !
  
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- CatB
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:17pm
  Arrest this little mob and send them all off to GITMO with the rest of the terrorists … bet that would put a stop to some of this cr*p.
  
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- calisun
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:28pm
  Smelly losers!
  
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I SPY
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:39pm
I had a great day.

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- hatchetjob
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:10pm
  Me too, I spent lots of money!!!!
  
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- AvengerK
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:12pm
  Shopping, banking and enjoying my regular commerce.
  
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- calisun
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:29pm
  Me too … purchased a new car!
  
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- RailRoadCar9
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 4:17am
  yeah i support the American working man/women today was a great shopping day
  
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4xeverything
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:37pm
“May Day Marxist publication sold at the rallies.” (pic #28)

Seems to me that capitalism is alive and well no matter how hard they try to deny it. Why aren’t they giving it away?

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- djsGA
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:25pm
  My thoughts exactly.
  
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Brittany-Imbriaarts
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:32pm
I took to the streets and did a anti occupy protest, by shopping at many of the hated stores like Walmart. Also made sure to tap off my gas tank, Seems like my work today may have been in vain as the numbers of occupy in New York seem few and they are mostly blaming it on rain. Seriously Rain will stop you from taking part in your so called beliefs silly occupy, get a job, take a bath and educate yourself on the truths of this country and not the lies of communists and socialists.

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- stage9
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:03pm
  Rain is too closely related to showering and showering scares hippies.
  
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possom
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:23pm
We had maybe 150 in st. louis and all they did was stand in front of some little power I naver heard of holding fair share sign’s. It was kinda sad.

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- GIRTHMAN
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:42pm
  I live in St Louis and I hadnt heard of any protesters…darn maybe I can catch a glimpse on the evening news oh no I forgot ,tonight is clip toenails !!!
  
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chalkdust
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:10pm
I like the pic with a sign in the background that said “regulate banks not my birth control”. Wonder how she got the idea that someone wanted to regulate her birth control? Oh yea, the DNC and the Media. Also, the headline was a bit misleading. Massive slide show of 28 photos. Maybe they’re still adding.

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- slenderbill
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:04pm
  Hmmm, I agree Chalkdust, when I saw the woman’s sign all I could say is “I don’t want to regulate your birth control, I just don’t want to pay for it”. Of course for her to regulate her sexual activity seems to be asking a lot.
  
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- shirtsbyeric
  Posted on May 2, 2012 at 7:33am
  She wants it free from the government and look how well that worked out for athsma suffers.
  
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Make them stop
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:08pm
WOW these guys are out of control.

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satotbs
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:05pm
Hear the crickets? I do.

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wdittgasn
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:59pm
Yep me too, mabe it is the guberment spying on us.

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dont_tax_me_bro
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:56pm
Yep. I knew this was all hyped up by “the blaze” yesterday when they posted the story. Typical end of the world fear mongering rhetoric coninues from this website. This site used to be a credible one when it actually reported stories of national significance. Now all it does is report TMZ style. No wonder this country is in the shape that it is in. I suppose the media, left and right, is a reflection of our society and how far into the gutter it has gone.

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- chalkdust
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:19pm
  Afternoon grumpy!
  
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- blackstone22
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:36pm
  The Blaze isn’t hyping this, what are you talking about? Five guys were just arrested in Ohio that were connected to OWS for trying to blow up a bridge. The protests in NY are just starting and most likely will heat up into the night. The NYPD are on high alert and they are taking OWS threats very seriously as are the people of NYC. OWS has listed dozens of different protest sights, any one of those could potentially go seriously wrong. Very easy to sit back and criticize but The Blaze is out there trying to cover any potentially serious incident as well as the numerous protests. The Blaze is the only site that I trust to report the truth about OWS, they’ve done a great job so far.
  
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- 4xeverything
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:41pm
  The Blaze is reporting what is happening in the world. Don’t kill the messenger. The world itself has gone the way of TMZ. Now, it is our job to bring it back to sanity.
  
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- Pounding_hammer
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:21pm
  @ BLACKSTONE22
  
  Ok, BLACKSTONE22, but honestly, really…. pay attention!
  
  They have pictures of people standing around, DOING NOTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GET THAT THROUGH YOUR HEADS!!!!!!!!!!!!
  
  YES, I’m Angry,this is absolutely asinine, they are reporting the whereabouts of the lazy louts of soceity, their every move, and you come on here and tell us that the Blaze is not falling for the media bluff.
  
  This is all it is!!!! A bluff!
  
  There is nothing.
  
  You mentioned some guys arrested for some serious crimes…. Report it! Great! I want to know!
  
  But this?!!?!? Are you serious!?!?!?
  
  Sorry, but
  NO THANK YOU
  
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- Fubared
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:40pm
  Pounder-
  Um, you don’t have a Guy Fawkes mask do you?
  
  Check this one out, unrelated but nice for the “media” to sit on it, was just down there and it would have been nice to know 2 weeks ago…
  http://hamptonroads.com/2012/05/beating-church-and-brambleton
  
  And the Ohio OWS/Anarchist bridge wanna be bombers are in the news, look around, read, filter, talk amongst yourself.
  
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- GIRTHMAN
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:45pm
  And yet you are still here.
  
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- Pounding_hammer
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:15pm
  @FUBARED
  
  I believe I understand your point.
  
  I suppose the media being on top of the real crime that is going on, is a wish we make, but doesn’t wholly exist.
  So that is exactly why I don’t care for the sensationalizing of the plain and nothing-ness that exists with reporting the day-to-day waste of time that the OWS may day group is doing.
  
  I feel your link to this horrific attack in Virginia proves my point (I did read it, so you know), there are more important things that OWS does that we need to know about, then whether or not they set up 5 tents or 6.
  
  So as for having a Guy Fawkes mask on, I will simply say no, I’ll stay as far away from that lunacy called OWS as I can.
  And as for “Ohio OWS/Anarchist bridge wanna be bombers are in the news” : Of course I have heard that, I am on The Blaze website, aren’t I :)
  
  I appreciate your perspective, thank you!
  
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Rayblue
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:51pm
They are at home and trying to overload sites like this one.
I’m having trouble navigating around today. Anybody else ?

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- wdittgasn
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:57pm
  Yep me too!
  
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- 4xeverything
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:03pm
  Me too!
  
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- lbyrd26
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:07pm
  These pictures are from this morning. These stoners ddin’t even come out of their tents before noon. By the time they got their morning fix and their free breakfast, it was 2p.m. But never fear, i’m sure we’ll get a more relliable account from MSNBC tonight. Ed will clue us in about the hundreds of thousands who stood up for workers rights today.- Yeah right, like any of these people could ever hols a real job!
  
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- Gonzo
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:11pm
  Roger that Ray.
  
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- chalkdust
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:15pm
  I would guess that the Blaze is getting denial of service attacks.
  
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- hatchetjob
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:12pm
  Me too, it’s extremely slow, or doesn’t move at all.
  
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:46pm
Where have all the hippies gone, long time passing?
Where have all the hippies gone, long time ago?
Where have all the hippies gone?
Gone to Alzheimer’s every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all their grandkids gone, long time passing?
Where have all their grandkids gone, long time ago?
Where have all their grandkids gone?
Gone to OWS, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

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- janedough1
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:15pm
  Too bad you can’t “like” things on the Blaze.
  
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- brother_ed
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:50pm
  @DISMAYED VETERAN
  
  Gotta love Pete!!
  
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- NancyBee
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 7:08pm
  lol
  
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Dismayed Veteran
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:43pm
I had to do this:

Where have all the hippies gone, long time passing?
Where have all the hippies gone, long time ago?
Where have all the hippies gone?
Gone to Alzheimer’s every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

Where have all their grandkids gone, long time passing?
Where have all their grandkids gone, long time ago?
Where have all their grandkids gone?
Gone to OWS, every one
When will they ever learn, when will they ever learn?

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EqualJustice
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:42pm
Look at the DISMAL numbers.. even after all that HYPE? HAHAHAHAHAHA

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- imsteph
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 4:34pm
  yes-you would have thought from all their propaganda on the web-they were bringing the end of the world.
  
  frankly-I am very glad that instead of a ‘bang’ they only have a ‘fizzle’.
  
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- E_Fowler
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:52pm
  Yes and my kids say the classrooms were full. I went shopping and the store was full. Good to know not many people listened to this nonsense.
  
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LIBSALWAYSLIE
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:36pm
occuPODS are such LOOSERS and BLIND FOOLS! The ignorance is on display for all to see.

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Ghandi was a Republican
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:35pm
I bought a motorcycle to lessen the sting of obama-gas to attend. Reason: I want to make use of the many “I’m with Stopid” signs I have been making…

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Gonzo
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:28pm
Fizzle. Could be a worse tonight, roaches hate the light.

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- EqualJustice
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:43pm
  True, but the SCABIES are always there! ;)
  
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Beckofile
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:21pm
Lot of press and on lookers. Where we’re the protests? Was it the guy selling socialist books like a good capitalist? That was a sorry bunch of pictures.

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- Restored One
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:35pm
  I like the jackets that the police are wearing “Disorder Unit”,
  
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- bumfuzeled
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:40pm
  I too thought the selling of socialist/marxist propaganda a bit ironic. Someone needs to make that guy share his wealth.
  
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- happygranny
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 8:01pm
  What a flop. I expected thousands in all the major cities and what you had was a whimper from a beaten down dog. All their plans and threats meant nothing. More reporters and on lookers than real protesters. Weren’t the Black Panthers and union thugs invited?
  
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blanco5
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:17pm
Off to a great start with a whimper……..

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- AvengerK
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 5:12pm
  More accurately…flatulence.
  
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- 4xeverything
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 9:03pm
  I got tired of seeing nothing happen, so I went over to youtube for some older videos to soothe me and I found this:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-OQjbkV2q4E&feature=player_detailpage
  
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CatholicConservative
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:16pm
I wish I could ignore this, but it is news-worthy.

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CatholicConservative
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:14pm
I wish I could ignore this, but it is newsworthy.

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let us prey
Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:09pm
What a collection of kooks.
A criminal, an OWS protester, and a former ACORN staffer climb into a tent.
It’s a one-person tent.

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- RightUnite
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:16pm
  And they made a OWS samich…
  
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- NotOptional
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 3:54pm
  Reminds me of another joke:
  A socialist, a thief and an illegal alien walk into a bar. The bartender says “What will you have, Mr. President?”
  
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- Bill Rowland
  Posted on May 1, 2012 at 6:34pm
  You forgot, a believer in Islam.
  
  OMG 2012
  
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