Greek Protesters Storm TV Studio and Demand Air Time
- Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:19am by
Buck Sexton
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A mob of student protestors entered a Greek state TV channel NET and forced the live broadcast to shut down yesterday.
The students intended to discuss their grievances with Prime Minister George Papandreou’s education reform plan. They demanded to speak on the air or that the studio play a protest video they had in their possession.
Producers in the studio didn’t want to take any chances and pulled the plug, according to Euro News.
Outside on the streets of Athens, however, protestors proved less docile. They caused havoc as they tried to break in to Parliament and occupied Amalias avenue in front of the Parliament building. Protestors threw rocks and firebombs. Riot police responded with batons and tear gas.
Anti-austerity violence has been on the rise in Greece since the summer ended. Apparently even when facing national bankruptcy, the Greeks take vacation in August from everything, including protesting.
Watch the video below for the TV station takeover and the ensuing street clashes near parliament, courtesy of Euro News:
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Comments (52)
Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:58pmThe “Deadliest Warrior” should film an episode of riot police versus rock throwing, fire bombing, club wielding protesters.
It would be eye opening to the undecided, “I don’t know” wishy-washy independents.
Report Post »Lucy Larue
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 6:43pmWALKABOUT,
Report Post »Hey! I AM an independent voter. Don’t believe all the horse s*#it you hear on the news about the ANGST of us! It’s not true!
In November of 2012 I am voting for Mr. Abo(pronounced Aboo). That is ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!
I do not know what he(universal he) looks like yet. I’m watching everybody that comes down the Republican Pike. But believe me Walkabout…,I am voting for whatever candidate the Republicans muster up!
President Barry Dunham and his minions are DESTROYING the greatest country the world has EVER known!
My fear as an American and an Independent is that we survive till November 2012 to actually HAVE a freaking election.
So Walkabout…,get over yourself!
Ne_FAL
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:30pmThe Greeks have just been told that the FREE RIDE is over . What you see happening in Greece can well happen here , the Democrat party is working on “community organizing ” which is code words for telling folks that all their problems are someone else’s fault & that they have the right to tear stuff & to take what they want if they can’t get what they want for free . Sadly there are a lot of folks who will fall for this & when the next election comes around look for violence in the streets . It is truly sad that this nations political debate has degenerated to the point were we the people are preparing to fight a dirty little war because a great many of our citizens have no idea what it is to be a adult citizen in this REPUBLIC.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 3:22pmGreece is socialism at it’s worst. The government is corrupt, the population wroughts the system. It’s not unusual for a Greek to be getting 4 pensions. Cradle to the grave entitlements. And what’s Greece got to pay for it? Tourism, some agriculture and some shipping..that’s it. Greece should never have adopted the Euro and joined the EU but the lure of “free stuff” appealed to a society used to getting “free stuff”. Now the bill‘s arrived and they don’t want to pay for it.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:08pmIf protesters invade a studio, cut the power.
If the protesting tards don’t know how to operate the equipment, one might ask what equipment they do know how to operate or what if any skills they have.
If the resort to physical harm, there is always the hangman.
Report Post »bigfatslob
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:48pmBernake’s going to print trillions to give to the IMF to give to the Greeks, Italians, and Spanish……then print trillions more for us :)
Report Post »faithfullistener
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:35pmThey should have all been arrested! The Greeks also need to learn what going to work really means!
Report Post »I’m not sure they understand the concept! And why should the rest of the world have to bail them out of their financial woes? Let them bail themselves out and then go to work! I’m 70 and still working fulltime! And the Greeks retire at what age??!!! 50? 55? Such a life! And who takes care of them after that? The government? Sounds just like the U.S.A. Only here we call it welfare or something else! Of course here the more babies you have with no father around, the more money the government pays you! What a system! How sad! And believe some folks, too many folks, work the system for all they possibly can! Is it little wonder that the U.S.A. is following in the steps of Greece? And we have our President and Congress to than!
thegodfather
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:34pmYo socialists! ..You already have your own TV station. It’s called MSNBC. Just tell them to give you your own prime time show. Call it “Going Greek”
If the numb skull Sharpton can… anyone can.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:23pmthe greeks are a classic example, no pun inteneded, of what is wrong with the world. these jerks have been living off of other people’s money, they actually think it should continue. they have to go broke and hungry and go to work for their daily bread. no more handouts. the people in the u.s. on welfare, the governments that think they can spend other people’s money also have to go broke. hunger is a geat incentive to go to work. no work no food.. otherwise it is bye bye baby. too freakin bad so sad.
Report Post »PAUL GULLO
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:23pmsee what drugs can do for you
Report Post »dnewton
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:55amI guess they were too poor to buy time on the TV for their protest video. I think I know what it said: Invest in Education. The future of Greece is at stake if we don’t get your/state money. We have a similar process here. Every government activity is critical and saves the world or the planet. Any reduction of support is like an insult to the demigods of education, health or whatever politically correct category happens to be the subject at the time.
I can imagine a conflict of interest at the TV station which seemed be government owned. What would happen if the video suggested shutting down the TV station to put more money into the protester’s education. They might also suggest laying off a few police officers since once they get what they want, there won’t be the same level of need for police officers then. If the government lacks the courage to decide how to divide money between between recipients of government largess before the checks are written, then there will eventually be a cage match on the street to do their job for them. ” Communism is nothing but what it used to be like before there was civilization,” said a famous doctor, Gustave LeBon.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:15pm“Only rich/middle class people should get an education”
Agree/Disagree?
Report Post »PRAY4OURUSA
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:35pmErabin,
Report Post »I came from a poor family. My parents did not believe in school. So I worked a full time job while in highshcool, and worked to jobs and took college courses as finances allowed. Then years later I eaned a BS degree, with high honors from Rutgers and went on to earn six figures on Wall Street. I than paid for my daughters education. That’s the way it is supposed to work. People don’t become middleclass or rich, by asking others to pay their way.
Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:53pm@ Erabin
Your questions is like asking “When did you stop beating your spouse”
A person might not be able to go to the premier school in a state or a country, but there are always ways of getting an education. If a person is not getting one they don’t want one.
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:18amStop the ads.
Report Post »Ron Staiger
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:12amIf the Greeks can’t get on Greek TV, just have them contact Fox News who gives a forum to every wackjob, frothing-at-the-mouth liberal wanting to spout something stupid- all in the interest of being “fair-and-balanced. If that weren’t true, than how does a marxist, black-nationalist racist like Lamont Hill become a “Fox contributor”?
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:18amGood point
Report Post »paperpushermj
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:45amWhat part of Balanced is so challenging to you?
Report Post »kraphtsman
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:51pmThe point is, of ALL the major or “mainstream” TV networks and cable-news channels, the ONLY ONE that regularly presents BOTH sides of the news is FOX. Period.
And if, by allowing your typical lefty-radical moron mouthpiece on-air to display his “superior intellect” and expose your typical anti-American and socialist/“progressive” agenda for the moronic drivel it certainly IS, FOX News embarrasses those of you on the left… then this is TRULY fair and balanced broadcasting. The left has MANY great examples of your typical liberal talking-head moron… Schultz, Matthews, Maher, O’Donnell, Maddow, and Sharpton are just a few of the “great” ones.
But what REALLY steams the FOX News-haters out there in TV-viewer land isn‘t the left’s stupid over-exposed and overpaid media mouthpieces being put on the spot. It’s the fact that, unlike FOX, the left-leaning lamestream media almost NEVER airs actual audio or video of their dearly beloved “progressive”/lefty Democrat politicians when they put their ignorance/arrogance/dishonesty/hypocricy/hate-for-America/love-for-collectivism/soft-on-terrorism/etc, etc… on record… Which, when Democrat politicians (and their union thug supporters) frequently and invariably put their feet in their stupid, unworthy mouths… FOX News is right there with the raw and unfiltered evidence… and leave it up to the VIEWER to decide.
Me thinks you “progressive” idiots doth protest a bit too much !
Report Post »mohavegreen
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:12amGoldmand & Sachs has made over 1 billion nine zeros in “profit not bond total” from selling Greek bonds to US Banks and individuals since 2002, the US will do more than just bail them out.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:12amLook, in Greece, they have added a special real estate tax, Cut pensions by 20-30 percent. Within this year, 30,000 public sector employees will be put into a ‘labour pool’ (3% of 1 million). These employees will receive just 60% of their basic salary for 12 months. If no posts in the public sector open up for them during this time, they will then be fired.. Lowered the cut off for collecting income tax to those that are below the poverty level.
The uniform payroll is going to be implemented straight away. This will result in cuts up to 40% for the public sector employees, while in some cases this might even exceed a 50% cut.
Without these type of measures in the US, I can not see how we will be able to get our deficit under control and I am sure we will have riots in the streets, When you take away their (un) earned income credit and start asking people to chip in to the income tax when they are used to us paying taxes and splitting it up among the ‘poor’ they will become angy too. Just wait-we are in for a bumpy ride.
Report Post »kralspaces
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:01pmThe Greeks are now drilling for oil with help from US and Israel. Should have thought of that years ago.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:17pmThese measures are doing nothing for Greece and are, by any definition, draconian.
So why should we implement anything like that here? This is not going to save Greece. And after these measures, nothing is.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:28pm@ Erabin
They should confiscate all wealth from anyone with 100,000 or more in saving. It would not completely fill the budget gap, but it would be a good start (in liberal minds).
People wouldn’t work had the next year, because your going to take everything from them anyway. So you will have to run the country like Kim Il sung runs North Korea.
Got any more bright ideals Erabin?
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:30pmErabin is that you?
I remember you from a past life. The commissars requisitioned so much grain from us peasants that we were starving. We rose up in the Tambov region of Russia and the Red Army killed us.
Report Post »UBETHECHANGE
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 11:03amDon’t give the Occupy Wall Street anarchists any ideas, though I’m sure they are plotting this eventually.
Report Post »Spinolio
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:56amCan you image how long it would take for these slackers to drive Greece into bankruptcy if they had control. I guess they didn’t learn math in school. In order to spend Euro, you need one to spend.
Report Post »Plan B
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:52amThis is where we are heading.
Report Post »Erabin
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 12:21pmExactly. Austerity and tax breaks do nothing but hurt the economy. Raise taxes, enforce their collection, close loopholes and spend money on welfare and education because that brings money back into the economy where it belongs.
Report Post »txn4justice
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:46amCan’t have free stuff all the time. Got to pay for it.
Report Post »tankyjo
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:46am“ I demand”, memememeiiimemememeiii. The progressive mantra. It is so easy to see where it leads. Must use multiple brain cells however.
Report Post »Exrepublisheep
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:44amWhy do police allow rioters to throw firebombs at them? If someone was trying to light ME on fire and I had a gun…
Report Post »82dAirborne
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:56amThat’s why I became a soldier instead of a cop. Most of the time we were allowed to shoot back when people were trying to kill us. It was harder to do under Clinton but still possible. The Bush’s were good to work for……….
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:24pmThe “Deadliest Warrior” should film an episode of riot police versus rock throwing, fire bombing, club wielding protesters.
It would be eye opening to the undecided, I don’t know” wishy-washy independents.
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:42am“the Greeks take vacation in August from everything, including protesting.”
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, you just can’t make that up..
Jenny Lind
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:55amI know, has me shaking my head and wondering if they have two brain cells to rub together, they are broke, living on the Eu(with some of our money too) and behaving like three year olds. And, it’ coming our way, yay!
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:41amNow, I‘m gonna have to play THE GREEKS DON’T WANT NO FREAKS by the Eagles on my radio show….Great tune.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:41amI thought they would all be a grandmas on Sunday eating a goat….
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 2:20pmYou think they have the gumption to slaughter a goat or prepare a meal?
They eat packaged food. I bet the culinary skills suck as bad as their economic theories.
Report Post »LadyIzShy
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:30amoh my gosh why do progressives think they are ENTITLED to everything?
lets hope they spend some time in jail
Report Post »BrerRabbit
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:29amCan this be averted here? 405 days until we decide if this country’s march to socialism be stopped!
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 1:34pmA LONG 405 days!!!
Report Post »yiska8
Posted on September 27, 2011 at 9:59amWe’ll see. Have Plan B-Z in place anyway. Never underestimate the enemy. Obama and his minions will give it their all to rig the election. Everyone needs to be prepared for a “close” race so that the courts will be brought in just like the 2000 election. The new President will have to win by such a landslide that it would be too much effort to protest or question it. But the MSM will prop their boy up to the end so everyone should “vote” for the best, prepare for the worst, and say a prayer in between. God save the USA. God save Israel.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:28amBeware of Greeks wearing tennis shoes!!!!
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on September 26, 2011 at 10:28amHey students, Greek and American, we’re broke! We’re printing funny money to prop things up for a little while longer. Got it? There is no money to support free stuff for people who don’t work.
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