Occupy Denver Elects a Dog as its Leader
- Posted on November 9, 2011 at 3:55pm by
Becket Adams
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Despite Occupy Denver’s efforts to remain leaderless, the city’s mayor has asked that they appoint one so that officials know who to go to when they need assistance, information, etc.
“At the DNC riot, we were able to locate a few of the leaders and talk to them directly, but for Occupy Denver we can’t go around and talk to everyone in the park directly,” Matthew Murray, public information officer for the Denver Police Department, said in a Westward post.
“That’s one of the issues of this style of hierarchy.”
So how did demonstrators react to the city’s request? They did what any sane and logical group would do: they elected a Border Collie-mix named Shelby as their leader.
Wait, what?
See the video of the election that was posted on YouTube:
Part of the reasoning behind the selection was posted on the YouTube page (either the caps lock button is broken or the author is really, truly excited for this development):
SHELBY IS THE FIRST ELECTED LEADER OF ANY OCCUPY MOVEMENT. WE ELECTED HER ON NOVEMBER 5TH BECAUSE SHE IS MORE OF A PERSON THAN A CORPORATION IS AND LESS CORRUPT THAN MOST PEOPLE. SHE IS THE YOUNGEST, FIRST, AND ONLY DOG LEADER OF THIS REVOLUTION.
“She’s the youngest leader of a revolution in history and the first of any occupation so far, but she’s smart, so people know she won’t make any situations,” said Peter John Jentsch, the dog’s owner, in the Westward story.
“We just have to make sure she doesn’t get arrested.”
Jentsch promised to be her “bodyguard,” but not to speak in any meetings with officials (which will most likely result in extremely one-sided conversations).
But the reasoning for nominating the dog went beyond symbolism: one of the Occupy Denver organizers wanted to stick it to filmmaker Michael Moore.
Apparently, when a multimillionaire talks about “income inequality,” it rubs people the wrong way.
Organizer Aaron “Al” Nesby says he nominated Shelby because he was annoyed when Michael Moore recently visited Occupy Denver and “acted like the movement’s leader.”
He figured a canine leader would be more down to earth, writes Westward.
Shelby is “a smart and fun dog,” Nesby told his fellow protesters.
Plus she “can breathe, bleed, and show emotion. These three things alone obviously prove she’s more like a person than a corporation.”
(h/t Newser)
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Comments (196)
marklross
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:16pmhttp://i1190.photobucket.com/albums/z449/marklross/ScreenSnapz-1.jpg – Here’s what was really going on in that picture…
Report Post »UlyssesP
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:22pmYou are delightfully twisted.
Report Post »V-MAN MACE
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:26pmIt would have been much more intelligent to simply say that they elect a “higher power” as their leader.
They have made a mockery of God.
Report Post »taxwarrior
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:26pmGood one Mark.
The fleabaggers in Obamaville have picked the smartest best bred member of their group to represent them. It’s time for them to move someplace warm to spend the winter. You think maybe Cuba?
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:29pm@V Man — true, and the fact is clear, God is not to be mocked, justice will be His soon enough.
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:38pmA better story would be that Occupy Oakland has just deposited its 20k in Wells Fargo Bank, the same place they vandalized days earlier for being ‘part of the problem’. Seems like they trust the bank now more the the dregs in their ranks. Even better, Wells Fargo is spinning it in their favor in new advertisements. Priceless
But yeah I like this story too, I get so many laughs from OWS then get sad when I realize what they will become
Report Post »YoungBloodNews
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:47pmOh, and could someone please point out which one of the large creatures pictured above is Michael Moore ;)
Report Post »shelblynn
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:08pmStupid is as stupid does.
Report Post »SHOESHINEBOY
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:25pmyup…excellent..
Report Post »PassTheAmmo
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:25pmExcellent, this pack of animals has elected an animal to lead them. How fitting.
Report Post »I see that Michael Moron is getting fatter by the minute, no surprise.
IronSights
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:40pmI believe when they asked for a main point of contact they asked for someone who was intelligent and didn’t smell like crap. Shelby was elected for her ability to sit, shake, and speak. Plus she was the only member in the camp who had been cleaning themselves. However her breath was a distraction during talks with the mayor.
@MARKLROSS – very nice, I belly laughed. But was confused. Was he eating it or was the pig picked it out of his teeth?
Report Post »Susan Harkins
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:41pmDont these collectivst dumbocrats ALWAYS elect dogs as their leaders?
So what else is news?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:08pmFitting, Mutts leading Mutts.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:11pmThe dog is probably the most reasonable one there. I hope it doesn’t get fleas from hanging out with that group.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:33pmIf she were smart, she’d run away or bite the hand that feeds her.
Report Post »tcvegas
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:07pmhttp://thepeoplescube.com/laika-the-space-dog/
I thought they already had a leader…tin foil hat and everything a commie could take pride in..
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:32pmOccupy Denver Elects a Dog as its Leader
the most literate among them…
Report Post »oathkeeper10
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 7:52pmI luv u man!!! LMAO
Report Post »chazman
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 8:06pm… man, ya gotta stop droppin’ all that acid!
Report Post »Steve
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 8:36pmWell it all makes sence now.
Protesters: Shelby, where do we evacuate our waste oooo noble and knowledgeable leader.
Shelby: RRRRRRRRR-uff…..
and so they all commenced to crap ans pee on cars and sidewalks.
Report Post »Marci
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:11pmLove it Mark. And any government that is giving these looney tunes legitimacy by asking to talk to their “leaders” deserves the huge bill it gets. Those who are affected by their occupancy (taxpayers picking up the bill, businesses all but shut down by the hooligans) need to stand up and say no more. After all, by occupying (illegally) they are getting their redistributed wealth with nothing to show for it.
Report Post »docthomp
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:51pmSo does this mean the city can hire Michel Vick as the translator or city spokesperson to occupy Denver. Then it would be up to the occupy people to deny what they dog agreed too. Hmmmmmmm
Report Post »smokeysmoke
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 10:57pmkeep the dog away from MM he looks hungry
Report Post »lodgerat
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:13amIt just dawned on me why they elected a dog..they all crap in public and have no shame in doing it
Report Post »TBinSTL
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 12:33amFour legs good two legs bad…..
Report Post »mrzmac
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 4:36amMarkLRoss
Report Post »now that is funny…
Secret Squirrel
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 10:04am.
Report Post »The dog has more common sense than his followers.
Win-Win.
“Let’s get some bacon!”
proudinfidel54
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 3:46pmwhich dog is the leader Moore or the Pooch???I’m confused
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:16pmsome of the protesters act like dogs,by crapping and peeing anywhere and on anything,at least the dog has more sense than most of the freeloaders and a lot more manners, the police need to tie a piece of meat behind a car and let all of the freeloaders follow them to some of the elite communist supporters house so they can crap and pee all over their lawns and feed them.
Report Post »KickinBack
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:30pmHow appropriate that the fleabaggers elect a dog.
Report Post »loriann12
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:30pmYea, but the free-loaders elected a WORKING breed of dog. Border Collies are herders. Wonder if it can herd all the free-loaders into one spot?
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:02pmWhy doesnt someone ask micheal moore to give them all his money ? Seems logical to me, oh and at least the dog wont be doing drugs. Raping people , candalising property , and takink a dump on the hood of a police car…… So i guess Shelby is a large step up from the fleabaggers !!!
Report Post »CatB
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 6:24pmAnimal abuse .. why should the poor dog have to hang out with “fleas”!
TEA!
Report Post »SHOWMESTATEGUY
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:57pm@ LORIANN12—–
And if the fleabaggers had known their new leader was a WORKING dog he would not have had a chance at getting elected.
Report Post »capecodsully
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:16pmWhat the poor dog doesn’t know is that after these morons stand around repeating each other for a couple of hours, they eat the tribe leader to gain his wisdom. Run doggie run!
Report Post »sister1_rm
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:16pmWell, if a dog is the best they can do in the way of leadership… Actually, it’s quite appropriate. Just like them, a dog barks incoherently at anything that moves, urinates in public, and can easily be appeased with food… well, poorly trained dogs anyway.
Report Post »sister1_rm
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:19pmIf the dog is well trained, she might actually be more welcome in the city counsel meetings than the protesters and have more political clout. Although, it wouldn’t take much to be taken more seriously than the Occupiers.
Report Post »11:11
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:16pmbeing arrested is probably the least of that dog’s worry
Report Post »MidWestMom
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:05pmAnd where’s PETA in all of this? Being forced to live in an“occupy” camp should qualify as cruelty to animals.
Report Post »docvet
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:15pmJust remember what a dog’s philosophy of life is: If you can’t eat it or have sex with it, piss on it (not to mention, feed me and scratch my belly – just like the OWS people).
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:19pmdon’t forget that dogs like to sniff butts and they love stinky smelly things, so they will love hanging around all of those no bathing freeloaders.
Report Post »P8riot
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:12pmthe dog’s the only one not doing drugs
Report Post »ChuckJ
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:43pmI was thinking the dog was the smartest one there but I believe you are right.
Report Post »Lamar The Revenger
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:11pmMy question is if she’s arrested put to sleep is it a political assassination?
Report Post »republic2011
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:11pmChoke on that, Moore. Slowly, you will realize that you cannot control the monster you helped create.
Report Post »thebabyguy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:11pmWhat a creepy bunch of d-bags. But one positive thing here is, at least Shelby doesn’t crap all over the place as much as Michael Moore.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:11pmI‘m in Colorado Springs and VERY thankful that I don’t live in Denver. How that city allows all that pathetic behavior, I can’t understand. We have a mayor who is rigidly conservative and we have a populous that doesn’t put up with such disgust. Those less-than-animals are not welcome here and by the sparse number of idiots in our Acacia Park, I think they know it.
Report Post »Locked
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:10pmReminds me of that small community in Kentucky that has been electing animals as mayors for the last decade or two. Rabbit Hash, I think the name of the town was… looking up the information, yep, a border-collie named Lucy Lou is apparently the current mayor. I think there was a place in CA that did the same in the 1980s.
Oh, and in 1938, a town in Washington elected a mule as a precinct committee chairman. While a Republican, he seemed more like a donkey than an elephant. Probably a RINO too!
Report Post »http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,788780,00.html
carnifex
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:36pmAs a long time admirer of the political life of Rabbit Hash I take umbrage at inferences that an animal can’t properly run a government. Are you telling me that Lucy is doing a poorer job than Quan of Portland, or Bloomberg of NY? I don’t recall people defecating in public in Rabbit Hash. Or having unruly deficits. Or rampant crime. So mock if you will, but a dog is WAY more trustworthy than a politician.
Report Post »Ex-Democrat
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:09pmThey are finally getting smart about Michael Moore, Now they just have to wise up about Obama.
Report Post »Thevoice
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:08pmSorry with all the repeating I lost interest just after they decided to make the dog king (who is just happy to get a hand out) ….Dog probably says …Gee why the hell can’t I live like the rest of the top 1% dogs …inside with food and warter …How did I get stuck with this idiot …
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:23pmhey, that is what my dogs said when she watched the video with me, i hope no one knows how well and rich my dogs have it, they sleep in the bed under the covers,eat when they want to and just do whatever they want to, i bet shelby would love to be a 1%er.o yeah, my dog said that she would not share and is not willing to redistribute her treats.
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:32pm@CommonsenseGuy, shhhh!!!!!!! My dogs are jealous! They have to sleep on the floor on their own sleeping bag surrounded by stuffed toys (and the occasional shoe….) and they get fed on a schedule. My dogs have it rough compared to yours!
Report Post »commonsenseguy
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:39pmbio, you should be ashamed, you need to get them a toy box and a sleeping beds that is air cushioned,they would really enjoy it.
Report Post »cntrlfrk
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:07pm‘
Good Choice.
Smartest among them should be leader.
‘
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:07pmIt’s all very amusing and the dog is indeed smarter than any stinky OWSer. But there’s a serious side to this. The eunuchs and party hacks posing as elected city leaders have tolerated these protesters beyond the dictates of logic and the law..they’re merely asking for a respresentative to speak with (as pointless as that conversation would ever be). In typical OWS style they‘re too dumb to know what’s good for them.
Report Post »Joe Camel
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:06pmNow the statement “the country has gone to the dogs.” is apropos.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:06pmSHELBY,
can you please potty-train your OWS followers? A rolled-up newspaper, or loud noises and rubbing their noses in it may be a start.
Report Post »Balpit
Posted on November 10, 2011 at 2:06pmIf a dog sleeps with the protesters, does it wake up with fleas?
Report Post »Spyder
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:05pmShovel-ready jobs on the way…
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:24pmhmmm. :D
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:30pmHa ha ha ha ha!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Obama Snake Oil Co
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:04pmIf Shelby peed on Michael Moores leg, that was all the qualtification she needed….a
Report Post »1casawizard
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:04pmbet they didn‘t ask Shelby’s political affiliation.
Report Post »truckinwife
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:04pmStupid is as stupid does, and this is just more foolishness from the Occupy movement.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:59pmAnarchists mock authority figures , rules and law. That is that smirky, smart-alecky, attitude that you see constantly in the comments from the Left . They feel that they are above the law and that people who follow laws, pay their taxes, and believe in God are stupid. That is why they mock successful blacks as “oreos,” and church goers / Tea Party types as “dumb crackers.” This New Left is on a Anarchy Power high. Flouting laws, denigrating tax payers, refusing to be responsible, mocking the restrictions of holding down a job, they just have “fun” pretending that they have a cause when all they really have is a big chip on their shoulders and no real INDIVIDUAL self-respect or discipline. They are an Army of Lost Souls marching to their newest Pied Piper of Anti-Capitalism..
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:04pm“SHELBY IS THE FIRST ELECTED LEADER OF ANY OCCUPY MOVEMENT. WE ELECTED HER ON NOVEMBER 5TH BECAUSE SHE IS MORE OF A PERSON THAN A CORPORATION IS AND LESS CORRUPT THAN MOST PEOPLE. SHE IS THE YOUNGEST, FIRST, AND ONLY DOG LEADER OF THIS REVOLUTION.”
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Yeah, but she and Micheal Moore can be easily swayed by a pork chop. I say let the cops mock them back and have a conversation with the dog, saying she decided to break up the protest.
Atrain1966
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:11pmI like your thinking
Report Post »biohazard23
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:04pmShelby is probably the most intelligent being at any Occupy squatters’ settlement around the country.
Report Post »nelbert
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 5:23pmNot only the most intelligent member of the bunch, but the cleanest and best behaved.
Report Post »TriforcePlayer
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:01pmExcellent decision.
Report Post »SLAPTHELEFT
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 4:09pmId vote for shelby if she was the republican nominee in 2012. Shelby is now the 1%. She will reap all of the benefits of union leadership. This is an improvement for these fools- they usually look for man to save them from every failure in their life.
Michael moore has declared a dog eat dog jihad against shelby. Her days are numbered.
Report Post »WithAgeComesBrains
Posted on November 9, 2011 at 9:20pmshe didn’t look happy about being the center of attention…i think she started to worry about where her next meal would come from…”crap, if I’m the leader, who’s gonna feed me”????
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