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Report: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Bunk in $700-a-Night NYC Hotel

Report: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Bunk in $700 a Night W New York Downtown Hotel

A room at the W New York Downtown Hotel, where two Occupy Wall Street protesters reportedly stayed last week. (Image source: starwoodhotels.com)

Two Occupy Wall Street protesters, one a key leader of the movement, stayed at a swanky, $700-per-night New York City hotel while their fellow protesters camped out in Zuccotti Park, the New York Post reported.

Peter Dutro, a member of Occupy Wall Street’s finance committee, and Brad Spitzer, a California-based analyst who attended demonstrations during a business trip, both stayed in the W New York Downtown Hotel last week, with Spitzer reportedly opening his room up to other protesters as well.

According to its website, the W calls itself “the ultimate urban extravagance” with a state-of the-art entertainment system and 350-thread count Egyptian cotton sheets, goose-down comforters and pillows. It even invites guests to unleash their “inner Gordon Gekko” in the fitness center, a reference to Michael Douglas’ character in “Wall Street.”

Report: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Bunk in $700 a Night W New York Downtown Hotel

California businessman Brad Spitzer reportedly checked into a $700-a-night room after demonstrating in Zuccotti Park last week. (Image source: New York Post)

The Post reported:

“Tents are not for me,” [Spitzer] confessed, when confronted in the sleek black lobby of the Washington Street hotel where sources described him as a “repeat” guest.

Spitzer, 24, an associate at financial-services giant Deloitte, which netted $29 billion in revenue last year, admitted he joined the protest at Zuccotti Park several times.

“I’m staying here for work,” said Spitzer, dressed down in a company T-shirt and holding a backpack and his suitcase. “I do finance, but I support it still.”

Hotel sources told the Post Spitzer brought other Occupy participants to the hotel room and ordered a roll-out bed for his guests.

Report: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Bunk in $700 a Night W New York Downtown Hotel

Image source: starwoodhotels.com

“He’s here all the time,” a source said. “We all see him at the protest.”

Spitzer denied hosting protesters and said he only invited a blogger friend of his up so he could clean up after spending time at the camp.

Dutro, 35, reportedly checked in Wednesday night after police cleared the park, despite living nearby in Brooklyn.

According to the Post:

[Dutro] said he spent $500 of his own money to get the room because he wanted a good night’s rest ahead of the cause’s two-month ceremony the next day and raucous post-raid protests.

Report: Occupy Wall Street Protesters Bunk in $700 a Night W New York Downtown Hotel

Peter Dutro, a member of Occupy Wall Street's finance committee, also reportedly stayed at the swanky hotel. (Image source: New York Post)

“I knew . . . there was a high probability of getting arrested,” he said. “I wanted a nice room. That’s OK. Not everybody there is dirt poor.”

He paid for the palace with his American Express card.

“It is an expensive hotel. Whatever,” he said.

He told the newspaper he chose the hotel for convenience, not luxury, saying he’s “not in the business of throwing money away” and that it was “the only room I could find.”

He also said he did his part to take care of his fellow protesters in less-fancy accommodations.

“I took food to all those churches,” he said. “I got them cigarettes.”

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  • CatB
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:06pm

    ASTROTURF!

    TEA!

    c

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    • Patrick Henry II
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 11:13pm

      $700 for that little place!

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 8:00am

      two items from occupy Boston; on Thursday they will participate in day of mourning at Plymouth Ma, and later in the afternoon they will have a Thanksgiving VEGAN only potluck dinner. The more they speak, the nuttier they get.

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    • Ruler4You
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 1:51pm

      Right. Not one of the 1%, right?

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  • moreteaplease
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:05pm

    “I knew . . . there was a high probability of getting arrested,” he said. “I wanted a nice room. That’s OK. Not everybody there is dirt poor.”
    He paid for the palace with his American Express card.
    “It is an expensive hotel. Whatever,” he said.
    He told the newspaper he chose the hotel for convenience, not luxury, saying he’s “not in the business of throwing money away” and that it was “the only room I could find.”
    ****************************************************
    Nice contradiction pal. Who does he think he’s kidding? The hotel staff claims ha is a regular there so “the only room I could find” comment doesn’t wash.

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:12pm

      Just more progressive ASTROTURF! See what they are accusing others of and that is EXACTLY what they are doing!

      TEA!

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    • smackdown33
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:15pm

      Like Strauss-Kahn these people are frauds. They believe in a classless society as they live first class. They just want to live that life off of others.

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:25pm

      I just sent an email to the nypd police officers association. Now that they have a name and info maybe they can sue these guys in civil court for restitution. If they are leading people in the streets they need to be held accountable for the problems they are causing.

      Citizens of new york. please sue these guys. Judge Judy should be really busy now.

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    • Sue Dohnim
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:31pm

      There is a piece on bloomberg where PETER Dutro is interviewed on video..

      “Oct. 28 (Bloomberg) — Peter Dutro, who helps manage finance at Occupy Wall Street, talks about handling donations to the group and the outlook for the movement. Dutro speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “InBusiness With Margaret Brennan.” (Source: Bloomberg)”

      If the link gets scrubbed, just search..
      http://www.bloomberg.com/video/79136052/

      He demands equality but of course in “collectivism” some are more equal than others..
      The Occupy bankers seem to prefer to Occupy a Wall Street suite…

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:06pm

      @ Sue Dohnim
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:31pm
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      Thanks for the link. I laugh my ass off at morons like that with their horribly flawed rationale.

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    • netmail
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:23pm

      I bet there is not ONE professed conservative at any of these protests. Democrats, Socialists, Marxists, Communists, nobody followers, idiots and fools..that’s the roster. Tea party people generally have high morals, values, principals and believe in more freedom and less government. Only ANTI-Americans (see listing above) put down Tea Party beliefs. We‘ll see who gets ’put down’ next year.

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:23pm

      I was curious, so I went to a few hotel websites to see; what the hell ya know, it‘s sunday and I’m watchin football, might as well. A list of hotels with availability in the city with many near OWS Washington DC. Keep in mind the prices are between $50-$200 a night with availability this week.
      ::::::::::::::::::
      Fairfield inn & suites dulles airport
      Churchill hotel
      The Madison
      Metro Points
      Washington Plaze
      The Virginian Suites
      Hotel Rouge
      Melrose Hotel
      Liaison Capitol Hill
      Dupont Circle Hotel
      State Plaza Hotel
      Washington Court
      Grand Hyatt Washington
      Capitol Skyline
      L’Enfant Plaza
      Hyatt Regency DC
      Henley Park Hotel
      Hotel Lombardy
      Phoenix Park
      Omni Shoreham
      Morrison Clark
      Donovan House
      JW Marriot DC
      Double Tree DC
      Hawthorn Suites
      Comfort inn
      Days inn….

      And that was page 1 of 21.

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    • pavepaws
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:27pm

      Don’t do what I do, do what I say.

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    • cosette
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:41pm

      “All animals are equal, but some are more equal than others.”- Napoleon the pig from George Orwells’ Animal Farm, Chapter 10. In typical socialist fashion, young Mr. Dotro, finance committee member, has set himself above other members of the movement by his actions. Perhaps by virtue of his position in the movement he deems himself more important thereby rejecting the notion of a classless society setting himself apart as a member of the “ruling” class. When ,in effect, the very nature of the movement itself is inseperable from from the socialist economic system which is designed to eliminate the hierarchy in the management of political and economic affairs, hence a “classless society”. My suggestion for all “open minded” ( an oxymoron to be sure) liberals inclined to sympathize with this perverted movement is to read George Orwells’ novella “Animal Farm”. You may even become enlightened

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    • Taquoshi
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:42pm

      Obviously, I’m part of the 1% because I sure as H-E- two sticks can’t afford a $700/night hotel, even as a business expense. And if I were his boss reading this, I’d have some very pointed questions. Very pointed.

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    • sweetgold
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:44pm

      All I can do is laugh at the hypocrisy and hope some of or all of the other OWS people see what we see here and go home and be constructive in their own neighborhoods.

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    • godlovinmom
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:49pm

      I don’t blame him for not staying in the park with the rest of the protesters…he might get raped, stuff stolen or a little dirty. Come on he’s one of their leaders…he’s not like the “little” people…in the words of Mr. Spitzer,,,whatever!

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:52pm

      @ pavepaws
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:27pm

      Don’t do what I do, do what I say.
      ————————————————————————————–
      No, no, no, no, no!

      That should read, “DON’T do as I do, do as I say do!”

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:18pm

      13th … lmao @ progressotard/liberish thanks for that!

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:19pm

      *10th not 13th

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:32pm

      @ A Conservatarian
      ———————————-
      13th, 10th it’s all the same! As long as it’s Constitutional, the number (except the 16th and the 17th which are perversions to the Constitution).

      We‘ve been calling the left progressotards since I’ve been involved with the Constitution Party (about 6 years). The Liberish anecdote I got from another poster in this forum.

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    • my67camaro
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:38pm

      Need help, Im new here and don’t know how to post/comment w/o “replying” to someone else’s. any help would be appreciated. Thanks

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    • HKS
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:48pm

      Gime dat money, gime, gime, gime,gime.

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:59pm

      10th, gotta a webpage for your party to post? I’m curious about it.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:05pm

      @ A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:59pm

      10th, gotta a webpage for your party to post? I’m curious about it
      —————————————————————————————————————————————–
      Ask and you shall receive!

      The 1st link is the Homepage. The second link is the Platform of the Party.

      http://www.constitutionparty.com/

      http://www.constitutionparty.com/party_platform.php

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    • A Conservatarian
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:07pm

      My67 just go down to the bottom of the page without clicking REPLY to any poster, you’ll see it say “MY67CAMARO SPEAK YOUR MIND”… instead of the box saying “MY67CAMARO, LEAVE A REPLY TO …”

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:21pm

      @ A Conservatarian. I hope that you find some things interesting to the Constitution Party Platform. There should be a cognant message in it for both a Conservative, and a Libertarian.

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    • Hanno
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:44pm

      Show me what hypocrisy looks like!! This is what hypocrisy looks like!!

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    • tifosa
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:05pm

      “Key leaders?” According to who?

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    • karen162
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 5:11pm

      No worries, once they ruin this society by getting Communism installed, there will be no more fancy hotels for them to stay in.

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    • ramburner
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 6:08pm

      Stop with the negative comments already; don’t you people know this is the Best our country has to offer? Yes a regular at this hotel, hummmm. Does “Do as I say and Not as I Do” ring any bells? Thank you BO. There won’t be any BO (Body Oder) for this person! He sure has the right idea though, while supporting the economy, he rallies the rest of the troops to tear the economy apart; how splendid. This is disgusting hypocrisy at it’s best. Did he graduate from the Al Gore college of hypocrisy? When will society wake up and kick these hypocrites out of their illegal “Occupation”? We know that most of these 99% are NOT interested in getting a job, so their purpose is sadly to destroy the nation that gave them the right to destroy itself. This is insane!

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    • Choctaw25
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:14pm

      As always, FOLLOW THE MONEY, it is, was all BS, probaly funded in part by George Soros also.
      I but you a million dollars to a donut, that the NYPD or the Mayor do not follow up, even though they now have a name and a quasi-confession that it was BS, designed to cause trouble.
      Got any takers on my bet ??????????

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    • yougottabekidding
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 7:46pm

      Deloitte
      I guess that is one financial institute I would not invest in they have people that want to see it fall. Thats like putting an art thief incharge of the museum

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    • mils
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:12pm

      It would be nice to know who is at the bottom of ALLLLL the financing

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:36pm

      What a bunch of hypocrites.
      I hope the lemmings that follow without a clue are paying attention—-Im sure they arent though.

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    • chingachgook
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 9:24pm

      For these Socialists, redistribute the wealth means, redistribute it to me. The effete intellectuals believe that the wealth should be distributed by IQ. Isn’t it natural that they should control everything? The hypocrisy is scary with the these groups. God help us if they get their wishes.

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    • RossPoldark
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 10:41pm

      What, is he saying there are 1% in the OWS, and some of them are not the 99%? By the way, I hear Michael More is opening up his mansion to the occupiers along with sharing the wealth and his corporate wealth….NOT

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  • NOBALONEY
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:05pm

    OWS’ 99% are fakes. phoneys, and frauds. They’re full of hypocracies.

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    • CatB
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:18pm

      OWS = ASTROTURF

      TEA Party = GRASSROOT

      TEA!

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    • Kankokage
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:19pm

      F_Yourself: Wow, did you go to Soros Upstairs Political College too? Your rebuttal is so powerful, so full of gravitas…I beg of you to be the mother of my children! I lay wreaths of laurels at your feet, my Queen, my Goddess! All hail!

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:22pm

      @MarineRaider

      See, here’s another Marxist socialist, who has been a member of The Blaze since, well, TODAY!.

      You are correct. Think of it in military terms. How easy is it to infiltrate a Marine Camp? How easy is it to infiltrate a blog post? The Blaze has a lot of socialist Marxist, sitting in the comfort of their parent’s basement, pretending to be Conservatives, firing words like bullets in order to make us look bad. You can spot them easily by what they say.

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    • SERUM
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:29pm

      Seems that the 1%ers’ have infiltrated the ows, kinda like swimming with the sharks thrill! I guess if your under 30 you are accepted, where “don’t trust anyone over 30″rule applies. Shallow…

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    • SoCaLCapitalist
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:37pm

      Find the OWS leaders and sue them in civil court. This cold get real fun. Find the deep pockets behind them by suing. These guys are gonna get hit with big lawsuits. It’s just a matter of when.

      My bet is WHEN the election is over win or lose. They will be sued in civil court. If it happens now the current administration will delay the case until after the election so they can look like hero’s when these guys are found guilty in civil court. They are too dumb to know their companies will disavow all knowledge of them.

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    • AZfreeman
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:47pm

      Idiots!

      “Sadly that was the cheapest room in the city that night.”

      BS. The cheapest room in the city was in Brooklyn as stated in the story…..

      “Dutro, 35, reportedly checked in Wednesday night after police cleared the park, despite living nearby in Brooklyn.”

      NoBalony has it right…”OWS’ 99% are fakes. phoney’s, and frauds.” and I’d add, they’re only 3% not 99%. ..rf

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    • matinva
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:24pm

      @F_YOURSELF

      So far, you haven‘t cited ANY of the ’homework’ you claim to have done. You’ve merely made an a$$ of yourself in your feeble attempts to insult others. We all know OWS, and Liberalism in general, are a fraud. When you decide to bring some serious PROOF to the contrary, you might be given some credibility. Otherwise, we all know you to be grossly uninformed.

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    • cosette
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:43pm

      @F- Beck, In typical low life liberal fashion, your potty mouth is showing.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 2:45pm

      @Huguenot Descendant
      The 99% are really about 10% of the 99%. I think I’ll start calling them the 10-99er’s. Or how about 10 of 99… like that 7 of 9 sci-fi lady?

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:06pm

      Hey F_Beck. Don’t waste your time posting links. We are smarter than dolts like you, and we won’t waste our time.

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    • AmazingGrace8
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:09pm

      @stoic one

      Same ole’ jabber from the liberals and agree with you about the f beck. The liberals can’t keep a secret about how they are going to fundamentally change this nation. The elected president did keep that secret but now it is being revealed over the course of 3 years and one more to go. Gosh, sure hope we don’t get another 4 years of this change. Pray for America we get through this and make these years a teachable moment for this great nation.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:11pm

      Lets take a look at the manners of the Tea Party, and those who follow Beck. 500K strong at 8-28 and this is the aftermath.

      http://www.mediaite.com/online/how-many-people-were-at-glenn-becks-rally-heres-a-really-big-slideshow/

      Lets see how things are left by OWS and their getter trash?

      http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2046586/Occupy-Wall-Street-Shocking-photos-protester-defecating-POLICE-CAR.html

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    • Huguenot Descendant
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:23pm

      @The10thAmendment

      Excellent example. I too was trying to gather pictures of cleanliness after 8/28 and the stock piles of trash that has been left at events like OWS, Jon Stewarts rally, and that other guy on MSN with his rally. There is a huge difference in character that shows just from those pictures.

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    • SilverBlaze
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:42pm

      Idiot, Tea Party was not shouting that they are 99% and they don’t hate capitalism and the banks and America. They are not protesting against the 1%. Like socialist Michael Moore said “Do what I say, not what I do” You MORON Marxist

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 4:51pm

      @Huguenot Descendant
      @The10thAmendment

      Yep, “What something is, is what it extends”. It’s just so simple to see.

      @f beck
      Get it f beck? Your name alone says it all. Hate, arrogance, jealousy and a lack of original thought.

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    • JJ Coolay
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:39pm

      “But you know what I speak my mind ,and because it is not your point of view im in the wrong here?”
      __________

      No, it‘s not wrong because it’s not an agreeable point of view, it’s wrong because…. well, because it’s wrong.

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    • The10thAmendment
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 8:57pm

      @ The-Monk

      Our little caravan started out to be 7 SUV’s descending on Washington, DC for the 8-28 Rally. By the time we got to Philadelphia, Pa there were 42 SUV’s, a touring bus, several cars, and 30 Motorcycle Club members who were up from Texas. There were White folks, Black folks, Asians, Hispanics, young, middle age, and some a little older. We didn’t have to worry about someone stealing, anyone getting molested, or fights breaking out. One of my nephews was fascinated with the motorcycles but was a little hesitant because the guys were not only White, but they flew their colors and looked pretty rough around the edges. By nightfall he was riding with a guy that looked like he could uproot tree’s by grabbing it and pulling, and after the rally cried because he couldn’t ride down to Florida with them.

      I gave a speech just outside of Ft Leavenworth and 4 of the guys from our caravan to 8-28 came up for support. One of them was the biker who let my nephew ride into DC with him. Now my nephew has his very own Colors that reads, “Outlaws, MC honorary member”. In their Chapter he’s the first Black member! My brother who’s rotating back from Afghanistan wants to kill me for letting him on a motorcycle, but man does he have a party waiting his touchdown in Atlanta!

      8-28 made good friends for life. I’m doubting any of these occupy mobs have anything resembling that in lasting effects.

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    • 9t9percenter
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 8:56am

      bend over kiss you *#@ goodbye
      http://read.bi/cdS6WM

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    • Mtroom
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 11:45am

      I was on an OWS site when this news broke…the forums broke out in an all out assault on the media…Stating it was an attempt by FOX news and Beck to demonize their movement, and that their are no leaders in the OWS…So, I asked the question..”If he’s not a leader of OWS, why is it that all the donations to you people at OWS go through him?” The response to that was silence..Plus it says above that he only paid $500 out of his pocket…Where did the other $200 come from? Like someone said earlier, I think his company better start to look at this guy….AND yeah I like that “some are more equal than others”…Sounds like a great commercial for the sugar substitute.

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    • The-Monk
      Posted on November 23, 2011 at 12:25am

      @The10thAmendment
      Thanks for the 8-28 story. Just got back to this post tonight. Sorry so late.Thanks again.

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  • V-Forge
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:01pm

    Yes. they have this great idea for a utopia and here is there example of how much better they can run things with their ideas. They had a chance to say look at us, we can do it better with socialism. They seem to be unable to keep one guy from ripping them off. How was it that they planned to make sure it was fair for everybody when they can’t even keep themselves from being ripped off by their own. This is proof positive that they are just a bunch of dope smoking freaks that think they tough the face of god on every puff and see a better way. Complete morons, and they dare tell others that they are the smart ones.

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    • 9t9percenter
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 8:49am

      Your nation, our nation is in the grip of a tyranny little different from the one that drove the colonists to open rebellion some 250 years ago; corporate tyranny threatened their well being as it does us today. The only difference is that the unbridled wealth and power of but one confronted them; several dozens on the other hand beset us. The transfer of wealth that has occurred that continues is unprecedented and unsustainable. Here are some stats http://read.bi/cdS6WM

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  • ConservativeChristianB1954
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:58pm

    Nothing surprises me anymore . These people are huge hypocrites who are two fries short of a happy meal.

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    • lukerw
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:16pm

      Soldiers… in every Army… get paid… according to Rank!

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  • SpankDaMonkey
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:58pm

    .
    How much you wanna bet they used donations from their fellow OWS protestors, to pay for their hotel stays?……….

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    • Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:12pm

      Probably for those of the leadership; you know the way it is with progressives and commies, the leaders have the best of everything as they are the ‘enlightened elite” who lead the ‘unwashed and uneducated masses’ of the world…

      Oh how they will howl when the puppets turn on the puppet masters.

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    • DDD
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:13pm

      The guy IS the head of finance committee.

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    • 9t9percenter
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 8:51am

      lol so dumb

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  • AmericanStrega
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:56pm

    “I knew . . . there was a high probability of getting arrested,” he said. “I wanted a nice room. That’s OK. Not everybody there is dirt poor.”

    He paid for the palace with his American Express card.

    “It is an expensive hotel. Whatever,” he said.

    So, he isn’t “dirt poor” and he can afford to pay for this expensive hotel room with his AMEX card. WOW. As TweetyBird would say, “What a HypoTwit.”

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  • COFemale
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:56pm

    Gee, let me get this straight, those in charge of the finances makes the rules? Where have I heard that, wait a minute, wait a minute it will come to me. Thinking… still thinking.

    Oh year, isn’t this exactly what OWS is accusing Wall Street of doing, those who are rich making the rules… Wow, the hypocrisy never stops.

    It never occurs to the ‘little people’ those OWS’er sleeping out in the tents nothing is going to change, they are still and will be the “little people”. Those who are in charge will take all the perks because they are in charge. You are just a means to an end.

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    • Goobergregory
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:05pm

      Ahh jeez… don’t be so hard on him.. he was giving food to those churches and CIGARETTES! UGH! OMG PTEWY!

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    • Kankokage
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 1:15pm

      This was also very visible in that expose Jon Stewart did showing the class divisions among the OWSers. When given a socialistic society, there is nothing stopping the dominion-type personalities from exercising dominion over the pack-type personalities. It is unavoidable without the rule of law and the freedom of societally-constructive behavior i.e. a republic based upon free market capitalism. Not phony-baloney socialism-capitalism or crony capitalism, but the real thing. It is a fascinating look at the human condition; I hope somebody publishes a study on it.

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    • pamela kay
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 3:40am

      Great post! I agree!

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  • gmoneytx
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:55pm

    These people are pathetic, hypocritical, and idiotic…to think the people they are protesting against are the people in the portest.

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    • 9t9percenter
      Posted on November 21, 2011 at 9:01am

      environmentalists that drive cars are hypocrite posers too, lol at brainiac logic on these pages, prepare bend over and kiss your a*@#’s goodbye http://read.bi/cdS6WM

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  • squeegeeman
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:54pm

    who pays for that and for him? some evil financier?

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  • TurkE
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:53pm

    Can you say GRIFTERS?

    Don‘t worry people there’s nothing to see here, your donations will be used in the best possible way to help the cause. We have experts on our finance committee who know how to spend money well. I think I heard one making sure he was properly charged for his cushy robe with a big “W” on it.

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  • Rob_M
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:50pm

    Combined with the thermal cams that proved most of the tents were empty at night anyway guess they are having some probs huh?

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    • On The Bayou
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:59pm

      We should all remember that this is not about Wall Street Greed, it is an attempt at the transformation of The United States Of America into Communism Country. PERIOD

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  • seeker9
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:48pm

    Is that not the tactic? Tax the “rich”, money goes to Treasury, Progs in DC take money from Treasury and funnel it to organizers/leaders/unions, supporters and family. Lots of money to be had convincing middle class they are being cheated.

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  • SoCaLCapitalist
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:48pm

    Now that you have their names, if they are arrested for blocking traffic sue them in civil court as individuals. If they are on company time sue their company for reimbursement of tax payer dollars

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  • lel2007
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:45pm

    Spreading the wealth and tipping those SEIU employees. This is a good thing.

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    • Mikesr
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:54pm

      Like Qbamby says do as i say not as i do fool .

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  • miren
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:44pm

    These are the Benefactors of them donations made to OWS. They are skimming money out of it which in it’s own way gives the protestors a dose of their own medicine. They are getting something for nothing. Can’t wait to read more about them in the OWS HISTORY BOOK coming out in January.

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  • Robert in Texas
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:41pm

    Does this really surprise anyone? How on earth did anyone think that every last one of these little protesters were really all about the message that they are trying to pretend they have?

    The question that I have – did any of the money that was used to pay for these rooms, come from the donations made to the Occupy Wall Street movement? That would be an investigation that I would love to read about…

    By the way – we have decided it was time to “Occupy The Truth”… stop by our facebook community at http://www.facebook.com/occupythetruth and let us know your thoughts!

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  • SoCaLCapitalist
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:41pm

    See this is finally going to come out. This occupy bullsh$$ is all so idiots like that dude and I‘d bet Soro’s and Michael Moore and of course our congress can short sell the stock market.

    Short selling is selling the stocks to someone at a higher price so that they can be bought back at a lower price. For example

    I short sell 1 share of XYZ stock for $50 to you

    I never owned that stock so if it goes up. I lose money. But if the stock market falls, I make money. So if they can collapse the stock market and I buy that stock for $25 I’ve doubled my money. Basically this is appears to be an easy way for the current adminsitration to make money for themselves and their friends. Collapse the market and buy it all back at a low price.

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  • ADNIL
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:40pm

    SO………, is he protesting against the firm that pays him well enough to afford 500$ hotel rooms? Or is he just slumming around? Hypocrite! My guess is slumming. I wonder how long he will have his job when his boss finds out he is at these protests. If he worked for me……well, you can guess.

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  • let us prey
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:37pm

    The lad seems confused, is he the 99% or is he the 1%? More hypocrisy.

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    • SpartanPride
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:49pm

      Sounds to me as though both Dutro and Spitzer have shown their true colors. Pathetic losers whose followers sum total IQ’s might possibly add up to “99”. Respect people and property and you’ll be respected. Disrespect will get you tased or sprayed. Got it?

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    • Restore the Republic
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 3:51pm

      funny. 100% of the OWS population represents .0000023% of the American population. HARDLY representing anything but a statical irrelevancy, and representing none but themselves, and Carnival Worker Chic couture enthusiasts everywhere.

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  • HotFixIt
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:36pm

    As a member of OWS finance committee I would take bets he expects OWS to repay his ‘expenses’ out of their accounts. I am sure if he had not been cought so openly he would have already submitted these expenses for reimbursement from those OWS accounts. They need that money for something.. why not pay for expensive hotel rooms for the OWS elite.

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  • garyM
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:32pm

    Hummmm! It would be debatable at the least that these guys might be in the 1% huh!

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  • msconstrue
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:31pm

    so much for their anti capitalism message, huh?

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  • Shenandoahvalleypatriot
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:31pm

    Of all the human traits, Hypocrisy is one of the most difficult to hide.

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  • Hephzibah
    Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:30pm

    Cigarettes??? Are they smoking in public??? LOCK ‘EM UP!

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    • Smokey_Bojangles
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:40pm

      Don’t that get you the death penalty in NYC? Heck next you know it they will be using salt!

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    • YepImaConservative
      Posted on November 20, 2011 at 12:47pm

      Lol. I guess the smoking law that was passed in NYC doesn’t affect OWS… just like some of the other laws they have been ignoring. Where are the anti-smoking activists who motivated this law??? Lol.

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