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munki

11-10-2011 03:16 PM

First Occupy Leader elected in Denver Occupation

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In response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock?s insistence that Occupy Denver choose leadership to deal with City and State officials, and drawing inspiration from the notion that corporations are people, Occupy Denver?s General Assembly has elected a leader: Shelby, a three year old Border Collie. ?Shelby is closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion. Either Shelby is a person, or corporations aren?t people,? said a Shelby supporter at the time of her election...

Full press release

spunky99

11-10-2011 03:56 PM

and yet they want to be taken seriously?

V_RocKs

11-10-2011 04:30 PM

That is seriously cool!

munki

11-10-2011 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by spunky99 (Post 18551357)

and yet they want to be taken seriously?

How do you not take that message seriously?

Trying to apply standard protest and movement tactics and logic to the Occupy movement is much akin to Revolutionary War Brits fighting in gentlemanly lines getting plinked off by American guerrilla tactics. It's not yesterday's protest... Adapt. This is sending a very clear message.

Rochard

11-10-2011 05:32 PM

They elected a fucking dog. That will get them far.

cherrylula

11-10-2011 05:37 PM

Nice. Republicans have the elephant, Dems the donkey and OWS the dawg. lol

alias

11-10-2011 05:39 PM

http://pics.alientrollscience.com/photog_dog.jpg

baddog

11-10-2011 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by munki (Post 18551557)

This is sending a very clear message.

Yeah, that they do not understand the issues and are complete idiots. :2 cents:

_Richard_

11-10-2011 05:58 PM

hopefully the city of denver doesn't 'screw the pooch'

:D

Barry-xlovecam

11-10-2011 10:07 PM

They chose the best for the job ...

Shelby can negotiate with the monkeys claiming city hall ...

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

11-10-2011 10:10 PM

http://img1-cdn.newser.com/square-im...y-the-dog.jpeg

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Socialist Dog Threatens Denver - Somebody bring a Pooper Scooper and some plastic bags...

The Occupy movement has been pretty adamant about remaining leaderless, but Denver?s mayor has been pushing them to name one to deal with city officials.

So the protesters put democracy to work and elected a leader: a Border Collie mix named Shelby. Shelby is ?a smart and fun dog,? organizer Aaron ?Al? Nesby assured 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."

Nesby nominated Shelby because he was annoyed when Michael Moore showed up and acted like the movement?s leader, he tells Westword. He figured a canine leader would be more down to earth. Shelby?s owner, 27-year-old filmmaker Peter Jentsch, promised to be her ?bodyguard,? but not to speak at all in any meetings with officials.

Shelby was elected by an overwhelming margin, but there were voices of dissent. ?What assurances do we have that Shelby will not sell us out for belly rubs?? one occupier asked.

http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/Shel...e%20Leader.jpg

The Denver mayor sounds like a nice guy...yeah, for Triumph the Insult Comedy dog...to poop on. :upsidedow

ADG

Coup	11-10-2011 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by alias (Post 18551588)

http://pics.alientrollscience.com/photog_dog.jpg

:1orglaugh:1orglaugh

Coup	11-10-2011 10:32 PM

Dogs make better leaders than the assclowns we have.

VenzuelanChick

11-11-2011 02:02 AM

Yet another reason to love Denver!

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

11-11-2011 02:28 AM

Some hearty protesters they have there in the Mile High City:

http://crooksandliars.com/files/vfs/...rFirstSnow.jpg

For anyone that still doesn't understand who the 99% are or what they are about:

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munki

11-11-2011 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18551601)

Yeah, that they do not understand the issues and are complete idiots. :2 cents:

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

_Richard_

11-11-2011 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by munki (Post 18553143)

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

hooooorrraaaaaa

baddog

11-11-2011 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by munki (Post 18553143)

"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

You think Gandhi would have even suggested a dog to be Prime Minister? And no one is laughing at them . . . . they are shaking their heads in disbelief. They really know how to prove they wish to be taken seriously.

"First they ignore you. Then they laugh at you. Then they attack you. Then you win." [A]

* Attributed to Gandhi with no known citation. A close variant, however: "First they ignore you. Then they ridicule you. And then they attack you and want to burn you. And then they build monuments to you" ? appeared in a 1914 US trade union address[18]

_Richard_

11-11-2011 11:15 AM

i believe the british would have disagreed with you

munki

11-11-2011 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18553244)

In a leaderless movement, I think Gandhi would have seen both the wisdom, and the humor in acknowledging the border collie as leader. Whether or not Occupy wishes to "be taken seriously" has yet to be seen, but response from all over the world has proven there are at least a few people out there with attention focused.

Huntr3ss

11/11/11

Vocalize

We are anonymous
We are legion
We are the 99%
We do not forgive
We do not forget
Expect us.

baddog

11-11-2011 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by munki (Post 18553307)

response from all over the world has proven there are at least a few people out there with attention focused.

And how many of them do you think would agree that a border collie should be their leader?

_Richard_

11-11-2011 11:36 AM

why do you feel 'corporate-personhood' is better

munki

11-11-2011 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by baddog (Post 18553311)

And how many of them do you think would agree that a border collie should be their leader?

We'd have to put that to a vote within the collective. I could not hope to represent everyone's thought process, that's for each individual to decide for themselves and voice. So far Denver's poll has shown at least one encampment, let's keep watching and see what happens. :winkwink:

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

11-11-2011 02:36 PM

The whole world is watching...

ADG

DateDoc

11-11-2011 02:47 PM

Are they still in Denver? They haven't made the local news for a while. Plus it's been in the teens at night. Mid 60s today though, maybe they'll show up again.

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

11-11-2011 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by DateDoc (Post 18553716)

Are they still in Denver? They haven't made the local news for a while. Plus it's been in the teens at night. Mid 60s today though, maybe they'll show up again.

http://occupydenver.org/

http://twitter.com/#!/occupydenver

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cykoe6

11-11-2011 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 18553908)

http://occupydenver.org/

http://twitter.com/#!/occupydenver

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I really don't understand it as Denver police have a well earned reputation for brutality and using excessive force....... how the fuck cant they handle a few hippies??? :mad:

AsianDivaGirlsWebDude

11-11-2011 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by cykoe6 (Post 18553932)

I really don't understand it as Denver police have a well earned reputation for brutality and using excessive force....... how the fuck cant they handle a few hippies??? :mad:

You are a very bitter person...be happy. :)

ADG

munki

11-12-2011 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by AsianDivaGirlsWebDude (Post 18553687)

The whole world is watching...

ADG

:thumbsup:thumbsup

I'm glad a couple things crossed generations properly...

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