The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee sent out an email this afternoon asking supporters to sign a petition backing the Occupy Wall Street protests in Lower Manhattan.
“Protestors are assembling in New York and around the country to let billionaires, big oil and big bankers know that we’re not going to let the richest 1% force draconian economic policies and massive cuts to crucial programs on Main Street Americans,” the group, the campaign arm of House Democrats, wrote.
The email also contrasts the message about the protests coming from the likes of House Majority Leader Eric Cantor who called the protests ”a growing mob” with the message from House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who said, “The message of the American people is that no longer will the recklessness of some on Wall Street cause massive joblessness on Main Street.”
“Send a message straight to Eric Cantor, Speaker Boehner, and the rest of reckless Republican leadership in Congress,” the online request states. “Sign our petition right now and help us reach 100,000 strong standing with Occupy Wall Street protestors across the country.”
The email represents the first time that a mainstream Democratic organization has attempted to use (some would say co-opt) the protests for their own electoral purposes, and comes as some Republicans are accusing the protesters as being paid emissaries from the Democratic Party.
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Beware the Democ”RATS” are coming the very people who receive funds from the 1% go look at their campaign fundraising reports you will see the names of the 1% giving millions and millions of dollars to them.
The message of Liberty Square is the need to register everyone and making sure they vote in every election from School Budgets to President.
The 1% have their Louis Vuitton wallets and the 99% have the “Fakes” and the “VOTES”
The real power rests with those who voter.
Before there was the “Oracle at Delphi” there was Count Vampire J. Machiavelli
VJ Machiavelli
Power to the People who “VOTE”
What a STOOPID picture to run on a serious subject.
What a stupid comment from Pelosi not taking any blame for the mess this administration and the democratic past congress and senate have created. Hypocritically critizing the same peeople they bailed out with a huge stimulus…
The Democrats are responsible for 50% of the problems being communicated by the Occupy group. They can’t blame Republicans without taking up half the blame for themselves.
The Dems are just as corrupt and funded by corporate money than the other 1/2! They shouldn’t hijack this movement as their own!
Where was the outrage when Nancy Pelosi called the TEA Party an ‘angry mob’?
And when Demoncrats in charge bailed out Wall Street?I guess only the leftist have a right to protests?