Looks like Villaraigosa will be the next Democratic mayor to send cops after occupiers
posted at 9:52 pm on October 26, 2011 by Allahpundit
Kasim Reed in Atlanta, Jean Quan in Oakland, now this guy. Time for a pool: Which left-wing up-and-comer will be next to deploy city police against the tip of the 99-percent’s spear?
And don’t bother saying “Rahm.” I’ve already got my money on him.
“I respect the protesters’ right to peacefully assemble and express their views,” Villaraigosa said. “City officials have been in a continuous and open dialogue with the organizers of Occupy L.A. However, the protesters must respect city laws and regulations, and while they have been allowed to camp on City Hall lawns, that cannot continue indefinitely.”…
In an interview Wednesday, the mayor said county health inspectors recently visited the encampment and expressed concerns over the cleanliness of the camp. In addition, the demonstration is hurting the city’s lawn and trees…
Meanwhile, about a dozen protesters showed up at Wednesday’s City Council meeting to ask lawmakers to allow them to stay. Protester Alex Everett, 26, said he came because he was alarmed by Councilman Bill Rosendahl’s comments to KABC that it was time for protesters “to move on.”
Everett, who moved out of his house and into a tent outside of City Hall two weeks ago, said he thinks many protesters would not leave without a fight. He said if police move in to clear out the protest, like Oakland police did Tuesday, “it will be violent.”
Villaraigosa wants city officials to draft new restrictions on park use — even though, according to the Times, current law already bars people from camping in parks after 10:30 p.m. I assume that he’s looking for as much legal cover as possible, even to the point of redundancy, before he moves in simply because he knows how ugly things are likely to get. With good reason, per the boldfaced part above. Why not adopt Mike Bloomberg’s tough, smart, savvy approach of letting the protesters ignore the rules instead?
Jeff Emanuel at Red State has started compiling a list of the “Occupy” movement’s greatest hits, but I think things are about to become a lot more civil and mellow. An honest-to-goodness Friend of Barack has stepped up to offer guidance to the protesters; here he is in action in Chicago, via Rebelpundit. With his steadying hand on the wheel of the movement, calmer days must surely be ahead.
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canopfor on October 26, 2011 at 9:54 PM
If a Republican mayor did what happened in Atlanta and Oakland…how long do you think it would take to have the word ‘Nazi’ thrown out there for public consumption?
neoavatara on October 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Gentlemen, set your truncheons to “puree”…
JohnGalt23 on October 26, 2011 at 9:57 PM
Bill Ayers should be in jail.
Paul-Cincy on October 26, 2011 at 9:58 PM
Somewhere in….France,Oct 26,1944,crap,
I mean,2011 in America……
….News from the Front….
Liberation of the Occupiers is near an end,as
Liberation Forces,are cleaning up the pockets
of resistance……..
(snark)
canopfor on October 26, 2011 at 9:59 PM
The Obamamedia must be feeding their fellow democrats the real poll numbers on these protests, and the real poll numbers must be devastating for President Zero.
Rational Thought on October 26, 2011 at 10:00 PM
What? We can’t call donkey party persons Nazis? When did that start?
Somebody better tell the LaRouchies to take those mustaches off Jugears’ pictures.
platypus on October 26, 2011 at 10:04 PM
Having the LSM on your side makes so many things possible…
d1carter on October 26, 2011 at 10:07 PM
Mellow? I’d say frosty, as in Frosty the Snowman. Rain in the mid-Atlantic tomorrow, with temps dropping into the 30s at night. Saturday a nor’easter is predicted, and Saturday night, “chance of snow flurries.”
One is reminded of the apocryphal story about the Russian being asked by a foreign diplomat how they would stop Napoleon’s approaching army. The Russian replied that they were not worried as the two greatest Russian generals would stop him. “Which generals are those?” asked the diplomat. “General January and General February.”
Wethal on October 26, 2011 at 10:08 PM
Soviet Flag Flies With Occupy Wall Street – Philadelphia
Tyranny and slavery will always follow the Soviet flag.
Added: 1 hour ago Occurred On: Oct-26-2011
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canopfor on October 26, 2011 at 10:08 PM
“The lawn is dead, our sprinklers aren’t working … our trees are without water.”
milwife88 on October 26, 2011 at 10:09 PM
Speaking of the 1%…
rogerb on October 26, 2011 at 10:10 PM
OWS is nothing like the protests of the Sixties.
We had Jane Fonda.
They have Janeane Garofalo.
SlaveDog on October 26, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Never let a crisis go to waste.
I am sure that somewhere within the White House, perhaps over at the EOB, there is a red team/blue team exercise ongoing looking at options for some sort of major civil disturbance that will require, perhaps demand, that President Obama start ruling by Executive Orders alone, bypassing Congress, and setting up for what may in 2012 be the “big one” wherein habeas corpus is suspended (Lincoln did it, why not?) and civil liberties of any and all who oppose Obama are wholesale suspended.
coldwarrior on October 26, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Even leftist jackwagons can see what is happening in NYC and understand that they don’t really want to deal with a few thousand entrenched azzhats who don’t plan on leaving any time soon.
Bishop on October 26, 2011 at 10:12 PM
Nice b!tch slap there! Explains the crankiness of ernesto…being born with a silver spoon up your arse tends to make people a tad bit testy. ?Rich guilt?
milwife88 on October 26, 2011 at 10:13 PM
There aren’t too many Republican mayors period for large metros. New York is kind of an anomaly with Rudy and (fake GOP convert) Bloomberg.
ninjapirate on October 26, 2011 at 10:14 PM
Guilty as hell, free as a bird, Oh what a country…..
/Bill Ayers, Unrepentant Terrorist
ted c on October 26, 2011 at 10:15 PM
Fonda’s last truly great film was “Barbarella.”
Cannot imagine Garofalo having anything even close…thank heaven…would need to wash our brains with bleach to get that image out.
We had Jane Fonda?
What you mean, “we” paleface?
coldwarrior on October 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM
There’s more diversity in the mayors cracking down on the occupy movement than in the occupy movement itself.
ninjapirate on October 26, 2011 at 10:16 PM
Remember boys and girls…
… the honest-to-goodness Friend of Barack is a teacher!
Seven Percent Solution on October 26, 2011 at 10:17 PM
You sure do get a lot grief AP, (some of it deserved) but, on occasion, you sure can turn a phrase that gets the point across just perfectly.
billy on October 26, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Occupy L.A.
Councilman Bill Rosendahl to Occupy L.A.: “Time To Move On”
Oct. 26 2011 at 4:45 PM
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Update, 4:45 p.m.: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa wants some new laws to kick Occupy L.A. off the lawn. More below.
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canopfor on October 26, 2011 at 10:18 PM
Not everyone who protested in the Sixties became what is now a progressive.
SlaveDog on October 26, 2011 at 10:21 PM
How bitter this must be for Tony Villar, former Marxist labor organizer and race-bater (who changed his name to appear more ethnic). Tony is also a distinguished graduate of the Peoples College of Law, that fine unaccredited Communist law school, from which he went on to fail the bar exam four times.
As corrupt as the day is long, and only just a little stupider, Tony is a dedicated Progressive nonetheless!
rrpjr on October 26, 2011 at 10:23 PM
Thank you for clarifying that. :-)
(If you are 20 and not a liberal, you have no heart; if you are 40 and not a conservative, you have no brain.)
coldwarrior on October 26, 2011 at 10:24 PM
Obamavilles.
The Democrat Mayors have to get rid of the Obamavilles.
batterup on October 26, 2011 at 10:25 PM
This little rich bitch has been in jail all along, on the liberal plantation, so to speak, along with his student, Barack Hussein Obama. Big talk, little men.
TXUS on October 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM
At least our traitor tramp was good looking.
platypus on October 26, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Not sure about Rahm. I walk by those guys everyday…there really are not that many of them. Went by late tonight and there was no drumming and maybe 20 people standing around.
The cold is wearing them down methinks.
The have had problems on the weekends with the crowds though at the park.
Pablo Honey on October 26, 2011 at 10:27 PM
Freeloaderregosa should send in some of his favorite illegal alien toilet-cleaners to clean up after the trustifarians.
rayra on October 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
True. Well, it used to be true. I’m not so sure anymore. Some people seem to be having a difficult time finding a brain. Maybe I’m just getting old.
SlaveDog on October 26, 2011 at 10:29 PM
Could it be,that the OWS and Proxies,went a wee bit
too faaar,in that,the Goons,spent Political Capitol
so to speak,and now,that Political Capitol,is evaporating
by the minute,across America,er,North America,and da world!
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We will use Bugs Bunnies Rebel Rabbit,as the Occupy Wall Street
pushing it tooo faaar,analogy!!
Bugs will represent OWS!
Rebel Rabbit
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canopfor on October 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
Moses said, upon returning from the mountain, “Man, it’s lonely at the top.”
platypus on October 26, 2011 at 10:31 PM
OWS is nothing like the protests of the Sixties.
We had John Mitchell.
They have Eric Holder.
We had Mayor Daley.
They have Mayor Villaraigosa.
SlaveDog on October 26, 2011 at 10:35 PM
So he’s a rich yuppie lefty. No surprise at all, his complete lack of common sense now makes perfect sense.
Daemonocracy on October 26, 2011 at 10:38 PM
A nearly bankrupt city in a nearly bankrupt state just can’t afford this unplanned expense. Of course, the city and state have been morally bankrupt for decades….
jbh45 on October 26, 2011 at 10:44 PM
Sorry, but Traitor Jane is nobody to wrap your flag around…
John and Ken (KFI AM 640, LA) are gonna have a FIELD DAY with this tomorrow!!
Khun Joe on October 26, 2011 at 10:44 PM
Mohammed, Marx. Lenin. Stalin. Hitler. Mao. Alinsky. Ayers. Obama. Hell of a lineup. Literally.
TXUS on October 26, 2011 at 10:44 PM
For the record San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee sent the Police to dismantle the Occupy SF encampment back on October 7th.
Occupy SF returned and I believe there was at least one more removal of their camping gear before they returned again, but San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee should get credit for trying to enforce the law.
Does anybody know of a similar Police action before October 7?
Or was San Francisco the FIRST city to have the Police remove an “Occupy” camp?
wren on October 26, 2011 at 10:45 PM
A demented version of Fantasy Baseball?
platypus on October 26, 2011 at 10:46 PM
On a crazy wild hunch I Googled “Alex Everett+anarchist”. Bingo, dateline October 6th.
Buy Danish on October 26, 2011 at 10:53 PM
When you have left wing activists on both sides of the line, you are guaranteed to get what ever it is that the left wing agitators want.
Since it appears that the left wing protesters want a confrontation with the police, and since it is as common tactic to attempt to provoke the police into an over reaction, and since so many left wing agitators are hoping for another ‘Kent State Event’, you can be certain that is what we’re gonna get.
The left wing administrators in charge of the police will almost certainly put that thin blue line into an impossible position.
Somebody will get hurt, and that will be the justification that Obama needs. This is all a set up, and Obama is fueling the conflagration.
Skandia Recluse on October 26, 2011 at 10:56 PM
Occupy Oakland returned to Frank Ogawa Plaza tonight for their regular General Assembly meeting.
No word yet on whether the Twinkles were up or down tonight.
wren on October 26, 2011 at 11:01 PM
Okay. Time for the tinfoil hat.
What if this is all a coordinated campaign to get Bloomberg to commit to cleaning up OWS? And when the cops move in, the inmates go absolutely apesh*t in response. With the resultant bloodbath making headlines worldwide.
Nobody’ll give a damn that Bloomberg is just about the squishiest R in the country (even over Romney). He’ll get hung in effigy, along with the rest of the real conservative movement (and especially the Tea Party). It would be a classic setup.
I’d be reaaaaaaalllllly curious if there have been calls from these other mayors to Mayor Mike, begging him to go after OWS, because that crowd is the “true source” of the trouble makers. OWS is where it originated, so they’re the group that really needs to be taken down. In the meantime, back-channel communication between the various groups on the ground are laying the foundation for a rip snorting riot in NYC.
/tinfoil
I don’t really believe this, but it’d sure make for a fun thriller. ;-)
nukemhill on October 26, 2011 at 11:11 PM
Cripes. My eldest (15) son’s first and middle names are Alexander Everett. That’s a little creepy.
nukemhill on October 26, 2011 at 11:12 PM
No, because the Nazis support OWS.
disa on October 26, 2011 at 11:18 PM
Iraqi war vet critically injured by police, (as reported by Reuters).
Before you hyperventilate, you might want to wait to see how the story spins…
Skandia Recluse on October 26, 2011 at 11:19 PM
HotAir’s Boss Emeritus is reporting that the Occupiers have taken to the streets of New York City.
Does anybody in New York have any local updates?
wren on October 26, 2011 at 11:22 PM
Villaraigosa – FAKE PC NAME. He made it up when he married his last wife – and kept it after the divorce (he was screwing around behind her back with a news reporter). His real name is Tony Villar.
And he’s a putz!
GarandFan on October 26, 2011 at 11:25 PM
Here is the Twitter Feed where you can follow what is happening in New York.
https://twitter.com/#!/occupywallst
One of the Tweets says Occupy San Francisco is expecting a Police Raid tonight too.
wren on October 26, 2011 at 11:36 PM
This after the LA City Council voted a resolution IN FAVOR OF the protestors.
Chief city council panderer Bill Rosendahl began his back peddling today as well.
And guess who’ll get handed the $400,000 bill for resodding the lawn at City Hall?
I hate this city.
The Ugly American on October 26, 2011 at 11:39 PM
You can have the “Occupy” experience at home without having to quit your job. First douse yourself with a mixture of vinegar and the smelliest cheese you can get hold of. Then cut your self all over using nail clippers to simulate bedbug bites. Somke some grass or inject recreational pharmeceuticals. Next sleep outside in a sleeping bag while listening to old Noam Chomsky lectures on your iPod. Drum on a bongo or old coffee can. If you’re near the downtown, ask a homeless person over for intimacy. Voila!
theCork on October 26, 2011 at 11:43 PM
darwin-t on October 26, 2011 at 11:53 PM
“Was the police raid in Oakland necessary?”
Skandia Recluse on October 26, 2011 at 11:56 PM
Jaibones on October 27, 2011 at 12:03 AM
OWS is all about assembling people to act as a cadre to incite protests should Obama lose the next election.
Now they know who to call in every urban area in the United States.
schmuck281 on October 27, 2011 at 12:34 AM
Weather will take care of protesters in Chicago.
crosspatch on October 27, 2011 at 12:37 AM
these f’d up old has beens that hussein’s career as organizer in chief has coughed up- their hatred fossilized , frozen in time. they’re as emotionally and intellectually mature as the malevolent Twinks they’re cozying up to . i guess the OWS misfits are them, a reflection of themselves and their own selfish desires. because everything is always about them( attention red liz warren).
dude- you ‘re retirement age, the cold war is over, the wall is down, the ussr is gone. putting on a Mao cap from urban outfitters like some dopey over indulged emo kid is pathetic. still believing in Mao and communism and killing people to erect a totalitarian regime atop their graves is evil not revolutionary. it’s the history of mankind, a history from which the only nobel clean break has been the struggle for individual freedom and democracy.
“…meeting with the vietnamese.” that is called treason not a ‘ meeting’. tell me uncle fester, do OWS girls say yes to old pucks who said no to the viet nam war?
“given your background, your colorful history.” ugh – talk about fawning blanking lackeys- they’re amused this old self absorbed fart wanted to kill innocent people and ‘ pigs’? given your colorful history mr. bundy what do you think should be done about violence against women?
when do the bomb making vegan pizza parties begin- or have the anarchists and ecoterrorists already seen to that?
mittens on October 27, 2011 at 1:20 AM
I love that liberals think that there’s a trillion dollar military budget.
cpaulus on October 27, 2011 at 1:36 AM
There’s something magical in the sound of a nightstick slamming against a leftist’s head when it hits the sweet spot: TTTHHHHHWWWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAACCKKK!!!
Adjoran on October 27, 2011 at 1:56 AM
Ayers is as relevent as last years Thanksgiving Dinner turd.
dthorny on October 27, 2011 at 2:34 AM
Why aren’t they just turning the sprinklers back on? Problem solved.
karenhasfreedom on October 27, 2011 at 3:01 AM
My name is Tony Vilar, Mayor of Mayors:
Look on my works, ye Democrats, and despair!
chimney sweep on October 27, 2011 at 3:33 AM
If I was the mayor of one of these occupied cities, I’d go on TV and say (with as much snark as possible), “OK, boys and girls, you’ve had your fun destroying my city. Now it’s time to go home to your mommies and daddies and get a job and reacquaint yourselves with reality.”
UltimateBob on October 27, 2011 at 3:40 AM
Just don’t tell them what comes after trillion.
crosspatch on October 27, 2011 at 3:55 AM
When you turn pigs lose in your yard the grass will die.
rplat on October 27, 2011 at 6:25 AM
The only thing these people are the 99% of is of the malcontents!
They are not the 99% of America! They are not the 99% of working, tax paying America! They are not the 99% of anything good about our nation or even of humanity! They are nothing! Screw them!
JellyToast on October 27, 2011 at 6:30 AM
“If you see something.. say something”
Hey.. oh my gosh… I just saw something really suspicious. I saw this video on youtube where this domestic terrorist who is a friend of Obama instruct a bunch of Marxist radical protestors in how to more effectively start a revolution in America and overthrow our system! Where do I report?
They want people to call about seeing something suspicious?! They want us to inform on our neighbors and family?! They label libertarians and prolifers and Vets as possible terrorists and yet ignore these people?!
Tell me this.. why the heck isn’t HomeLand Security down there right now investigating the leaders of this group[ instead of wasting their stinking time doing freaking random traffic stops in Tennessee! They say they are seeking terrorists?! Here they are holding big signs in broad daylight openly spouting death to capitalists! And where is our freaking Homeland Security?!
JellyToast on October 27, 2011 at 6:48 AM
It’s the hollow coconut reverb effect.
Slowburn on October 27, 2011 at 7:31 AM
IMAGINE if they put this much effort into finding gainful employment.
Good Lt on October 27, 2011 at 7:46 AM
OT-
Doug Ross had something about the new National Emergency broadcast – being timed to be 1 year before the election. IMO it was timed to coincide with the OWS movement. It makes me wonder about the Dem mayors clearing the parks now, instead of 3 weeks ago. Don’t most of these protests, thinking Arab Spring, have a one week/two week “rest/plan” period before they come back out in larger numbers?
journeyintothewhirlwind on October 27, 2011 at 9:06 AM
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Can we please get Barry to double down on his support? And show him doing so while clips of the pigs rioting plays in the background. Don’t we have any moles working at MSNBC that can make this happen?
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RalphyBoy on October 27, 2011 at 12:01 PM
Mayor Bloomberg is no longer a Republican… he switched to Independent last term, and he always governed like a Democrat. I’m sure that will be forgotten if/when he does crack down on OWS.
He is of course a one percenter, which is why he is probably reluctant to do anything.
AverageJoe on October 27, 2011 at 12:12 PM
They’re not just left-wing up-and-comers. They’re minority leftwing up-and-comers. That’s gotta hurt.
YehuditTX on October 27, 2011 at 12:18 PM