Several of you have emailed me asking what's the news with the DC "occupiers" and their "day of action." Here's what's going on...
Yesterday they caught some people off guard and managed to disrupt a few lunchtime fundraisers for members of congress at very nice restaurants around town. Nothing that would make the news since these "disruptions" take place all the time in DC. Protests are a daily occurrence here. Nobody sees them as unique.
Believe it or not, DC has been home to the "occupy" movement since the 60s. That's why they're about the only group that hasn't been ousted from their campgrounds - DC has made camping in parks by bums not only legal, but has encouraged the practice. Nothing new to us.
After the various disruptions at the fundraisers, the word got out that these people will be pulling more of these kinds of stunts the next day (today). DC political types are very cynical and don't tend to really pay attention to something until it's screaming in their face - it's just the way things are here. It doesn't matter how many times they are warned, they don't take it seriously until the people have already crashed through the front doors and start turning over tables and slinging chairs around. Yesterday's actions provided them with enough of a scare to think about today's possible activities (for once).
In a stroke of genius by the "occupiers" they published their plans in-full on the internet. It pretty much gave all the lobby firms, trade associations and everyone else the chance to lock down their buildings before the "occupiers" could carry out their "invasions" of those offices today.
Every building on K-Street and the surrounding streets was locked down and you could only get in if you had the proper ID badges etc. When the "occupiers" went to start entering buildings trying to protest inside, they found locked doors and big burly security guards in front of those doors. They had to resort to another means of throwing a hissy fit.
Their alternate plan was to screw the 99 percenters who have to travel the streets of DC at some point to provide food and shelter to their families by blocking traffic. Cabies, delivery trucks, bike messengers, construction workers and a whole plethora of other people who aren't rich, aren't political and precisely the type of people "occupiers" are trying to stand up for were left completely stranded in traffic as these morons blocked the street.
The "one percenters" watched from their offices high above the street laughing and pointing at the idiocy below. Most offices had lunch brought in by their building's caterer (very common here for every building to have a full kitchen and catering capabilities for its tenants) and went on about life as usual. Screwed by the catered lunches were the restaurants and their cooks, waiters and bus boys who had empty dining rooms today. Again, the "occupiers" screwed the 99 percent in some weird attempt to prove something to the "one percent."
And let's not forget - many of the "occupiers" were arrested for their efforts on top of screwing those they sought to protect.
All in all - a good day was had by some.
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