So Much for Lazy, Unemployed Slackers--Occupy Wall Street Making Huge Difference in Sandy Relief Efforts (Obama, how much)
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Or not. Occupy Sandy, an off-shoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a group that is routinely dismissed by the right as lazy, unemployed slackers and hippies, are proving to be anything but.
"There is no question how much the mammoth, headless, volunteer-run disaster-relief organization has helped people. Since those very first days, Occupy Sandy has cooked and distributed between 10 and 15 thousand meals each day; enlisted more than 7,000 volunteers; created three major distribution hubs from which it dispatches both workers and supplies; and established dozens of recovery sites in New York and New Jersey. Perhaps most stunning, the group has raised more than $600,000 in cash for its efforts and received more than $700,000 in supplies donated through repurposed online wedding registries."
The good they’re doing seems to have answered any remaining questions about what Occupiers meant by standing up for the “99 percent.” It’s also a rebuke to those who dismissed occupiers as lazy, unemployed kids: Yes, many of the volunteers are young, pierced and tattooed, but, clearly, slackers they are not."
Or not. Occupy Sandy, an off-shoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a group that is routinely dismissed by the right as lazy, unemployed slackers and hippies, are proving to be anything but.
"There is no question how much the mammoth, headless, volunteer-run disaster-relief organization has helped people. Since those very first days, Occupy Sandy has cooked and distributed between 10 and 15 thousand meals each day; enlisted more than 7,000 volunteers; created three major distribution hubs from which it dispatches both workers and supplies; and established dozens of recovery sites in New York and New Jersey. Perhaps most stunning, the group has raised more than $600,000 in cash for its efforts and received more than $700,000 in supplies donated through repurposed online wedding registries."
The good they’re doing seems to have answered any remaining questions about what Occupiers meant by standing up for the “99 percent.” It’s also a rebuke to those who dismissed occupiers as lazy, unemployed kids: Yes, many of the volunteers are young, pierced and tattooed, but, clearly, slackers they are not."
I would hope this would lay to rest the rabid rightwing's denigration of this group's motivation and reason for being, but I won't hold my breath.
Great post! but, of course you'll get some brain dead Repugs finding fault with even that...
No, they think carrying on their hate campaign against the less fortunate, the unemployed, the middle class is good and wins them elections...LOLOLOL! Guess not but they won't change.....as members of the middle class they hate themselves Ya can't change stupid....
$700,000 in supplies donated through online wedding registries!!??!!!
Or not. Occupy Sandy, an off-shoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a group that is routinely dismissed by the right as lazy, unemployed slackers and hippies, are proving to be anything but.
"There is no question how much the mammoth, headless, volunteer-run disaster-relief organization has helped people. Since those very first days, Occupy Sandy has cooked and distributed between 10 and 15 thousand meals each day; enlisted more than 7,000 volunteers; created three major distribution hubs from which it dispatches both workers and supplies; and established dozens of recovery sites in New York and New Jersey. Perhaps most stunning, the group has raised more than $600,000 in cash for its efforts and received more than $700,000 in supplies donated through repurposed online wedding registries."
The good they’re doing seems to have answered any remaining questions about what Occupiers meant by standing up for the “99 percent.” It’s also a rebuke to those who dismissed occupiers as lazy, unemployed kids: Yes, many of the volunteers are young, pierced and tattooed, but, clearly, slackers they are not."
I would hope this would lay to rest the rabid rightwing's denigration of this group's motivation and reason for being, but I won't hold my breath.
Yes, one small piece of the Occupy movement does something good so that should immediately end any mention of the groups' numerous counts of vandalism and disturbing the peace.
Funny how you aren't complaining about MSNBC's reporting Romney helping those very same victims negatively.
Or not. Occupy Sandy, an off-shoot of the Occupy Wall Street movement, a group that is routinely dismissed by the right as lazy, unemployed slackers and hippies, are proving to be anything but.
"There is no question how much the mammoth, headless, volunteer-run disaster-relief organization has helped people. Since those very first days, Occupy Sandy has cooked and distributed between 10 and 15 thousand meals each day; enlisted more than 7,000 volunteers; created three major distribution hubs from which it dispatches both workers and supplies; and established dozens of recovery sites in New York and New Jersey. Perhaps most stunning, the group has raised more than $600,000 in cash for its efforts and received more than $700,000 in supplies donated through repurposed online wedding registries."
The good they’re doing seems to have answered any remaining questions about what Occupiers meant by standing up for the “99 percent.” It’s also a rebuke to those who dismissed occupiers as lazy, unemployed kids: Yes, many of the volunteers are young, pierced and tattooed, but, clearly, slackers they are not."
Yes, one small piece of the Occupy movement does something good so that should immediately end any mention of the groups' numerous counts of vandalism and disturbing the peace.
Funny how you aren't complaining about MSNBC's reporting Romney helping those very same victims negatively.
Yes, one small piece of the Occupy movement does something bad so that should immediately end any mention of the groups' numerous good works and the hard work they did for others.
Romney is Off Topic...if you want to talk about how he campigned while handing out some stuff for a few minutes start another thread.
That's great of them. Also remember they don't work so have the time to do all that volunteer work.
I'm one of those Americans who thinks our biggest economic problem is that there are millions more Americans wanting to work than there are jobs for them. I keep seeing comments on this forum that suggest many Americans see the biggest problem as their fellow citizens, who they call lazy parasites.
Yes, one small piece of the Occupy movement does something good so that should immediately end any mention of the groups' numerous counts of vandalism and disturbing the peace.
Funny how you aren't complaining about MSNBC's reporting Romney helping those very same victims negatively.
how about all the rapes that occured with the occupiers. forget that.
I would love to see who gave more, Percentage wise to be fair, of their personal income. Obama or romney? obama is very generous with my money.
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Ya can't change stupid....
