Occupy Wall Street provides yet another example of its admirable ability to focus like a laser on its message of “economic inequality” — this time in Rhode Island. Life Site News reports:
Demonstrators from the Occupy Wall Street movement threw condoms on Catholic schoolgirls, refused to allow a Catholic priest to give a closing prayer, and shouted down a pro-life speaker at a Rhode Island right to life rally on Thursday, according to its organizer. The event marked the third time protesters associated with the movement have disrupted a pro-life meeting in a week.
About two-dozen members of Occupy Providence hiked from Burnside Park to the 39th Annual Pro-Life State House Rally organized by the Rhode Island State Right to Life Committee on Thursday.
The pro-life organization’s executive director, Barth E. Bracy, told LifeSiteNews.com that, near the end of the rally, the Occupiers “strategically fanned out with military precision.”
That’s when they “started showering condoms down on some of the girls from a Catholic high school.”
This is not the first time that Occupy has disrupted a pro-life march:
Approximately 15 protesters from Occupy D.C. disrupted the March for Life Youth Rally in the nation’s capital last Saturday evening.
Last Monday, they disrupted a prayer service for the unborn in front of the Supreme Court.
We are constantly told that this movement is an “organic” response to the economic crisis, to the bank bailouts, and to the presence of “money in politics.” I have been arguing since it started that it is nothing of the sort; instead being a collection of assorted leftists, each with his own pet cause. Barth Bracey, who organized the pro-life march that was interrupted, seems to concur:
Bracy said he was disappointed when he tried to ask a man from the national Occupy Wall Street movement, who identified himself as “Dallas,” what opposing the right to life had to do with economics. “You can’t have a reasoned conversation with these people,” he said, “They simply try to taunt you. They’re smug, snarky, arrogant. You won’t get a straight answer.
The rest here.
Just a few bad apples, folks. Nothing to see. Pay no attention. You know the drill. You've done it hundreds of times now.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAyn Rand summarizes the student revolution at UC Berkeley in 1964. In her essay "The Cashing-In", featured in Return of the Primitive, the students stage a revolution eerily similar to the occupy movement. When the college administration caves to the demands of a handful of students claiming that all they want is free speech, the students walk around with placards with four-letter words, and blast sexual content over the loud speakers. Eventually the administration came to their senses. It is just like the occupy crowd that wants to bully the masses while professing they are for democracy. The media keeps them in the spotlight and tries desperately to make them relavent. They are not and I intentionally did not capitalize occupy as the do in the papers.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThe OWS demonstrators remind me of the recent 30 Rock episode where Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) convened a demonstration representing "America's idiots." Of course 30 Rock used it to take pot shots at a variety of things (including opposition to "free health care" - don't get me started on why there's no such thing in the real world) but this type of demonstration, along with the Occupy Oakland thugs this weekend strike me as a real collection of idiots, absurdly protesting anything and everything they don't like in the most obnoxious way possible.
The funny thing is that the 30 Rock idiots were comparatively peaceful and respectful.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseSounds funny. Were the American Idiots opposed to "free health care" or opposed to those opposed to free health care?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseYes, the Left are the epitome of tolerance. Stay classy, liberals!
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseThis is also not the first time they have harassed children. The Nov 17th rally in Lower Manhattan featured harassment of kids on their way to school.
And, of course, the drum circles were catty-corner from two high schools - an often overlooked point. Thats right - for those of you who weren't there - they were drumming non-stop for two months across the street from kids at school. They were directly across the street from a local mom and pop pizzeria and cheesesteak restaurant...
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOccupy Charlotte may have used drain that empies into nearby creek as a toilet: External Link
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseAt least they used something that drained...
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abusemilitary precision??
started showering condoms down on some...??
Embellish much?
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseIt's important to realize that the protestors are throwing sterile packaged condoms at the high schoolers. It's also important to note that the students are old enough to be aware of sex if not almost certainly sexually active. Interestingly, in this case Occupy is unwisely [although responsibly] sending out an anti-religious message rather than a political one.
Reply to this commentLinkReport Abuse...and? So what if the condoms were sterile or that the girls were old enough to know what sex is? That doesn't make it any less insane, disgusting, and disrespectful.
This is responsible behavior to you? Interrupting people peacefully protesting (something OWS has never been interested in), praying, and enjoying fellowship? Wow... just wow. I can't even fathom such utter stupidity.
How ironic is it that when these occupy morons went to the local government there to build a homeless shelter but the city couldn't afford it, the CATHOLIC CHURCH stepped up and provided it. Wow. Those Christians sure are such horrible people. Singing songs, treasuring the life of unborn babies, and giving shelter to homeless people.
The Occupy idiots epitomize everything that is wrong with this country today.
Reply to this commentLinkReport AbuseOccupy did not "throw condoms at Catholic schoolgirls". This story came from FOX News a common media channel that lies. Projo, Providence local news was there wand did video media coverage, they mention nothing about condoms being thrown. see for yourself External Link
So think twice before you get your story from FOX. also have videos of FOX caught in many many lies.
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