occupy - The Nicole Sandler Show

Allen West is a Liar and a Coward

Yesterday I told you how a group of around 30 constituents from Florida's 22nd congressional district went to Allen West's office to meet with him. (We were part of a much larger group that went to visit 99 congressional offices in all, on behalf of the 99%.) Only four from our group were allowed to speak with our congressman -- I was not among them (not sure if it was because the receptionist was a bitch and I told her so, or because I'm me - probably some combination of the two). I spoke with them after the meeting who [...]

By nicolesandler|December 7th, 2011|Tags: 99inDC, Allen West, occupy, Occupy Palm Beach, Occupy West Palm|1 Comment

Occupy Quantity vs Quality

This is a tough post to write, but I have to say it. I'd rather see fewer people at these protests who know why they're here than more people who don't know jack shit. Sorry to be so blunt, but that's what I do. Yesterday, a group of around 30 of us went to our congressman's office - in our case, it was Allen West. All in the group came from his district, Florida's 22nd. Most of them came from Occupy West Palm Beach. As we were walking the mile or so from the People's Camp to the Longworth office [...]

By nicolesandler|December 7th, 2011|Tags: 99inDC, Allen West, occupy|2 Comments

Take Back the Capitol & Occupy Our Homes!

I'm heading back to Washington DC tonight - along with thousands of 99ers! From the official website: WHAT Thousands will converge on the nation’s capital to show Congress what democracy looks like, shine a light on corporate greed and the human suffering it has caused, and demand justice for the 99%. For four days we’ll hold spirited but peaceful actions, speak-outs, and protests—from the halls of the Capitol to the offices on K Street—as well as spend time together learning and sharing stories, ideas, and inspiration. A few highlights: Monday, December 5 – Set up the People’s Camp. After [...]

By nicolesandler|December 5th, 2011|Tags: Cain, jackson browne, Newt, occupy, occupy our homes, Take Back the Capitol|Comments Off

A Tale of Two Cities Occupied (or Not)

Occupy LA evicted by LAPD - 11/30/11 Photo: newsone.com In Los Angeles, the tensions began rising at around 8:30 PM, as word spread throughout the encampment that a raid was imminent. Luckily, some intrepid tweeters and bloggers were on the job... Brad Friedman was tweeting and updating BradBlog.com throughout the night - so much so that he was still awake on the west coast when I awoke on the east coast. Brad's updates on his blog ended at 3:30 am PDT (6:30 EDT!) with this entry: 3:31am PT: Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and LAPD Chief Charlie Beck give a verybrief statement to media. [...]

By nicolesandler|November 30th, 2011|Tags: Cain, gingrich, Green 960, Move To Amend, Newt, occupy, OccupyLA, OccupyPhilly, WeActRadio|Comments Off

Nov 17- Global Day of Action – Occupy the World

Today's show began with a simulcast of the ustream live video via TheOther99 from Wall Street. As I noted Monday morning, Mayor Bloomberg's fascist tactics of having the NYPD raid the OWS encampment at Zuccotti Park in the dead of night would make the protesters even more determined. As the sign says, "Screw us and we multiply". That was evident this morning for tens of thousands who were watching the live streams - and in this photo tweeted by Michael Moore (@MMFlint) On today's show, I spoke with Greg Basta of NYCC about the activities planned in NYC today. From [...]

By nicolesandler|November 17th, 2011|Tags: Greg Basta, Jamie Kilstein, Mike Cantone, N17, Nov 17, NYCC, occupy, ows, wall street, Zuccotti Park|Comments Off

Today’s Show- Mon Nov 14 – Occupy Oakland Raided Again

For an hour or so prior to the start of this morning's show, I was simulcasting the live video stream from Spencer (@OakFoSho) as the Oakland PD and law enforcement from surrounding cities once again raided the Occupy Oakland encampment at Oscar Grant Park. My friend Joshua Holland (senior writer and editor at AlterNet) lives in San Francisco and was once again on the scene as the raid happened. He joined me by phone at the end of the first hour to discuss what went on during the pre-dawn hours this morning, and wrote about it: "Thousands of [...]

By nicolesandler|November 14th, 2011|Tags: Alternet, APEC, Crooks & Liars, Joshua Holland, Makana, occupy, Occupy Oakland, Tina Dupuy|1 Comment

Occupy’s Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie

Note from Nicole ... This post was written by my friend Sara Robinson, a senior fellow at the Campaign for America's Future. I hope that any assholes who think they're acting as part of the Occupy movement will read it and take heed.... Occupy's Asshole Problem: Flashbacks from An Old Hippie By Sara Robinson November 4, 2011 I wish I could say that the problems that the Occupy movement is having with infiltrators and agitators are new. But they're not. In fact, they're problems that the Old Hippies who survived the 60s and 70s remember [...]

By nicolesandler|November 4th, 2011|Tags: assholes, occupy, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Sara Robinson|18 Comments

BofA cancels Debit Fees – A Victory for the Protesters

Today's reversal by Bank of America on their proposed $5 monthly fee for users of debit cards shows that our voices are being heard. A few people who know what they're talking about offer some advice... Last night, former NY Governor Eliot Spitzer (who probably could have become president if only he could have kept his dick in his pants) appeared on Countdown with Keith Olbermann and gave the protesters a few ideas: Rick Perlstein gave some pointers via his blog at Crooks and Liars An excerpt: ...the reason the Occupiers have changed attitudes in politicians, or at least become [...]

By nicolesandler|November 1st, 2011|Tags: Allen West, B of A, Bank of America, banks, debit fee, Eliot Spitzer, GottaLaff, Herman Cain, keith olbermann, Oakland, occupy, ows|Comments Off

The Scariest Thing This Halloween

I'm not nearly as scared of witches, ghosts and goblins as I am of over-zealous police officers following unconstitutional orders to break up peaceful encampments of protesters exercising their constitutional rights of assembly, protest and free speech. My respect today is reserved for one magistrate in Nashville, TN (Tennessee of all places), where Night Court Magistrate Thomas Nelson keeps letting the arrested protesters out! Via: However, in Nashville, a few hours after the protesters were taken into custody Thursday night, Night Court Magistrate Thomas Nelson let them all go. He did the same thing the next night when troopers brought in [...]

By nicolesandler|October 31st, 2011|Tags: Crooks and Liars, medicare, occupy, Occupy America, social security|Comments Off

This is What Democracy Looks Like

That was the scene in Oakland last night - following two nights of brutal police action that resulted in one 24-year old Marine, two-tour Iraq war veteran Scott Olsen hospitalized, in critical condition, with a skull fracture and swelling of the brain. The occupiers in Oakland were not to be deterred. If anything, this police action probably intensified their resolve. At this meeting, as AlterNet's Joshua Holland recounted on this morning's show, those present voted in favor of a general strike to happen on Wednesday, November 2. From OccupyOakland.org: Below is the proposal passed by the Occupy Oakland General Assembly [...]

By nicolesandler|October 27th, 2011|Tags: Jim Hightower, Joshua Holland, Leah Bolger, NYCC, occupy, Occupy Oakland, Occupy Wall Street, Scott Olsen, super committee, We the People campaign|Comments Off

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