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		<title>#Occupiers Targeting Breitbart at CPAC, Threaten Physical Violence</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2012/02/07/occupiers-are-targeting-andrew-breitbart-at-cpac-threaten-physical-violence/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:54:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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#Occupy goons riot in Oakland. (NY Post)
Obama&#8217;s #Occupy army threatened to disrupt and physically assault conservative speakers at the CPAC convention this week in Washington DC. Andrew Breitbart and Newt Gingrich are two conservatives who they will be targeting at the event.

Lachlan Markay at The Foundry reported:
The “Occupy DC” protest group is planning to disrupt [...]]]></description>
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#Occupy goons riot in Oakland. (<a href="http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/pressure_cooker_pops_in_oakland_wgrifnhOgtVC6cAFeLkpBM">NY Post</a>)</p>
<p>Obama&#8217;s #Occupy army threatened to disrupt and physically assault conservative speakers at the CPAC convention this week in Washington DC. <strong>Andrew Breitbart</strong> and <strong>Newt Gingrich</strong> are two conservatives who they will be targeting at the event.<br />
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<p><strong>Lachlan Markay</strong> at <a href="http://blog.heritage.org/2012/02/07/exclusive-occupy-dc-plans-mayhem-for-major-conservative-conference/">The Foundry</a> reported:</p>
<blockquote><p>The “Occupy DC” protest group is planning to disrupt the upcoming <a href="http://cpac2012.conservative.org/">Conservative Political Action Conference</a> using a range of potentially illegal tactics that could even include violence against participants, Scribe has learned.</p>
<p>The planned disruptions at CPAC come only days after <a href="http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/video-cops-push-occupy-dc-protesters-park/358991">U.S. Park Police raided Occupiers’ tent cities</a> at McPherson Square and Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., confiscating a number of tents, and prohibiting Occupiers from camping out there any longer.</p>
<p>During a Thursday meeting at McPherson Square, until Saturday the epicenter of the protests, Occupiers brainstormed tactics for shutting down or disrupting the conference, according to a source who was present at the meeting.</p>
<p>The <strong>protesters suggested pulling fire alarms in the hotel where the conference will take place, screaming “fire” during conference activities, “glitter-bombing” participants, cutting electrical power, and barricading entrances to the hotel</strong>, according to the source, who requested anonymity.</p></blockquote>
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<blockquote><p><strong>“Speakers <em>will be</em> physically assaulted, not just verbally confronted,”</strong> the source told Scribe in an email. Two Occupiers, who the source also identified as members of the New Black Panther Party, “said they would be disappointed if they didn’t get arrested and planned to ‘make it count.’”</p>
<p>The source quoted another protester as saying, <strong>“Mitt [Romney] has Secret Service now, but [Newt] Gingrich and [Andrew] Breitbart don’t,”</strong> seemingly suggesting that the latter two would not be as heavily guarded.</p>
<p>Protesters planned to conduct most of these activities on Saturday, the last day of the conference, so as not to overlap with the <a href="http://www.laborunionreport.com/portal/2012/02/unions-plan-siege-on-conservative-political-action-conference-cpac/">recently announced</a> protests by labor groups on Thursday and Friday.</p></blockquote>
<p>It&#8217;s not yet clear how beating conservatives is supposed to help the #occupy cause. But since when did leftists ever include logic in their decision-making process?</p>
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		<title>Occupy Black Friday Protesters Hand Out &#8216;CUM-sumer Whores&#8217; Fliers to Walmart Shoppers (Video)</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2011/11/26/occupy-black-friday-protesters-hand-out-cum-sumer-whores-fliers-to-walmart-shoppers-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Nov 2011 19:38:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What wonderful people.
The Occupy Black Friday goons called Walmart customers &#8220;whores&#8221; while they were out shopping.

The Occupy protesters were handing out &#8220;Don&#8217;t be a CUMsumer whore&#8221; fliers to the shoppers.

From the video:
(Warning: This is nuts)

A group of us from Occupy Wallstreet begin to protest the mindless consumerism being displayed on black friday at WalMart locations [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What wonderful people.<br />
The Occupy Black Friday goons called Walmart customers &#8220;whores&#8221; while they were out shopping.</p>
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<p>The Occupy protesters were handing out <strong>&#8220;Don&#8217;t be a CUMsumer whore&#8221;</strong> fliers to the shoppers.</p>
<p><a rel="attachment wp-att-189105" href="http://biggovernment.com/bmccarty/2010/11/01/vietnamese-americans-back-schilling-in-illinois-17th-cd/189073-revision-7/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-189105" title="walmart whore" src="http://thegatewaypundit.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/walmart-whore.jpg" alt="" width="469" height="303" /></a></p>
<p>From the video:</p>
<p>(Warning: This is nuts)</p>
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<blockquote><p>A group of us from Occupy Wallstreet begin to protest the mindless consumerism being displayed on black friday at WalMart locations across the country. Join us as we engage and disrupt corrupt capitalism!</p>
<p>Although on private property, once a transaction is completed, the property on your person belongs to you. stopping you at the door after you have completed your purchase to check through through your personal property is &#8220;unreasonable searches and seizure&#8221;. There is also an issue of unlawful detainment.</p>
<p>If there is a question of security, it should be done before the purchase and only of items that are owned by the store. Logically, there is no difference between checking your bags (your property) or your purse (your property). No American should be subjected to unreasonable search and seizure.</p></blockquote>
<p>And, these loons were wondering why the cops were following them out of the store?</p>
<p>Really?</p>
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		<title>&#8216;Banker&#8217; James O’Keefe Gets In on the Fun–Totally Punks Occupy Wall Street (Video)</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2011/10/11/banker-james-okeefe-gets-in-on-the-funtotally-punks-occupy-wall-street-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 18:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s all about the Benjamins, baby!
Occupy Wall Street protesters asked &#8220;Wall Street banker&#8221; James O&#8217;Keefe for capital investing yesterday.  They wanted funding for the &#8220;Constitutional World Federation&#8221; they are planning.  Another protester goes into detail about funding for the Occupy Wall Street protest came from Almagamated Bank.  They&#8217;re all for capitalism, but [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>It&#8217;s all about the Benjamins, baby!</strong></p>
<p>Occupy Wall Street protesters asked &#8220;Wall Street banker&#8221; James O&#8217;Keefe for capital investing yesterday.  They wanted funding for the &#8220;Constitutional World Federation&#8221; they are planning.  Another protester goes into detail about funding for the Occupy Wall Street protest came from Almagamated Bank.  They&#8217;re all for capitalism, but only if it benefits them.</p>
<p>James O&#8217;Keefe scores another win against the hypocritical left.<br />
Via <a href="http://www.theprojectveritas.org/">Project Veritas</a>:</p>
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		<title>Lovely People…Obama Supporters Chant Against StL Tea Party: “F**k All Y’All… F**k All Y’All” (Video)</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2011/10/05/lovely-people-obama-supporters-chant-against-stl-tea-party-fck-all-yall-fk-all-yall-video/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Oct 2011 15:37:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What lovely people.
Barack Obama&#8217;s supporters harassed and swore at the St. Louis Tea Party members Tuesday night in Forest Park.
His supporters chanted,
&#8220;F**k what y&#8217;all talkin about&#8230; F**k what y&#8217;all talkin about&#8230;  F**k all y&#8217;all!&#8230;  F**k all y&#8217;all!&#8221;
This comes from GeoJG:


Once again&#8230; Don’t expect the corrupt democrat-media complex to touch this story with a [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What lovely people.<br />
Barack Obama&#8217;s supporters <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/10/obama-supporters-scream-at-stl-tea-party-protesters-go-fking-home-and-record-me-mother-fcker-video/">harassed and swore at</a> the St. Louis Tea Party members Tuesday night in Forest Park.</p>
<p>His supporters chanted,<br />
<strong>&#8220;F**k what y&#8217;all talkin about&#8230; F**k what y&#8217;all talkin about&#8230;  F**k all y&#8217;all!&#8230;  F**k all y&#8217;all!&#8221;</strong><br />
This comes from GeoJG:</p>
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<p>Once <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/10/obama-supporter-to-black-gop-candidate-im-calling-you-a-ngger-an-uncle-tom-ngger-video/">again</a>&#8230; Don’t expect the corrupt democrat-media complex to touch this story with a 10 foot pole.</p>
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		<title>GREEN CRIME: Obama Spent Nearly $17.2 Billion to Create Only 3,545 Green Jobs…Or a Staggering $4.8 Million Per Job</title>
		<link>http://biggovernment.com/jhoft/2011/09/16/green-crime-obama-spent-nearly-17-2-billion-to-create-only-3545-green-jobsor-a-staggering-4-8-million-per-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 13:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OBAMA REGIME TAKES BILLIONS FROM TAXPAYERS &#8211; BLOWS IT ON FAILED GREEN PROJECTS&#8211;
The Obama Administration spent nearly half of the $38.6 billion ($17.2 billion) set aside for his green energy programs and was only able to create 3,545 permanent green jobs.
This comes out to a staggering $4,853,000 per job.
Obama continued to push green energy initiatives [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>OBAMA REGIME TAKES BILLIONS FROM TAXPAYERS &#8211; BLOWS IT ON FAILED GREEN PROJECTS&#8211;</strong></p>
<p>The Obama Administration <strong>spent nearly <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/09/green-crime-obama-spent-nearly-19-billion-to-create-only-3545-green-jobs-or-a-staggering-5-3-million-per-job/">half of the $38.6 billion</a></strong> ($17.2 billion) set aside for his green energy programs and was only able to create <strong>3,545 permanent green jobs</strong>.<br />
This comes out to a staggering <strong>$4,853,000 per job</strong>.</p>
<p>Obama continued to push green energy initiatives in his 2011 State of the Union Address.</p>
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<p>The Obama Administration has blown billions of taxpayer dollars on green energy and has only succeeded in producing a few thousand jobs.<br />
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-green-tech-program-that-backed-solyndra-struggles-to-create-jobs/2011/09/07/gIQA9Zs3SK_story.html"></a></p>
<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/obama-green-tech-program-that-backed-solyndra-struggles-to-create-jobs/2011/09/07/gIQA9Zs3SK_story.html">The Washington Post</a> reported:</p>
<blockquote><p>A <strong>$38.6 billion</strong> loan guarantee program that the Obama administration promised would create or save 65,000 jobs has created just a few thousand jobs two years after it began, government records show.</p>
<p>The program — designed to jump-start the nation’s clean technology industry by giving energy companies access to low-cost, government-backed loans — has directly created <strong>3,545 new</strong>, permanent jobs after giving out almost half the allocated amount, according to Energy Department tallies.</p>
<p>President Obama has made “green jobs” a showcase of his recovery plan, vowing to foster new jobs, new technologies and more competitive American industries. But the loan guarantee program came under scrutiny Wednesday from Republicans and Democrats at a House oversight committee hearing about the collapse of Solyndra, a solar-panel maker whose closure could leave taxpayers on the hook for as much as $527 million.</p>
<p>The GOP lawmakers accused the administration of rushing approval of a guarantee of the firm’s project and failing to adequately vet it. “My goodness. We should be reviewing every one of these loan guarantee” projects, said Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.).</p>
<p>Obama’s efforts to create green jobs are lagging behind expectations at a time of persistently high unemployment. Many economists say that because alternative- energy projects are so expensive and slow to ramp up, they are not the most efficient way to stimulate the economy.<br />
<strong><br />
“There are good reasons to create green jobs, but they have more to do with green than with jobs,”</strong> Princeton University economics professor and former Federal Reserve vice chairman Alan Blinder has said.</p></blockquote>
<p>And you really wonder why the US economy was <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/sandp-considering-first-downgrade-of-us-credit-rating/2011/08/05/gIQAqKeIxI_story.html">downgraded</a>?  With leadership like this?</p>
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<p><strong>UPDATE:</strong> From the <a href="https://lpo.energy.gov/?page_id=45">DOE &#8211; Loan Program</a> website &#8211; $17.204 billion in loans out of $38.6 billion in loans has already been given out creating 3,545 jobs.  That comes out to $4,853,000 per permanent job.</p>
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		<title>Obama Bundler George Kaiser Made Multiple Visits to White House in Months Prior to $535 Million Loan Guarantee to Solyndra</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Sep 2011 18:04:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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In this May 26, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, with Solyndra Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet, looks at a solar panel, during a tour of Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Solyndra received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government has announced layoffs of 1,100 workers and plans to [...]]]></description>
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In this May 26, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama, with Solyndra Chief Executive Officer Chris Gronet, looks at a solar panel, during a tour of Solyndra, Inc., a solar panel manufacturing facility, in Fremont, Calif. Solyndra received a $535 million loan from the U.S. government has announced layoffs of 1,100 workers and plans to file for bankruptcy. (<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/solyndra-closure-affects-foundation-linked-to-obama-donor/2011/09/02/gIQAkjF4wJ_story.html">WaPo</a>)</p>
<p>Top Obama bundler George Kaiser made multiple visits to the White House in the months  before the company was granted a $535 million loan from the government.<br />
<a href="http://www.freerepublic.com/%5Ehttp://www.iwatchnews.org/2011/06/15/4880/obama-rewards-big-bundlers-jobs-commissions-stimulus-money-government-contracts-and">iWatch News</a> reported, via <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:vC4nI4sfWTIJ:www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2735091/posts+obama+white+house+visitor+logs,+%22george+kaiser%22&amp;cd=9&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;gl=us">Free Republic</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>The i Watch News investigation confirmed that at least 18 other bundlers have ties to businesses poised to profit from the president’s political agenda, through stimulus money, government contracts, or other spending to promote clean energy technology or green development.</p>
<p>Oklahoma billionaire investor George Kaiser is one. A longtime Democratic donor, he is a big financial backer of a  company that in March of 2009 won a $535 million loan guarantee [19] from DOE for a solar plant in Silicon Valley. He had multiple visits to the White House in the months before he was awarded the contract. Kaiser has not responded to interview requests from iWatch News.</p></blockquote>
<p>This doesn&#8217;t look very good considering it was widely known that Solyndra was in <a href="http://washingtonexaminer.com/node/65146">deep economic trouble</a> in 2010 and had negative cash flows since its inception.</p>
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<p>Kaiser says he <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/solyndra-closure-affects-foundation-linked-to-obama-donor/2011/09/02/gIQAkjF4wJ_story.html">did not use political influence</a> or talk to administration officials about a massive government loan to Solyndra.</p>
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		<title>UNION MEMBERS OUTRAGED After White House Hires Non-Union Crew For Obama’s Birthday Bash</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Aug 2011 17:35:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jim Hoft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Somebody&#8217;s Having a Birthday Party and You&#8217;re Not Invited
That is, if you belong to a union.

In case you live under a rock and haven&#8217;t heard, Barack Obama turns 50 today.  And, the place to be tonight is the Aragon.  The party starts at 7:00.  But don&#8217;t bother to show up if you&#8217;re [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Somebody&#8217;s Having a Birthday Party and You&#8217;re Not Invited</strong><br />
That is, if you belong to a union.<br />
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<p>In case you live under a rock and haven&#8217;t heard, Barack Obama turns 50 today.  And, the place to be tonight is the Aragon.  The party <a href="http://www.whitehousedossier.com/2011/08/02/obama-schedule-august-3-2011/">starts at 7:00</a>.  But don&#8217;t bother to show up if you&#8217;re a union member.  The White House hired a non-union crew for the event tonight.</p>
<p>A confidential and trusted union source contacted me today to report that the crews called in to work Obama&#8217;s birthday bash are non-union.  Union members are OUTRAGED that Obama would turn his back on them.</p>
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<p>Curiously, my source added that the day rate is actually higher for the non-union members to do the work.  It&#8217;s not a money issue. What gives?</p>
<p>More to come&#8230; Check back here and <a href="http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2011/08/unions-outraged-that-white-house-hired-non-union-workers-for-obamas-birthday-bash/">here</a>.</p>
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