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Will Barack Obama make an appearance on any Occupy Wall Street gathering during October?

Will Barack Obama make an appearance on any Occupy Wall Street gathering during October?

Asked by: Super Userkruijs in Politics » United States
Settled on 11/01/2011 17:28 Settled by Super Usergotmick
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Democrats, including President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, have expressed sympathy for the movement. Still, opinions don't seem to be drawn along party lines. Republican presidential candidate Buddy Roemer expressed his support while the Mayor of New York, Michael Bloomberg, an Independent, seems to have had enough.

"I think it expresses the frustrations the American people feel, that we had the biggest financial crisis since the Great Depression, huge collateral damage all throughout the country ... and yet you're still seeing some of the same folks who acted irresponsibly trying to fight efforts to crack down on the abusive practices that got us into this in the first place," he said.

Obama said he used "a lot of political capital" to prevent a financial meltdown and ensure banks remained solvent after he took office. He also touted the financial reform legislation he and Democrats in Congress moved through in 2010.

http://articles.latimes.com/2011/oct/06/news/la-pn-obama-occupy-wall-street-20111006

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   Super Userkruijs

A musician took a stand at last night's Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation gala, which was attended President Obama and a slew of world leaders.

Hawaiian guitarist Makana, who has performed at the White House, wore a shirt that read "Occupy With Aloha" and played a song inspired by the Occupy Wall Street protests.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/11/13/occupy-apec-makana_n_1091280.html

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