Pappy!

I met Pappy in Vegas. He he.

"Pappy - Fortune Teller"

1. All in
Ala Texas Hold Em, the media is "all in" on these Occupy protestors. Story after story after story is penetrating Bill's Media Bubble (TM). the Occupy protests are big and important... the protestors are serious and righteous and true.

Here's an example... a blog post that explicitly lays out the "This the Tea Party, but better" argument:

Occupy Wall Street must occupy Congress, AG offices

The Tea Party was a media exercise (anti, rather than pro), until 2010. At this point, the Occupy protests are a media exercise (pro, rather than anti) that will either fizzle or pay off in 2012. Occupy reminds me of the Wisconsin teacher protests/siege earlier this year, not the Tea Party.

Speaking of teachers, public service unions in Ohio are spending $20M to try and roll back changes that the Gov made last year. In Ohio, this "Senate Bill 5" reduces the bargaining rights of public employees in an attempt to keep costs under control, ala Wisconsin. When your stuff is on the line... say anything, baby. ANYTHING! Below, getting paid less makes it harder for this guy to be a teacher.


QOTD

"Hi, Teresa. I’m voting no on Senate Bill 5 because it can make my class size larger and can make it harder for me to be a teacher."
- some Ohio teacher, lying on the blower, nytimes story

2. Scared the bejesus

This is a long article, but worthy. It finally did it. Scared the bejesus out of me. Scared enough so that I hardened my gmail password. And others too.

atlantic - Hacked!

yow, bill