Category Archives: Politics

Occupy Wall Street Theme Song

Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

My precocious 9-year old daughter came up with the idea for this song sung to the tune of the Fraggle Rock theme song. Then, my wife and I ran with it. Enjoy! Protest your cares away Work is for some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Humor, Media, Music, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Texas, Unions | Tagged Bankers, Cornel West, Corporations, iPhone, Kanye West, Occupy Wall Street, OWS | Leave a comment

Who Are the One Percent?

Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

As the Occupiers are busy sharpening their pitchforks for their next reenactment of Children of the Corn, I thought it might be instructive to share a nice little tool from the Wall Street Journal. The tool allows you to enter … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Finance and Economics, Humor, Media, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Children of the Corn, Democrats, Liberals, Occupy Wall Street, One-Percenters, OWS, President Obama, Progressives, Republicans, Wall Street Journal | 15 Comments

Who Are the Occupiers?

Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Aaron Rutkoff at the Wall Street Journal published an article yesterday summarizing a scientific poll of the protestors. The results are relatively unsurprising as they reveal that the plurality of the protestors are young and supportive of left-wing causes. They are also disproportionately un- or … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Finance and Economics, Humor, Media, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Democrats, Liberals, Occupy Wall Street, OWS, President Obama, Progressives, Republicans | 26 Comments

“Real World”: Tea Party?

Posted on Thursday, October 20, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Well, no, actually. That would be calling attention to a conservative movement, and MTV likely wouldn’t want to have any part in legitimizing that. But if you support what appears to be an anarcho-Marxist movement that still has no concrete … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Business, Finance and Economics, Humor, Media, Politics, Socialism | Tagged MTV, Occupy Wall Street, Real World, Real World Occupy Wall Street, Real World Tea Party | 15 Comments

If They Had the Votes, They Wouldn’t Need to Occupy Wall Street

Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

I’ve been meaning to officially congratulate Chris Ladd for becoming a contributor at FrumForum, and wanted to highlight his post today about the Occupy Wall Street Movement. As many of you know, Chris has been a tireless and valuable contributor … Continue reading →

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Posted in Blogging, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Chris Ladd, FrumForum, Occupy Wall Street, Reflections of a Rational Republican | 9 Comments

Ivory Tower Hypocrisy at Occupy Los Angeles: Part II

Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Yesterday, I pointed out the blatant hypocrisy inherent in the UCLA Department of Education’s faculty statement of solidarity with the Occupy LA movement. Not only does the statement do nothing to reduce “the systematic undermining of equal educational opportunity for all students … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Education, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Education, Hypocrisy, Occupussies, Occupy Los Angeles, Rising tuition, UCLA, UCLA Department of Education, UCLA Department of Education's statement of solidarity with Occupy LA | 5 Comments

Ivory Tower Hypocrisy at Occupy Los Angeles

Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“Universities share one characteristic with compulsive gamblers and exiled royalty: there is never enough money to satisfy their desires.” — Derek Bok, a former president of Harvard I found this statement of solidarity with the Occupy Los Angeles movement on … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Education, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism | Tagged Derek Bok, Education, Harvard, Hypocrisy, Occupussies, Occupy Los Angeles, Rising tuition, UCLA Department of Education, UCLA Department of Education's statement of solidarity with Occupy LA | 18 Comments

Friday Fight at Occupy Wall Street?

Posted on Thursday, October 13, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

“If we stay up all night without sleeping bags we’re going to get sick and we’re going to look crazy on TV…Activist burnout is a real thing. If you can, take one night to sleep at a friend’s house and … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged Brookfield Properties, Creature comforts, Occupussies, Occupy Wall Street, Sleeping bags, Snivelling, Zuccotti Park | 1 Comment

Foreclosure on Wall Street West Fizzles

Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Today, Foreclosure on Wall Street West conducted a demonstration against Wells Fargo Bank. The protestors also blocked customers from accessing their funds. Overall, the protest seemed quite small, as far as San Francisco protests go. I planned to conduct some … Continue reading →

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Posted in Business, California, Finance and Economics, Media, Policy, Politics, Socialism, Taxes | Tagged Foreclosure on Wall Street West, Occupussies, Occupy Wall Street, San Francisco, Wells Fargo | 1 Comment

Occupussies: Moniker for Multi-Tentacled Movement

Posted on Wednesday, October 12, 2011 by Sean Patrick Hazlett

Once again, a Canadian blogger inspired me. In a recent post, he suggested that “Wallbaggers” would be an apt label for the movement, to rival the negative connotations with the term “Teabagger.” For those not in the “know”, tea-bagging is a … Continue reading →