Mid-size city Austin, Texas is expecting to spend $1,000,000 of taxpayer money on the Occupy Austin movement, effectively eating away at claimed reductions in the city’s police overtime budget only two months into their fiscal year. According to the Digital
by Lee Stranahan6 Dec 2011, 12:01 PM PST0
In another sign of the #Occupy movement flying off the tracks of relevancy, the movement’s next major campaign – a planned shutdown of shipping ports on the entire west coast – is explicitly opposed by International Longshoreman’s Union, the union
by Lee Stranahan2 Dec 2011, 10:45 AM PST0
One of the core beliefs of the Occupy movement – the idea of the 99% vs. the 1% — is not only laughable on its face but has been picked up and expanded on by lauded liberals like economist and
by Lee Stranahan29 Nov 2011, 11:26 AM PST0
Muhammed Malik, a leader and spokesman for Occupy Miami, has extensive ties to pro-Palestine groups that some see as creating a false front for anti-Israeli and anti-Semitic sentiments. Malik is described in this interview from October 13th as “one of
by Lee Stranahan23 Nov 2011, 10:02 AM PST0
There is a real class war going on in this country, and the Occupy Movement doesn’t seem to realize that they are on the wrong side of it. No, it’s not the wealth-hating, broad brush 99% vs. 1% class war
by Lee Stranahan15 Nov 2011, 10:30 AM PST0
I just received the following email in response to my concerns… Hi Lee, Thanks for the call. Here is our company position. We issued our statement of support for Occupy Wall St. because it is consistent with our Mission Statement
by Lee Stranahan11 Nov 2011, 11:43 AM PST0
When the Occupy movement launched a few weeks ago, they immediately got a boost from Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream. We, the Ben & Jerry’s Board of Directors, compelled by our personal convictions and our Company’s mission and values, wish
by Lee Stranahan10 Nov 2011, 2:44 PM PST0
We’ve been talking about the anarchist faction behind #Occupy Wall Street for weeks now but despite the mounting evidence, liberals and the mainstream would like you to believe that it’s just some right-wing fantasy and that the #Occupy movement are
by Lee Stranahan10 Nov 2011, 5:57 AM PST0
The Occupy movement is planning to take ‘direct action’ against banks in the next several days, using a variety of tactics, according to video and email evidence compiled by Big Government. These tactics include physical occupations of banks, and attempts
by Lee Stranahan27 Oct 2011, 4:07 AM PST0
One of Occupy Wall Street’s early planners and activists has given public credit to Glenn Beck for correctly analyzing the ultimate goal of the Occupy Wall Street (OWS) movement: a violent revolution in which the wealthy are dragged into the
by Lee Stranahan24 Oct 2011, 1:31 PM PST0
A newly-discovered video–filmed by Occupy Wall Street supporters themselves–reveals that New York Times reporter Natasha Lennard is not merely covering the protests, but is also apparently taking part in planning and executing them. In the video, Lennard is seen participating
by Lee Stranahan24 Oct 2011, 7:05 AM PST0
A newly-discovered video–filmed by Occupy Wall Street supporters themselves–reveals that New York Times reporter Natasha Lennard is not merely covering the protests, but is also apparently taking part in planning and executing them. In the video, Lennard is seen participating
by Lee Stranahan23 Oct 2011, 6:41 PM PST0
The war on business by the #Occupy movement is stepping up to a new level, and local authorities don’t appear to be ready to deal with it. Separate and seemingly related incidents are breaking out across the country and represent
by Lee Stranahan21 Oct 2011, 12:21 PM PST0
The boosters of the #Occupy movement would like you to believe that they have massive support and are turning out really big numbers of people who agree with them. This is a classic “fake it till you can make it”
by Lee Stranahan20 Oct 2011, 2:15 PM PST0
A search of the email cache that BigGovernment released last week reveals that the #Occupy movement is largely driven by socialists and anarchists who realize they need to conceal their actual message and goals in order to appeal to the
by Lee Stranahan20 Oct 2011, 8:40 AM PST0
I’d like you to try to dig deep down in your heart and attempt to dredge up some compassion for Rolling Stone’s Matt Tiabbi–I mean, real heavy spiritually-lifting compassion, the kind that is given even when it hasn’t been earned–Matt’s
by Lee Stranahan19 Oct 2011, 12:05 PM PST0
A search of the email cache that BigGovernment released last week reveals that the #Occupy movement is largely driven by s socialists and anarchists who realize they need to conceal their actual message and goals in order to appeal to
by Lee Stranahan17 Oct 2011, 7:25 AM PST0
Over twenty people were arrested in Chicago Monday by groups claiming to be affiliated indirectly with the #Occupy movement. The tactics are reminiscent of those used in the past by radical union employed community organizer Lisa Fithian, who was in
by Lee Stranahan12 Oct 2011, 8:11 AM PST0
The #OccupyWallStreet movement that been embraced by Democratic politicians, liberal pundits, progressive groups, Big Labor and celebrities was actually created and is being led behind the scenes by far-left anarchists whose goal isn’t reform, but the total annihilation of the
by Lee Stranahan10 Oct 2011, 11:16 AM PST0
One of the key attorneys in the Pigford “black farmers” lawsuit has confirmed, on camera, what we at Big Government have argued for months: that the $2.7 billion Pigford settlement has been corrupted by fraud on a massive scale. On
by Lee Stranahan6 Oct 2011, 4:59 AM PST0
Today, Media Matters for America has taken it upon itself to ask the question: “Who Is J. Christian Adams?” . They say: New Black Panthers Party fabulist J. Christian Adams is a long-time right-wing activist who began working for the
by Lee Stranahan3 Oct 2011, 10:29 AM PST0
With the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ protests starting the catch on in the media after the arrests at the Brooklyn Bridge and protests in Los Angeles and San Francisco, the Occupy Whatever meme is coming to a city near you. Occupy
by Lee Stranahan2 Oct 2011, 8:41 AM PST0
Dear Ombudsman, Thanks for speaking with me yesterday about the film Better This World which appeared on PBS on September 6th and that is currently on the PBS website. Obviously, PBS has a long history of showing important documentaries by
by Lee Stranahan24 Sep 2011, 7:00 AM PST0
It’s not just that Crooks & Liars doesn’t agree with the tea party – they don’t even believe that there is any such thing. In an article today talking about Judith Miller’s comments on Fox News about the recent hookup
by Lee Stranahan19 Sep 2011, 9:08 AM PST0
Last week, in Washington, DC, I attended what is is expected to be the last hearing on the Pigford settlement–Judge Paul Friedman, presiding. Judge Friedman has been in charge of the scandal-infested case since it was conceived during the Clinton
by Lee Stranahan9 Sep 2011, 9:12 AM PST0