(2011/12/14) Why we're winning (Occupy Wall St Part 10)
Best of the Left - Leftist Perspectives on Progressive Politics, News, Culture, Economics and Democracy
Jay Tomlinson
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🗓️ 15 December 2011
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Edition #557
Why we're winning
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Act 1: Occupying space is as much free speech as spending money - Majority Report Air Date: 11-16-11
Song 1: Eye of the Tiger - Survivor
Act 2: If cops use force then your speech wasn't free (to say the least) - Matthew Filipowicz Air Date: 12-9-11
Song 2: Paranoia - Apoptygma Berzerk
Act 3: Good cop, bad cop and O'Reilly declares the Occupation dead - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 11-24-11
Song 3: John Lennon - Arkells
Act 4: Occupying our homes - Rachel Maddow Air Date: 12-2-11
Song 4: House of the rising sun - Bob Dylan
Act 5: Leaked: Republicans Scared of Occupy Wall Street - Young Turks
Song 5: Wild world - Cat Stevens
Act 6: Frank Luntz is terrified of Occupy Wall St. - Jimmy Dore Show Air Date: 12-8-11
Song 6: Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac
Act 7: Is Occupy Wall Street Really Having An Effect - Lee Camp Air Date 12-5-11
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| 0:00.0 | This program is made possible by the members and donors to the show. |
| 0:05.6 | For details, visit the membership tab at Best of the Left.com. |
| 0:09.1 | Now welcome to the award-winning Best of the Left Podcast with clips today from the |
| 0:12.3 | Majority Report, the Matthew Phillipobot Show, the Rachel Maddo Show, the Jimmy Dore Show, |
| 0:16.5 | the Young Turks, and comedian Lee Camp with the bonus video clip for our Apple iOS and |
| 0:20.8 | Android app users from Countdown with Keith Alperman. |
| 0:30.1 | The city was in violation of a court injunction from a victim, the occupiers at what is |
| 0:40.0 | formerly known as the Coddy Park, now Liberty Square, from their occupation. |
| 0:47.8 | We spoke about that extensively yesterday. |
| 0:51.2 | We were anticipating a court order as of 3 p.m., it didn't come in until about 5 p.m. |
| 0:59.8 | And the court ruled in favor of, I guess it's accurate to say, in favor of the city and |
| 1:11.4 | the owners of Coddy Park. |
| 1:14.6 | The relevant part of the decision from Judge Michael Stallman read in part to the extent |
| 1:23.7 | that city law prohibits the erection of structures, the use of gas or other combustible materials, |
| 1:30.5 | and the accumulation of garbage and human waste in public places. |
| 1:35.1 | Enforcement of the law and the owner's rules appear reasonable to permit the owner to maintain |
| 1:38.8 | its space in a hygienic, safe and lawful condition, and prevent it from being liable |
| 1:44.0 | by the city or others for violations of law or in tort. |
| 1:47.9 | It also permits public access by those who live in the work in the area who are intended |
| 1:52.3 | beneficiaries of this zoning bonus. |
| 1:54.8 | So it basically came down to tents, not allowed to put up tents which supposedly permanent |
| 2:06.6 | structures. |
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