Police Investigating Occupy Baltimore Rapes, Occupiers Show Sudden Concern for Crime Wave

Funny, but in the video we noted earlier today the "Occupiers" were quite smug while downplaying the allegations of rape at the fleabagger encampment.

Now that Baltimore police are investigating they're signing a different tune.

Baltimore police are investigating an assault and theft that allegedly occurred at the Occupy Baltimore protest movement at the Inner Harbor's McKeldin Square. Police said only that the attack occurred Friday, but wasn't reported to them until Monday morning.

Authorities released no other details. But that coupled with another report on Fox 45 TV of an anonymous woman who said she was sexually assaulted has sparked internal debate among the protesters over safety.

At a volatile General Assembly meeting at the square Monday night, people debated the role of police, their own security teams and a general feeling from some that the encampment is not safe for people staying overnight in tents.

Last month, the group distributed pamphlets that suggested victims of sexual assaults not contact police, but instead deal with the issue internally. Those guidelines were later revised to encourage contacting police, but they created a debate over whether the group can, and should, handle such issues themselves.

These morons can't handle opening a bottle of water without without 37 committees debating and voting on the process. Is there anyone who really thinks they can "handle" investigating a rape?

Let's get real. But they did manage to come up with a semi-literate statement. That must have been an exhausting endeavor.

On Monday, October 31, serious allegations were brought forth of an assault on the site of the Occupy Baltimore encampent [sic].

Note they say assault, but not sexual assault or rape.

Occupy Baltimore takes such allegations seriously, maintaining a zero-tolerance policy towards assault, harassment and on-site intoxication or inebriation of any kind.

Zero-tolerance now? Funny, but two weeks ago they were telling women to dummy up. Funny how media attention changes that.

Such activities are not welcome at, or condoned by Occupy Baltimore and violate the terms of our unanimously consensed-upon Safe Space policy.

Occupy Baltimore stands firm in its commitment to the values embodied in these policies and documents.

In keeping with our values, Occupy Baltimore supports formal investigation of these allegations, and pledges cooperation in the pursuit of facts and justice in this manner. Occupy Baltimore takes these allegations quite seriously.

Values? Who the hell are they kidding?

Woman Raped at Occupy Baltimore: 'God Bless Them for Their Spontaneity'

Baltimore is Nancy Pelosi's hometown. How's that whole spontaneity thing working out, Nancy?

Via Big Government.

A couple of weeks ago we noted Occupy Baltimore was discouraging sexual assault victims from coming forward.

They must be so proud.

Labor Secretary Solis: Obama Will Take On 'Teabaggers'

Well, that civility sure was enjoyable while it lasted, huh?

With the team behind President Barack Obama targeting the Sunshine State in their bid for a second term in 2012, the White House sent U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis to speak to the Florida Democratic Convention on Saturday.

A day after Vice President Joe Biden told the convention at Walt Disney World that Obama needed to carry Florida to win in 2012, Solis attempted to rally Democrats for the elections and urged them to push for the Obama jobs plan which, with Republicans controlling the U.S. House, has no chance of passing Congress.

Speaking at a luncheon event on Saturday, Solis carried water for Obama, bashing Republicans and praising the administration’s economic policies.

Solis offered harsh words about conservatives. Looking at 2012, Solis slammed the tea party movement, calling them “teabaggers” and promising the Obama administration will take them on.

If Obama cared the least about "civility" he'd fire her today. But this is what he wants.

By the way, her use of the vulgar term wasn't a one-time occurrence.

"I'll be darned if I'm going to set that aside now because a few tea baggers want to somehow muzzle my voice," she said, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. "We don't have to sit back and allow a minority in the Congress, known as the tea party, to dominate the discussion in our households."

Obama Was Right: It's Time to Try Something New

Obviously this will be called racist for using his own words against him.

Stunner: Cost of CA High-Speed Rail Project Triples, Won't Be Ready for 22 Years

By the time they get this finished the tab will probably be in the trillions and even then nobody will be using it? But hey, let go national with this high-speed rail nonsense and just bankrupt ourselves completely.

Faster than a speeding bullet train, the cost of the state's massive high-speed rail project has zoomed to nearly $100 billion -- triple the estimate given to voters and more than enough to run the entire state government for a year.

What's more, bullet trains won't be up and running until at least 2033, much later than the original estimate of 2020, although that depends on the state finding the remaining 90 percent of the funds needed to complete the plan.

The new figures come from a final business plan to be unveiled by the California High-Speed Rail Authority on Tuesday, though some of the details were leaked to the media, including this newspaper, on Monday. Officials at the rail authority did not respond to repeated requests for comment Monday.

Gov. Jerry Brown on Tuesday was expected to endorse the long-awaited plan, the first major update to the project in two years and the last before the federal deadline to begin construction next year. But state legislators, who were already skeptical, will tear through the plan starting Tuesday before deciding whether to start building, or to kill the project.

The new business plan pegs the price tag at $98.5 billion, accounting for inflation -- more than double the estimate of $42.6 billion from two years ago, when it was already the priciest public works development in the nation. It's a little less than triple the estimate of $33.6 billion voters were told when they approved the project in 2008. By comparison, the total state budget this year is $86 billion.

Much of the cost increase is due to the increased time of construction.

"We don't have anywhere to get that kind of money," said Assemblywoman Diane Harkey, a Southern California Republican who has led the charge against the project. "I don't think there's any way you can do any part of this and keep the promise that was made to the taxpayers and (the voters). It just doesn't make any sense at all."

With the Golden State nearly broke, it now plans to secure funding largely by borrowing more, the Associated Press reported, though specifics were unclear. About 20 percent would come from the private sector.

Wonderful. They're basically broke, but will just borrow billions more for something nobody wants.

CA Democrat Arrested for Spreading the Wealth to Herself at Neiman Marcus

She claims it was just a misunderstanding that she accidentally walked out with $2,500 in merchandise. Heck, that happens to people every day, right? She should just say she was taking her fair share and everyone would be more sympathetic.

Assemblywoman Mary Hayashi has been charged with felony grand theft after allegedly being caught by security officers stealing nearly $2,500 in clothing from a San Francisco Neiman Marcus store.

The 45-year-old Castro Valley Democrat, wife of a Bay Area judge, pleaded not guilty Thursday in San Francisco Superior Court and is free on $15,000 bail pending further proceedings Nov. 15.

Sam Singer, spokesman for Hayashi, said the arrest occurred after she left the store while using her cellular phone.

"The incident in San Francisco was a mistake and a misunderstanding," Singer said. "The assemblywoman strongly believes in the justice system and is hopeful that this matter will be cleared up soon."

Lock her up for a year and see how much she believes in the judicial system.

Hayashi had passed several cash registers without stopping and the incident was captured on videotape, said Manfredi, adding that the clothing was recovered and has been booked into evidence.

OWS Institutes Ban on Hurting the Feelings of Others: 'If You Want To Be Part Of Our Group, You Have To Be Civilized'

Um, it's a little late for a call for civility, isn't it? Maybe they should have tried setting up some rules before the "occupiers" started crapping and peeing on the streets six weeks ago. They supposedly have 79 committees set up, or roughly one per protester. Clearly the Civility Committee was never one of them until today.

Protesters in Zuccotti Park may be free spirits, but they’ve decided they need some rules all the same.

And if you dare break them - you’re out.

The group has formed its own security detail to enforce a code of ethics mapped out during their general assembly meeting Monday.

“If you want to be part of our group, you have to be civilized,” said Paul Isaac, 45, who is part of Occupy Wall Street’s security team. “Unfortunately, some people come to disrupt the peace.”

The list includes rules against stealing, sexual harassment and hurting others - including their feelings. The group also put a ban on fuel, weapons or drugs in the park.

“Basically, we want people to respect one another,” Isaac said.

I guess all those sexual assaults are becoming a bit of an image problem, huh? Frankly, why would these people start respecting anyone or anything when they clearly don't even have any self-respect? But look out now: Whatever you do, don't hurt anyone's feelings.

Obama Allegedly Declared 'Tobacco-Free'

No, he hasn't quit smoking. This just means you're paying for his cigarettes.

President Obama is in good health and is tobacco-free, according to a medical report released by the White House.

Obama's examination was performed by Navy captain and Physician to the President Dr. Jeff Kuhlman. His assessment of the president's healthy was released Monday.

Kuhlman reported that Obama eats well, has a healthy weight, is tobacco free and is physically active. Kuhlman also reported that Obama, "On occasion drinks alcohol in moderation."

In the past, advisers said that Obama had been working to quit smoking.

The media rarely if ever mentions his smoking habit, unless it's a story claiming he no longer smokes. Besides, we've got more urgent concerns like Herman Cain's campaign manager smoking in an ad.

Funny how the White House is so eager to release such a report now but still keeps his student records well hidden.

OWS Freaks Now Occupying Health Clinics to Be Tested For STD's and HIV

So for all the money and freebies these idiots have raised they don't have condoms for them? Look at the bright side: This could thin the herd substantially.

It’s the Autumn of Love!

Occupy Wall Street protesters are flocking to nearby health clinics for STD and HIV testing after getting their freak on in ’60s-style hookups with crusty strangers, sources told The Post yesterday.

“Last week was free love,” said a medical professional at a clinic located a short walk from Zuccotti Park, referring to the number of people who organizers have referred for sexually transmitted disease testing.

A volunteer at the park admitted concern among protesters about STDs.

“We give directions to clinics if people ask for information regarding STDs,” said the volunteer, who identified himself only as “Captain” and added that pregnancy tests are also a hot item.

“Like anything else, it happens. People ask, and we do the best we can for them.”

Volunteers at the medical tent hand out cash, usually $15 or $20, so the randy radicals can visit clinics that cater to a low-income clientele, the source said.

Experts said it’s the right thing to do.

“My advice for the protesters would be to practice safer sex. It’s a lot cheaper to buy a condom than get treated for an STD,” said Dr. Lisa Oldson, medical director of Chicago-based Analyte Health, which provides testing services for labs nationwide, including STD Test Express New York.

Did she say "buy" a condom? Can't do that when it's easier to just put your hands out.

One can see a future novel on this ugly chapter in New York history: I Left My Junk in Zuccotti Park.

Meanwhile, the OWS freakazoids have their first martyr.

A man thought to be a protester was found dead Monday inside a tent at Kerr Park, police said.

The man's name has not been released by police, but he was thought to be in his 20s, Oklahoma City police Capt. Dexter Nelson said.

The man is part of Occupy OKC, a group of protesters who have been camping since Oct. 10 in Kerr Park near Robinson and Broadway avenues.

Organizers refer to the man as “Street Poet,” a homeless man provided with food, clothing and shelter by others involved in Occupy OKC, according to a news release written by Mark Faulk, who referred to himself as a moderator for the group.

“At a candlelight vigil last night to honor first responders, Street Poet delivered a powerful poetic commentary about the complexities of homelessness and drug abuse, and the system's failure to adequately deal with these issues,” Faulk wrote.

It's the system's failure. Perfect. Why even dwell on individual responsibility when we can do things collectively?

Report: Hundreds of Millions Missing From Corzine's MF Global Mess

Have they checked the coffers for the Obama re-election campaign? If anything, the ability to make hundreds of millions of dollars disappear certainly enhances Jon Corzine's shot at becoming Obama's next Treasury Secretary.

Federal regulators have discovered that hundreds of millions of dollars in customer money have gone missing from MF Global in recent days, prompting an investigation into the company’s operations as it filed for bankruptcy on Monday, according to several people briefed on the matter.

The revelation of the missing money scuttled an 11th hour deal for MF Global to sell a major part of itself to a rival brokerage firm. MF Global, the powerhouse commodities brokerage run by Jon S. Corzine, had staked its survival on completing the deal.

Now, the investigation threatens to tarnish the reputation of Mr. Corzine, the former New Jersey Governor and Goldman Sachs chief who oversaw MF Global’s demise, making it the first American victim of Europe’s debt crisis.

What began as nearly $1 billion missing had dropped to less than $700 million by late Monday. It is unclear where the money went, and some money is expected to trickle in over the coming days as the firm sorts through the bankruptcy process, the people said.

Worth noting there's one word is conspicuously missing from the story. See if you can guess.

How Cute: 'Occupiers' Play Dress-Up For Halloween

In a sane world they would dress up as something they've never been beofre: Normal people. But since we're dealing with a pretty dim bunch, some of them played, um, Fox News reporters or something. No far left movement is free of Fox Derangement Syndrome.

If you think the media isn't sustaining this carnival, well, they had 22 people in their Halloween parade, outnumbered by cameras.

Via the link, here's their list of characters.

These people really haven't advanced much beyond fourth grade on the humor scale.

If you want to know what something called Zilch looks like, it's about what you'd expect.

Noticeably absent from this cast of characters are supporters of OWS.

How OWS Freaks Spent Time During Saturday Storm

I've figured it out. They represent 99% of the mental patients roaming the streets of Manhattan.

NYPD Allegedly Telling Homeless to 'Take It to Zuccotti'

It's hearsay and merely an allegation, but if true a brilliant strategy. Since police resources are being diverted to babysit these punks, they may as well help shepherd bums and drunks all down to one place in order to better keep an eye on them.

Two different drunks I spoke with last week told me they’d been encouraged to “take it to Zuccotti” by officers who’d found them drinking in other parks, and members of the community affairs working group related several similar stories they’d heard while talking with intoxicated or aggressive new arrivals.

The NYPD’s press office declined to comment on the record about any such policy, but it seems like a logical tactic from a Bloomberg administration that has done its best to make things difficult for the occupation — a way of using its openness against it.

“He’s got a right to express himself, you’ve got a right to express yourself,” I heard three cops repeat in recent days, using nearly identical language, when asked to intervene with troublemakers inside the park, including a clearly disturbed man screaming and singing wildly at 3 a.m. for the second straight night.

“The first time I’ve heard cops mention our First Amendment rights,” cracked one occupier after hearing a lieutenant read off of that apparent script.

“A lot of you people smell,” a waggish cop shot back later after an occupier asked if he might be able to help find more appropriate accommodations for a particularly pungent and out-of-sorts homeless man.

“The police are saying ‘it’s a free for all at Zuccotti so you can go there,’” said Daniel Zetah, a member of several working groups including community affairs. “Which makes our job harder and harder because the ratio is worse and worse.”

Oh well. You claim to represent the 99% then deal with it. Aren't the homeless also part of the 99%?

OWS Protester Dressed as Parade Float to Visit Occupy Portland

He'll be the biggest thing in Portland since the 1977 NBA championship.

Occupy Portland volunteers expect a visit Monday afternoon from filmmaker Michael Moore.

Volunteers also say demonstrators following a Halloween-inspired zombie theme will march from Lownsdown Square to a Bank of America to protest the bank’s coal interests.

Protesters should try and dress the opposite of what they really are. In that case they'd dress up as human beings.

Meanwhile, more strife among the human debris in Portland.

Hasan Cross, 32, who is homeless, said drugs and alcohol are rampant among the homeless and that those conditions made the encampment a difficult place to stay. "This is not the message we are trying to convey," he said of substance abuse among campers at the main encampment. As he spoke, Moilanen pointed out multiple large rats darting around the federal plaza in predawn darkness.

OWS Snags Coveted 50 Cent Endorsement

Nothing like getting the fabulously wealthy thug rappers behind you. This should surely warm their hearts on a chilly morning.

With an estimated net worth of $100 million, rapper 50 Cent is definitely among the one percent, but he’s not against the Occupy Wall Street protests that are sweeping the nation. Fiddy took to Twitter late Sunday night to give the demonstrators some advice and explain how he thinks his new energy drink can solve the problem.

Sweeping the nation? Really? A couple of thousand layabout sleeping on the streets in a nation of 300 million people is a movement sweeping the nation?

Please.

Mr. Cent posted a trio of Tweets shortly before midnight. In his first pair of messages, he expressed support for nonviolent protests and asked the Occupy Wall Street demonstrators to try and get along with the police. (Ed. Note: We’re not even going to bother typing [sic] after each error, all spelling is Fiddy’s own)

“To everyone protesting right now. I want U to know I’m for peaceful protesting. Just try not to make the police feel like there the enemy. They will hurt U … You would be surprised how many of them would like to be apart of protesting with U. there hurting to,” Mr. Cent wrote.

Word.

Selfish Occupy LA Clowns Ruin Farmer's Markets

They care about nobody but themselves. So who cares if some hard-working vendors set up shop once a week to try and scratch out a living? They need to take a back seat to the protest the whole world is watching or something.

Besides, I guess these greedy vendors hawking vegetables are part of the evil 1%.

The Occupy movement came to Los Angeles aiming for Wall Street titans, but farmers market vendors are the first to take a real hit.

Two weeks ago, about 40 vendors who sell on the City Hall lawn every Thursday were forced off the property after protesters refused to remove their city of tents.

The mini-businesses — produce farmers, popcorn poppers, flower sellers — were abruptly moved by city officials to a new and less visible location across Main Street. Since that relocation, profits have plummeted, vendors have pulled out and shoppers have become scarce.

"The cause is good," said Genaro Lopez, a vendor who initially helped protesters with free sodas and burritos. "But this is our bread and butter, and we've taken a huge hit."

Many vendors, who already struggle to make it through the slow winter months, have reported a 40% to 60% drop in sales since the move, said market manager Susan Hutchinson. So far, three have decided to quit showing up until the demonstrators are gone.

The irony is not lost on Occupy L.A. protesters.

"Here we are representing the 99%," said Martine Fennelly, an activist. "And the farmers are the first to suffer from the movement."

Still, Fennelly said, protesters are choosing to stay put, because "an occupation means an occupation, not a three-week camp-out."

In other words, screw them. It's all about us!

Until then, Jorge Zaragosa plans to steer clear of the market. For six years, he had traveled 60 miles from Oxnard to sell his fruit and produce. The second week of the protest, he went home with only $180 and a truck full of strawberries, broccoli and other goods. That's when he decided to bow out.

"I have a lot of expenses," Zaragosa said. "I don't have time to go there and gamble."

The poor bastard is trying to make a living, but instead will be driven into poverty by the schmucks.

Famed Member of the 1% and Obama Bundler Runs Brokerage Firm Into Bankruptcy

Looks like Jon Corzine has done for his firm what he did for the State of New Jersey.

Besieged broker MF Global is expected to file for bankruptcy today after a frantic effort over the weekend by CEO John Corzine to strike an out-of-bankruptcy appeared to come up came up short, The Post has learned.

The embattled broker dealer run by the former New Jersey governor is expected to sell some of the company’s assets in a complicated transaction to rival Interactive Brokers Group, a move that must receive the blessing of a bankruptcy judge, according to people familiar the situation.

It is expected that MF Global’s holding company will file for bankruptcy while other units, including one that clears fixed-income trades, will open its doors for business this morning, sources added. Early this morning, MF shares were halted in trading, with news pending.

A number of terms were still being hammered out early this morning and elements of the deal could still change.

The bankruptcy and planned sale to a rival would end one of the most harrowing weekends on Wall Street since Lehman Brothers on Sept. 15, 2008 imploded on worries that it was choking on toxic mortgage debt.

Three years later, Corzine — a former Goldman Sachs CEO — was pounding the phones this past weekend in an attempt to secure a white knight to purchase all or parts of MF Global after concerns about the broker-dealer’s exposures to some $6.3 billion in European sovereign debt decimated its shares in a wild week off trader for the firm that saw it lose three-quarters of its equity value.

Precisely how much Interactive Brokers Group would be shelling out to purchase parts of MF Global is unclear.

According to a Wall Street Journal report early this morning, it could be as much as $1 billion.

Whatever the number neither shareholders of IBG nor creditors are expected to be happy.

For Corzine, 64, a bankruptcy would be another knock on his reputation after choosing to dial up European risk at MF Global when other larger firms had grown weary.

Corzine is not expected to stay on at MF Global — an embarrassing outcome for a Wall Street titan who led Goldman Sachs before being ousted in 1999.

After that disaster he spent hundreds of millions to buy himself a Senate seat and then the governorship before being crushed by Chris Christie.

Remember, Barack Obama has been considering his for his next Treasury Secretary.

Corzine had occasionally been touted in the media as a possible Treasury Secretary in an Obama administration, perhaps replacing current incumbent Timothy Geithner, and following in the footsteps of his former Goldman rival Henry Paulson.

He's currently one of Obama's top fundraisers.

Update: Looks like Corzine will be getting a nice payday for destroying this company. Wall Street Occupiers were unavailable for comment.

DealBook reported that Corzine's severance package could allow him to walk away with around $12 million.

$12 million for joining a company and, in two years, flying it into a mountain.

Quick, someone go tell Occupy Wall Street.

Scenes From Zuccotti Park: 'I Am a Marxist'

They're not even trying to hide it. Here we've got a self-professed Communist who openly declares there'll be violence if the so-called "1%" doesn't accept the ridiculous fantasy demands of the alleged 99%.

Some 50 Occupy Wall Street protesters saw red yesterday -- giving an enthusiastic welcome to a genuine communist.

Alex Callinicos, a professor of European Studies at Kings College in London, announced to his rapt audience, “I am a Marxist.’’

Asked if the upcoming revolution can be non-violent, he parroted the party line of the demonstrators, who call themselves the 99 percent of Americans lined up against the “1 percent’’ with power and money.

He said violence could be avoided only if the “1 percent accept the decisions of the 99 percent,’’ which he predicted would never happen.

Bring it on, douche.

While he was speaking about the revolution, most of the demonstrators in Zuccotti Park were making plans for a long, cold winter.

“It’s been dumping snow here in NYC ... high winds and 3 inches of slush on the ground ... [and] those occupying Liberty Plaza [Zuccotti’s former name] ... are in need of emergency supplies crucial for cold-weather survival,” organizers said on their Web site.

Their elaborate wish list included “insulated gloves, wool hats, scarves, long underwear/smart wool thermal socks, all-weather sub-thermal sleeping bags [and] all-weather tents.”

And sympathetic supporters were quick to deliver.

“I was feeling really bad for them yesterday,” said Beth Kelley, 47, an ex-Wall Street worker who brought fleece hats and scarves.

But not everyone felt sorry for the soggy masses.

Nick Hommen, 29, a volunteer from Salem, Ore., who was handling donations, said some demonstrators were taking advantage of people’s generosity.

“We can’t afford to keep buying new tents. It’s ridiculous the sense of entitlement people feel,” Hommen said.

Hmm, one of their own questioning the entitlement mentality of his comrades?

Even Triumph the Insult Comic Dog from Conan O’Brien’s TV show, which was taping at the park, told protesters, “There are too many causes; you need to simplify,” while chiding them for demanding free subway rides for the jobless and “meditation subsidies.”

Barack Halloween Pic?

I don't know for sure. I have trouble recognizing his mom with her clothes on. (NSFW)


Safe link here.

'They’re Harassing Me, Threatening Me'

This sure does sum up the attitude of these punks "occupying" Wall Street. Here you've got a woman working at a McDonald's and these freeloading scum just take over the place and make life miserable.

After about an hour braving the storm in the tents, we made our way to a nearby McDonald’s on Broadway where we encountered about 60 protesters taking refuge from the cold. In the vestibule, a crowd smoked cigarettes.

Wait a minute, didn't King Bloomberg outlaw smoking? How is it these lowlifes get to smoke in a McDonald's vestibule?

A McDonald’s employee struggled to keep the protesters out of an upstairs area of the restaurant that was closed. She declined to give her name or comment on record, but we asked if she was enjoying the increased business that came with the protests. She shook her head.

“They’re harassing me, threatening me. … Other states are closing down, why can’t we?” she asked.

A woman performing more work in one day than all these people combined the past six weeks and she's got to suffer these thugs.

While the left shower sympathy and plaudits on these marauders, a woman working at a McDonald's, and every other decent working person around there, have to suffer.

A pair of men began to scuffle in the restaurant.

“Why don’t you mind you’re [sic] own business?” one said.

Another man called out inviting people to another location.

“Please come to 60 Wall Street,” he shouted.

Using the call and response style of the “people’s microphone” that has become another signature of the Occupy Wall Street protest movement, another man repeated the invitation. We asked him what was happening at 60 Wall Street.

“It’s a warm place that’s bigger than this,” he said.

“Please go there,” said the woman from McDonald’s.

Please, just go somewhere, back to whatever miserable lives you were already living.