So it's basically a "play homeless camp" for another week.

I take back my comment ... they're more like clones or androids .... that whole "repeat what the speaker says" is creepy as fuck, after seeing some of the videos, all I can think of is christian bible camp.

#1,2 - you're an idiot... good thing you weren't on the stage, i'd hate to be repeating the nonsense you spout. Try and at least get a lil' wee bit informed before you comment on stuff, k?

@3 Aaaw ... but you're all so good at following the leader and being brainwashed, maybe I can brainwash some sense into the crowd.

lol, what is it about 'leaderless movement' don't you get? oh yeah, you don't know a single thing about what's happening but feel a knee jerk reaction to comment... it's not like there's hasn't been a bunch of articles on it or anything. I mean, like, read the stranger or something, but whatever's clever, keep on smiling and nodding and whatever else you do...

Westlake is pretty much empty right now, though we are paying lots of cops to walk around the park looking tough.

Don't you love the police state we live in?

If only "I am Mayor Mike McGinn" had the same lyrical quality as "I am Governor Jerry Brown."

Neither side has to be so immaturely antagonistic.

I can't wait until these dumbasses run out of steam and go away.

@2 While it does seem a little creepy, and I am sure it does even more so from an observer* standpoint, in my opinion the 'people's mic' is pretty awesome.

- It allows, without amplification, to get the word, in a clear and concise way, out to a larger audience

- It forces the speaker to speak slowly and clearly, and pause to (hopefully) give thought and consideration to what is being said and how it is being said (though for me, when I spoke the first time, it was distracting in the same way a delay on a PA system is distracting)

- It forces the audience to listen closely and remain engaged, even if they disagree

*observer: if you have something to add, even if it is counter to the message(s), please speak up, talk to people, engage, participate. It's damn messy, Seattle seems even more messy than it needs to be, but in my opinion, this direct attempt at democracy is a wonderful thing.

I overheard an exasperated mother cussing out her 'activist' college student daughter today. It was hilarious.

"YOU CANT JUST SWITCH BANKS LIKE THAT! Do you know how many accounts and deposits and automatic things we have set up? Do you think this stuff just magically appears? How do you expect the money to get transferred from your fund now? None of that is set up with the credit union. There are payments pending those are all going to fail! God Dammit I wish you would think about these things before you just DO them. Our accountant is-LISTEN TO ME! our accountant is pissed off, sherry. What is wrong with you?"

I laughed my goddamned ass off.

Hey you jerks out there:
If you are not out here in the rain, and the cold, well you are not important to spew your hate.
It is evident you just don't know what you are speaking about.
It says you are lazy and no good bums who don't give a rats ass about making changes.
Are you hungry, are you wanting to get food, are you just meddling?
If you have something to add, come on down.
If you don't, then stay where you are, probably at your mamas house, where you pay no bills, you have no bank account, and you are living off of her gray headed ass. It is evident she must of beeh a gossip monger, maybe that is what she taught you.

I taught myself to speak up and out every chance that I get with the injustices I see on the homeless, the poor and yeah the rich too.

This is my United States of America. No one owns me, controls me since I am a human being and not a damn dog.
If you don't do anything now to change the future, shut up and go back to suck mamas tit. I am sick of wimps.

Mona Joyner
Seattle, WA