April 6, 2009

Pillow Fight Distraction

On April 4th, the Bail Out the People--Not the Banks movement staged a demonstration on Wall Street. But somehow, at about the same time, it just so happened that the World Pillow Fight Day was being staged also on Wall Street. What an interesting coincidence?!?!



It was kind of cute––seeing people smack each other with pillows, feathers flying everywhere, even into our 12th story apartment. Police were out in full force. Every once in a while, they would yell over a blow horn to have people move out of the way to allow an emergency vehicle to pass.

In Lebanon, demonstrations were always kind of scary. With all the crowds, and no police really, I was always looking for potential escape routes. This didn't have that same kind of feeling. But I knew there was something sinister about it. It makes perfect sense for those Wall Street Fat Cats to distract the people from the protests against them.

A peaceful demonstration. A successful distraction. God bless America!

In Memory of Martin Luther King, Jr:
Announcing a

National March On WALL STREET
April 3 while Wall St is Open;

continued April 4

Assemble at 1 pm Friday, April 3
at the Intersection of Wall & Broadway, and at
12 Noon Saturday April 4 at Wall and Nassau
(The Stock Exchange)

Bail Out the People Not the Banks!

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