Gimme a break my wife just called to tell me as she drov done buena vista she ran into Occupy Wall Street protesters on Parr Drive. She said they were older and assumed to be residents of The Villages. Perhaps they are left over hippies from the 1960's ....make love not war OWS Start by going to the town square and dancing and leave your signs at home least you accidentally smack your partner and knock him/her to the ground

Geeeeezzz ..... betcha these are the same folks captivated by the Kardashian divorce drama...Get a life

PS Sorry I have to edit my fingers much better saw some keystroke errors

Originally Posted by rubicon

Gimme a break my wife just called to tell me as she drov done buena vista she ran into Occupy Wall Street protesters on Parr Drive. She said they were older and assumed to be residents of The Villages.

You posted at 11:05 and that's about the time I saw them in full force (about 10 or 15 of them) as I drove west down Parr Drive. I wondered what it was about. Actually, I saw them when they were first forming at 10:00 AM., as I was on my way to government day at Laural Manor. (Gotta love that! )

Anyway, I did manage to slow down to read one sign that said, "Hands Off
Social Security!" Perhaps I should go back and see some of the other signs. However, assuming they are all on the same page, I wonder what they hope to accomplish.

By coincidence, I came to this board to start a new thread to ask about this subject. (rubicon, you beat me to the punch!)

What's the deal? What do they hope to accomplish by holding up signs to passing cars? Is Social Security in danger of being cut?

If anything, the retirement age might go up, but that would not affect them. The other thing is they might require rich people to pay in more money. Are the protesters against that? Ha! I better go back and get more information. Stay tuned. As the terminator said: "I'll be back!"

I hope they are protesting the golf fees on the championship courses at least that would be productive

I walked back there (good exercise) but they were gone. While I was there, I noticed that Bank Of America was open for business and there was a law enforcement officer walking around outside. I asked him if he knew what happend to the protesters and he said they left at 11:30 am.. Darn! I guess they wimped out. Or maybe it was lunch time.

I wonder how they got organized in the first place. I would guess they belong to the Democrat's Club or something like that.

Leftover Dopers from the Sixties.

Probably just another club, and another excuse to go out to lunch with a large group. That's an all important activity here in TV. I wonder if they have a meetings listing in the Recreation News insert?

I saw these yahoos at the Mitt Romney event at Colony Cottage with their signs saying reading "Hands Off My Social Security" when nobody anywhere is threatening these ancient mariners with anything of the kind.

I wonder who's filling their little heads with all this misinformation. It couldn't be the liberal media and Democrat activists now; could it? Would they be so deceitful?

Did these same people tell them that Obama cut $500 Billion from their Medicare? What do you think?

I wonder if the police asked them to leave?

Originally Posted by RichieLion

Probably just another club, and another excuse to go out to lunch with a large group. That's an all important activity here in TV. I wonder if they have a meetings listing in the Recreation News insert?

I saw these yahoos at the Mitt Romney event at Colony Cottage with their signs saying reading "Hands Off My Social Security" when nobody anywhere is threatening these ancient mariners with anything of the kind.

I wonder who's filling their little heads with all this misinformation. It couldn't be the liberal media and Democrat activists now; could it? Would they be so deceitful?

Did these same people tell them that Obama cut $500 Billion from their Medicare? What do you think?

Polls say that Romney can beat Obama.

'nough said. Unless of course you want 4 more years of hope & change.

Rich,if it was the Tea Party would you feel the same way?

We were not talking about the Tea Party or romney. We were talking about participants in the OWS protest at Parr Drive t hat is the subject matter. Does anyone know how when or wy they left? Does anyone k now why they were protesting and/or if they plan future protests?

Originally Posted by waynet

Rich,if it was the Tea Party would you feel the same way?

I don't quite understand your meaning. How does what you say apply to what I meant?

Originally Posted by rubicon

We were not talking about the Tea Party or romney. We were talking about participants in the OWS protest at Parr Drive t hat is the subject matter. Does anyone know how when or wy they left? Does anyone k now why they were protesting and/or if they plan future protests?

This protest is really catching on in far away places.

Originally Posted by waynet

Rich,if it was the Tea Party would you feel the same way?

Tea Party people do not trash places and go the bathroom anywhere they want like dogs. Tea Party people have coherent thoughts and ideals. There is no comparison. TP people are my neighbors and friends not a bunch of hippie wanna bees who are doing drugs and having sex like animals.

In addition to the aforementioned. The Tea Party had to pay a user fee, to organize, fees for security and supply port-a-potties. They also picked up their trash and left the meeting area spotless.