Occupy Wall Street: More Evidence of President Obama’s Re-election Campaign

I harbored suspicions that Occupy Wall Street could be part of President Obama’s re-election campaign strategy. And the unfolding events seem to be validating my position.

From Intelhub.com

As the Occupy Wall Street protests have grown and evolved we have seen a major change in overall direction coming from the most vocal supporters.

While many still claim that this is not a political movement, the unfortunate fact is that everyday we see more and more evidence that the establishment left has, at least in part, co opted the movement.

Yesterday’s so called Millionaires March has drawn major media attention around the world, with support popping up in places that most wouldn’t think would support protesters targeting the financial district.

Linette Lopez, writing for the Business Insider, revealed that the real powers behind the march were numerous extreme leftist organizations with open socialist and communist ties.

Now here’s who they are specifically:

-The Working Families Party

-UnitedNY

-New York Communities for Change

-Strong Economy For All Coalition

-VOCAL-NY

-Community Voices Heard

Those are some pretty established New York groups that span across the state, and they have some powerful people behind them.

So we have super leftist organizations running large scale protests for the Occupy Wall Street protesters yet we are supposed to believe that this is not a political movement?

While it is clear that these organizations do not speak for ALL the protesters, a growing majority are seemingly falling in line with groups who openly support one of Wall Streets biggest supporters, President Barack Obama.

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Considering that President Obama’s approval rating has been drifting at a nadir (record low from many polls as gallup or Quinnipiac University), thereby diminishing his chance of re-election...

From Gallup

And considering that the tea party movement has served as an influential force in shifting the political tide as revealed by the last Congressional elections…

From Reuters.com

President Obama desperately needs a gimmick…and real quick

And there’s no easier way to pander to the masses than to resort to groupthink gimmickry which have mostly been based on class warfare (Buffett Taxes), nationalism (via protectionism also here) and racism.

For the left, desperate times call for desperate measures

Popularity Ratings of World Leaders and the Pope

Here is a curious political indicator from the Economist-the Pope's popularity.
According to the Economist,

``THE pope addressed tens of thousands in St Peter’s Square on Palm Sunday (March 28th) at the start of Holy Week in the Catholic Church. Despite the crowds, Pope Benedict XVI’s popularity may be waning as a result of his handling of recent child-abuse scandals across Europe and America. Some even want him to resign for his part, before becoming pope in 2005, in a decision merely to send for therapy an alleged paedophile priest, who later returned to pastoral work. The church has said that Cardinal Ratzinger (as he then was) did not know that the priest returned to work. The pope is also accused of ignoring pleas for the removal of an American priest, who allegedly molested 200 deaf boys. Yet the pope's supporters point to his earlier efforts, reportedly ignored by his predecessor John Paul II, to launch a full inquiry into the behaviour of a cardinal in Vienna who was removed from office in 1995 after accusations of sex abuse."

While the Economist focuses on the Pope, it is noticeable that it isn't merely the Pope that has been stung by a bout of disapproval but most of the leaders of the world's major economies, particularly France's Sarkozy, (who is the most unpopular, followed by Obama, UK's Brown, EU commission's Barroso and Spain's Rodriguez Zapatero.

This is except for UN's Ki-Moon (largely neutral or marginally positive), and surprisingly Germany's Merkel which accounted for a big plus in ratings changes.

Angela Merkel is perceived to be the German version of "Maggie Thatcher".

Could it be that the world is becoming more attuned to a return of "Thatcherism" and "Reaganism" amidst today's onslaught of social democracy?