The Democratic party is trying to woo Occupy Wall Street protesters; will it work?

I see no reason for the Democrats to woo the 99%er's, they already have them.

“Occupy Wall Street” is the result of reckless, irresponsible capitalism which is fed by greed which has become a precious, valued aspiration and has displaced human and moral decency in what’s most important in life. This can be evidenced by capitalistic displacement of our eco-system and health concerns through bio-engineering of seeds (and also the patenting thereof by the likes of Monsanto and granted permission to do so by the SCOTUS with the majority decision written by Justice Clarence Thomas, who previously was employed by Monsanto), with the use of antibiotics in large scale animal food production. It’s evidenced in the request and desire for fewer regulations and by the demand to disband the EPA. It’s evidenced by illnesses, deaths and diseases attained through air pollution and chemical waste and when an individual or group of individuals attempts to recover losses through our court system they face sometimes insurmountable obstacles presented by corporate lawyers to purposely lengthen the justice process which they can easily afford financially but the individual or group of individuals cannot easily afford and it results in much smaller and very unjust and belittling monetary awards/settlements due to the lack of competitive financial resources which shows disrespect for humanity by capitalistic greed and is forced to even greater extremes and injustices through tort reform. Corporations, through financial influence, purchase political power and reengineer our laws to benefit their shareholders and their bottom lines at the expense and with disdain towards the miracle of life itself. Both political party’s bear responsibility, however the extreme disrespect for humanity and the earth we see today is squarely on the shoulders of the Republican Party and their relationship with large corporations.

Wrong end of he question. The banks want OWS to go away. If unions or the dem party can help with resources that keep the movement alive, how stupid would OWS have to be to say no? The issue is strings (declared and un-delcared), but with no leaders, how do you corrupt? I say use stuff from anyone who says they do so with no expectations and give them nothing but love back! ;-)

Certainly hope not... More veiled elitism to come if they do...

Maybe we can increase drone strikes even more...

Or detain or execute everyone who farts...

Tap everyones phones....

Add about 200 more foreign bases across the globe and officially accept the title of "Empire"... I'm sure Fluor (the company that won the bidding against Haliburtun to rebuild everything) would love that....

I don't want to speculate. Mitt Romney is trying as well.

Not interested in the Dems giving any more speeches...because next they will be bleeding solidarity...all they need to do is act to correct the issues that are clearly at the heart of this movement...and the 99% will see that they are sincere...they are starting to come around, but they still want involvement to be on their terms and by the old rules of engagement etc. Both parties got us here and they can get us out of this mess or start looking for new jobs...and good luck on that...

Democrats aren't trying hard enough and (yep) way too many connections with Wall Street. Even still, some of the Democrats receiving lots of money from Wall Street are actually willing to do the right thhereas the republicans pledge to some demi-god that they somehow have put into idol status. (Sorry I have a tendency to run on sentences.)

Everyone on the Hill should be clammering to tell these huge crowds what they are going to do to recitify the situation. The message so far is faint and distant. Democrats are not fighting hard enough and republicans are trying to demonize the protesters as mobs with criminal mentality.

I think all parties better start courting the movement. Will it work? Only if they come courting bearing gifts.

HA! As if democrats aren't owned by the corporations these people are ignorantly trying to stop.

I depends if they are real Dems or just another bought political party trying to take over the movement.. From what I have seen the Dems are not much different from the Republicans. Both are owned by the Rich and Corporations and bought political parties who act like zombies and do nothing for the real people!!!! Corporations are not people, I don't care what the Supreme court says!!!!

It won't work if they seek to re erect Nobama. He & Geithner have
been in bed with the worst offenders on Wall St since day 1. Wall St
& Nobama/Geithner ARE status quo. The only change you're going
to get from them is change for a dollar. Wall st would sooner replace
unemployed humans with androids that don't need pesky health care,
and who won't object to being slaves. Their investment in machines
as replacements for humans is in the offing, and won't even require a
begrudging minimum wage payout. Imho,the Wall st occupiers would
be better off forming viable 3rd and 4th political parties rather than let
corrupt Corporatist Democrats co-opt them and destroy their fervor. If
the Democrats were worth anything they wouldn't have allowed Nobama
to be nominated over Kucinich. By now we all know the mediocrity that
shooting themselves in the foot turned out to be.

I'll support Democrats again when they enact the following measures:

1. Student Loan Amnesty. Total cancellation of all outstanding student loan debt, meaning a total and immediate forgiveness of all payments of principal and interest coming from this category of borrowing.

2. Stop ALL Foreclosures.

3. Defend and fully fund the social safety net. Social Security, Medicare/Medicaid, S-CHIP, Head Start etc.

4. Pay for healthcare and social services with a 1% Wall Street Sales Tax.

More details about the above 4 here:

http://tarpley.net/2011/09/29/emergency-program-for-anti-wall-street-protestors/

5. Restore the constitution by NATIONALIZING the Federal Reserve.

More on this here:

http://tarpley.net/five-point-program.pdf

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EVERYONE has ties to wall street
if you own stock, have a retirement fund
YOU have ties to wall street

The Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
had a provision to reform Commodity Futures
the republicans stripped it out for votes to pass it

the democrats have been trying to write it back in since
the fact there are ties to wall street does not mean policy cannot move forward
through the democrat party
it's really a matter of moving policy beyond the republican party

look at what the democrats vote for
you will see all is not driven as you suspect...

Of course they will. They aren't going to vote Republican.

It would work for those who are 99%ers. That weeds out quite a few.

The democratic politicians are just as dirty as the republicans. There needs to be a complete cleansing of our political colon.

woo them buy putting policy in place that supports their cause

There is no way this movement should align with either party they are both guilty as hell of causing this mess, and in some ways the real difference between the Dems and Reps is that the Reps are more honest about how they want to continue f_ _ _ing the 99%...all the Dems seem to adept at is taking the money from the 1% and then running away and hiding all the while refusing to take a stand. The few Dems and one Rep that have stood up can be counted on one hand.

The Democratic party will have to grow balls and prove they care about the 99% of the American population that is sick of the nation that has been purchased by the billionaire foreign born that are proving they can own everything in this nation, save the seat of the president (though they have proven that whoever sits there is up for sale as well).

I would like to think so. Many ppl forget that their comfortable upbringing was a result in some of the unions and prevailing wages. All the GOP wants to do is get all wages down to the bare minimum and keep the population impoverished. We have to remember what made us #1, and that was the fact that we had a mostly middle class society. Thanks to the republicans that is gone we are now only upper and lower incomes. I call it strip mining. Robbing the country of everything and putting nothing back. If they (GOP) had their way there would be no regulations on pollution, exhaust or chemical waste. Just put it anywhere.

Well, considering that it worked with Republicans marching in front of the Tea Party and conservative canvas groups co-opting and shifting the momentum into a partisan black hole, why wouldn't it work for the Democrats?

I predicted this would happen as soon as I saw Michael Moore occupying a lot of Wall Street.

I hope not. Keep status quo politics OUT of this. If they do this is already lost.

Soon, almost every politician will be courting "Occupy."

Will it work? For a very few, maybe... or maybe not.

"Can the Democrats win over the Occupy Wall Street protesters?" Time will tell.

"Would it result in any shift in policy?" Whether or not any politician can "win" over "Occupy," it is ALREADY resulting in shifts in their thinking, which will result in shifts in policy. Long way to go, still.

Inevitable. There has to be a political outlet so that people can vote. The Democrats are going to make light of anything and make it fashionable and trendy. The success of OWS depends on how much OWS can influence the Democrats versus how much the Democrats can control OWS.

People have much reason for having frustration with the Democrats, and all of it is valid. On the other hand, people will remember that the Democrats arrived with a clear plan in 2008 for boosting technology in renewable energy, for universal health care, and for reducing spending on national defense. It was the Republicans that obstructed that plan. Simply put, the lack of vision, the lack of direction, and the disorder that the nation is in belongs squarely on the shoulders of the Republicans.

In November 2012 this message will again be in the forefront.

I hope not, this is what happened to the tea party.
Secondly, OWS needs to be inclusive to be successful.

This won't happen if Democratic leaders usurp the movement/agenda.

They should ply them with drinks and then take them out to see a new romantic comedy.

Stay away from heavy petting on the first date, and don't talk about old relationships.
( It could work. )

p.s. - word of caution to dems - DO NOT show them how big your MEMBERship is immediately,....try to leave some mystery,......maybe just send them some flowers and union cards after a few days. ( the rival in the wings has greater "endowments" and a fatter wallet. )