Occupy Oakland Ambushes Mayor Jean Quan at Community Forum

• Fine then. Don't vote. That will solve it. Yup.

• Like wat give money to poor people, its corporate greed is wat there mad about these people have done wat they could going to school got them into debt by the banks how can they do anything productive when there is no jobs, they mayor didnt even point out wat the police did to them, dont say voting either cause that doesnt help obviously

• Why is everybody always picking on me?

• So you are saying that since there is no work, that is why they protest? Maybe they could spend their time doing something positive and productive that actually helps people.

• Oakland needs a  real mayor, she is a joke and she needs to be confronted for her cowardliness 

• There is no work out there thats on of the whole reason for the protest, u dont think these people have tried to work for it before

• Union truckers still got paid that day. Non-union truckers are being fired for wearing Teamsters shirts to work.

• Occupy Oakland is as confused as a group as confused gets (hence the disruption instead of talking), so don't be too hard on yourself for not understanding them. There's nothing to understand: Occupy Oakland is a bunch of losers, bums, and spoiled children throwing tantrums because they can't have what they want without working for it.

• Saw a pic of Occupy Oakland and thought  what a beautiful throng BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE_____ a CHRIS BROWN SONG Then out came the VULTURES to make what was so beautiful so wrong BUT U are me and I am U so beautiful people stay strong I'm still hearing that CHRIS BROWN SONG BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!! BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE!!!

• Please be accurate. Not pepper spray. Teargas. FIve separate teargas attacks on totally peaceful protesters at 14th & Broadway on the evening of Oct 25; following the predawn teargas and rubber bullet attack on a sleeping camp while the mayor was out of town gladhanding in Washington.  Teargas, riot baton attacks, beanbag bullet attacks of citizens simply videoing police, and many other violent incidents that didn't even make the papers. Some I saw with my own eyes. All in direct violation of Oakland's own crowd control policies. I only wish I lived in Oakland so I could sign the recall petition.

• Funny how these idiots who go around talking about free speech refuse to allow it in others. I support the mayor and find these occupy people to be a bad joke.

• I am a little confused by the Occupy Oakland Group - have they done their research about some of the truckers that pull containers out of the port?  It is bad enough that the State of California is imposing new rules for their trucks and the have to spend money they don't have to comply, then they lose days of work because of this group.  I know a trucker who had to sell his house during this hard economic time and is barely keeping his company afloat.  Losing a couple days work cost him and his workers money and food on their table.  Go occupy the financial district or stand in front of a bank.  Stop taking work from people who can't afford to lose a days pay.  Had to say my piece even though it doesn't count for much.

• She needs to look in the mirror and decide if she's happy with the person she sees.

• Mayor you have lied and changed your story enough. It comes a point where you must simply go away and realize you have lost your mandate to lead. Why would they sit and listen to yet more excuses and another different side to your story ? you have made no efforts to work within the opportunities Occupy has given you, nor respondend to the mainstream media with anything other than arrogance. Admit you were wrong, step down, and Then you can speak whatever side of the story you want.

• Jean Quan is a joke. She had her chance to be the revolutionary she likes to think of herself as, and she pumped the chicken switch. She had nothing to offer them, so shouting her down and sending her packing was the right idea. Shames the aim, not negotiation.

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