The really big news of the May Day Occupy demonstrations is this: Big Labor refused to support the demonstrations or participate in any of the "anarchal" activities of the day including an idiot's attempt to blow up a bridge in Boston and the mailing of letters sent to 7 banking firms with white powder on the envelops and threats that said, "You only have 10 seconds." . . . . . ah . . . . . that was it. . . . . you only have 10 seconds." Obviously, someone snorted the rest of the [baking] powder. Occupy in Manhattan and Brooklyn attracted no more than 350 dissidents.
Almost no one showed up for the San Francisco demonstration - didn't even make the local news except for a passing reference. (I live three hours from San Fran). Only 50 to 100 were seen running around and nothing was accomplished by the these tent people. Nothing of note in L.A. San Diego or the the Central Valley. Fox News reported 200 in Manhattan's Bryant Park. Reuters reports 500 but its report came from the Occupy tent-people, themselves.
A friend lives in Denver and reports nothing going on there.
In the end, the most important headline is this: Occupy as a political movement is dead and Van Jones' dream has turned into a nightmare.
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