"BJ" CLINTON SUPPORTS "OCCUPY WALL STREET" RABBLE-ROUSERS...

Apparently ex-president "BJ" Clinton has now seen fit to enthusiastically join with the throngs of liberal politicians, leaders and celebrities who are now out there cheerfully endorsing and voicing their support of the Occupy Wall Street movement to all who will listen. It was during a talk this week at the Chicago Ideas Week, that "BJ" went so far as to make yet another attempt to somehow compare this supposed "grassroots" movement, comprised primarily of the dregs of society with a generous amount of union goons there for back up, to the Tea Party which is made up of nothing more than law abiding citizens who want their country back. "BJ" even went to far as to make the idiotic claim that what is going here, with this Occupy Wall Street nonsense, is that is part of what is “good positive debate.” “The Occupy Wall Street crowd basically is saying, ‘I’m unemployed and the people that caused this have their jobs again and their bonuses again and their incomes are high again. There’s something wrong with this country. This is not working for me,’” "BJ" said, at least according to the Chicago Tribune. “So I think it can be a good positive debate.” The Tribune goes on to say that “Clinton said the Occupy Wall Street movement reminds him of the early days of the Tea Party fighting ‘unaccountable power.’” Nothing, and I mean absolutely nothing about these Occupy Wall Street miscreants, or what they are "demanding," can be said to even remotely resemble the Tea Party. Nice try there, "BJ." But one again he's talking out his butt!

Still, his praise didn’t come without a slight bit of reservation. "BJ" also said that the movement could have the same problems as some of the Middle East protests, mainly “no program and … no organized political party.” So what does our ex-president think the country needs? If you’ve been following the Occupy movement from the beginning, it all sounds so very familiar: "BJ" called for reforms to the corporate tax system and said the economy will never fully recover unless the country addresses the mortgage crisis. Of course he failed to mention his role in that entire fiasco. He also suggested that banks write down or extend existing mortgages at today’s low interest rates, and if people still can’t pay, allow them to lease their homes for five years with the opportunity to reconvert to a mortgage. He also pushed for a “broader job-generating strategy,“ including more ”green” technology jobs, and said that in order for the country to rebound, there needs to be less anti-government sentiment and more “networks of cooperation.” So according to "BJ" Clinton there needs to be less anti-government sentiment and more green jobs. Typical liberal pabulum. Yup, that's right, it's all the fault of those seeking smaller and less intrusive government. That's why we find ourselves in such an economic, to use a favorite word of the left, quagmire. And is the creating of "green" jobs really going to be what gets us past this mess?


When looking around to see who it is that is joining "BJ" in his supporting the Occupy Wall Street gang, we find quite the group of luminaries and some of our wealthiest celebrities. Given that Occupy Wall Street “are the 99%,” and, given the movement’s general distaste for “the other 1%,” I'm a tad bit curious about how enjoying support from these wealthy elites jibes with movement’s core principles. It is difficult to gauge who is most hypocritical in this instance, is it the wealthy “1%’ers” supporting a movement that claims to revile everything celebrity represents, or is the Occupy Wall Street protesters for “selling out” and accepting help from the purported “enemy.” just another one of the mysteries of life? Perhaps the greatest, and, most obvious hypocrisy of all is that, unless born into privilege, as is the case with some of our celebrities below, it can be argued that none of these high net-worth individuals would be where they are today had that not been able to avail themselves to the advantages of capitalism. So without further adieu, here is a list of the 10 wealthiest celebrities supporting the Occupy Wall Street misfits. According to Celebrity Networth, the site that compiled the list, they have a combined net worth of $1.255 Billion.


First we have that resident dingbat, Yoko "I'm sure glad I married John" Ono who is reported to have a net worth of around $500 Million. Ms. Ono stated “I love ‘Occupy Wall Street’! John is sending his smile to ‘Occupy Wall Street.’ I am sending my love to ‘Occupy Wall Street.’ We are all working together. ”


Next we have Russell Simmons, net worth, $325 Million. In addition to being a music mogul and best-selling author, Simmons is the founder of a fee-based credit card company called UniRush Financial Services. But isn‘t the financial services industry to blame for the nation’s economic demise?


Then we have Roseanne "Lop of the heads of bankers" Barr, net work, $80 Million. I recently heard that NBC has offered the very unfunny Barr a new sitcom. Let's hope is crashes and burns and takes Ms. Barr with it. As I stated, Ms. Barr is of the opinion that bankers earning over $100 million should be beheaded. Her supporting this group of malcontents probably makes the most sense. If anything about this dizzy bitch could make any sense.


Number four on our hit parade is Deepak Chopra, who has a reported net worth of $80 Million. Chopra is another on our list who was born into privilege. His father, Krishan Chopra, was a prominent Indian cardiologist and head of the department of medicine and cardiology at Mool Chand Khairati Ram Hospital in New Delhi. Chopra’s father was also a lieutenant in the British army. Chopra, who said Occupy Wall Street is “turning anger into awareness” has amassed quite the fortune for himself via his numerous best-selling self-help books, as well as from the services offered at his luxurious Chopra Center spa and treatment center — where workshops, seminars and the “Journey into Healing” — meant to help anyone, are priced out of reach for just about everyone.


Coming in at number five is Mr. "No Bring-um-ups" himself, Kanye West who is reported to have a net work of $70 Million. West, who grew up in a quaint, middle class suburb of Chicago, has an entrepreneurial side. While not completely successful, his company, KW Foods LLC, bought the rights to the Fatburger hamburger chain in Chicago with plans to open up ten locations. Additionally, West launched his own fashion line in addition to collaborating with Nike on the release of his own shoe, Air Yeezys. Is West “selling out” with his ever-growing commercial empire?


At number six on our list is Alec "I'm a douche bag" Baldwin, net worth $65 Million. Perhaps best of all is that in February 2009, Baldwin actually called on lawmakers to extend New York’s tax break for the film and television industry, stating that if the “…tax breaks are not reinstated into the budget, film production in this town is going to collapse and television production is going to collapse and it’s all going to go to California.” So tax breaks are O.K. then?


Number seven is Susan "I'm a dried up old hag" Sarandon, net worth $50 Million. Ms. Sarandon popped by Occupy Wall Street while on her way to Italy. ‘”I’m just here to be educated and offer my support. There’s a lot of different kinds of people here who want to shift the paradigm to something that’s addressing the huge gap between the rich and the poor.” That gap is made abundantly clear when one peruses Sarandon’s $1.75 million Manhattan penthouse.


In at number eight is Michael "The Jabba the Hut lookalike" Moore, net worth, $50 Million. An extensive interview with The Guardian in 2004 revealed that, not only has Moore sent his daughter to private school, but that he often travels with body guards and lives in million-plus-dollar residences in NYC’s Upper West Side (at the time of interview) and in Michigan. The Guardian noted that, although Moore consistently refers to himself as “working-class,” he in fact grew up in a middle-class suburb of Flint, in a two-car family where his father golfed, retired in his fifties, and was financially comfortable enough to send his three children to college. Perhaps most damning of all, however, was the following passage where Moore’s former manager called the “Fahrenheit 911” maker “money-obsessed”: Moore’s employers were confronted with ever more regal demands. He insisted that Channel 4 house him at the Ritz when he worked in England on The Awful Truth, a fact he now portrays as the revenge of the working class against corporate might. Meanwhile employees grumbled. ‘He’s a jerk and a hypocrite and didn’t treat us right and he was false in all of his dealings,’ said one former worker. His former manager, Douglas Urbanski, has said that Moore ‘was the most difficult man I’ve ever met… he’s money-obsessed’.


At number nine we have Tim "I ain't got the brains of an ice cube" Robbins, net worth $50 Million. According to public records uncovered in The Daily Beast, the UCLA film school graduate shockingly contributed some $5,000 to Republican candidates in 2006 including Tea Party icon Michele Bachmann. Imagine that!


And last, but never least we have Nancy "Way too much Botox" Pelosi, net worth right around $35 Million. Pelosi, whose father was a U.S. congressman and former mayor of Baltimore, is one of the wealthiest members of Congress. Ironically, her husband, Paul Pelosi, is a successful investment banker and owner of the Sacramento Mountain Lions and the United Football League. Ah yes, truth is stranger than fiction.


Such is just a small sample of the illustrious little brain trust that now joins with "BJ" Clinton in supporting this bunch of anarchistic slackers whose general beef appears to be nothing more than that corporations are evil. That's a pretty generic reason to traipse about the streets of New York City. While I suppose there is some validity to their argument regarding close ties between Wall Street and Washington DC, I get that, and I suppose some level of change warranted. But I don't think, however, that what we need is more mindless regulations. Look the core source of all if our current problem is not Wall Street, it's Washington, and that's where the eye should be directed. Evidently most of useless clowns have the time and evidently outside sources of income, probably from mommy and daddy, to hang out in the city for almost a month now. Along with the general message that corporations are evil, many are also demanding free medical, free educations and a living wage of 20.00 per hr. whether working or not and a canceling out of their debts. Raise taxes on the "rich" is another bray heard. Some just want to be part of the movement. Yup by golly, these folks are after all, just like "BJ" says, exactly like the Tea Party folks.


On the contrary. No matter how Democrats try to spin it, "Occupy Wall Street" is in no way comparable to a Tea party, and actual "grassroots" gathering. And try as they might, those on the left like "BJ" who continue in their attempts to portray this group of malcontents as being the lefts version of the Tea Party, there is, quite simply, no comparison that can rationally be made. The Tea Party has a clear and unified message: Lower taxes and smaller government. It's not complicated nor is it hard to figure out, you can ask almost any participant and you will get that same general answer every single time. When there is a Tea Party event, people gather at a place that does not interfere with the ongoing commerce and business of a city in which it is being held. There are never any arrests and people are usually very respectful. At the end of the day they, clean up any trash that may have accumulated, return to their homes, take a shower and get on with their normal lives. Tea Party members have made their voices heard at the voting booths by turning the elections on their head last November. The only people the Tea party gatherings inconvenience are the Tea Party participants themselves, who have usually taken time off of "work" and traveled long distances "at their own expense" in order to attend these one day events.