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From Pundit Press:
By Aurelius
October 9, 2011
You know all of those lies from “protesters” on Wall Street? ‘Occupy Wall Street’ whines for free money and, at times, cannibalism. They scream that they are the “99%,” that they are impoverished and deserve more. In the meantime, of course, they update their Twitter statuses on their iPhones and laptops.
Now, Pundit Press has discovered that those protesting are not simply doing it because they have their facts mixed up. Instead, many are getting up to $650 a week protesting on Wall Street against… greed.
Go over to Craigslist and you will find an ad taken out by the Working Families Party. The advertisement declares that “wallstreet (sic)” must be held “accountable.” Applicants must be “outgoing, articulate dedicated, determined (sic).”
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| Spelling: Not a Strong-suit of the Working Families Party |
And, no, you don’t need to worry about actually having a job or actually contributing to society. Instead, the WFP will pay “$350-$650 A Week.” In other words, protesters saying that they are the “99%” and that they are impoverished could actually be making the equivalent of a $34,000-a-year job by simply holding up a sign for a couple of hours.
If you want some of the details, here are the first couple of paragraphs, exactly as they appear in the ad:
The Working Families Party (WFP) (www.workingfamiliesparty.org) is New York’s most energetic, independent and progressive political party. Formed in 1998 by a grassroots coalition of community organizations, neighborhood activists, and labor unions, we came together to build a society that works for all of us, not just Wall Street CEOs and the well-connected. WFP is independent from corporate and government funding and in-addition we are community based; community funded and equally uninfluenced by both major parties. Our agenda focuses on economic and social justice, corporate accountability, job creation, environmental protection, and investment in education and healthcare.
For the past twelve years the WFP has been at the fore front of progressive politics,
Leading the fight and helping to frame the debate. The WFP has a proud record of fighting for issues that matter and has been instrumental in implementing key pieces of legislation such asRaising New York’s Minimum Wage, Enacting Living Wage Laws, Creating Thousands of Jobs In the Green Economy, Passing Healthcare Reforms on the Local Level, Fighting for Affordable Housing, Keeping Tuition Costs Low, A Progressive Tax Code, Reliable/Cost Effective Public Transit System, Public Financing Of Elections and Corporate Accountability . In addition, we have an unapologetic stance on supporting and pushing good candidates to enact progressive legislation
The WFP is seeking immediate hires.
The headline of the ad screams in all capital letters: “FIGHT TO HOLD WALLSTREET ACCOUNTABLE NOW! MAKE A DIFFERNENCE GET PAID!” If you are interested in calling for the end of capitalism, while making money off of capitalism, feel free to contact this email, which is contained in the ad: job-fvgsu-2618821815@craigslist.org.
Even more, this ad predates the “big” protests, which means that much of the “support” is fake and/or bought:
Occupy Wall Street looks to be getting faker and faker.
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For those that don’t know WHO the Working Families Party consists of and their political ideology:
Working Families Party is a New York based, leftist political party.
History
The New York based Working Families Party won a ballot line in 1998 after garnering just over 50,000 votes for governor.
In the 2002 race for governor, the WFP nominated state comptroller Carl McCall – the first African-American to seek that office – who easily won the Democratic Party primary after rival Andrew Cuomo virtually withdrew.
This time the party got 90,500 votes in the general election.
While WFP officials adhere to the technicalities of election law in placing candidates on the ballot, substantive decisions are determined by weighted votes of a coalition[1] consisting of twenty unions, ACORN, Citizen Action, Democratic Socialists of America, the Long Island Progressive Coalition, and local WFP clubs. This organization screens candidates and makes recommendations based on the candidates’ positions on living wages, health care for all, fair taxation, and similar issues. The WFP has provided the margin of victory in Assembly, state Senate, and congressional elections.
Communist Party support
During the 2004 election cycle, the Communist Party USA was very supportive of the Working Families Party and their endorsed Congressional candidate Frank Barbaro.
- The newly emerging Working Families Party and its fusion strategy, which negates the issue of spoiler, deserves special attention. The Working Families Party in New York is building a beautiful working class multi-racial base. In New York their local campaigns are being carried out in the context of defeating Bush, and also electing a long-time progressive, Frank Barbaro to Congress in a district that has been represented by a Republican. The efforts of the Working Families Party to expand into more states deserve full support.
Communist Party election conference
In February 2004, the Communist Party USA convened a conference in New York to focus on the 2004 elections. Guests at “build unity, take back our country in 2004 – defeat Bush and the ultra-right” included NAACP NE regional youth coordinator Diallo Shabazz, New York City NOW president Rita Haley, United for Peace & Justice rep. Hany Khalil, New York Working Families Party co-chair Bertha Lewis and Massachusetts political aspirant Martina Cruz. poetry was read by two young women Naima Penniman and Alixa Garcia.[6]
DSA involvement
Democratic Socialists of America is heavily involved in the Working Families Party.[7]
- New York DSA continues to play a key role in the labor-backed Working Families Party…
In 2000, a DSA delegation, with members from across the state, attended the first annual Convention of the Working Families Party.[8]
According to DSA’s Democratic Left Summer 2001[9];
- Veterans of the left will remember that the 1968 Peace and Freedom Party and the 1980 Citizens Party arose at moments of greater left-wing strength and did not significantly alter the national electoral landscape. Nor has, unfortunately, the New Party, which many DSAers work with in states where “fusion” of third party and major party votes is possible (such as the DSA co-sponsored Working Families Party in N.Y. State).
Many DSA members[10]have registered in the Working Families Party, including former Ithaca Mayor Ben Nichols, who chairs the WFP in the 125th Assembly District.
- Many more New York DSAers are active in WFP leadership and club organizations.
The DSA youth wing, Young Democratic Socialists‘ 2004 “Life After Bush” Conference included[11];
A series of well-attended workshops detailed the nuts-and-bolts of electoral activism, lead by veteran campaigners from trade unions and the NY DSA-affiliated fusion Working Families Party.
Officers
Working Families Party officers include[12];
- Jon Kest, who runs day-to-day operations for ACORN is the WFP secretary.
- Bertha Lewis, a WFP co-chair and the executive director of ACORN’s New York offices.
- Bob Master, who serves as party co-chair and the political director of the Communications Workers of America.
- Mike McGuire, resigned as WFP treasurer in August 2009.
- Dorothy Siegel, replacement Treasurer. Siegel is the chair of the Working Families Party South Brooklyn Club and is already the treasurer of the Working Families Organization, one of the many additional affiliates of the WFP. Siegel is employed at the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University.
- Sam Williams.
In 2009 Non-voting assistant secretaries were;
- Alex Rabb, WFP staffer.
- Dan Cantor, WFP executive director and co-chair .
WFP spokesman is Dan Levitan.
Kevin Finnegan, is a Local 1199 political director who is also the lawyer who set up Data and Field Services, the WFP affiliated private company.
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An old video, but it shows the interchangeability of ACORN, the Working Families party and the American Federation of Teachers Union.
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