Corporations? All the free speech you can buy. People? Billy clubs, pepper spray and paddy wagons

[Scuba]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26315908/ns/msnbc_tv-rachel_maddow_show/#45316180


Rachel, with guest Robert Reich, examine the tactics being used against OWS.

Includes terrific footage of Mario Silvio, speaking on the Cal-Berkeley campus in 1964, including his famous "bodies on the gears" phrase when he was defending free speech 47 years ago.


Runs almost 18 minutes

[peacebird]

1. The oligarchs can't have the little people speak out. Paraphrasing Babs Bush bush said

"why would I want to waste my beautiful mind on that?"

And as mitt Romney proudly proclaimed recently " Corporations are people too, my friend."

We 99% should just get down on our knees and sing the praises of the wondrous special ones of the 1%....

NOT.

[sandyshoes17]

2. Corporations are people

and money = speech. We are just a nuisance to them.

[lonestarnot]

3. Most excellent piece! I'm surprised it was aired!

[lunatica]

4. I really liked the piece

I've always thought there is a connection between what happened then and what's happening now. It took half a century, but that's OK. It was bound to happen because the movement was right then, and it's right now. Evolution happens.