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cal04

(41,505 posts) Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:39 PM Jan 2012

Occupy the Rose Parade: 5,000 Protesters, Giant Octopus Fail to Make Live TV

Occupy the Rose Parade: 5,000 Protesters, Giant Octopus Fail to Make Live TV
http://blogs.laweekly.com/informer/2012/01/occupy_the_rose_parade_5000_protesters_giant_octopus_fail_to_make_live_tv.php

Apparently the 70-foot octopus float carried by an estimated 5,000 Occupy L.A. protesters at the end of today's Rose Parade wasn't awesome enough for KTLA, the premiere local station covering the event.

Reporters gushed over marching bands, floral arrangements and even a police horse brigade led by LAPD Chief Charlie Beck. But after float No. 43 had passed the finish line, the cameras shut off.

"Raw video" of the unofficial Occupy entry has been relegated to a corner of KTLA's website, because...

... the station is surely aware of the immense national (and international) interest in the parade-ending spectacle. It is, after all, Occupy's much-anticipated answer to carrying its last three months of momentum into the new year.

Occupying the Rose Parade's TV Audience With Anything but Occupy Wall Street Marchers
http://www.bradblog.com/?p=9034

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Occupy the Rose Parade: 5,000 Protesters, Giant Octopus Fail to Make Live TV (Original Post) cal04 Jan 2012 OP

It made the news, at least cyglet Jan 2012 #1

"Move along. A tree fell in the forest. We will make sure no one hears it." - Corporate Media (R) SpiralHawk Jan 2012 #2

Exactly. I am getting ready to cut the cord. US media is worthless. n/t oxymoron Jan 2012 #4

The US media exists for one reason - to serve its masters. City Lights Jan 2012 #6

Thank you occupy. Well done and very effective.....great job! Magoo48 Jan 2012 #3

They should have dressed up like a Revolutionary War recreation DJ13 Jan 2012 #5

I watched it online annm4peace Jan 2012 #7

cyglet

(529 posts)

1. It made the news, at least

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:42 PM

Jan 2012

NPR and local newspaper did report.

SpiralHawk

(32,944 posts)

2. "Move along. A tree fell in the forest. We will make sure no one hears it." - Corporate Media (R)

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:42 PM

Jan 2012

oxymoron

(4,053 posts)

4. Exactly. I am getting ready to cut the cord. US media is worthless. n/t

Reply to SpiralHawk (Reply #2)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:47 PM

Jan 2012

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

6. The US media exists for one reason - to serve its masters.

Reply to oxymoron (Reply #4)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:49 PM

Jan 2012

I'm with you on cutting the cord.

Magoo48

(4,705 posts)

3. Thank you occupy. Well done and very effective.....great job!

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:46 PM

Jan 2012

DJ13

(23,671 posts)

5. They should have dressed up like a Revolutionary War recreation

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 06:48 PM

Jan 2012

I bet they would have been shown live if they had.

annm4peace

(6,119 posts)

7. I watched it online

Reply to cal04 (Original post)

Mon Jan 2, 2012, 08:44 PM

Jan 2012

I flipped between 3 livestream channels. There were 1000's who were in the crowd who saw and cheered them.
People from all over the world. People were constantly taking pictures of the Octopus and those marching.

I can't even imagine how many video and pictures are posted on facebooks, twitter accts, newsites and websites. etc.

I would say it was a great day.

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