OMG, Brilliant! Occupy Denver elects a Border Collie as leader

[Matariki]

after the mayor asked them to elect a leader who could negotiate with the city about the occupation's camp site. :rofl:

http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/11/occupy_denver_leader_dog.php

[Sarah Ibarruri]

1. Okay, I LOVE THIS lol nt

[Bozita]

2. Negotiate with the Constitution, Mr. Mayor!

Start with the 1st Amendment.

[AtomicKitten]

3. Riot dog!

[femrap]

4. Border Collies

are extremely intelligent...much smarter than 90% of Repugnants.

[grasswire]

8. but (and I speak from experience as the owner of a border collie)...

...they still can be bought by a couple of slices of good salami.

[Matariki]

10. oh snap.

:rofl:

[eleny]

20. Any dog that can be bought by a slice of salami is worth having in the family

Come to think of it - I bet I could be bought with a few slices of good salami. :blush:

[femrap]

55. I love salami!

Try to get a Repugnant to get a large herd of sheep into a trailer....no way. I saw an exhibit of this and I was just amazed by the Border Collie.

Is your Border Collie a pet or a working farm dog?

[grasswire]

61. pet

He was rescued from a shelter where he had spent two years. He's about ten years old and I have had him for nearly three after my family member who rescued him could not keep him from herding the toddler.

He's a wonderful dog. He loves to herd the two kitties in the house. Oddly enough, he ignores the flock of Canada geese that wander the yard occasionally. I'd like to see him with sheep -- he's never been around them.

[MaineDeadHead]

69. I had a Border Collie...

... when my parents were giving homesteading a try. He would herd everything OUT of our yard - sheep, chickens, turkeys, pigs - everything. He was all like "You guys stay together - and LEAVE!"

Probably a pretty good attitude when negotiating with politicians.

[rpannier]

67. Maybe the collie can herd the mayor and the police off to a pen somewhere

to keep them from the wolves (Koch money)

[femrap]

81. That would be

great. I wonder if animals/dogs can smell 'greed.' I know they can smell 'fear.'

I wonder if we could get the collies to herd the Koch's and the Wall Street Greeders.

You know how a dog can come in contact with someone and just 'grrrrrrs' at them for no reason...at least no reason that a human can detect??? I always thought the dog was telling me that this person was not worthy of attention and to stay away.

Animals are so much smarter than humans.

[Hamlette]

5. Brilliaant? Our side should act like it matters. Not that its a joke. n/t

[Matariki]

9. It's addressing the idea of a leaderless movement which some folks are incapable of understanding.

It's genius and funny and it's the best possible response to the demand for a leader to "negotiate with".
:P

[Remember Me]

14. Yeah -- isn't a leaderless self-governing entity something the

far right ought to love?? I don't know what the political persuasion is of those who are insisting on an elected leader, but the rightwing should heartily approve since they're the ones who hate government.

So here's NO GOVERNMENT. Deal with it.

[Matariki]

18. So you are saying Occupy Wall Street is a right wing movement?

because it chooses to remain leaderless? :shrug:

What's your point?

[Luminous Animal]

23. I do believe that Remember Me was being sardonic.

[Matariki]

25. Oh?

Oh.

[Remember Me]

80. Oh!

LOL,

[pipi_k]

50. Not any more

Because now there's a "leader", as silly as the whole thing is.

I think a much better response would have been for the Occupiers to say the city negotiates with ALL or none. It shows they are serious about solidarity with the people.

I'm sorry, but when they pull stunts like this, it only makes them look like a bunch of junior high school jokers.

[Luminous Animal]

21. No, the mayor should act like it matters and put the issue of negotiations on the GA agenda.

[Matariki]

27. +1

well said.

[eleny]

22. It's a moment of comic relief during tense times

[rhett o rick]

32. Come back when you get it. nm

[Booster]

6. And he/she is beautiful. Yay, Denver. Next elect the dog

as mayor.

[progressoid]

7. She's gorgeous!

[in_cog_ni_to]

11. Totally SUCKS that Shelby's mom "now leans toward RON PAUL" WTF is O D doing associating with a

damn Teabagger and electing her dog (beautiful dog!) to be their leader? Couldn't they find a LIBERAL's dog to lead them? Ron Paul supporter? Are you fucking kidding me?

<snip>She identifies as an independent, though Jentsch says she was originally an Obama supporter and now leans toward Ron Paul.<snip>

on page 2:
http://blogs.westword.com/latestword/2011/11/occupy_denver_leader_dog.php?page=2

This is going to be all over the news now...A TEABAGGER'S dog was elected to lead Occupy Denver. I can see Fox News now. :(

[EFerrari]

39. I told you there was something weird happening up in Denver.

[in_cog_ni_to]

53. I suggest Occupy ANYWHERE be absolutely certain who they are "embracing" before they have been

taken over by Teabaggers. How on EARTH can someone go from being an Obama supporter to a RON PAUL supporter? I call BULLSHIT.

I won't support ANY movement that embraces Teabaggers...even if they have the greatest dog on earth.

[MH1]

60. How? Rock hard stupidity. Unfortunately it's rampant,

and exists also in other Occupy sites, Philadelphia at least.

[woo me with science]

12. "Shelby has more human traits than any corporation: She can bleed...and she can show emotion."

"Shelby has more human traits than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed and she can show emotion. If this is the way the corporate world chooses to do business, let's apply the same rule."

Love it.

[Zorra]

13. Very clever. nt

[shanti]

77. yes

isn't it? :)

[Rabblevox]

15. and THAT's the way to get the Occupations taken seriously (seriously un-recced)...

this is not a game or a joke, people.

It is a fight on the streets for the soul of America. If you think it's a joke, you are the enemy.

Period.

[Matariki]

17. There's a difference between appreciating the sense of humor of PEOPLE ACTUALLY OUT THERE

and taking the whole thing as a joke. And you're quick to call people enemies.

[Rabblevox]

19. ehrrrm...I didn't "Call' anyone anything. But if the boot fits... /n t

[Matariki]

24. You seem to want to start a fight.

:shrug:

[Luminous Animal]

26. "If I can't dance, I don't want to be part of your revolution"

- Emma Goldman

[piratefish08]

29. it was a brilliant move. they were invited to NEGOTIATE the First Amendment. you're right - it's

no joke.

should they have elected a serious representative to negotiate the terms of their protest?

[rhett o rick]

33. You just dont get it, do you? nm

[woo me with science]

40. Ridiculous and fascistic demands

should never be taken seriously.

[jeff47]

49. The mayor was working towards dismantling the camp

This is step 1 in blocking that plan. It's not a joke, it's a very effective block against a politician who wants people to give up their rights.

[FarCenter]

16. She may not lead, but she will definitely herd

[grasswire]

30. ...and god forbid a cat should run through the meeting space

oy

[itsallhappening]

28. Sheepdog would have been more appropriate.

[Brother Buzz]

36. Sheepdogs can't herd cats

[muriel_volestrangler]

41. Border collies are *the* sheepdogs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_Collie

None better in the world.

[LWolf]

51. My aussie would like to argue that.

She says aussies are as good or better herders, and calmer and more sensible-minded, to boot.

Of course, she's a bit biased. Still, she's happy to see her cousin elected, and thinks more working dogs should be elected to various offices. She'd like to see a border collie as senate majority leader and an aussie as SOH.

[Brother Buzz]

59. My Border Collie/Heeler mix thinks Australian Shepherds are fine field workers but....

They are weak on some of the skills necessary to run a successful outfit. She says they are lousy writing out bills of sale, can't balance the checkbook for squat, and can't remember important telephone numbers, let alone punch up the number or even keep the damn cell phone charged. GPS? Forget it, they can't even fold a road map. She swears it is hilarious watching an Australian Shepherd try to back-up a stock trailer.

Still my girl says they are dependable out in the field and easy marks at the Friday night poker game, plus she loves their companionship when she drives up to Idaho for the annual sheep auction.

[LWolf]

71. heh.

Mine reminds me that she keeps count just fine. Since she was old enough to go out on the trail, she's in charge of keeping track of everyone. She plays tail guard to make sure nobody falls behind, except when she circles around to the front and does a head count as riders pass by, until the last rider shows up and she moves back in behind them.

I'm the one who can't back up a stock trailer; my spatial sense is pathetic. She knows enough to stay out of the way.

My aussie says she'll work with a border collie any day, but they're too high strung to play poker with. It's true she's not a great poker player, though. If I'm playing, she spends too much time worrying about whether everyone understands that she's my gatekeeper, and if I'm not, she'll wander off to find me.

[Blue_Tires]

54. *ahem*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_Sheepdog (I'll admit to just a little bias)

[muriel_volestrangler]

63. Yeah, but how many of those are still used to herd sheep?

Look at a sheepdog trial in England, it's all border collies. In England, those dogs are now better known for advertising paint (see the 'Dulux' section).

[Kingofalldems]

52. Oh I get it. Haha, how funny.

[pacalo]

31. Beautiful!

I can hear it now:

Well...who OWNS the dog? Perhaps he'd step up & be the patsy speak to us.


Shelby came from the pound. She owns US.



:rofl:

[Better Believe It]

34. Look at all of the great progressive "leaderless" social movements we've had in American history.

And for the uninformed those leaderless movements were:

_____________________________

That's the long list.

[Matariki]

66. And look at all the social movements that had worldwide social media

and instantaneous broadcast of police suppression and brutality.

Things have changed.

[meow2u3]

35. If corporations are people, so are animals

If Wall Street wants to manipulate the rules, two can play that game.

[bengalherder]

37. Puts me in mind of Pigasus.

Anon has a game called 'seekrit leader'. Anyone can be a 'seekrit leader', all they have to do is be nominated to be one.

Shelby is now our not-so-'seekrit leader'. :D

[Laluchacontinua]

38. He'll herd them into line.

[jberryhill]

42. Not surprising

Border Collies are quite bright, natural leaders, but also team players when needed.

They have excellent crowd management skills, and are very loyal.

If more things were run by Border Collies, we wouldn't be in this mess.

[hobbit709]

43. Any border collie is at least twice as smart as any republican.

[bluedigger]

44. My Catahoula tells me Border Collies are long haired attention freaks.

She thinks a shorter haired and better groomed breed, maybe another Catahoula, would command more respect.;)

[grasswire]

62. the hair is a problem

I do not know how my border collie makes so much of it. I've given up wearing my favorite black fleecy jacket in public.

[mod mom]

45. Border Collies are very smart. They put the majority of the GOP

and corporate Dems to shame.

[greytdemocrat]

46. That's a defining moment for OWS. n/t

[HillWilliam]

47. I live with a Border, some Border mixes

and a cattledog mix. They'll rule the world (with a velvet paw, of course) given half a chance. Probably do a grand job of it.

Oh, yes, they can be bought for a bit of salami -- or even quicker with cheese :)

[Fuddnik]

48. We had Pigasus in 1968.

But, I think the Czechago Police ate him.

[barbtries]

56. lol

thank you mister mayor, you will not be dictating how we grow and manifest this movement.

[backscatter712]

57. I for one welcome our new canine overlord! n/t

[Fawke Em]

58. Border Collies are smarter than most Republicans.

But that's beside the point.

:evilgrin:

[Uncle Joe]

64. That reminds me, what do you get if you breed a Pit Bull with Lassie? n/t

[Uncle Joe]

65. Answer

A dog that will rip your arm off and then go for help.:rofl:

[valerief]

76. A dead collie. nt

[rpannier]

68. A dog has been mayor of a town

Why not a negotiator

[certainot]

70. brilliant! they want a leader/idea to attack but they'll have to sniff the dog's ass first

they can't message over a dog.

much of the right's power comes from media messaging, with 1000 coordinated unchallenged radio stations leading the way, and if they can't define the target and put their high paid PR pros to lie and distort and define, they can't message over it.

they're begging for a target and idiot dem hickenlooper is playing into the same trap, going on the big RW radio station with the local ayn randian wet dreamer mike rosen, who's the opener for limbaugh.

[Veracious]

72. FUCK the Tea Party O. D. Has nothing to do with the right wing scum.

Mr. Mayor there will be NO negotiating, zero, none nada. You will bow to our demands fully without exception.

[Motown_Johnny]

73. Uh Oh, I guess nobody ever told them to be careful what they wish for

[Just-plain-Kathy]

74. Am I the only one getting a Herman Cain pop-up while viewing this page?

The GOP is advertising on the Democratic Underground?

[valerief]

75. I LOVE THIS!

:rofl:

[proReality]

78. I hope the mayor speaks Border Collie! n/t

[MissDeeds]

79. Love it

I had a dog named 'Shelby' too - best bad dog ever. Go get 'em, Shelby!

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