John Avalos: Occupy San Francisco on Keith Olbermann: "Create Municipal Banks Now!"

avalosformayor.org Supervisor John Avalos supports the Occupy Wall Street movement in San Francisco on Countdown with Keith Olbermann, October 12, 2011.

Earlier that morning, eleven Occupy SF activists were arrested for blocking the entrance to Wells Fargo's Headquarters in SF's Financial District- an act of Civil Disobedience in solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement.

John Avalos advocates for city-run Municipal Banks (which could use city revenues to give loans to working class families) as one significant step toward taking financial power back from Wall Street banks.

John Avalos is the only candidate for San Francisco Mayor that is accountable to working families and community groups, on whose backs the city+county budget is passed.

The progressive left choice for San Francisco Mayor.

www.avalosformayor.org

Endorsed #1 choice by SF League of Pissed Off Voters, the Democratic Party, Harvey Milk LGBT Democratic Club, SF Bike Coalition, SEIU Local 1021, DogPac and the San Francisco Bay Guardian.

If you are planning on voting for another candidate as your #1 choice for Mayor, please use your #2 or #3 Ranked Choice Votes for John!

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see the full episode of Countdown here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh7rINV6Lo8

see footage of John Avalos addressing Occupy SF here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW-vB3hyRpE

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[XAL]

Why the fuck are protesters blocking Wells Fargo?

They are the only big bank that didn't participate in the reckless behavior that lead to this whole mess. When the government gave the bailout money to the banks, Wells Fargo refused to accept the funds because they didn't need it because they didn't do anything wrong. They were eventually forced to accept the bailout money.

Note, before you protest something and disrupt people's work - make sure you're not making yourself look like an idiot.

[sflpov]

@XAL NIce misdirection with the bailout framing, but the coalition said it's protesting Wells Fargo's lending and foreclosure practices.

"The march, organizers say, caps a week of protest against the bank as part of a national economic boycott for the lending institution's alleged failure to lend to small businesses, to act to alleviate the foreclosure crisis by modifying loans and for its investment in the private-prison industry."

[L00kng]

Even if he is the real deal, the System will make a mockery of him. The System will not tolerate REAL human beings to do what is right by humanity. This man can't possibly do what we need him to do and what he may even want to do for us and for humanity. Sorry.

[sflpov]

@L00kng maybe on a national level the System doesnt allow real human beings, but on a local level (city government, school board, mayors) we CAN make a difference- enough cities like San Francisco CAN divest from Wall Street banks and start their own municipal banks- SF has already raised minimum wage, passed health care for citizens- Chicago passed a law to allow non-citizens to vote in School Board elections. locally, we can make a difference- no need to apologize, have faith and contribute!

[jfromthebay]

John Avalos is an idiot. Thank God he lost the election and will not become mayor of SF. He's done enough to destroy San Francisco with his sanctuary policies, progressive ideology, and socialist dogma. The Mission District is a cesspool.

[norvman]

Kill the Banks before they Kill you...

[milascave2]

@jfromthebay Actualy the Mission district is the most enjoyable part of the ity with it's cultural diversity, cheap eaterys and many cultural events. It also has cirme and poverty, as it has since I first visted it in 1978 (at least). It's fun stuff makes it a hit with hipsters, which leads to gentrification, which is it's number one problem these days.

[dnahulvey]

Notice how certain politicians & media outfits are acting as "training wheels" for this mess called ows. K. Blabberman IS WEALTHY!! The clueless are being made into fools in front of the world by these radicals. This is embarrassing.

[XAL]

@jfromthebay i don't know about cesspool, but he's a pie in the sky moron who thinks he can create a utopia. he would never accomplish anything meaningful in the long run. unfortunately we have Ed Lee, who is a glorified custodian who has never done anything for the city but maintain the same level of mediocrity and will continue to do so. part of the same machine that Brown and Newsom were a part of.

[XAL]

@echosixnoble it was Wachovia doing the money laundering many years before being absorbed by wells fargo in 2008. Wachovia continued to do so after, and since then Wells Fargo has been working with the government - handing over records pertaining to the money laundering. dipshit.

[echosixnoble]

@XAL Wells Fargo has also been one of the main banks that was found out by the government to have been doing money laundry for Mexican drug cartels. Look it up. Sounds like you should take your own advice dipshit.

[wheelsafire18]

@sflpov Yes! North Dakota did it on a state level with their banking laws. California can do the same. YouTube search North Dakota's Economic "Miracle"—It's Not Oil (updated)

[wheelsafire18]

@XAL Wells Fargo is among the banks that got caught laundering drug money for the CIA. Look it up!