Joe Walsh in The Huffington Post


On Corporations: Occupy Wall Street is a well-orchestrated Socialist movement

Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL) slammed Occupy Wall Street protesters during a town hall meeting, calling the movement a "well-orchestrated, well-funded, far left effort to disrupt the American people" before admitting that he had never attended a protest.

Walsh, who apologized last week after screaming at a constituent during a similar event, was reacting to constituent criticism of the Occupy movement when he let them know how he felt about it, to a mix of applause and boos.

Walsh said that Occupy protesters are "generally spoiled, pampered, unfocused, clueless young people and a smattering of other people who don't understand this country and are advocating anti-American solutions."

When one constituent stood up and pointed out that veterans have participated in the Occupy movement, Walsh brushed it off. "I don't know how many veterans are part of the Occupy protest," he said. "I can't imagine it's many. But anyone who would advocate socialist solutions--they don't understand this country."

Source: Huffington Post on 2020 presidential hopefuls Nov 21, 2011

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