Broward Mayor Sue Gunzburger Proclaims October 22 "Occupy Fort Lauderdale Day"

• How can she support the "movement" and how can the "movement" accept this proclamation? My understanding is that the occupy jamokes are against capitalism and corporate involvement in our government. Sue, as a successful entrepreneur, that accepts hunderds of thousands in campaign contributions from huge lobbying interests (just bernie and alan and keith are good for 100 grand) is the personification of what the occupy "movement" is protesting.

• To the skeptics: This a small victory involving a very courageous politician named Sue Gunzburger, please do not alienate people such as this. Of course this proclamation does not fix the problems, it does however give us deeper and broader roots of credibilty. If some you think we are going to see change immediately, you may as well quit.The strong will carry on for you.  It took a long time and a lot of corporate effort to get us into this mess. It will require every root of support we can gain to hold us strong for a very long time.

• Not cynical, been doing this to long, not see through this. Ron brought this group 3 miles from downtown FTL, out of sight and sound from the financial district. The sad part is that there was a real great group of legal support who were ready to sign on. People who had all of FTL repressive 1 st amendment ordinances overturned in federal court back in 2005. But Ron came in and took over.

• Now, now...Its only a "Citizenship" award, They gave us a day and I say we take it! LITERALLY, Occupy because they said it was our day, they are inviting us to sleep there. Don't believe everything you read or hear about us, go yourself and participate in Democracy, no not Democrat-ism.

• That's really too cynical. I'm no fan of Ron Gunzburger, but I don't believe that Sue is calculating in her effort to show support for the movement.

• Good for you, Sue Gunzburger! I believe that she has the best of intentions with her proclamation, so too bad for the naysayers on that Facebook page.

• No such thing as bad press. Thank you Sue and Stefen.

• as far as the proclamation goes...well thats nice....id like to see her out there with us marching thru her town. sorry Sue it looks like smoke and mirrors to me. just the kinda thing im against

• ITS NOT REPS VS DEMS IT'S WE THE PEOPLE VS GREED AND CORRUPTION IN POLITICS AND BUSINESS, THATS WHATS KILLING THIS COUNTRY,

• Just what we need the dem's taking over and giving us that SOS they did in 2008, the SOS. I had the feeling at last weeks rally and march that this group was co-opted, now we know by who. They will try to use the occupy movement the same way the Rep. use the T-Party. at Wed night GA they keep hitting Dem. talking points, "we are not Hippies" and "we are not anti-capitalist". But some of us are, and, many of us think the Dem's and Obama sold us out. It's time that those real grass roots activest realize Ron Gunzburger and his mother are doing what ever they can to keep this a clean and orderly movment. As well as out of sight of the 1% who are realy running Fort Lauderdale and Broward county. Having Ron as the go- between with the city, and the police is like having the mayor and police chief on our stearing committee, you go here and you do this! This week Mr Ron lead this group out of the banking center of FTL to the friendly confinds of the GLCC in Wilton Manors, only to be told you must leave there, the very next day. With people like Ron who needs Ann The Street Medic (the FBI opertive during the 2005 OAS in FTL) to do your dirty work. Wake up Occupy FTL people, there must be a reason all the season activest are in Miami and not at home in FTL. Ray Del Papa SOA Watch South Florida

• this why we occupy miami. democrats come at your own risk!

• A Proclamation??? Proof (in writing) that our elected officials are idiots.  I might respect the "Occupy" movement if their efforts did anything that resulted in a reduction the county's unemployment numbers. 

• Thank you Sue.

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