Wall Street has shown Americans how they feel about protests. This video shows unidentified occupants watching protests from the balconies of Wall Street in amusement while sipping champagne.
"US Day of Rage"
Demonstrations began on September 17 to show U.S. citizens anger over a financial system that favors the rich over all other American citizens. Chanting, "We are 99 percent," thousands of protesters gathered near Zucotti Park, close to Wall Street and began their march. Around 5 pm, while attempting to enter the financial district at 55 Wall Street, they were met by curious onlookers from the balconies who were leisurely watching the protesters and doing the unthinkable--drinking champagne.
55 Wall Street
Who occupies 55 Wall Street? The sprawling, historic Manhattan building is home to the Ciprion Club Residences, a private club as well as residence to Wall Street's élite.
Gathered on the balconies of this home of the rich, men in suits and tuxedos as well as women in silk dresses and business suits, casually sipped on their glasses while smiling and taking pictures, seemingly oblivious to the fight of the 99 percent.
The club has a total of 106 residences (living quarters) and their website asserts, "The club will provide you with everything essential to live the good life."
For onlookers "the good life" is a far different cry then that of the remaining 99 percent.
Essential to most Americans is food, shelter, and a job, they don't have time to dress up and sip champagne while their friends and neighbors get arrested for speaking their minds on a public street. (© Christine Dantz 2011)
Someone should have tossed them a Molotov cocktail to enjoy.
Where's HILLARY - She was so concerned over demonstrators in Egypt - Tunisa etc. This weekend ( Sept 24) police beat, kicked, maced - PEACEFUL demonstrators. While the robber barons were busy toasting their GREAT HEIST (not a one in jail) with the FOOLS in the square/ Main Street being sent the bill to bail out these laughing high rollers. TURN off phony Dylan Ratigan (MSNBC) he's a joke pretending he (gag) cares about the rip off of the middle class. When a station hires the likes of an Al Sharpton (imagine) as a major media reporter at six you know the news is over/
Looks like a deliberate attempt to incite violence. Bas$@&*$! I wish I hadn't watched that.
Does anyone have updates on their food/water supply? I read yesterday they are getting hungry.
They do not know that radioactivity from ground water contamination is leeching into the champagne district in France. They will be known as the brat generation that made it possible.
They are so smug, they who trust in riches...In a short while those smug bankers will be jumping off of balconies instead of looking down their noses at the American people. Instead of the bubbly flowing, it will be their blood that will flow in the streets because they will committ suicide. They will lose everything because the stock market is doomed to utterly collapse.
WARNING: Trust not in tomorrow for we know not what a day may bring.
they make me wanna throw up in their champagne. pathetic losers who never experienced a day of hard work and sweat. but hey, they'll get what the deserve in a matter of time.