Anti Fracking Rally Albany NY August 27 2012

Dateline, Albany, New York  August 27, 2012

Its a warm, perfectly lovely day for a protest, low 80's, light breeze, and an intermittent cloud cover.  A great day for a make up of the May 15th "call to action" which was threatening and overcast with a light sporadic rain, just enough to discourage the fair weather patriots among us.  Oh, the action was held, 150 strong, braving the groping hands and eyes of the NYS state police as they suffered the indignity of a security check so they could enter the capitol bldg and hold their protest inside.  Pathetic.  `

But today the weather was on "our" side and a respectable crowd of around 500+ turned out to implore our sovereign and entitled gov Cuomo to stand up against the energy related corporate interests who he is counting on supporting his eventual presidential run.  Good luck!!!

This seems to be emblematic of an unhealthy trend starting to appear in American politics.  The evolving political dynasties in which the sons of former politicos with ample name recognition, personal wealth and/or financial backing, and a healthy sense of entitlement avenge the perceived indignities inflicted on their fathers.  George W, Mitttttt, sooner or later Andrew, and don't count out Jebbbbb.  What an interesting playing out of a Geek Myth, Jebbbbb v Andrew for prez, and in this splendid democratic system, we the humble and disenfranchised voters get to democratically empower the next entitled pretender to the throne, who couldn't give a shit about us.

But I digress, as always.  Today was make up day for the call to action and hopefully, the resurrection of the Occupy movement now that they have found an organizing principal around which to wrap their increasingly fragmented and disinterested base.  I could see the signs at their last demonstration in November, 2011...

    

The Occupy movement still front and center, but hydrofracking as a potent force, lurking in the background, and just as well.  An organizing principle...Can't say it enough.

Well, a picture is worth a lot of words, so here is the anti-fracking rally, at least when they got to the capitol.  Missed the march, but I just got back from the midwest and had no idea it was going on till it was almost too late.  So here is what I saw...

Well, the signs are all there, and there will be another month of summer, and a long autumn, so it will be interesting to see how this evolves.  Didn't see many of the Occupy organizers in the forefront here.  It is a good place for them to pick up the ball, as they say.

                                                                   Pablo