Suck it up whiners

Suck it up whiners

by digby

Republicans in Nevada, which has the highest foreclosure and unemployment rate in the country hosted a debate tonight:

Moderator Anderson Cooper asked the candidates to weigh in on the growing Occupy Wall Street movement, which has spread across the country — and the globe — as frustration with the status quo has taken hold.

There were not many of those frustrated people in the Las Vegas crowd Tuesday night.

Cooper asked Herman Cain if he stood by his controversial statement that the crowds packing the streets should blame themselves rather than Wall Street for their financial problems.

“Yes I do still say that,” Cain said as the crowd let out a mighty cheer.

“I still stand by my statement and here’s why. They might be frustrated with Wall Street and the bankers,” Cain continued, “but they’re directing that anger at the wrong place. Wall Street didn’t put in failed economic policies. Wall Street didn’t spend a trillion dollars that didn’t do any good. Wall Street isn’t going around the country trying to sell another $450 billion.”

“They ought to be over in front of the White House taking out their frustration,” he concluded. “So I do stand by that.”

Based on their sustained applause, the debate crowd was with him.

I have no problem with them protesting at the White House, but it pays to keep in mind that they think our economic problems are due to the White House imposing too much financial regulation, too many demands for accountability and too high taxes on the wealthy, not the opposite.


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