Once in a great while, “Portland Indymedia” becomes something worth shifting through.  We’ve reached one of those moments.  Yes, everybody, it’s the Left-wing convergence where left-wing activists convene and … largely just annoy Middle America…

They represent the 99 percent.  It’s just that much of the 99 percent doesn’t know that.

Occupy Portland.

Receiving a lot of hits right now from local police stations.  Getting airplay from talk radio personalities.

And for every guy who has his explanations together, you’ll get a bunch more who don’t.

It is worth digging apart the disparate elements in this — somewhat inchoate protest movement.  And to slide into the parcels that may or may not be worth a look-see:  Alex Jones’s website is a tad schizophrenic, and pulling the “good part” over toward “Ron Paul: ‘The Federal Reserve is what they’re protesting”, while admonishing any liberal parts of the protest — “Protesters say that the Rich should pay ‘their fair share’ of taxes'” as mouthing Obama talking points.  Which is interesting, because I don’t know what other means there is in addressing the other story highlighted on the page: a new impoverished Sesame Street character.

Equally “may or many be worth a look-see” in terms of how germane it is to the minds of the protesters: The American Prospect blog considers electoral implications for the Democrats and whether this is the “liberal” version of a Tea Party.  Well… its electoral channels are a lot fuzzier, a lot of people around these lines quietly voted for Obama in 2008 but didn’t want to admit it to their radical friends.

As always… stay tuned.

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