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Home › Money

Poll | 04/02/2009 12:00 am

Are you more worried about the economy given the violent protests in London this week?

Read more about: G-20, London, Protests, Recession, Violence

35 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

Chrome Toe
Just because they are protesting doesn’t mean they are educated, or knowledgeable about the issue they are protesting.
By Chrome Toe on 04/02/2009 9:18 am
phyllis Doyle Pepe
And these  "miscreants" who are out on the streets doing their non-protesting, should not be confused with real protesting which in its many guises did make a difference in its clear message––Vietnam, Civil rights, etc. We should be grateful, or perhaps the better word here is relieved, that we didn’t see "Burn Obama" signs or have his likeness be burned in effigy like we have seen with Bush. But you are right, Sam, that real change usually occurs within the system and your town should be mighty pleased and grateful to have you making decisions that do make a difference. I am questioning your last statement––YOU? Calm down? Hardly!
By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 04/02/2009 9:21 am
Sam Mirando
Haven’t I calmed down just a wee bit after all these years :) 
By Sam Mirando on 04/02/2009 7:51 pm
phyllis Doyle Pepe
Oh, alright, a bit. Sigh~~~~~~~
By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 04/02/2009 11:03 pm
Rita@ Goldivas
This is a silly question! Why should a bunch of hooligans affect anyone’s opinion?
By Rita@ Goldivas on 04/02/2009 9:25 am
Connie Godin

"The Guiding Light" is all done in Sept after 79 years. I’m glad to see that other countries still have free speech and not free speech zones. Just had to put that in, it makes me angry - free speech zones.

By Connie Godin on 04/02/2009 12:04 pm
Suzanne de Cornelia

No, it doesn’t distrub me that SOME of the protestors were SOMEWHAT violent at the G-20. It always happens.

I was glad to see the large numbers of protestors that underscored the severity of the problem to the leaders at the conference….none of them want civil unrest in their country so they DO get the message.

Sarkozy and Merkel’s press conference was EXCELLENT. This has been one of the MOST positive meetings of world leaders, and much good has come from it aready including that Obama is accepted invitations to go to China and Russia.  

It will be all for show if they do not emerge with concrete steps for true global regulation and oversight of financial markets. 

I was gratified that the protesting wasn’t against Obama…or even the other leaders…but against the bankers…thus showing that the protestors understand the problem.

What this G-20 showed was that we have a world of relatively NEW leaders and like President Sarkozy said this is an opportunity to make a truly NEW and more egalitarian world and that CONSCIOUSNESS and CONCERN rather than COLDNESS and CONTEMPT needed to be added to CAPITALISM.

Am very much looking forward to the next leg of their trip when the Obamas arrive in France. 

By Suzanne de Cornelia on 04/02/2009 1:14 pm
EKA -

OK, Suzanne, I know you are dying to see how Michelle stacks up to the triumphal visit of Jackie in France. This will be fun to watch, won’t it ?

So far so good, I’d say. 

By EKA - on 04/02/2009 3:31 pm
phyllis Doyle Pepe
Ellen: This is such a different time, and Michelle is a different kind of woman who reflects, I think the warmth, intelligence and political metier that is needed now. Jackie was sui generis, one of a kind, and so right for that time. I agree, so far,so very good.
By phyllis Doyle Pepe on 04/02/2009 5:51 pm
EKA -

Phyllis, I am hearing comparisons to Diana, amazing. The coverage of her at a school today where she gave a beautiful speech to underprivileged girls was wonderful. She was heartfelt, real, and said all the right things, even got choked up at the reception she got, in a very touching way, not an ounce of phoniness. Then she hugged every girl…. yes, just like Diana.

And where Jackie was on a pedestal, Michelle is coming across as approachable. So far so VERY good ! Nice to see. 

By EKA - on 04/02/2009 7:15 pm
Suzanne de Cornelia
Phyllis and EKA….Totally agree…..so far really great. Can’t wait to see how it goes in France!! Am sure the Obamas will receive a terrific welcome. Jackie and Michelle were/are both right for their times.
By Suzanne de Cornelia on 04/02/2009 8:17 pm
DeBúrca obj
EKA, I was saying that about Michelle Obama since the night of the President’s speech before Congress in the House of Representatives. She’s tall and thin like Diana and with the young girl next to her, the way she kept bending down to put her arm around the girl and to hug her, I kept thinking of Diana. She seems to have a similar way of relating to people.
By DeBúrca obj on 04/02/2009 9:43 pm
DeBúrca obj
I’m with you Suzanne. If people don’t get out to protest the greed and mismanagement that caused this crisis, what ARE they going to protest? Civil unrest is healthy in democracy. 
By DeBúrca obj on 04/02/2009 9:48 pm
Wafaa El Jusmani
This question is always valid, and is always relevant. What is even more relevant is that one does not need to look far or farther than the politicians for answers, both good and bad.
By Wafaa El Jusmani on 04/02/2009 7:48 pm
James the Game

The big dog always gets barked at by the little ones.

By James the Game on 04/02/2009 9:05 pm
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