Denver Occupy... Group Just Elected Their First Leader

And she looks to be the most intelligent 'person' down there.

Dog 'elected' to represent Occupy Denver

DENVER -- The Occupy Denver movement has elected its first official leader.

Shelby, a three-year-old Border Collie, was recently voted in by the group’s “General Assembly” and will lead Occupy Denver protesters in a march this Saturday, a spokesperson said.

"Shelby is closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion," the group said in a press release.

“Shelby exhibits heart, warmth, and an appreciation for the group over personal ambition that Occupy Denver members feel are sorely lacking in the leaders some of them have voted for on national, state, and local levels.“

Shelby’s election comes in response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s request that Occupy Denver choose leadership to deal with city and state officials.

She'll probably do very well in voicing the group's concerns, seeing as nobody else knows what they are either.

reply to post by Ferris.Bueller.II


i think this is cool,
goes to show that corperations have no soul, no blood ect
the fact that a dog is more reliable than most politicians
well that is undeniable

so i love this and am smiling at the meeting of minds,

this is beautiful

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How you have received so many stars and flags baffles me sir Haters gonna hate.

she will probably be assassinated sad to say

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Poor thing.
I hope she doesn't pick up lice or fleas....

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(Shelby, a three-year-old Border Collie, was recently voted in by the group’s “General Assembly” and will lead Occupy Denver protesters in a march this Saturday, a spokesperson said.)

dogs are loyal, trust worthy and in a world with such poor human leadership, show hope for better leadership.

someone you can trust, so she won't say much, most politicians never say anything real in their entire career.

i vote for Shelby.

Originally posted by oneness86
she will probably be assassinated sad to say

Actually, she's probably on the menu for Friday's BBQ.

Originally posted by Ferris.Bueller.II

She'll probably do very well in voicing the group's concerns, seeing as nobody else knows what they are either.

Oh, be fair. It is a publicity stunt and they are only trying to make a statement. She is not the real official leader.

What they are trying to say with this stunt? From the article you linked:

"Shelby is closer to a person than any corporation: She can bleed, she can breed, and she can show emotion," the group said in a press release.

Its just a publicity stunt and political statement.

Just trying to keep both sides honest here.

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Also from the article:

Shelby’s election comes in response to Denver Mayor Michael Hancock’s request that Occupy Denver choose leadership to deal with city and state officials.

They voted a canine as their leader to 'talk' with Denver's mayor, which tells me they are not serious about their 'cause'. Plain and simple.

Originally posted by joyride0187

I wish I could be in denver to throw eggs at these loosers.

Because throwing eggs at people is something cool people do?



If so, I don't want to be cool. Personally, I find it mean to do want to do such a rude thing.

If they are so horrible in your eyes, why stoop to such a low level as well?

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I am pretty sure I said it was a political statement. Yeah, I just checked. I said that.

It was in response to the mayors request. So they elected a "leader" who "can bleed breed and feel".

A political statement in response to the request of a politician, in an attempt to get publicity.

It worked.

They may or may not be serious about their cause, but this was a political statement ( Albeit a dumb one) and a publicity stunt.

I agree. Plain and simple.

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If this is the sort of publicity they're going after, to look like total idiots with no clue as to what they are doing, then 'Yes', it did work.

reply to post by Ferris.Bueller.II


I did say it was a dumb stunt. So, we are in agreement as far as that goes.

Some groups, seem to not realize the difference between good publicity and bad publicity. This is going to come across as a joke at best.... in the eyes of many.


But as I said... It is a publicity stunt and political statement.

They wanted publicity and they got it. So, good bad or otherwise. It worked.

I'd gladly follow Shelby before I'd follow a majority of the goons posting on ATS.

I Vote Triumph!!

Originally posted by Ferris.Bueller.II
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If this is the sort of publicity they're going after, to look like total idiots with no clue as to what they are doing, then 'Yes', it did work.

lol because you dont understand the tatic employed,
they must be idiots lol

man you trying too hard

IMHO
this speaks volumes about loyalty
and if you cant see that i expect you proberly think america is doing great right now and nothing is wrong.
lol

so can we get to the root cause of you obvious hatered for DOGS


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The OWS movement appears to amount to nothing more than a group of people incessantly bitching.

Is it any wonder that some of them have appointed a 3-year-old bitch, Shelby, as their leader ?

Since When do we elect LEADERS?
This type of brainwashing doublespeak is one reason the masses accept this type of crap.

WE DO NOT ELECT LEADERS.

In The US, we elect empowered representatives of the will of the people. That is what a democracy is all about.
Not frikkin leaders!



LEADER=KING.
We don't have Kings in the US.

If you need to be a FOLLOWER and have someone LEAD you, then please, move aside and have your leader LEAD your butt out of the way so the rest of us can go about our own lives.

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You are probably the only person left that doesn't understand what their concerns are.
It's good that they don't have a leader. No leader, no followers. Everyone stays enlightened and speaking THEIR minds rather than a hive mind.

Support OWS. Make the change you want. Take the change that was promised.