'We are the 99 percent' chosen as year's top quote

[jaxx]

'We are the 99 percent' chosen as year's top quote

By JOHN CHRISTOFFERSEN, Associated Press – 2 hours ago

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The growing scrutiny of the rich dominated this year's best quotes, according to a Yale University librarian who anointed the Occupy Wall Street protesters' slogan — "We are the 99 percent" — as the year's best.

<..> Shapiro picks quotes that are famous, important or revealing of the spirit of the times, not necessarily ones that are the most eloquent or admirable.

<..> 1. "We are the 99 percent." — slogan of Occupy movement.

2. "There is nobody in this country who got rich on his own. Nobody. You built a factory out there — good for you! But I want to be clear. You moved your goods to market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of us paid to educate. You were safe in your factory because of police forces and fire forces that the rest of us paid for." — U.S. Sen. candidate Elizabeth Warren, speaking in Andover, Mass., in August.

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[SeattleGirl]

I see "Herb" Cain made it twice - once for his own quote, and once as the subject of a quote by Gloria Allred.

Way to go, "Herb"!

[PoliticalTiger]

(12-18-2011 02:26 PM)SeattleGirl Wrote:  I see "Herb" Cain made it twice - once for his own quote, and once as the subject of a quote by Gloria Allred.

Way to go, "Herb"!

Herman Cain is the 999%!

[jaxx]

Yeah I got a laugh out of Herb and Perry making the list.

[Brainwreck]

I agree that the 99% slogan was an instant success. And I more than agree that Elizabeth Warren's quote deserved recognition. She is a smart woman and I hope the people in my state back her all the way. Thanks for posting that, jaxx.