Occupy the Tundra
Bill McGurn ·
Oct 17, 2011 at 1:28pm
At first I thought this was the setting for one of Rob's sitcoms (it still could be).
Thousands of Americans are occupying Wall Street and various plazas, parks and squares across America. Diane McEachern has made sure that Bethel, Alaska -- a town of 6,400 way out in western Alaska -- is among them.
The picture she posted on the Occupy Wall Street Facebook page of herself in a musk-ox neck warmer, standing in the grass with her dogs in silent protest of corporate greed, has become the rural equivalent of a million-man march. The photo has been shared by thousands of people around the world.
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Re: Occupy the Tundra
This is hilarious! I don't know whether it could run for 5+ years, but believe me -- it's something I might be pitching in a couple of months.
And no, Bill, if it goes, you don't get a cut.
Mar '11
Re: Occupy the Tundra
I wonder how much of this is a "look at me!" phenomenon? Maybe I should go down to Waikiki Beach and have picture taken, with Diamond Head in the background, while holding a sign that says "Occupy the Beach!"
Solidarity.
Oct '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Well, at least her companions should be a little more hygienic than the other occupy protesters.
Aug '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Not surprised it took off. It's a beautifully-composed photograph. And, by itself, totally ambiguous, as self-parodying things always are.
If I were into sharing stuff on Facebook, I'd share this pic simply for its comedic value.
Re: Occupy the Tundra
I like this....
May '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Oh, Blue Yeti, so do I, so do I!
About the original photo posting, I thought it might be a joke, but then I followed the link to the article and found this identifier:
"...an assistant professor in the rural human service program at the University of Alaska's Kuskokwim Campus..."
Oh well.
Dec '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Perhaps I will submit a photograph of we, in the swamp, with more rain coming today. Rubber boots, animals being tended to, little Belgian Mille Fleur chickens on my desk (they like to surf the 'net). We are not the 1%, or even the 53% that still pay income taxes, as we earned so little last year that we didn't owe anything. We are just the folks that don't want anything from anybody.
I take heart, though, as I always figured Janine Turner of Northern Exposure to be a big lib and she has turned completely around. Perhaps Professor McEachern will come around, after she gets excoriated for wearing fur.
Aug '10
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Too late, tragically. A former law enforcement and former in- law of the Palins has been charged with vehicular homicide after running over this woman in a Hummer. He was still screaming ( ala Barry Levinson in High Anxiety) " Here's your Tahrir ! Here's your Tahrir !".
Re: Occupy the Tundra
"Find your spot. Occupy it. Even if it is only your own mind," Diane McEachern writes.
Would anyone kindly take a stab at explaining what on earth that's supposed to mean?
Also, I'd like to make a sign that says, "Occupy Leningrad." Why, you ask? You should be asking, why not?
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Rob Long: This is hilarious! I don't know whether it could run for 5+ years, but believe me -- it's something I might be pitching in a couple of months.
And no, Bill, if it goes, you don't get a cut. · Oct 17 at 1:35pm
If you need anyone to play the piece of cardboard, you know where to find me. Well, sort of.
Jul '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Diane Ellis, Ed.: "Find your spot. Occupy it. Even if it is only your own mind," Diane McEachern writes.
Would anyone kindly take a stab at explaining what on earth that's supposed to mean?
I think it means that the good prof could've used a "monitor" or three attending her psilocybin intake.
Oh, you said "kindly." I got nothing then.
Mar '11
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Diane Ellis, Ed.: "Find your spot. Occupy it. Even if it is only your own mind," Diane McEachern writes.
Would anyone kindly take a stab at explaining what on earth that's supposed to mean?
Also, I'd like to make a sign that says, "Occupy Leningrad." Why, you ask? You should be asking, why not? · Oct 17 at 3:33pm
Occupy Narnia!
Dec '10
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Um, because you and I both know it is now, again, Petrograd?
And because Putin would have us fed radioactive Poutine?
Mar '11
Re: Occupy the Tundra
Occupy Tenochtitlan, Constantinople, and Brigadoon!
Especially Brigadoon: if they spend the night camped out on the village green, they become Somebody Else's Problem.