Dear Commons Community,

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Guiliani says responsibility for the Occupy Wall Street movement rests squarely on the shoulders of President Obama.

Fox News reported that Guiliani said “This is a very dangerous movement, and it’s ironic it’s happening under a president who promised to unify us…Barack Obama owns the Occupy Wall Street movement, it would not have happened but for his class warfare.”

I don’t agree with the former mayor.  The Occupy Wall Street movement has been brewing for years and came to a head because of the awful economic situation that the country now finds itself.  Protesters are as upset at Washington (the president included) because it has been under the influence of and caters to the interests of corporate America.

On another note, some of what Guiliani said is hypocritical given that in 1992 when he was running for mayor of New York,  he was literally egging on police demonstrations and inciting protests at City Hall against Mayor David Dinkins.

Tony