Advantage: James O’Keefe! (#Occupyfail or Ultimately, Win?)
Here’s James O’Keefe two months ago employing the Book of Saul — “Ridicule is man’s most potent weapon*” — back against the ideology that created it, and posing as a Brooks Brothers-suit wearing Wall Street businessman. O’Keefe offered Occupy Wall Street jobs and funding for their Marxist venture — which the OWS gang seemed pretty eager to accept. Their false consciousness, programmed via college lectures may tell them that property is theft, but hey, a buck’s a buck, right?
And here’s the New York Post, today:
She held signs that read, “Reagan sucks,” and, “I’ll vote after the revolution.”
But she said she still needed to get a real job. So she made a new sign.
On the front, she wrote, “Ph.D. Biomedical Scientist seeking full time employment,” and on the back, “Ask me for my resume.”
It caught the eye of Wayne Kaufman, chief market analyst for John Thomas Financial Brokerage. The exec wasn’t looking to hire, but he took Postert’s résumé anyway.
That was Oct. 22, Postert’s Day 10 as an Occupier.
The next day, Kaufman, impressed by her CV, sent her an e-mail asking if she’d like to come for an interview.
It wasn’t far — only two blocks from Zuccotti Park at 14 Wall St.
“I had been unemployed for so long, I thought why not?” said Postert, adding that she is in her 30s and has no background in finance or business.
Wall Street hiring someone who despises Republicans? Oh sure, like that’ll ever happen. Next, you’ll be telling me that gambling is going on at Rick’s Cafe.
* Who knew we won World War II by employing withering satire against the Axis?
She will be a horrible employee who will complain about everything and threaten to sue on a regular basis.
Seriously, WTF, Wayne Kaufman? You couldn’t find a single person with an impressive CV looking for work who DOESN’T spend their free time publicly encouraging hatred and violence against your industry and your livelihood? Frickin’ idiot.
NYC is a deep blue city. It’s conservatives who face job loss and ostracism. I can’t imagine why anybody would live there if they could possibly find employment anywhere else.
OR she’ll be a fine employee willing to do whatever it takes to get the job done secure in the knowledge that she’s a good person because she participated in Occupy Wall Street.
Hopefully, she can start paying back her student loans. Ph.D’s aren’t cheap. Evolving from an Occupooper to paying into the banking industry – the irony is rich.
Either way, she’s joined the other side. She’ joined Wall Street. She joins with the 1 percent.
Maybe one of these days, more like her will realize that the classes can work together for the mutual benefit of all. Class warfare doesn’t work.
Most folks are not so upset that the rich exist, it is that they are not amongst the rich. Who wants to be a prol, or serf?
I hope Wayne’s boss comes across this post and reminds him of it during his next review when the “Occupy” hire has shown her true colors in the office…
Hey, I have 2 Masters and I’m willing to work for alot less than a Phd. And my degrees and much more relevant to Wall Street (MIS and Project Management)
Two masters yet mix a conjunction and a verb? If you knew EVERYthing but can’t communicate it, is there really value there?
Anyone who gets a phd as a biomedical scientist is smart has lots of math and if desires to can pretty much do any job in the financial industry. I worked there it is not rocket science for the most part.
hey maybe she will join the tea party
Um. . . No biomedical scientists do not have lots of math.
I’ve been a financial advisor for 15 years. I assure you that anyone with a PhD in anything knows more than enough math to be able to do my job.
That depends on the PhD. I speak from experience when I assure you that very few social science, ethnic studies, journalism or humanities PhDs will have any higher math at all. People from these supposed disciplines would very likely be utterly unable to perform as a financial advisor.
But on the other hand, said graduates from the afore-mentioned fields of study would be very willing and able to write copious critiques of how others are doing the job. And I’m sure they would be ready and willing with a plethora of untested, muddle-headed theories as to how it could be done better.
That’s always been the running joke for me– the 1% (at least the “Wall Street 1%”) is OWS. Look at any Red/Blue electoral map. Look up donation numbers on OpenSecrets.
Wall Street has been bright, gleaming BLUE for a couple of generations, at least. These are kindred spirits, politically. That’s why the conservative message just can’t seem to gain traction in the Northeast– our “best and brightest” capitalists are communists at heart.
They elect Chuck Shumer, for chrissakes.
We sure did overwhelm the Axis with withering satire. SpikeJones’ :In the Fuehrer’ Face,” a whole slew of Loony Tunes cartoons, etc. Not that the GIs were whistling Jones’ tune as they stormed ashore in France and Okinawa, but the humorous digs at the enemy served to buck up the home front.
But ultimately it took a fleet of B-17s, B-29s, and a couple of very special payloads to do more than just laugh at the Axis.
She is easily manipulated and energetic. Hiring her at minimum wage works on all levels. She has publicly sold out something she claimed was important to her for a minimum wage job. It only gets easier to use her from now on.
um. . . No biomedical scientists do not have lots of math.
Silly … that’s what computers are for … mathiplying and such.
Maybe she was hired for her other assets?
Can’t see them under that coat, but you’re probably right.
Looks as though the occupy “movement” has finally gone down the toilet.