They're kidding, right?

Have you seen the new theme for the Occupy Wall Street jokers? They use the iconic image called "The Spirit of America", and blather something about how "drum circles have been keeping America free for over 200 years".

Yeah, right. Not buying it, but I could be wrong.

So here are a couple arguments for both sides of this utterly pointless debate.

PRO:

--The fife player is wearing a headband. In reality, it was probably pretty dirty.
--They all have long hair.
--There are in fact a couple drummers.
--Assuming they were part of the Continental Army, they would have been filthy and vermin-ridden.

CON:
--They're marching under an American flag, which we all know an OWS person would never be caught dead doing.
--They're probably playing an actual tune, since mindless pounding of drums would probably have gotten them lynched.
--They were part of the Continental Army.
--It's highly doubtful that a rebellion which started with the mottos "Don't tread on me", "no taxation without representation" and "give me liberty or give me death" would have evolved that quickly into "give us more free stuff" and "we want more government control over our lives".
--Probably read the Declaration of Independence at some point.



So there you have it. An unbiased look at the image makes it clear that the hijacking of "The Spirit of America" by these yahoos is unfair and inaccurate. Maybe they should go back to the drawing board and try something like this (sorry for my lack of Photoshop Skills, but you know how the webcam image is supposed to look- Abe Lincoln holding up a sheet of paper saying the following:

"I worked my way through law school despite my lack of formal education, and without going tens of thousands of dollars into debt. I worked hard and long all my life, even making good debts incurred because of my business partner. The people who knew me called me "Honest Abe". Through perseverance and talent, I rose to become the president of the United States. I actually had principles, and didn't hide my core beliefs to get votes.

I am the 99%."



Or, perhaps they could simply do as they've done in the past, and make up a quote and attribute it to Jefferson:

"All men are created equal, and that's why I'm part of the 99%"- Thomas Jefferson.