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<blockquote data-quote="Babagounj" data-source="post: 897074" data-attributes="member: 12952"><a href="http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/11/picture-of-the-day-mens-wearhouse-stands-with-occupy-wall-street/247782/" target="_blank">(The Atlantic)</a> — You’re gonna like the way you look protesting income disparity in Oakland; this Men’s Wearhouse store guarantees it.
Occupy&nbsp; Oakland has called for a city-wide strike and rally on Wednesday to&nbsp; protest income inequality, and several businesses, including Men’s&nbsp; Wearhouse and the Grand Lake movie theater, <a href="http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19246904" target="_blank">have closed their doors in support</a>. Oakland Tribune reporter Matt O’Brien <a href="http://twitpic.com/79ljbj" target="_blank">tweeted</a> the above photo of the shuttered men’s clothing store.
The&nbsp; store’s decision will likely meet with approval from the corporate HQ:&nbsp; George Zimmer, founder and chairman of Men’s Wearhouse, has repeatedly&nbsp; donated to Democratic candidates in multiple election cycles, including&nbsp; progressives like 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean and Rep.&nbsp; Barbara Lee (Calif.).
And here’s how the protesters responded:Broken glass is shown at a Men’s Warehouse building in downtown Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011&nbsp; after a Occupy Wall Street protest earlier. Cleanup work is under way&nbsp; at Oakland’s city hall plaza the morning after a massive anti-Wall&nbsp; Street protest turned violent and chaotic. Graffiti is covering a number&nbsp; of businesses in the immediate area around Frank Ogawa Plaza, where&nbsp; thousands had gathered for a mostly peaceful protest Wednesday. Some&nbsp; windows also are broken, and debris is littering the street. (AP&nbsp; Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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[QUOTE="Babagounj, post: 897074, member: 12952"] [INDENT][URL='http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2011/11/picture-of-the-day-mens-wearhouse-stands-with-occupy-wall-street/247782/'](The Atlantic)[/URL] — You’re gonna like the way you look protesting income disparity in Oakland; this Men’s Wearhouse store guarantees it. Occupy Oakland has called for a city-wide strike and rally on Wednesday to protest income inequality, and several businesses, including Men’s Wearhouse and the Grand Lake movie theater, [URL='http://www.mercurynews.com/top-stories/ci_19246904']have closed their doors in support[/URL]. [I]Oakland Tribune[/I] reporter Matt O’Brien [URL='http://twitpic.com/79ljbj']tweeted[/URL] the above photo of the shuttered men’s clothing store. The store’s decision will likely meet with approval from the corporate HQ: George Zimmer, founder and chairman of Men’s Wearhouse, has repeatedly donated to Democratic candidates in multiple election cycles, including progressives like 2004 presidential candidate Howard Dean and Rep. Barbara Lee (Calif.). [/INDENT] And here’s how the protesters responded: [INDENT][B]Broken glass is shown at a Men’s Warehouse building in downtown Oakland, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011[/B] after a Occupy Wall Street protest earlier. Cleanup work is under way at Oakland’s city hall plaza the morning after a massive anti-Wall Street protest turned violent and chaotic. Graffiti is covering a number of businesses in the immediate area around Frank Ogawa Plaza, where thousands had gathered for a mostly peaceful protest Wednesday. Some windows also are broken, and debris is littering the street. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma) [/INDENT] [/QUOTE]

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