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Conservatives Launch Counter Wall Street Protest Movement

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    'We Are the 53 Percent' claims middle ground

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We're just talking about the Wall Street protesters and they call themselves the nine 9% but look out somebody may be crashing the party they call themselves the 53%.

The group of people actually.

-- their taxes federal income taxes during this now conservative filmmaker.

Behind -- -- 53% Mike Wilson good morning to Mike.

Good morning Gretchen are -- I know that this idea of this 53%.

Groups sort of came about not from any real planning right how did happen.

Well -- about 3 in the morning and a guy named -- -- had -- a hash tag on Twitter that's that I am the 53 any sort of explain what that meant He went over that.

-- friend -- -- Eric Erickson who runs on red state dot com posted you know the first picture all the -- explain the PS3 jobs and you know told -- -- could -- a kind of quit whining.

And I thought that was kind of funny so I'm sitting there you know up -- and I don't -- doesn't come from working at 3 in the morning.

So I decided to do want my posted at a for an abortion after Reno posted one and and then -- both -- and I know that said.

Hey Wilson wanted to started -- -- my -- one so I posted it went to bed at four.

The next morning I woke up about eight and saw the couple what you people on Twitter both to their own photos so it I just started posting -- the account and now it's it's huge I mean -- Yesterday just exploded we're right we're adding more and more and more every so much a kick out -- more more people doing so what is it what is at the people who are joining this and posting their own notes what is their message and it.

The message of the -- miners was look you know I went.

I had to go to -- and and borrowed a 100000 dollars and now I have to work three jobs to support myself the message of the 53%.

Are saying look we've been there we've we've overcome that -- will in America you have to persevere and sometimes life isn't perfect sometimes it gets you know it's a little -- -- -- What we're saying is is look.

This is America.

Don't whine about things take your destiny -- -- -- own hands and also were the ones that are sort of already.

Handling.

-- handling that you know the bill for all this stuff so so don't ask us for even more.

Start working towards your goals create your own -- your own destiny coming at -- or or or -- Yes and I know that you come by honestly because a few years ago you say that you lost everything.

And you decided to move forward.

And pick yourself up in creating new business and He did just that -- it's a very inching reaction.

To what's going on Wall Street and we'll check back in with you because -- a feeling it's gonna continue to grow.

Mike Wilson one of the golfers are we are 53% thanks for being us.

They -- coming up.