Here comes trouble? Reports say Michael Moore will join in Rose Parade
Published: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 3:38 PM Updated: Tuesday, December 27, 2011, 8:06 PM
The Jan. 2 Rose Parade looks like it will have a familiar face bringing up the rear -- after the majestic floral floats and marching bands:
Flint native Michael Moore.
View full sizeFilmmaker and Flint-area native Michael Moore signs books for fans at The Whiting after a free book tour event there earlier this year in this Flint Journal file photo.Reports in the Glendale News-Pressand Los Angeles Times say Moore is expected to join Occupy protesters from around the country as a part of the parade.
"Pasadena police and Tournament of Roses officials have been negotiating with Occupy representatives for several weeks on a plan that they hope will prevent any disruptions to the parade," the News-Press story said. "Pasadena officials will allow the Occupy group to march the route at the end of the parade, after all the floats have passed."
The Times story said protesters "intend to march with large banners that decry wealth inequality in the United States and to unveil a few colorful 'floats' of their own, including a giant people-powered octopus ...
"The octopus will be made out of recycled bags, stretching 40 feet from tentacle to tentacle, and is designed to represent the stranglehold that Wall Street has on the political process," an Occupy spokesman told the newspaper.
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