No protesters were arrested during the marching of the parade. Here's the Associated Press with an okay story about the action:
On the heels of the two-hour parade came several thousand anti-Wall Street protesters in a pre-arranged demonstration.
The thunder of the retreating marching bands mingled in the air with chants of "Banks got bailed out, we got sold out" as the Occupy the Rose Parade demonstrators retraced about 1.5 miles of the 5.5-mile parade route before veering off for a rally near City Hall.
They carried a 250-foot-long banner that said "We the People" to represent the U.S. Constitution. Some also held a 70-foot-long octopus made from recycle plastic bags that represented the tentacles of perceived corporate greed.
"This is about getting money out of politics," said Greg Stevens, a 38-year-old public health lecturer at the University of Southern California. "I support everything this movement is about."
As the protesters marched by, some Rose Parade spectators yelled "get a job" while others snapped photos and cheered."Perceived corporate greed?" Gotta love the AP.
The float can actually be interpreted in two ways: one, as symbolizing Goldman Sachs, memorably described by Rolling Stone writer Matt Taibbi as "a giant vampire squid wrapping its tentacles around the face of humanity, relentlessly jamming its blood funnel into anything that smells like money;" or two, as symbolizing the Kochtopus, the vast corporate political machine financed by the
Either way, people who yelled "Get a job" at the marchers really ought to learn about the jobs crisis that's fueling the movement.
Oh, and P.S. We saw Teamster signs in the parade!
