WBTV is reporting that the Occupy Charlotte movement appears to be dwindling.

Only a handful of people showed up to urge Rep. Sue Myrick to pass the American Jobs Act, despite claimed momentum and promises to camp out for a year. 

You have to figure the weirdness of these people makes attracting additional normal, socially um, adjusted people to the cause difficult.

Monday evening, we showed up at a 7pm meeting of Occupy Charlotte supporters at their uptown camp site, WBTV reported. That’s when the group went temporarily silent.

One group member proposed a vote, and the group of about 50 appeared to unanimously agree not to say another word for the time being.

When we asked what was going on, one member said the local media had been misconstruing the group’s message, so they decided to stop talking to reporters.

The group sat in silence for about 15 minutes until reporters walked farther away. Then the meeting appeared to continue. About an hour later, after wbtv.com requested an interview, the group held another vote and sent someone over to act as a spokesman.

Here’s their beef:

“Seems they’re a little disappointed with some things that happened out here between some of the media outlets and stuff,” said Occupy Charlotte supporter Thomas Shope. “Seems like some people tromped through some of their property and were a little bit forceful in the questions they asked.”

When reminded that the Occupy Charlotte movement was taking place on public property, Shope said the protestors (sic) still deserved to get some sleep.

I bet WBTV is right about this, though:

While protests may be dwindling in Charlotte, perhaps individual efforts to effect change are just getting started.

With Bank of America headquartered here and the Democrat National Convention coming, you can bet your bippy that these protester types will be back in force under a banner of some sort closer to the election, even if they don’t continue to camp out while waiting.

They are part of Obama’s strategic machinery, and Charlotte has clearly been chosen to be part of the election 2012 story, for reasons that are becoming clearer now that it is apparent that the Democrats will try to win by demonizing bankers and the wealthy, which makes Charlotte a perfect backdrop for that story closer to the convention.

Just wait. And as I wrote earlier this week, police still need to keep a watch when these people plan to hold something here.