We present without (much) comment today's statement from John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager, about the Occupy Wall Street protesters today doing an angry tour of rich guys' homes, including Paulson, J.P. Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon and News Corp. CEO Rupert Murdoch. (News Corp. owns The Wall Street Journal.)

"Instead of vilifying our most successful businesses, we should be supporting them and encouraging them to remain in New York City and continue to grow," Paulson said in a statement.

The "successful businesses" line comes with an asterisk for Paulson. While Paulson scored several of the biggest financial windfalls Wall Street has ever seen, so far this year his two largest hedge funds are down more than 32% and nearly 47%.

UPDATE: Alison Fox for WSJ's Metropolis reports the Occupy Wall Street protesters have skipped over Paulson's house. It was a little too far astray from their chosen route, it seems. Oh, and our Metropolis team is having trouble finding anyone in the crowd who has even heard of Paulson. That hurts.

Here is the full statement from the Paulson & Co. hedge fund: