Need a laugh? Protesters Feast on Don Young Fundraiser...

[Blue_In_AK]

On the front page of this morning's Anchorage Daily News
http://www.adn.com/news/politics/fbi/young/story/9206409p-9121611c.html

Pig roast inside 'gates of hell' has those outside roaring

By LISA DEMER, KYLE HOPKINS and LIZ RUSKIN
Anchorage Daily News

Published: August 9, 2007
Last Modified: August 9, 2007 at 07:43 AM

Outside Don Young’s annual pig roast fundraiser on Wednesday night, a raucous crowd of all ages and political persuasions taunted the guests with shouts of “oink, oink,” waved signs against corruption and big money in politics, and generally protested anything Young was for.

It was a party inside the fence, where the more than 200 guests drank beer and bottled water and dined on pork under white tents. They were asked to donate up to $1,000 each for U.S. Rep. Young’s re-election campaign.

And it was a party outside, where about 70 protesters showed up for a remarkable demonstration not only against Young at his signature fundraiser event, but also against U.S. Sens. Ted Stevens and Lisa Murkowski, who were special guests.

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“The secret sauce is blood and oil, topped with shredded Constitution!” sometime political candidate Thomas Higgins bellowed.

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By roughly 7:30 p.m., Sens. Stevens and Murkowski had already driven out of Sheffield’s driveway, to jeers from the remaining crowd outside. Then Young left too, smiling, riding in the back of a silver Chrysler sedan.

Minutes later, a faded blue ice cream truck arrived, playing tinny children’s music. A few of the maybe two dozen remaining protesters stood eating Popsicles and fudge bars, still holding signs, in the early evening heat as the last partygoers walked to their cars.



Unfortunately, we couldn't attend this time because of a previous engagement, but this really makes me smile. :)

[rodeodance]

1. so all 3 of the OINKs were in one place. Too bad the tent didn't wobble a bit.

[Blue_In_AK]

2. No kidding....

I loved that people from all sides of the political spectrum showed up for this, not just us radical lefties. I would have loved to have been there. :(