Politics: Rolling out the welcome mat for Bush
From Elaine Hopkins’ Peoria Story, a few details about what is expected to great President Bush when he rolls into town to raise money for Aaron Schock:
Here’s a colorful event: Billionaires for Bush will gather at 5 p.m. on Friday, July 25 in front of the Federal Building at Main and Monroe. Their slogan: “Let Them Eat Cake! Billionaires to Throw Bash for River City Rabble.”
They’ll be suitably dressed in tuxes and gowns, and will allow anyone to be photographed with a cardboard cutout of Bush, for free. A Cheney impersonator also will be present, according to a news release by the group.
They’ll be serving “the rabble” an “edible cake-like substance while displaying pro-Bush, pro-Schock, and pro-corporation messages, including ‘Clean Air: Can’t Sell it, Who Needs It’ and ‘Corporations are People Too.’
Heh.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:21 pm
ugh…I hate hippies. Dont’ they have something better to do on a Friday night than act like jackasses?
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Yes. They could write up an indictment for treason, war profiteering, grand larceny, perjury, and war crimes too numerous to count against the US Government. I think most of the assclowns (R and D both) in Washington would prefer they stage a humorous protest that really doesn’t hurt anyone.
July 23rd, 2008 at 4:55 pm
Members of Jack Ryan’s Homely Girls Network?
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:22 pm
Can I spill the beans on where it’s going to be or will I get arrested?
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:28 pm
Go right ahead …
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:40 pm
Ryan, don’t insult hippies. We are better than that.
July 23rd, 2008 at 5:42 pm
When college students, mothers, veterans and the rest of the world were protesting and.or working within the system to end U.S. involvement in the war in Vietnam, hippies were laying around getting stoned and acting like it was a statement.
Feh.
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:02 pm
Yes, something better to do on Friday evening – attend the Callahan fish-fry! Good point, Cory. If, only! Whoa, Billy! Not all of us by a long shot. I was in college, very straight and sober during the protests. Where were you! Damn, I hate generalizations.
July 23rd, 2008 at 6:11 pm
During the Summer of Love (1967) was was four years old. A few years after that, the entire fami8ly was out for a drive when we passed a hitchhiker. Dad said: “You are sh*t out of luck, hippie motherf****r.”
Mom just about hit him. We kids thought it was hilarious.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:01 pm
That’s a lovely family anecdote.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:07 pm
I know some hippies that came back from Vietnam emotionally scarred for life. I also knew hippies that put out the word to everyone who would listen to get a POW/MIA bracelet (yes, I had one). I know of some hippies who made a statement, got the Vietnam Police Action ended and went into politics. Damn Hippies! Hey, and hitchhiking….talk about conserving gas! They must have been ahead of their times!
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:23 pm
They also smelled bad and panhandled.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:28 pm
Those were not hippies, those were just plain homeless ‘bums’….very similar to the ones today.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:30 pm
So those people sleeping in the park and asking strangers weren’t self-described hippies or flower children, huh? Oh, so they were hippies, they just behaved exactly like bums … gotcha.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:39 pm
I’m all for personal freedom, folks (I’ve indulged myself) but when the hippies “dropped out,” other people came along and provided services to indulge them. Sorry to burst your 60s bubble, people. But the flower-power movement was nothing more than what happens a huge number of people reach the age of maturity at the same time, and they happen to be the most over-indulged generation that the human race has ever seen.
Real hippies didn’t end the war. Like they did in every other way, they sat back, indulged in their voices, and let other people do the heavy lifting, while their gurus told them they were brilliant for doing so.
Feh.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:45 pm
Sort of like the modern day Citizen Journalist…er… Blogger?
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Yeah … I’m a long-haired hippie freak sleeping in the park, dropping acid. Thanks me.
July 23rd, 2008 at 7:51 pm
Oh, wait, I’m sorry. I forgot. Only former 60s liberals are allowed to be judgmental about how others live their lives. My bad.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:55 pm
I was referring to this:
“…They sat back, indulged in their voices, and let other people do the heavy lifting, while their gurus told them they were brilliant for doing so.”
Pick another word for Gurus…admirers, readers, folks who leave comments and it fits many citizen journalists/bloggers.
July 23rd, 2008 at 8:58 pm
Rixblix: Come to blogger bash this Tuesday — starts at 6 p.m. at the Recovery Room on Pioneer Parkway — and I’ll tell you in detail about the amount of work I’ve done the last two weeks trying to keep this site up and operational.
“let other people do the heavy lifting …” I wish.
July 23rd, 2008 at 9:00 pm
You have a great memory for being all of four years old at the time. So wise and seasoned at that tender age to make such judgements. As an old hippie myself I must say you are sadly misinformed.
July 23rd, 2008 at 11:09 pm
Thanks for the invite, Billy. Unfort husband’s work hours don’t allow for mid-week outings. But that’s o.k., I’ve been following your “heavy lifting” via your blog. I was merely pointing out that sweeping generalizations suck.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Wow, what hippie stole YOUR weed? Maybe you should rename this blog to “Peoria Curmudgeon”! LOL Somebody could use a cold beer?
July 24th, 2008 at 7:13 am
A property with easy interstate access across the street from a struggling sprinkler company which I’m told is looking for a buyer.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I guess its not a secret anymore. They just announced it on 1470.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:47 am
…over a week ago Lol!
We’ll give you a pass on this one though PI since you were on vacation
July 24th, 2008 at 10:48 am
Gee thanks. Well, I’m still breaking the Nelson Sprinkler story, unless that became public while I was gone too.
July 24th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
It’s not happening at Nelson – people are parking there to be shuttled over to Weavers. Wonder who’s paying for that?
July 24th, 2008 at 1:16 pm
And seriously Billy, you’re only in your forties? You look OLD!!!!!
July 24th, 2008 at 1:50 pm
I guess I was a little vague. Bush is going to be at Weaver and Nelson’s Sprinkler business is drowning.
July 24th, 2008 at 2:38 pm
E.P. Blondie: Gee, thanks. And the picture you are looking at if probably seven years old. I have much more grey now.
July 24th, 2008 at 5:19 pm
Anyone going to this? Admission was cut off at noon today. I just made it in time. I’m excited. Can’t wait to hear that song by Lee Greenwood. Been singin it all day.. so have the kids. We sound terrible. Ha ha.
July 24th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
I’m going to the Colleen Callahan event.
July 24th, 2008 at 8:07 pm
You could have heard him sing as the headliner at the Pekin Marigold Festival back in 2000. (note: prior to 9/11/01)