Saturday, July 25, 2009

Santa Protests Gov. Ted Strickland

I attended Gov. Ted Strickland's State of the State address to the City Club of Cleveland on Friday. Upon my arrival, I came upon one of the weirdest protests I've ever seen. A group (name unknown ) was protesting the Governor and the recently passed state budget.

Say what you want about the Governor and the budget, but marching in a circle, chanting inaudible chants, and caring a casket (shrouded in a black cloth - WTF?) is the apparently the community organizers' equivalent of lobbying.

The weirdest part was this crazy old guy dressed like the Jolly Old Elf, passing out dum dum lollie pops. OK, so I get that they are calling the Governor a dumb dumb. But what does Santa Claus have to do with any of this!?! 'Weird' is the only word to describe it.

Watch the short video below and tell me what you think:

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