| "When hundreds of
conservatives show up at the Capital Hilton to show
solidarity with their embattled leader, liberal protesters
dressed like carnies will be standing outside the hotel
causing all kinds of trouble," pens the paper's
Mary Ann Akers. "In fact they even plan to set
up a mini carnival."
According to Akers, the carnival attendees, "donning
skimmer hats and all, are bringing in a 17-foot striker
with a big bell at the top and a sign on it that reads:
“Drop the Hammer, Smash Corruption.” They’ll
also have a wheel of corruption; If you land on “corruption”
— well, by golly, you win a free bar of soap.""
Goodstein told Akers that the protesters will offer
bars of soap to DeLay supporters as they enter so they
can “clean up their act and scour their ranks
of Tom DeLay.”
GOP organizers toll Roll Call the joke is
on the protesters.
“Austin Powers fears carnies because of their
little hands. But it would be worth the price of the
admission to see this liberal freak show and their small
minds,” one Republican organizer of the dinner
tells Akers. “These fly-by-night antics are proof
positive as to why conservatives are rallying around
Tom DeLay.”
Article originally published May 10, 2005. |
