People will go to great lengths to be heard in these here United States. Tea Party people had their tea bags, Ron Paul had a blimp, and now there is an exciting new gimmick: “let’s just throw everything we can find at the gubermint.” These things include a gigantic pink pig “to symbolize a legislative pay raise” and ear phones “for the I-pods” “so they will listen.”
The coordinator of Taxpayers and Ratepayers United, Inc. brought his inflatable pink pig to the Central Dauphin School Board meeting Monday night to get the board’s attention about his concerns on the district outsourcing transportation.
In an exciting twist and fortunate development for humanity, the silly inflatable pig was forced out of the Town Hall, but at least the hearing aids made the cut, so you know, SUCCESS:
During the meeting, Stilp gave school board members and their lawyer hearing aids “because the board has not heard fully what the taxpayers are saying. You have to listen more to the taxpayers.”
This. Is. Democracy. In. Action.
The Ron Paul Blimp. That brings back fond memories…
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