Does Ireland Need More Butt Man?

southsiderosie · 01-11-2010 10:58pm #1

So based on some of the comments, I guess the Mary Harney paint stunt was't a hit with everyone. But certainly public harassment of politicians has a long, proud history. I give you: "Butt Man":

At campaign events, the costumed Butt Man -- animated by different Democrats directed from party headquarters -- has been popping up in crowds, gaining press coverage by waving stubby arms and passing out fake dollar bills that show "Smokin' Bob Dole" puffing on a scribbled-in cigarette.

Butt Man rode on the Democratic Party's float at the Independence Day parade in Wheaton, Ill., yesterday while Mr. Dole walked the two-mile parade route in the town, which has long been considered a Republican stronghold....

The Butt Man campaign began last month after Mr. Dole said in a visit to tobacco-growing Kentucky that tobacco was not necessarily addictive for some people...

And Chicken George:

In 1992, President George Bush was confronted at rallies by Chicken George, a giant, nimble chicken who mocked Mr. Bush for temporarily refusing to debate then-Governor Clinton. Mr. Bush had a tendency to lash out at the chicken, creating less-than-Presidential fodder for television news.

Since it does't look like 100,000 people are going to take to the streets, what can, say, ten really motivated people do to express the frustration of the public in a way that is creative, non-violent, and hugely embarrassing for the current government?

Come on, AH. You can do better than paint or fake cement mixers. Make Ireland proud.