Several protesters in zombie makeup injected themselves into a Special Olympics ceremony in Wisconsin this week when they walked in front of Gov. Scott Walker and stood between him and the group of the Special Olympic Athletes he was paying tribute to in front of the state Capitol.
The silent protest immediately brought to mind the ongoing fight over union rights that led to three weeks of rowdy demonstrations at the state Capitol in the spring that paralyzed Wisconsin's government as Senate Democrats fled to Illinois in an unsuccessful attempt to block a vote.
Yet the protest on Wednesday appeared to be unrelated. Earlier in the day, a statewide
student organization held what it calls an educational event on the opposite side of the Capitol on a new voter ID law that it says will make it harder for students to vote. The United Council of UW Students provided zombie makeup and T-shirts that read, "Students are as good as dead." One protester hollered at the Athletes,” Don’t p*ss on
My leg and tell me it’s raining.”
Way to go. Hope you Socialists are proud.