Protesting a Congresswoman's ties to defense contractors

Tim Revel photo, Columbus Dispatch, 6/12/06







Here I am presenting letters to Congresswoman Deborah Pryce's press secretary as part of the MoveOn.org 'Red Handed' series of ads aimed at seated congresspeople (poster in background shows a bit of the redhand on Congresswoman Pryce, pictured with Tom DeLay). The event, for which I was the representative spokesperson as a veteran, highlighted the seeming connection between Congresswoman Pryce's having accepted donations from defense contractors, then having voted against a bill which would have established oversight. The Dispatch article, at http://www.dispatch.com/news/news.php?story=dispatch/2006/06/12/20060612-B5-00.html takes the 'outside interests' approach, pretty much ignoring the reasons why we were there in the first place, although it does get mentioned, however briefly! And not a bad photo of the back of my head! Pity no view of my face.
here's a photo of our 'motley group'

I brandish letters to the Congresswoman, demanding she return oil money

All the more reason, of course, to support Mary Jo Kilroy for the 15th District!

as always, http://kilroyforcongress.com

We learned the following week that Time Warner cable locally was refusing to run the MoveOn "Red Handed" spot on defense contractors donations--so that caused another demonstration, a protest at their studios.

I'm in dirty jeans, talking to Justin Symonds, because I'd been gardening. Hardly the radical occupation!

Time Warner had the class to provide water and cookies--the kids especially appreciated that!