Pawlenty gets ‘glitter-bombed’ in San Francisco
Thursday, June 16, 2011 at 3:36 pm
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Republican presidential hopeful and former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty was showered in glitter by two protesters outside an event in San Francisco today.
ABC News reported the protesters dumped the pink glitter and some confetti on Pawlenty while he was signing copies of his book outside a conference organized by a coalition of health insurance companies.
“Tim Pawlenty, where is your courage to stand?” the protesters said, according to Politico’s Kate Nocera. “Stand for reproductive rights! Stand for gay rights!”
Last month, protesters in Minneapolis threw glitter at former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich while he was in town raising funds for the Minnesota Family Council. Protester Nick Espinosa shouted, “Feel the rainbow, Newt,” as he poured glitter on the former Speaker of the House. “Stop the hate. Stop anti-gay politics. It’s dividing our country and it’s not fixing our economy,” Espinosa said.
This time, however, Espinosa tweeted that he was not part of the glittering, but hailed the action, calling it “the start of a movement from Minneapolis to San Francisco.”
9 Comments
Comment posted June 16, 2011 @ 3:57 pm
Old Slapshot, I’m a hotshot Pawlenty got glittered? Teeheehee.
Jeff Wilfahrt, Rosemount, MN
Comment posted June 16, 2011 @ 9:04 pm
I think it would be far more effective if Governor T baggs was showered with “Pink Slips” …
Comment posted June 17, 2011 @ 9:25 am
I’m a big fan of political theater, but this sort of thing is childish.
I hate it when I have to say that about people I agree with.
Comment posted June 17, 2011 @ 9:51 am
Glitter bombing is a beautiful, non-violent expression of dissatisfaction with the status quo. But those are armed men around the candidates and they may not always interpret this as the benign event it is. They should be very careful.
Praise Jebus, God hates aiming before He shoots, Amen.
Comment posted June 17, 2011 @ 3:54 pm
I agree with carl. It will escalate eventually from one side or the other.
Remember the blood on fur coats?
One politition will get pissed and have his gaurds bring them out the back door.
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