Joe Sonka October 24th, 2007

This Friday, the Olmsted Parks Conservancy in Louisville will present Mitch McConnell with its top award at a “Roaring ’20s Gala” in the ritzy Henry Clay Hotel, on 3rd & Chestnut.

I don’t know about you, but when I think of Mitch McConnell, the word “conservation” doesn’t really come to mind. The League of Conservation Voters agree, giving Mitch a 0% rating.

If that wasn’t reason enough to be upset with Mitch, there’s the whole enabling Bush’s Iraq folly, filibustering everything that moves, smearing a brain damaged 12-yr old with lies and then LYING about that on camera, and… well, the list is endless.

So a collection of groups in Louisville are organizing a big protest outside of Mitch’s “Roaring ’20’s Gala”, where I’m sure everyone attending will have full health insurance (Mitch with his own socialist gov’t hand-out insurance). So from 5:00-9:00, we’ll be outside “roaring” ourselves.

I’ll be there making my second attempt at liveblogging, and I’m sure Jim Pence will be there taping it, so come on out and join us! Jim Pence will make you famous!

Here are some additional suggestions sent along to me by superorganizer Sara Choate:

Here’s what you can do:

1. Call and email Mimi Zinneil, President and CEO, 456-8125, mimi.zinniel@olmstedparks.org
2. Write a letter to the C-J, cjletter@courier-journal.com
3. Send this message to your email lists & all environmental groupsin Louisville, and

4. Join the demonstration on Friday October 26, 5:00pm - 9:00pm,
across the street from the Henry Clay Hotel at 3rd & Chestnut. Come in
Roaring ’20’s costume (if you want). Bring music, noise makers (i.e.
whistle, bullhorn, etc;) and friends…..lots and lots of rowdy friends.

Let’s see if we can pull off something like this again!

or even this!

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