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25-Foot Pig Greets Returning Lawmakers
WGAL 8 ^ | September 19, 2005

Posted on 09/20/2005 10:47:53 AM PDT by Cowman

25-Foot Pig Greets Returning Lawmakers

POSTED: 12:19 pm EDT September 19, 2005 UPDATED: 2:19 pm EDT September 19, 2005

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- A big, pink inflatable pig with the words "Repeal the Illegal Legislative Pay Raise" emblazoned on its side is causing quite a stir outside the Capitol today, where state senators are set to get back to work after their summer break.

Political activist Gene Stilp set up the 25 foot-tall swine. He said he's not going to let lawmakers forget about the pay raise the voted in for themselves in July.

"This is the first time that the legislators have been back in session for three months. They've been hiding for three months, so we wanted to make sure we confronted them with the 'no pay raise' pig," Stilp said.

Stilp said he and his supporters are going to keep going after the senators, who he said are out of touch.

While the focus outside the capitol building is on the pay raise, inside, senators will likely be focused on other matters -- such as Gov. Ed Rendell's fall agenda.

Some of those issues include property tax reform, increasing the minimum wage to $7.15 an hour and levying stricter penalties for sex offenders.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: lawmakers; payraise; pig
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How about some BBQ ribs after the next election
1 posted on 09/20/2005 10:47:55 AM PDT by Cowman
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Great idea!

I want one for Erie County NY....


2 posted on 09/20/2005 10:49:25 AM PDT by The Mayor ( Pray as if everything depends on God; work as if everything depends on you.)
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To: Cowman

Need a blimp sized one in DC.


3 posted on 09/20/2005 10:49:31 AM PDT by highlymotivated (If American ever falls, a STINKING LIBERAL will be behind it.)
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Need a blimp sized one in DC

Only if it were anchored to a soggy 68 Oldsmobile

4 posted on 09/20/2005 10:51:29 AM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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GOOD ONE!
5 posted on 09/20/2005 10:52:16 AM PDT by highlymotivated (If American ever falls, a STINKING LIBERAL will be behind it.)
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"...levying stricter penalties for sex offenders."

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Was more important for the these legislators to vote themselves a pay raise than to come up with some tougher laws against sex offenders.


6 posted on 09/20/2005 10:52:31 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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A big, pink inflatable pig

Feh. Pink Floyd did it first.

7 posted on 09/20/2005 10:53:18 AM PDT by Lazamataz (Islam is merely Nazism without the snappy fashion sense.)
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To: Cowman

8 posted on 09/20/2005 10:55:24 AM PDT by Rebelbase (3rd World Poverty: Malnutrition and despair. American Poverty: Fat people with DVD's and Dish TV)
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To: Lazamataz

You bastid! You beat me!


9 posted on 09/20/2005 10:56:00 AM PDT by Rebelbase (3rd World Poverty: Malnutrition and despair. American Poverty: Fat people with DVD's and Dish TV)
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"increasing the minimum wage to $7.15 an hour" What could possibly go wrong?
10 posted on 09/20/2005 10:57:46 AM PDT by GR Freeper
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To: Cowman
Political activist Gene Stilp set up the 25 foot-tall swine. He said he's not going to let lawmakers forget about the pay raise the voted in for themselves in July.

Gee, next Fast Eddie will want to raise our taxes. We all need to pull together to help him pay for things. I'm sure, somehow, it's for the chul-drun.

11 posted on 09/20/2005 11:00:14 AM PDT by fortunecookie
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It's a shame they didn't have anybody who knew how to take a GOOD picture of the Pink Swine!


12 posted on 09/20/2005 11:16:11 AM PDT by hombre_sincero (www.sigmaitsys.com)
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...25-Foot Pig Greets Returning Lawmakers...

Pig of a Lawmaker

13 posted on 09/20/2005 11:31:32 AM PDT by FReepaholic (If ignorance ain't bliss I don't know what is.)
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There must be something in the water of Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh and Philadelphia. The people have voted these swine in and they don't understand that their state future is being looted by these self serving political hacks.

I think Pennsylvania is beyond repair.

14 posted on 09/20/2005 11:34:14 AM PDT by squirt-gun
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There must be something in the water of Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh and Philadelphia. The people have voted these swine in and they don't understand that their state future is being looted by these self serving political hacks.

I think Pennsylvania is beyond repair.

15 posted on 09/20/2005 11:35:22 AM PDT by squirt-gun
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The big pink pig will be there again next Monday the 26th. A big rally is planned and a 130,000+ signature "petition of rejection" is to be presented to the returning Senators. The House returned this week and were greeted by the pig. The leadership needs to be voted OUT along with many others who aren't representing anything but self interests.....Old time "staffers" need to go too.

The rally runs from 1:30 to 3PM on Monday . Participants are urged to bring along cowbells or whistles and to be polite to security types.

16 posted on 09/20/2005 11:44:08 AM PDT by codder too
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I can't wait to Rock the Capitol! The pig this morning was so freepin' hilarious!


17 posted on 09/20/2005 12:16:38 PM PDT by Sisku Hanne (Deprogramming the left, one truth at a time.)
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There must be something in the water of Pittsburgh, Harrisburgh and Philadelphia. The people have voted these swine in and they don't understand that their state future is being looted by these self serving political hacks.
I think Pennsylvania is beyond repair.


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The last time a bunch of legislators were up for re-election, someone published a list of all the ones who voted themselves a pay raise a years or so earlier. Each one of the swine got back in.

This is a heavily Dem state...doesn't matter if you're an axe murderer, if you're a Dem, you will be elected, and re-elected.


18 posted on 09/20/2005 12:23:38 PM PDT by fatnotlazy
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This is a heavily Dem state...doesn't matter if you're an axe murderer, if you're a Dem, you will be elected, and re-elected. It's like that all over the east coast. The dems took over the labor unions and the unionists voted the way the union told them to. Now the great grand children of the old unionists vote dem because Grandpa and Papa voted dem and it's a tradition
19 posted on 09/20/2005 12:41:19 PM PDT by Cowman (Just when you hit the bottom of the stupid hole you notice the guy next to you is digging)
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To: fatnotlazy
Native Pittsburgher here..long gone.

This state is simply hopeless.

Everytime I return to the city it gets worse. The revitialization of downtown destroyed numerous vital small businesses there and replaced them with largely empty buildings and a park like situation where it is unsafe to walk at night.

Pittsburghers voted against the new stadium but the Dems in power constructed it anyway..ditto for the two absurd tunnels under the river.

In Pittsburgh the people don't matter...only self serving corruption by the demoncrats matters.

I moved away for college and career at 18 and only returned to visit family from time to time and when I am forced by my wife to take her there so she can visit her family.

Pittsburgh and the other two mjors are mired in PC, self serving democrat leadership, incompetence, lost businesses, crime, bankruptcy etc....

Sad!

20 posted on 09/20/2005 1:16:32 PM PDT by squirt-gun
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