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2012 Republican Convention: Protesters Dressed As Vaginas Greet Delegates (Video)
www.hollywoodreporter.com ^ | 10:48 AM PDT 8/27/2012 | Paul Bond

Posted on 08/27/2012 1:17:31 PM PDT by Red Badger

TAMPA -- Giant, walking vaginas have descended upon the Republican National convention.

Several demonstrators from Code Pink, a feminist group, wore frilly pink costumes while others adorned with cardboard cutouts resembling the sexual organ were milling about on Sunday looking for Republicans.

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A Florida website called Shark-Tank.net captured video of some of them during their preparation (video below). The protesters carried signs saying such things as: “Read my lips. Leave my vagina alone,” and argued that pro-life Republicans are waging a war against women.

But with the official proceedings, along with two Lynyrd Skynyrd concerts and the premier of an anti-Occupy Wall Street Movie canceled on Sunday and Monday due to weather, it wasn’t until Sunday night at The Welcome Event that the protesters found a large group of Republicans to confront.

As several thousand conventioneers arrived in buses at Tropicana Field, an indoor stadium where baseball’s Tampa Bay Rays play, they were met by about 400 protesters – some of whom were in their vagina costumes. By that time, though, convention-goers hardly took notice of the crowd, and well-armed police and military personnel kept the demonstrators away from the party inside the stadium.

Inside, delegates chanted the Pledge of Allegiance and sang along to "God Bless America." Many wore red, white and blue, and some dressed in unusual costumes of their own: cavalry uniforms, kilts and, Tampa Bay being the home of the NFL’s Buccaneers, more than a few pirate outfits.

There were even a few Democrats roaming the floor, some obtaining credentials through the St. Petersburg/Clearwater Film Commission.

The show included short sets from Shannon Magrane (11th season of American Idol) and Karla Davis (second season of The Voice).

Headlining was Rodney Atkins singing songs about “freedom, family and the good Lord – and the right to bear arms.”

Keeping his set family-friendly throughout, Atkins even cleaned up some fairly harmless lyrics (“bustin’ our asses ”became “bustin’ our backs”) and earned some of the loudest applause when toasted “the men and the women at home and abroad defending this country” before launching into his song "If You’re Going Through Hell (Before The Devil Even Knows)."


TOPICS: Political Humor/Cartoons; Politics/Elections; US: Florida
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To: MeganC

I had always suspected the Democrats were just a bunch of big pussies.
the inside the beltway scared of their shadow establishment ‘pukes will think they are looking in a mirror


41 posted on 08/27/2012 1:33:31 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (if the little things really annoy you, maybe it's because the big things are going well.)
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To: absolootezer0; AmericanMade1776; andy58-in-nh; AngelesCrestHighway; AngryCapitalist; AppyPappy; ...
CAPTION PING

42 posted on 08/27/2012 1:34:33 PM PDT by Lucky9teen (Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.~Thomas Jeffer)
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To: Red Badger
Inside, delegates chanted the Pledge of Allegiance and sang along to "God Bless America.

So typical of the hollyweird tripe. They didn't chant. Chanting involves repeating something over and over. They recited the Pledge of Allegiance.

43 posted on 08/27/2012 1:34:43 PM PDT by notpoliticallycorewrecked (Our military does not kill babies, those that commit abortion kill babies.)
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To: jimsin

(-:


44 posted on 08/27/2012 1:34:51 PM PDT by MeganC (The Cinemark theatre in Aurora, CO is a 'Gun Free Zone'. Spread the word.)
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To: Red Badger

Someone should squirt ‘em with a huge bottle of vinegar.


45 posted on 08/27/2012 1:34:51 PM PDT by DManA
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To: Red Badger

Trashy and embarrassing Meanwhile many, many, many people have no jobs or are paying record gas prices ($4.22 for me) and food costs are up too and these women have nothing better to do than dress up like women’s body parts? How do these women help anyone.


46 posted on 08/27/2012 1:35:02 PM PDT by funfan
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To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle

Heh heh heh ...

47 posted on 08/27/2012 1:35:19 PM PDT by ArrogantBustard (Western Civilization is Aborting, Buggering, and Contracepting itself out of existence.)
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To: Red Badger

“Giant, walking vaginas have descended upon the Republican National convention.”

Charlie Crist was heard to say: “What’s that?”


48 posted on 08/27/2012 1:35:22 PM PDT by Batman11 (We came for the chicken sandwiches and a Sweet Tea Party broke out!)
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To: PGR88

49 posted on 08/27/2012 1:35:29 PM PDT by trailhkr1
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To: Red Badger
(Advance apologies for the cruel mental image, however) ...

Where is Helen Thomas when her Dem pals really need her?

50 posted on 08/27/2012 1:35:29 PM PDT by Seaplaner (Never give in. Never give in. Never...except to convictions of honour and good sense. W. Churchill)
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To: Red Badger

This is Perfect!. We want hundreds of Thousands of these idiots protesting us.

We need round the clock Media coverage.

The true Face of today’s Democrat.

Perfect!


51 posted on 08/27/2012 1:36:44 PM PDT by To-Whose-Benefit? (It is Error alone which needs the support of Government. The Truth can stand by itself.)
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To: NoobRep

Oh they thought it was Tampon. Opps! Sorry!


52 posted on 08/27/2012 1:36:44 PM PDT by two-edged-sword (Please wake me up! I can't take this nightmare.)
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To: Red Badger

Do I smell fish or is that bread baking?
Yeast is our friend.


53 posted on 08/27/2012 1:36:54 PM PDT by GOJPN
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To: NoobRep

Oh they thought it was Tampon. Opps! Sorry!


54 posted on 08/27/2012 1:36:59 PM PDT by two-edged-sword (Please wake me up! I can't take this nightmare.)
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To: Red Badger

The leftists find yet another way to display their collective insanity.


55 posted on 08/27/2012 1:37:20 PM PDT by Heart of Georgia ("Together we will unite America and get this done" - Paul Ryan - August 11, 2012)
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To: Red Badger

I’m glad that liberals are showing the American public what they’re all about. This will not go over well with the independents and mainstream Americans.


56 posted on 08/27/2012 1:38:28 PM PDT by 1035rep (Obama: "I killed Bin Laden" ...you didn't do that. Somebody else made that happen.)
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To: Red Badger

Well, I know what I’m wearing for Halloween.


57 posted on 08/27/2012 1:39:55 PM PDT by moovova (OMG...Obama Must Go)
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To: Batman11
Charlie Crist was heard to say: “What’s that?”

No, that was Lindsey Graham.

58 posted on 08/27/2012 1:40:53 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: DManA

Kinda like Black Flag for roaches............


59 posted on 08/27/2012 1:41:02 PM PDT by Red Badger (Anyone who thinks wisdom comes with age is either too young or too stupid to know the difference....)
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To: Lucky9teen

A CRITICAL shortage of ten foot poles!


60 posted on 08/27/2012 1:41:12 PM PDT by The Sons of Liberty ("Get that evil, foreign, muslim, usurping bastard out of MY White House!" FUBO GTFO!)
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