Tired
by digby
This is an obvious ploy to make liberals like me get all offended and then laugh in my face:
Conservative Political Action Conference “CPAC” begins Thursday here in D.C. There will be a conservative-themed party Friday evening not sponsored by CPAC, where guests will have the opportunity to whack a Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pinata.
Three famous D.C. residents will be taking a turn as guest "whackers" at the pinata during the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, which starts on Thursday. The guest "whackers" will be at the party, to be held at George in Georgetown.
Mary Christopher, outreach coordinator for CivicForumPAC, said the Pelosi piñata will be filled with favorite Pelosi sayings, bills and candy. The party hopes to invite the well-known D.C. residents to smash the piñata first, before others in attendance will be invited to try to take the Speaker down.
“We’re hoping to have the females whack the piñata and males try their hand at a Harry Reid punching bag,” Christopher said.
I don't know why they want that. It's much more fun to specifically piss off feminists. Maybe they're losing their touch.
This is typical juvenile wingnut behavior and it works very well with their sniggering fratboy base. What I'm not sure of is whether or not it's going to fly in the country at large when the problems are big and the issues are serious. I suppose it could, but it's riskier than it was during good times.
Of course, the media are currently entranced by a bunch of screaming weirdos wearing tri-corner hats carrying posters of Auschwitz, so perhaps I'm misjudging the public mood. They're the experts, right?
.