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Protesters hang from a Greenpeace banner which was suspended from a construction crane near the State Department this morning. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
A couple of breaking reports of multiple arrests at separate and unrelated protest sites in Washington this morning. The higher profile incident includes the apparent detention of five U.S. lawmakers, including Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass), John Lewis (D-Ga.), Donna Edwards (D-Md.), Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Lynn Woolsey (D-Calif.). The lawmakers were arrested outside the Sudanese Embassy (2210 Massachusetts Ave. NW) here in Washington, after they allegedly crossed a police line at a protest against Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir's decision to expel aid agencies from Darfur.
The other arrests were the result of Greenpeace's risky protest that involved unfurling a giant banner and dangling from a construction site crane. Seven Greenpeace protesters were arrested at the site, near the State Dept.
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Oh, those Greenpeace lads. Pretty ballsy, I must admit. I like it.
So I guess blowing off work to get yourself arrested is part of a representative's job description now? Is this what we're paying them for? Nice job, guys. If the rest of us tried that cr@p at work, we'd get our asses fired. These guys get their photo in the newspaper. How much do the cops charge to keep them in jail?
This douchebaggery was outside my window. Luckily, I began my workday of pillaging extra early, so I didn't have to sit in that nightmare of a parking lot that was the AM commute. And yes, it was ballsy. In fact, I don't think those are wires they are hanging from...