More cowbell
If you heard noise and commotion during President Bush’s televised speech on Iraq on Thursday night, rest assured it was at the very least well-thought-out noise.
Anti-Bush protester Joe Hayman sent out an e-mail earlier in the day informing his fellow liberal activists, including CodePink, what devices he’d bring to Lafayette Park to disrupt the speech. Those would be: two eight-inch brass bells, one six-inch brass bell, two battery-operated ship horns, three Marine blaster horns, four jumbo air horns, four mini air horns, eight bike horns, 10 whistles and three mini cowbells.
Apart from the brass bells, which he simply identified as “loud,” Hayman helpfully provided a decibel rating for the other devices, which ranged from 80 to 120.
Nor was his endeavor without risk: He noted that the air horns may cause second-degree chemical burns if used for too long or if you don’t wash your hands right away. In fact, after Bush’s January speech, he says he was “in bandages for 6 weeks.”
He concluded by suggesting that he and his cronies hold off on the cacophony until 9:05 p.m., “lest we be stopped before speech begins.”
