“You know, these T-shirts are chemically treated so that when they spray us, we are ready. This is really a riot you know.” Protester Ray Pickles was full of jokes Monday afternoon, as he and Jim McDonald protested outside John McCain’s fundraiser at the 101 Constitution building. (They oppose his stance on immigration.)
McDonald volunteered his support for Gov. Jim Gilmore as Pickles watched his sign fall down for the third time.
“Oh well, maybe by next presidential race. It’s hard on a windy day.
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“Adam Sandler seems to speak to young people,” he offered, when we asked who he might enlist as a celebrity lobbyist. “I don’t know how he still gets movie star jobs.
“He is probably on the wrong side of the issue, but he connects with kids.”