So a couple of little old ladies go to visit their Senator’s office and they ask if they can meet with the Senator to talk about Iraq. The Senator’s staff gives them the run around and when the little old ladies refuse to leave, yes, you guessed it, they got arrested. Here is Kathleen’s description of being booked:
“Later in the process of being searched for weapons, I made the statement “My most lethal weapon is a sharp tongue.” – with a smile to indicate that I was indeed harmless. (Providing an Irish woman with an audience was perhaps not the best strategic decision that Gordon’s political advisers may have made today.) With each officer with whom I came into contact at the jail, I asked “What do you think of a senator who’d arrest his constituents for making an attempt to speak to him?” I did not hear a single negative response to that question and several officers actually indicated they were shocked. One of the female police officers who dealt with us told me that she is a Portlandindiemedia photographer and she told me that she’d see us at the next peace demonstration!!
When it was time to have my mug shot taken I was talking, of course – I do love an audience. The policewoman told me, “Keep a straight face and look into the camera.” Of, course that made it impossible for me to keep a straight face – I laughed and they had to take the picture again until I could keep my mouth closed. When it became evident that this procedure could take all day – they finally got a mug shot of me – obviously stifling laughter with a good deal of effort.”
Check out the Daily Kos for the rest of the account of their encounters with Sen. Gordon Smith and then write to him and let him know what you think.
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