Bill Frist picked the wrong neighborhood...

[Kevin Spidel]

to shop for shoes - right below the offices of Americans United to Protect Social Security at 1025 Connecticut - here he is speaking to members of the staff in his socks. Between 35-50 people from Americans United and the Campaign for Americas Future demonstrated against and spoke to Frist who said he support the President's plan which includes privatization and middle class benefit cuts.



And it grew to 50-60 people - 6 dc police cars showed up, one gave his suv a ticket - he spoke to our folks for a while - said he supports the president's plan - it was a cordial exchange for the most part - it ended with a big part of the group chanting Senator Frist don't privatize - get this - he double parked and held up traffic, got ticketed, got protested - and all this to buy two pairs of shows from Allen-Edmonds - one paid was $235 and one was $295. He agreed with one of our staff members that privatization was not a solution for solvency. Senator Frist is blocking traffic to buy $530 worth of shoes and he wants to cut SS benefits for the middle class - come on.


More detailed photos here: http://spidel.net/photos/Frist/

on edit: (dial-up warning: link has large photos)

[finecraft]

1. Good thing for you guys he wasn't shopping for underwear!

Sounds like you guys had some fun. My hats off to you!

[jean]

2. wow - those are great pix - one shows his well manicured nails and massive

cufflink. The man is clearly out of touch - this was a good thing for both sides.

[FreedomAngel82]

18. Yep

And remember the hell they gave Kerry on his looks? LOL. What a dork.

[rndmprsn]

3. frist...

that is a kodak moment aint it?

[Stinky The Clown]

5. Such sartorial splendor

Wutta fuckin' fop ........

[flygal]

26. This post was great to wake up to!!

And look at all those cute democrats :loveya:

[girl gone mad]

42. Yup.

All that and fiscal intelligence, too.

Who said being a Democrat doesn't have perks? ;)

[DemOverseas]

27. $$$

These men have such pride in their clothes but take a look at that neckline. Where do they get these haircuts? Must be something they get for free.

[Inland]

4. DOCTOR Frist should stay in gated communities, federl govt enclaves and

corporate headquarters. If he knows what's good for him.

[Kevin Spidel]

6. posted on dailykos

and getting recommended alot. if you like, vote for this post in greatest threads. these photos are priceless ;)

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

7. MUCH more of this!

All the time!

Don't mourn, organize!

[ultraist]

8. LMAO!

Thanks to the protestors and Americans United to Protect Social Security!

:patriot:

[sarahlee]

9. Posted at Kos

Getting reccomends like crazy. Thanks for sending me the IM's, Kevin.

[Kevin Spidel]

10. thank you for posting

lets have folks vote for this here!

[Gloria]

11. $530 worth of shoes....that will be a GREAT ad if this bastard

runs for President....sort of the equivalent of Poppy Bush at the grocery story cash register not knowing prices and looking at his watch during the Pres. debate....the disconnect between them and real people's lives....

[FreedomAngel82]

19. And he got

a ticket too didn't he? HAHA!

[CatWoman]

37. remember when Clinton was attacked for holding up air traffic

on a runway so that he could get a haircut (which was a lie anyway)?

And Kerry derided for his expensive bicycle?

Only Democrats get attacked for having money.

[Kevin Spidel]

12. resized photos...

[Deja Q]

13. What an arrogant lowlife.

Another case of out-of-touch politician whackjob making life hell for the people who voted for him.

Sick.



By, of, and for the wealthy. Sounds like a plutocracy. Not a democracy or even a republic. Neither by any measure; only plutocracy is anywhere near accurate.

[Kevin Spidel]

14. one more vote for Grreatest!

[barackmyworld]

15. Republicans cut benefits and all Bill Frist got was $500 of shoes.

[oxbow]

16. 2 pairs of shoes: $500. Double Parking in Washington, DC : $150.

Pictures of Bill Frist getting an earful while still in his socks: Priceless!

[pilgrimsoul]

38. Yeah! Post of the day, hahaha

What a great Mastercard spoof political ad that would make!

[FreedomAngel82]

17. Great pictures

:) He's hiding behind the door. LOL. :eyes:

[Daphne08]

20. He's never had to live like us -- Was born with millions

He doesn't identify at all with the common man, and he probably could not even conceive of living as most of us must.

[LiberallyInclined]

21. hey- is that chris elliot holding those signs in the picture?

i'd wondered what happened to him.

[tridim]

39. That's exactly what I was going to say

:)

[Hatalles]

22. Nice pictures!

Is the one in the OP a vidcap or just a resize? If you've got video, start sending copies... there's always hope you might be able to get this on the news.

[Kevin Spidel]

23. The story made the evening news!

http://www.wmcstations.com/Global/story.asp?S=3342839

and Tom Paine:
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/20050513/privatization_gets_a_ticket.php

I posted it on my journal here:
http://kspidel.livejournal.com/59487.html

[Scout1071]

24. One pair of leather shoes - $295. One parking ticket - $40.

Being spontaneously confronted by The People - Priceless.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

25. Damn!

Caught on tape!

[demnan]

28. Power to the people, yeah!

Yearrrrrghhhhhh! (big Howard Dean screem)

Too bad no one showed up in a cat outfit with a "Cat murderer" sign.

[Skidmore]

29. Cut benefits to the middle class, eh.

We have a middle class these days?

[Tesla]

30. How many middle class have 295 dollar shoes

I'm sure the parking ticket was "taken care of".

[Andy_Stephenson]

34. $20 a pair are expensive

shoes to me.

[wicket]

31. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!

Beautiful, just beautiful! :)

[knitter4democracy]

32. My hubby likes those shoes, but we can't afford them.

Yeah, my hubby's a doctor, too. He's on his feet so much that he wears shoes out every few months or so. He likes Allen-Edmonds because they fit really well and they'll rebuild the shoe for not too much.

Still can't afford them, though. Of course, if he were getting money from Columbia HCA like Frist, who knows what we could afford. HCA is evil, and so is Frist, in my opinion. The fact that he still sees patients (when he's a surgeon and obviously not in the OR enough to keep his skills sharp) just for political gain makes me want to puke. He makes all doctors look bad.

[DoYouEverWonder]

33. Jeez, I always thought rich guys like Frist

had people who did their shopping for them?

BTW: Whoever organized this - Bravo!

[Tesla]

36. Thanks for keeping him on his toes!!!

I can't believe noone said that yet!!!

[bunny planet]

35. Uhoh, guess he'll send out the royal shoe shopper next time.

What was he thinking actually shopping himself.

What a tool.

[sarcasmo]

40. This story makes me LMFAO. I hope Olberman picks it up on Monday.

Nominated for greatness.

[Pithlet]

41. Ha! That made my day.

Thanks for posting.

[AuntiBush]

43. Real Class Act: Not! Now, there's the base of FReepers Faith!

I'll bet many of his "religious fundie-nutwing" supporters are lucky to toss that much in their church offering plates.

Haughty
Nervy
Arrogant
Snobbish
Hypocrite
Calious
Pompous
Un-Compassionate
Un-Christ-like, for certain.

[atommom]

44. At least he wasn't at an animal shelter...

;)