How to dress like an “authentic” grass-roots activist

By Michelle Malkin  •  August 6, 2009 04:23 PM

My fellow members of The Mob: Barbara Boxer and Robert Gibbs have panned your fashion sense. Accordingly, I have compiled style tips from “authentic” grass-roots activists to assist you with proper wardrobe choices for your next congressional town hall outings (language warning!).

Dreadlocks, black power fists, and militant berets are de rigeur:

Nothing spells genuine grass-roots like blood-red paint:

Feathers keep it real:

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When in doubt, go bullhorns and keffiyeh:

Prove your bona fides through flag desecration:

Profanity = sincerity:

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More profanity, with Pelosi-approved swastikas:

Less is more:

If you’ve got the body, rock a Che bikini:

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The ultimate grass-roots accessory…Impeach Bush socks!

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And straight from Our Lady of Real America’s closet, argyle and $540 Lanvin sneakers to give you the street cred you’ve been missing:

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More fashion advice: Jon at Exurban League has a fantastic sartorial tip sheet on how to “Dress for Redress.” Check it out!

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  1. #101
    On August 7th, 2009 at 8:46 am, weeha said:

    Finally A Dream Comes True

    Obama and his supporters:

    will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character

  2. #102
    On August 7th, 2009 at 8:49 am, Jimmie said:

    I have been to two tea parties…and have seen all matter of dress. and that is the point, there are people of all “classes” dressed as they please all together to protest being ruled by those who are suppose to be representing them. The town halls, will be moved to secret locations, where only those of pure thoughts will be allowed, acorn is working on doing the same with elections…..how to disallow “certain” votes and how to log in votes that are from those of pure of thought…… and the republican party is still taking advice from Coln Powell, who gets his from James Carvil, who is only trying to help……Intesting times indeed

  3. #103
    On August 7th, 2009 at 8:57 am, Socky said:
  4. #104
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:10 am, gunslingerpatriot said:

    Socky-
    I think L.Ron Hubbard might like them since they look really simuliar to some of the covers on the sci-fi books I used to read as a kid.

    Now Princess Leia in the slave girl outfit, thats my kind of uniform! :P

    GSP

  5. #105
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:14 am, babbledabble said:

    Loose Canon. Here is what someone has sent me. Haven’t verified myself but intend to start going through this list:

    Here are a few one liners from the health bill:

    Pg 22 of the HC Bill MANDATES the Govt will audit books of ALL EMPLOYERS that self insure!!

    Pg 30 Sec 123 of HC bill – THERE WILL BE A GOVT COMMITTEE that decides what treatments/benes u get

    Pg 29 lines 4-16 in the HC bill – YOUR HEALTHCARE IS RATIONED!!!

    Pg 42 of HC Bill – The Health Choices Commissioner will choose UR HC Benefits 4 you. U have no choice!

    PG 50 Section 152 in HC bill – HC will be provided 2 ALL non US citizens, illegal or otherwise

    Pg 58 HC Bill – Govt will have real-time access 2 individs finances & a National ID Healthcard will b issued!

    Pg 59 HC Bill lines 21-24 Govt will have direct access 2 ur banksaccts 4 elect. funds transfer

    PG 65 Sec 164 is a payoff subsidized plan 4 retirees and their families in Unions & community orgs (ACORN).

    Pg 72 Lines 8-14 Govt is creating an HC Exchange 2 bring priv HC plans under Govt control.

    PG 84 Sec 203 HC bill – Govt mandates ALL benefit pkgs 4 priv. HC Plans in the Exchange

    PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill – Specs for of Benefit Levels for Plans = The Govt will ration ur Healthcare!

    PG 91 Lines 4-7 HC Bill – Govt mandates linguistic approp svcs. Example – Translation 4 illegal aliens

    PG 95 HC Bill Lines 8-18 The Govt will use groups i.e., ACORN & Americorps 2 sign up indiv. for Govt HC plan

    PG 85 Line 7 HC Bill – Specs of Ben Levels 4 Plans. #AARP members – U Health care WILL b rationed

    PG 102 Lines 12-18 HC Bill – Medicaid Eligible Indiv will be automat. enrolled in Medicaid. No choice

    PG 124 lines 24-25 HC No company can sue GOVT on price fixing. No judicial review against Govt Monop

    PG 127 Lines 1-16 HC Bill – Doctors/ #AMA – The Govt will tell YOU what u can make.

    Pg 145 Line 15-17 An Employer MUST auto enroll employees into pub Opt plan. NO CHOICE

    PG 126 Lines 22-25 Employers MUST pay 4 HC 4 part time employees AND their families.

    PG 149 Lines 16-24 ANY Emplyr w payroll 400k & above who does not prov. pub opt. pays 8% tax on all payroll

    PG 150 Lines 9-13 Biz w payroll btw 251k & 400k who doesn’t prov. pub. opt pays 2-6% tax on all payroll

    PG 167 Lines 18-23 ANY individual who doesnt have acceptable HC according 2 Govt will be taxed 2.5% of inc

    PG 170 Lines 1-3 HC Bill Any NONRESIDENT Alien is exempt from indiv. taxes. (Americans will pay)

    PG 195 HC Bill -officers & employees of HC Admin (GOVT) will have access 2 ALL Americans finan/pers recs (that’s finacial personal records)

    PG 203 Line 14-15 HC – The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax. Yes, it says that!

    PG 239 Line 14-24 HC Bill Govt will reduce physician svcs 4 Medicaid. Seniors, low income, poor affected

    PG 241 Line 6-8 HC Bill – Doctors, doesnt matter what specialty u have, you’ll all be paid the same

    PG 253 Line 10-18 Govt sets value of Drs time, prof judg, etc. Literally value of humans.

    PG 265 Sec 1131Govt mandates & controls productivity for private HC industries

    PG 268 Sec 1141 Fed Govt regulates rental & purchase of power driven wheelchairs

    PG 272 SEC. 1145. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN CANCER HOSPITALS – Cancer patients –welcome to rationing!

    PG 280 Sec 1151 The Govt will penalize hospitals 4 what Govt deems preventable readmissions.

    PG 298 Lines 9-11 Drs, treat a patient during initial admiss that results in a read miss-Govt will penalize u.

    PG 317 L 13-20 OMG!! PROHIBITION on ownership/investment. Govt tells Drs. what/how much they can own.

    PG 317-318 lines 21-25,1-3 PROHIBITION on expansion- Govt is mandating hospitals cannot expand

    PG 321 2-13 Hospitals have oppt to apply for exception BUT community input required. Can u say ACORN?!!

    PG 335 L 16-25 Pg 336-339 – Govt mandates estab. of outcome based measures. HC the way they want. Rationing

    PG 341 Lines 3-9 Govt has authority 2 disqual Medicare Adv Plans, HMOs, etc.. Forcing peeps in2 Govt plan

    PG 354 Sec 1177 – Govt will RESTRICT enrollment of Special needs people!

    PG 379 Sec 1191 Govt creates more bureaucracy – Telehealth Advisory Cmte. Can u say HC by phone?

    PG 425 Lines 4-12 Govt mandates Advance Care Planning Consult. Think Senior Citizens end of life (assisted suicide)

    PG 425 Lines 17-19 Govt will instruct & consult regarding living wills, durable powers of atty. Mandatory!

    PG 425 Lines 22-25, 426 Lines 1-3 Govt provides approved list of end of life resources, guiding u in death

    PG 427 Lines 15-24 Govt mandates program 4 orders 4 end of life. The Govt has a say in how your life ends

    PG 429 Lines 1-9 An adv. care planning consult (assisted suicide) will be used frequently as patients health deteriorates

    PG 429 Lines 10-12 adv. care consultation may incl an ORDER 4 end of life plans. AN ORDER from GOV

    Pg 429 Lines 13-25 – The govt will specify which Doctors can write an end of life order.

    PG 430 Lines 11-15 The Govt will decide what level of treatment u will have at end of life

    PG 469 – Community Based Home Medical Services=Non profit orgs. Hello, ACORN Medical Svcs here!!?

    PG 472 Lines 14-17 PAYMENT TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORG. 1 monthly payment 2 a community-based org. Like ACORN?

    PG 489 Sec 1308 The Govt will cover Marriage & Family therapy. Which means they will insert Govt in2 ur marriage

    PG 494-498 Govt will cover Mental Health Svcs including defining, creating, rationing those svcs

  6. #106
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:19 am, vcferlita said:

    Don’t forget paper mache puppets.

  7. #107
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:39 am, nail49 said:

    None of your photos show liberals shutting down a townhall.

    lgm: How many pies have been thrown in a speaker’s face at these Townhalls?

    Believe me, I wish I had some good soggy tomatoes and some rather brownish lettuce to heave at them, but then I remember that they already make themselves look plenty trashy by appearing to be so ‘coutrly.’

    Let them eat cake.

    – Marie Antoinette, shortly before she became a head shorter than she once was.

  8. #108
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:45 am, nail49 said:

    how does she know that anyone was wearing or displaying a swastika, or shutting down a town hall etc?

    babbledabble: The CIA briefed her on it.

    SFN: No they didn’t!

    CIA: Yes, we did, we have transcripts of the meeting that include your questions as well as an attendance list.

    SFN: That is a lie to the Congress and the people of this country! I was never briefed on this matter!!!!!

    CIA: Madam Speaker, we have photos of you at the meetings and your colleagues confirm our account.

    SFN: I need some of my wine.

    CIA: Madam Speaker, you whine enough as it is!

  9. #109
    On August 7th, 2009 at 9:48 am, nail49 said:
    coutrly

    courtly

    – 2 (spelling)

  10. #110
    On August 7th, 2009 at 10:40 am, cheapseat said:

    these people look and dress exactly the same as the mob being portrayed at the town hall meetings. i thought i was looking at a replay of the group standing at clair mccaskill’s office that her staff called the police on.

  11. #111
    On August 7th, 2009 at 1:19 pm, single stack said:

    That depends on what kind of skinhead you’re talking about. They are most commonly associated with white power radicals here in the states.

    Guess which side white power radicals are on? …the opposite side of the blacks and the Jews….

    ALL skinheads are white power radicals.
    The fact that they hate the blacks and the Jews doesn’t make them opposites. The Communists and the Fascists hated each other but they were ideological kin. Communism, Socialism and Fascism are just different versions of the same collectivist evil.

  12. #112
    On August 8th, 2009 at 11:41 pm, Dan Lee said:

    Perhaps they’d like it better if we wear assault rifles to the meetings like they would in Afghanistan? :)

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