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Monday, March 7, 2011

The Wisconsin Budget, Taxation, and Lady Godiva: Women's History Month, March 7th

1955 movie promo
for "Lady Godiva of Coventry"
featuring Maureen O'Hara as
Lady Godiva

Given the repeated phrase that Governor Walker is intent on 'stripping' the unions of their collective bargaining rights, and claims that Walker is making a 'naked power grab', I could not resist. Walker is claiming collective bargaining relates directly to issues of taxation and revenues and balancing the budget, reminding me of the most famous stripping, taxation protest figure from the mists of history, Lady Godiva.

There is a modern festival celebrating this, in the original town where the historic event occurred, Coventry. It is occasionally celebrated with a modern equivalent, a woman riding a motorcycle, naked except for her long hair (it is unclear if this includes wearing a helmet or not). I think it would be hilarious if someone among the Wisconsin protesters picked up the idea, adapting it to the circumstances. Perhaps.... an attractive individual with long hair (it could be either gender) making a protest ride in long thermal underwear, on a horse, or possibly on a cow, or a snowmobile, or better yet - a Wisconsin made Harley Davidson - past the capital and news cameras. Because, if you have ever watched Packer football fans, it IS possible to get people in Wisconsin naked, or near naked, in cold weather, with the right motivation. They're crazy that way. The protesters have certainly tried a variety of other means of attracting the attention of the nation; this would certainly attract their cause a wider (pardon the pun) coverage.

How is this appropriate to the Wisconsin issues?

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