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* Lots of hardhats…


A look at the #Janus Rally at the #SupremeCourt #SCOTUS pic.twitter.com/s8DPIJFivr

— ALEC (@ALEC_states) June 25, 2018


posted by Rich Miller
Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:26 pm

Comments

  1. One of life’s biggest mysteries is how ALEC qualifies as a 501c3.

    Comment by Anonymous Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:31 pm

  2. “Is this the line for Lawrence Well tickets?”

    Comment by LakeviewJ Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:34 pm

  3. “How long are we going to be out here? I’ve got a manicure at 3:15.”

    – MrJM

    Comment by @misterjayem Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:34 pm

  4. *Welk. Stupid autocorrect.

    Comment by LakeviewJ Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:34 pm

  5. “Everyone, everyone… we had Union carpenters sand the wood so you won’t get splinters… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:34 pm

  6. “Oh it says DOCKET? I thought it said DOCKERS, and mistook it for the dress code.”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:36 pm

  7. In a vain attempt to re-create the Pina Colada song putting a personal ad in a DC paper that read.

    Do you like right-to-work
    Getting a blue dress shirt on
    Perhaps even a blazer
    Hold a sign at meet me at the Supreme Court
    And we will plan our escape…

    Comment by OneMan Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:38 pm

  8. Someone already took the perfect caption:

    https://twitter.com/braak/status/1011262251855237121

    Comment by SaulGoodman Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:38 pm

  9. It’s hard to beat the “did you guys take a picture of your own interns?”

    Comment by Anon Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:44 pm

  10. The International Insurance Salesmen and Actuarial Union, Local 2.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:46 pm

  11. It’s like a College Republicans meeting, only whiter.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:47 pm

  12. “We’re waiting for the truckload of barn coats, in the meantime, just stand here with these signs and don’t talk to the press.”

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:48 pm

  13. If it gets much hotter out here we might perspire. I think this darn sign is giving me a callus.

    Comment by Spliff Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:51 pm

  14. The last-ditch manning of the barricades by the desperate proletariat outside the halls of justice.

    Yeah, it’s all about workers’ rights.

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:54 pm

  15. The Village People would look more genuine.

    Comment by A guy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:54 pm

  16. “I want to send a picture to my parents. They’re summering in the Hamptons… “

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:55 pm

  17. I’ll just stand here in my Brooks Brothers suit and casually pass myself off as a working man. Untie! I mean, unite!”

    Comment by Nick Name Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:55 pm

  18. “Is it pronounced ANN or INE? That always confuses me.”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 3:59 pm

  19. a different kind of running of the interns.

    Comment by Amalia Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:03 pm

  20. They ditched the tiki torches and polo shirts from last year but kept the khakis.

    Comment by Dance Band on the Titanic Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:04 pm

  21. White Anglo Saxon Protesters.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:04 pm

  22. Odd place for the sig chi boys to hold their chapter meeting

    Comment by Bumblin stumblin rumblin Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:04 pm

  23. Honestly though this picture is hilarious. I like that they used the old zoom feature to make the crowd look bigger. My guess is this was 15 people tops

    Comment by Bumblin stumblin rumblin Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:07 pm

  24. Usually we hire people to protest. This is going to scuff up my Florscheims

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:07 pm

  25. Approved Union Activity time for State Employees

    Comment by NeverPoliticallyCorrect Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:11 pm

  26. It’s like a Chick-fil-A, only whiter.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:16 pm

  27. This is the only time these guys have ever “worked” outside. I hope they all get sunburn and splinters.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:19 pm

  28. “What do we want? A nice white wine spritzer! When do we want it? Now!”

    Comment by Ron Burgundy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:20 pm

  29. I didn’t get my dad to get me into Georgetown to carry a sign like a working man… oh…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:21 pm

  30. Enterprising young “workers” selling tickets to those anticipating Rauner’s rendition of Snoopy’s Happy Dance.

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:23 pm

  31. We’re doing this for Porterhouse, at Bushwood.

    Comment by Henry Francis Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:25 pm

  32. We are all working men and use sandpaper on signs hopefully to transfer the baton!

    Comment by bear3 Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:27 pm

  33. I didn’t know teachers, state govt employees and municipal employees were supposed to wear hardhats.

    Comment by Nolan Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:27 pm

  34. The Trump Hotel on Pennsylvania has the best hand lotion according to Pruitt, so after, we should head there…

    Comment by Oswego Willy Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:28 pm

  35. “Lots of hardhats”. Isn’t that the caption?

    Alternative: We’re standing with workers, who are at work.

    Who are these guys anyway? Has anybody asked them?

    Comment by dbk Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:43 pm

  36. Randall, remember what they told us. We’re not “marching and protesting for the working man”, we’re ”marchin’ and protestin’ for the workin’ man”.

    Comment by Quizzical Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 4:52 pm

  37. “Stand With Workers (wink-wink, nudge-nudge)”

    Comment by Stumpy's bunker Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:05 pm

  38. “So there is no chants we’re just humming the look for the union label song”

    Comment by NorthsideNoMore Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:06 pm

  39. I see that Omega Theta Pi (from Animal House) still hazes its pledges. They must’ve left their coveralls in their BMWs.

    Comment by Jocko Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:09 pm

  40. Field trip for the TrumpYouth…”Tomorrow Belongs to Me”

    Comment by d.p.gumby Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:18 pm

  41. It’s like an ALEC Astro turf gathering, only whiter.

    Comment by 47th Ward Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 5:47 pm

  42. I see everyone got the dress code memo.

    Comment by Huh? Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:11 pm

  43. Stand “with” workers.

    I think they meant “on.”

    Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:12 pm

  44. “What is a “Worker” anyway?”

    Comment by JS Mill Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:14 pm

  45. =One of life’s biggest mysteries is how ALEC qualifies as a 501c3.=

    And it will remain a mystery for the foreseeable future.
    Ask Lois Lerner.

    Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:17 pm

  46. what happen to stand with mark, it’s stand with a worker not workers

    Comment by Rabid Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:40 pm

  47. Cattle call for remake of Great Gatsby.

    Comment by TinyDancer(FKASue) Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 6:58 pm

  48. Where’s my fair share of holding the sign

    Comment by Rabid Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 7:41 pm

  49. The party of Lincoln fightin against the union

    Comment by Rabid Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 7:44 pm

  50. That’s… one really white organization.

    Comment by RIJ Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 7:57 pm

  51. “Skip, does this include all the workers your Dad hired in China when he moved his factories there?”

    Comment by Streator Curmudgeon Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 8:10 pm

  52. Marky mark and the funky bunch

    Comment by Rabid Monday, Jun 25, 18 @ 9:02 pm

  53. The new Russian 2018 lucky bots

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 4:13 am

  54. Young republican union haters get on the stick

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 4:35 am

  55. Standing around agenda stereotyping government workers

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 4:56 am

  56. Looks like ALEC invited his friend Chad and everyone else at Chad’s boarding school.

    Comment by Back to the Mountains Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 7:33 am

  57. Smart Alex’s

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 8:55 am

  58. Dartmouth glee club field trip

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 9:07 am

  59. Alec fan club to fan Rauner from overheating

    Comment by Rabid Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 9:18 am

  60. Most state employees don’t wear hardhats these days.

    Comment by Soapbox Derby Tuesday, Jun 26, 18 @ 11:05 am

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