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Cheney Look-Alike Goes for the Money in Palo Alto!

by Ruth Robertson (info [at] raginggrannies.com)
Raging Grannies Action League and MoveOn Council 14 Present:
BOXING FOR DOLLARS WITH DICK AND JANE
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See Dick. See Jane. See Dick v. Jane.

When our Cheney impersonator, MoveOn member Gerry Hiken, is on the scene he EXUDES that Cheney air of arrogance...

Role of Citzen Jane played by Raging Granny Jane E., who doubled as costume designer for our skit.

Reporters from TV, radio, and print media inspired our Dick and Jane to get "punchy". Just when it looked like Citizen Jane was going to win, Dick pulled a mean trick and ran away with the giant check representing money that SHOULD have stayed in our Congressional District for health care, education, repairing the aging infrastructure, and more!

Event was cosponsored by: MoveOn Council 14, Raging Grannies Action League, Veterans for Peace Chapter 101, San Mateo Peace Action, Declaration of Peace San Mateo County, Los Altos Voices for Peace and Peninsula Peace and Justice Center.

§Ready to Fight
by Ruth Robertson
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§Looks that could KILL
by Ruth Robertson
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The crowd yelled a spontaneous BOOOO....
§In this Corner...
by Ruth Robertson
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Citizen Jane! The crowd roared a cheer!
§The Prize
by Ruth Robertson
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Check is based on Facts from MoveOn's report--THE WAR AT HOME: WHAT THE IRAQ WAR HAS COST CALIFORNIA'S 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.... $1.76 Billion Dollars! Photo by Carol Bower Holweger.
§photo by Carol Bower Holweger
by Ruth Robertson
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Go for it, Citizen Jane!
§Channel 5 KPIX on the Scene
by Ruth Robertson
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Later we watched ourselves on the 6 o'clock news!
Photo by Carol Bower Holweger
§Crowd cheers Jane On...
by Ruth Robertson
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§Win Jane, Win!
by Ruth Robertson
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Raging Grannies Cheer for Citizen Jane
§Uh OH!
by Ruth Robertson
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Cheney has pulled an illegal punch and the Ref sadly calls out the score...Dick $1.76 billion, Citizen Jane = ZERO!
§Bernard cannot believe his eyes...or his ears
by Ruth Robertson
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Bernard's T-shirt reads "Veterans for Peace" in Arabic...I think. Bernard represented Chapter 101 of the South Bay at the Rally...his solar powered CD player cannot protect him from the harsh reality...Cheney has won!
§photo by Carol Bower Holweger
by Ruth Robertson
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That's our Host of the Event, MoveOn member Matt Fiori. After the fight and a Raging Granny singalong, Matt led the gathered demonstrators to Congresswoman Anna Eshoo's office. That's Matt facing forward, the tall handsome and very young fellow. Young to Grannies, that is...he's the age of some of our grandkids!
§Outside Congresswoman Eshoo's Office
by Ruth Robertson
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Some of us are Inside, others line up outside to sign in. We presented MoveOn's report:
THE WAR AT HOME: WHAT THE IRAQ WAR HAS COST CALIFORNIA'S 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT [$1.76 Billion]
§Photo by Carol Bower Holweger
by Ruth Robertson
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Lining up to go into the Representative's Office
§Raging Grannies say Thank You
by Ruth Robertson
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Last Photo Saved for a Crowd Scene...Granny Barbara O at left in RED had a pan with a MoveOn "Stop this Endless War" sticker in it...
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