Walk this way

Thought I'd see how the "nationwide walkout in support of Ward Churchill" went today at the epicenter of Churchillian activism, the University of Colorado. Picture it: almost high noon, and there I am, wanderin' around campus in the only way a man knows how--aimlessly. Soon though, I spot a likely walking-out point, and sure enough:


Two minutes before noon.



Two minutes after.

It was amazing.


Not quite noon: Supersoaker fun!


Just after noon: "The All-Colorado Union of Poor College Students proclaims its solidarity with Ward Churchill! Long live critical thinking! Long live true academic freedom!"


Two minutes before: gentle artistic bronze person.

Two minutes after: Lenin.

But seriously

Truth is, in 40 or so minutes of plodding around I didn't see anybody I could tell was a walker-outer for Ward.


This guy? Don't think so. (Not walking.)



Maybe this girl? Wait, is that McDonald's she's carrying? Sorry, but nobody does a walkout carrying a bag of quarter-pounders.

Then I spotted these freaks. They had to be steppin' out for Ward:


Fanatical cadres of the Maoist Internationalist Movement. Or maybe a high school band visiting the big college. Both are known to wear matching red sweatervests (source: FBI files).

But let's put a good spin on this. Maybe nobody walked out today because they still weren't quite recovered from the last protest:


The sidewalk remembers.