http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pigasus Considering the pig, a single-minded bestiary. Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:39:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/comment-page-1/#comment-410 Pig For Prime Minister – Or Perhaps A Rhino? Or A Goat? A Cat Maybe? « ANIMAL Tue, 11 May 2010 05:09:45 +0000 http://porkopolis.org/pigcity/?p=333#comment-410 [...] Pigasus the Immortal, the candidate for the American presidency in 1968, was leader of the Yippies (Youth International Party), but the party members were arrested for their piggish protest against the politics of the day and Pigasus disappeared. [...] [...] Pigasus the Immortal, the candidate for the American presidency in 1968, was leader of the Yippies (Youth International Party), but the party members were arrested for their piggish protest against the politics of the day and Pigasus disappeared. [...]

]]> http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/comment-page-1/#comment-21 stan van houcke: Animal Mon, 25 Jan 2010 17:49:14 +0000 http://porkopolis.org/pigcity/?p=333#comment-21 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] Animal for president! (and Pigasus!) [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] Animal for president! (and Pigasus!) [...]

]]> http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/comment-page-1/#comment-18 The Pet Museum Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:45:00 +0000 http://porkopolis.org/pigcity/?p=333#comment-18 <!--%kramer-pre%-->I'd have to say this is one of the most vivid uses of political metaphor I've ever run across. For more story and backstory, plus a photo of the pig getting nabbed by no less than four policemen, trot yourself over to this Porkopolis page.<!--%kramer-post%--> I’d have to say this is one of the most vivid uses of political metaphor I’ve ever run across. For more story and backstory, plus a photo of the pig getting nabbed by no less than four policemen, trot yourself over to this Porkopolis page.

]]> http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/comment-page-1/#comment-19 No More Mister Nice Blog Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:48:00 +0000 http://porkopolis.org/pigcity/?p=333#comment-19 <!--%kramer-pre%-->the live prop pig, for instance: (Good one, righties -- havinga mock candidate for president who was actually a pigworked out so well for the Yippies and the left in 1968, didn't it?)<!--%kramer-post%--> the live prop pig, for instance: (Good one, righties — havinga mock candidate for president who was actually a pigworked out so well for the Yippies and the left in 1968, didn’t it?)

]]> http://www.porkopolis.org/2008/pigasus/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Homeland Stupidity Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://porkopolis.org/pigcity/?p=333#comment-20 <!--%kramer-pre%-->in 1980 had its problems. He was a talented raconteur who was almost always “on.” He had a trunk full of culture jam tales about Yippies throwing money into the New York Stock Exchange pit, levitating the Pentagon, running a pig namedPigasusfor president, and the 1969/70 theater-of-the-absurd masterpiece that was the conspiracy trial of the Chicago 7. The problem was getting past the familiar. My interview was taking place soon after Abbie surfaced from the underground; he’d dropped down the rabbit hole<!--%kramer-post%--> in 1980 had its problems. He was a talented raconteur who was almost always “on.” He had a trunk full of culture jam tales about Yippies throwing money into the New York Stock Exchange pit, levitating the Pentagon, running a pig namedPigasusfor president, and the 1969/70 theater-of-the-absurd masterpiece that was the conspiracy trial of the Chicago 7. The problem was getting past the familiar. My interview was taking place soon after Abbie surfaced from the underground; he’d dropped down the rabbit hole

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