After debating the merits of a constitutional amendment mandating teeth-brushing and a plan to bomb Haiti, presidential candidate Vermin Supreme and Ritt Momney (no, that’s not a spelling mistake) settled differences the ol’-fashioned way: duking it out.
- Alex Pickett
- Vermin Supreme challenges "Ritt Momney" at the Festival of Resistance at New World Brewery.
After closing statements, Supreme lunged at Momney, kicking and punching him to submission, much to the delight of dozens in attendance.
Of course, this wasn't an ordinary debate; there will be no re-broadcast of this tussle on C-SPAN. Vermin Supreme is the anarchist/activist/performance artist who wears a boot on his head and promises "a free pony for every American." Ritt Momney is a 10-foot-tall papier-mâché representation of the Republican front-runner. This was just one of the acts during the Festival of Resistance — equal parts entertainment and radical politics — held Monday night at New World Brewery.
Because after a long day of protesting and avoiding riot cops, activists need a place to wind down, too.
This article appears in Aug 23-29, 2012.