Will Sharpton’s Blueberry Pie be the Next Mic Check?

Let’s make “Blueberry Pie” a political protest action verb.

Not that I advocate throwing blueberry pie at politicians (that would be counter-productive), but maybe just  have 50 people very quietly and respectfully eating a slice of blueberry pie during a campaign speech or outside a debate venue. Food with some meaning to celebrate the holiday season.

Candidates and even the President have been “Mic Checked” lately as an extension of the human microphone “system” that began with Occupy Wall Street (rather ingenius, by the way), maybe they should be “Blueberry Pied” as well.

Watch Reverend Al Sharpton’s “Blueberry Pie” commercial.

My original hope after seeing the Blueberry Pie promo spot as part of the MSNBC Lean Forward campaign was that the term “Blueberry Pie” would start to sneak its way into the political dialog. Now I augment that hope by saying that I dream it will sneak just a wee bit further into the system in the same manner that “being mic checked” has become a term AND an act of protest in US politics.

Seriously, though: let’s contemplate adding “Blueberry Pie” as verb; as a widespread manifestation of protest. I would love to see a headline some day like “Presidential Candidate Blueberry Pied in Manchester”. They had cake. We can have pie.

And please remember: PIE IS NOT FOR THROWING. Pie is for eating. Don’t punish the pie for the faults of the politicians. The proper way to blueberry pie a politician is to simply to show up with a few dozen of your fellow protesters, a package of stiff paper plates, and some sporks. Then quietly eat that pie during their speech (or pass it around to the rest of the audience… or offer him/her a slice). A quiet and sugary protest.

Be respectful. No throwing or causing a mess. Make sure to clean up your plates and share a piece of the pie with whomever would like a slice.

For reference, here’s a video of Karl Rove being Mic Checked (he didn’t handle it quite so well as others have).

 

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Published: by POLITUSIC | Updated: 01-16-2012 09:24:42
 
 

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