Tap This! “Uh, No Thanks,” Say Spur Fans

Yesterday we blogged about how the Georgetown law school students who protested Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’s speech by turning their backs to him also had “tap this” written on their rears. A reader directed our attention to this message board — for the San Antonio Spurs, of all things — which features photos of the students with “tap this” on their asses (such as the one shown at right, by Charles Dharapak for the AP).

The photo, of a protester on crutches, caught our eye — but so did some of the erudite commentary on the message board. Here’s an excerpt:

Oh, Gee!!!: I wonder if he [Gonzales] ended up tapping that girl’s ass.
Mr. Peabody: She’s a bit of a chunky. But you know what they say “better to bang a chunky than to spank the monkey.”
xrayzebra: I don’t think he was that stupid or “hard” up. But guess she can always keep wishing someone would.

We feel badly for this poor protestor. She’s hobbling around on crutches, enduring mocking comments on the internet about the size of her posterior… It’s more than a woman should have to bear!

Hey Alberto Gonzales, TAP THIS [SpursTalk Forum]

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That Would Be Problematic Even With A Warrant

A recent New York Times story about the NSA domestic eavesdropping program included the photograph above (Mike Theiler/European Pressphoto Agency) of students protesting Attorney General Alberto Gonzales by turning their backs to him during his speech.

A reader has this information to add:

The NYT left out a funny detail — the students had the words “Tap This” printed on their asses, so Gonzales could read it as he gave his speech. A couple dozen students participated in the protest and some clips were shown on CNN the day of the speech. Too bad they didn't have a more Wonkette appropriate slogan on their asses — I'm sure you know what I'm talking about!

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