The Griere Up There

St. Helens, Oregon, September 7, 2004:

A disgruntled potential voter hurled a piece of cheese at Ronatarian Party founder and leader Ron during a campaign speech on Monday, telling him he would soon be out of the presidential campaign.

At a Labor Day election stop on the Columbia River, protester Paul Taylor worked his way to the front of a crowd of waiting media before letting rip with his wedge of cheese.

The cheese landed at Ron's feet and did not hurt him.

"It was a griere," said Ron. "I know my cheeses."

Ron was speaking to reporters about his plans to support logging communities in the region.

Taylor said Ron should offer the same support to people hit by other forms of industrial deregulation, and then launched into a tirade against him. The nonsensical comments made by Taylor made Ron only chuckle and smirk.

"On behalf of the working class people in the greater Columbia River Valley I'm going to present this cheese to you because you're past your expiration date and you'll soon be looking for a job," he said.

"The joke's on him," Ron said. "Campaigning is my job right now. How can I lose it? ...Oh, and thanks for the cheese."

It is no secret that Ron is quite fond of all types of cheeses.

It was not immediately clear why Taylor chose to toss cheese at Ron, but the protest came just days after allegations surfaced that one of Ron's opponents -- President George W. Bush -- had branded him a "lying rodent." Also, the deregulation of the dairy industry which started in 2000 is a key issue in the region.

Posted by Bittle at September 7, 2004 10:41 AM

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