Politics pervasive at Madison's Freakfest

pioneer press ^ | 10-30-11 | ap

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You knew it was coming.

Max Slesarev, 29, a UW-Madison employee, showed up at Madison's Freakfest Saturday dressed as "LRB-1383."

That's the formal name of the budget repair bill, the mix of measures that balanced the state budget but drew tens of thousands of protesters to the Capitol earlier this year.

Public workers such as Slesarev took pension and health insurance hits. Friends swirled around him Saturday with a giant plastic cleaver, encouraging passersby to "kill the bill."

The annual Halloween party on State Street always boasts a political bent - it's Madison, after all - and this year was no exception.

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"City officials temporarily denied Occupy Madison a new street use permit Wednesday after protesters violated public health and safety conditions and failed to follow the correct processes to renew or amend a permit..."

"A neighboring hotel's staff alleged voiced concerns about having to recently escort hotel employees to and from bus stops late at night due to inappropriate behavior, such as public masturbation, from street protesters." http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2799662/posts

freakfest indeed

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WI ping.