Henry: Megaload Protests ‘Asinine’

In my June 7 column I predicted Moscow’s hippies would dig out their “leather vests, put on their Birkenstocks and re-adjust their graying ponytails” in response to the movement of ExxonMobil’s megaloads up U.S. Highway 95. Now, imagine the belly laugh I enjoyed when I woke up Friday morning and saw on DNews.com a photo, taken by Daily News photographer Dean Hare, of my exact prophecy. Well, my friends, it’s official - I am a modern day Nostradamus. Now I didn’t attend the protest in person, but did review the YouTube footage provided by local politico Tom Hansen. Most of the reporting on the incident is spot-on, so I need not rehash the details here. But I will say that I was surprised Moscow Mayor Nancy Chaney didn’t stand in the crosswalk all by herself, recreating the showdown in Tiananmen Square/ Henry Johnston , Moscow-Pullman Daily News. More here.

Question: Do you consider the megaload protests to be an “asinine exercise in pure stupidity,” as Henry does?