Protesters Do Their Thing at ExxonMobil Meeting

Posted on May 26th, 2010 9:20am by Tim Rogers
Filed under Local News

ExxonMobil is holding its annual shareholders meeting at the Meyerson this morning. About a dozen protesters have assembled across the street. They have magaphones and are doing a call and response.

“What do we want?!”

“Cows!”

At least that’s how it sounded to this passerby. The cops have set up a barricade all along Flora street as if to hold back an invading army. I said to one bemused bike cop, “Looks like you really have your hands full today.”

“We’re pretty overwhelmed,” he joked, “but we’ll try to make it.”

7 comments

  1. It is a veritable madhouse there today. I almost had to slow down driving down Flora. God help us all!

    @ 9:38 am on May 26, 2010

  2. @EssBee: I’m glad you’re okay and weren’t hit with rubber bullets or tear gas. Stay safe.

    @ 9:42 am on May 26, 2010

  3. my parking garage was quite packed this morning.

    @ 9:43 am on May 26, 2010

  4. Um, I don’t see any protesters in that last photo.

    @ 9:59 am on May 26, 2010

  5. Glad they all rode to the protest on their Skittles-&^%ing unicorns.

    @ 10:05 am on May 26, 2010

  6. Maybe they should head to the Louisiana coast. There are more TV cameras to get in front of down there.

    @ 10:10 am on May 26, 2010

  7. “What do we want?” “Cows!”

    Maybe someone’s flipping the script on those smug Chick-fil-a spokesbovines? That’s all I’ve got.

    @ 10:25 am on May 26, 2010

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