Bernie Sanders supporters tried to make a stink at the Democratic National Convention on Wednesday by staging a “fart-in” — but officials smelled that something was up and denied them access.
Organizer Cheri Honkala, who is the national coordinator for the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, was joined by no more than five people for the unique protest.
In preparation for the protest, Sanders’ convention delegates scarfed down beans and other fiber-filled foods before arriving at the convention hall.
They were intent on sending an olfactory message to Hillary Clinton and the Democratic P that couldn’t be ignored.
But officials wouldn’t let them in.
“We think in this country, people should have a right to elect whoever they want to in this country,” Honkala said, claiming she had been arrested the day before while handing out beans to die-hard Sanders supporters.
Throughout the aborted protest, Honkala and the rest of the gassed-up Hillary Haters were spotted sweating, biting their lips and letting ‘em rip.
‘I’m sweating, because I feel a big one coming! That’s why!’
- Organizer Cheri Honkala
“I’m sweating, because I feel a big one coming! That’s why!” Honkala said. “I should be wearing a diaper, but I’m not.”
While a “fart-in” may seem radical, it’s a form of protest that’s been tried before.
According to the online magazine Inverse, the disgusting demonstration was thought up by activist Saul Alinsky, who discussed the idea in length with Playboy in 1972.
“I’d call them absurd rather than juvenile,” he explained. “But isn’t much of life kind of a theater of the absurd? As far as being frivolous is concerned, I say if a tactic works, it’s not frivolous.”