Zombies shuffle to Capitol, protest budget
Published 5:52 pm Friday, May 13, 2011
OLYMPIA — The ghoulish budget cuts taking place in Olympia are bringing out the zombies.
About three dozen face-painted protesters walked, shuffled and crawled to the state Capitol on Friday, arriving shortly after most lawmakers had left for the day. The Friday the 13th protest included songs and chants as law enforcement officers watched with amusement in the Capitol rotunda.
The zombies are denouncing how the Legislature is balancing the budget, mocking lawmakers as brainless. They believe proposed cuts will disproportionately hurt the poor, immigrants and the elderly.
Lawmakers are looking to slash spending because of a projected shortfall of about $5 billion in the next budget cycle.
