I too have been thinking about the behavior of NYC protestors ever since plans for various nekkid stunts were announced. Clearly they are designed to shock and offend conservatives. OK, fine. But I was stumped on trying to think of an example of the inverse, conservatives setting out to shock and offend liberals in service of a rhetorical point.

The only example I could think of was last year when some college Repubs held their affirmative action bake sale, and even that seemed bit of stretch. That stunt was just indifferent to the offense it would cause in the course of making a valid point; it did not have shock and offense as the primary goal.

I guess a truly equivalent protest would involve hundreds of expectant young mothers descending on a Kerry rally, bellies protruding, siblings’ strollers in tow, with signs declaring “Barefoot. Pregnant. And Lovin’ It” or “Cul-de-sac Sisters Do It in the Round” and chanting “Hey hey ho ho hetero is the way to go!”

Then they’d stage a massive diaper-changing using all non-renewable, corporate-backed synthetic products symbolizing the triumph of consumer culture over basic human needs. There’d be a Velveeta recipe swap and leaflets for seminars on how to make your home look perfect for your husband when he gets home from a long day at the office. Then departure via synchronized SUV caravan, each eight-passenger, 300-hp vehicle with no more than two occupants symbolizing the boundless possibilities of the American way of life.

That’d be about as valid, right?