{"id":1561840,"date":"2022-07-19T19:34:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:34:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1561840"},"modified":"2022-07-19T19:34:34","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:34:34","slug":"is-that-prison-mike-dem-congressman-mocked-for-wearing-bandana-like-the-office-character","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/is-that-prison-mike-dem-congressman-mocked-for-wearing-bandana-like-the-office-character\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Is That Prison Mike?\u2019 Dem Congressman Mocked For Wearing Bandana Like \u2018The Office\u2019 Character"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fis-that-prison-mike-dem-congressman-mocked-for-wearing-bandana-like-the-office-character%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1561840&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democratic Michigan Congressman Andy Levin became the target of a swarm of \u201cThe Office\u201d related jokes after he was arrested outside the Supreme Court Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Video posted by The Daily Signal\u2019s Douglas Blair Tuesday shows Levin talking to a reporter in a detainment area on the grounds of the United States Supreme Court, wearing a green bandana on his head. Levin was one of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/watch-aoc-pretends-to-be-handcuffed-as-she-is-arrested-outside-the-supreme-court\">17 members of Congress<\/a> who were arrested by Capitol Police during a planned \u201ccivil disobedience\u201d in opposition to the overturning of <em>Roe v. Wade.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Levin told the press that the Senate must abolish the filibuster and ram through legislation protecting abortion.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">As protesters wait to leave, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyLevin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepAndyLevin<\/a> tells gathered press that the Senate must abolish the filibuster and force through abortion legislation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/053WT6yUki\">pic.twitter.com\/053WT6yUki<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Douglas Blair (@DouglasKBlair) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DouglasKBlair\/status\/1549453451679367169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Conservatives on Twitter mocked Levin for his risky fashion choices, with many pointing out that Levin\u2019s look matched the iconic \u201cPrison Mike\u201d look that Steve Carell did in an episode of the hit TV show \u201cThe Office.\u201d In the episode, Carell\u2019s character attempts to \u201cscare straight\u201d his paper company employees by inventing a character called Prison Mike, who wears a purple bandana and speaks in stereotypes about prison life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[I]s that prison mike?!\u201d radio host and Daily Caller editor <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinceCoglianese\/status\/1549454808582656002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1549454808582656002%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2FVinceCoglianese2Fstatus2F1549454808582656002widget%3DTweet\">Vince Coglianese<\/a> tweeted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSPOTTED: Prison Mike complaining about dementors and reduced access to killing unborn babies outside the Supreme Court,\u201d wrote <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/madshuffman\/status\/1549485512938999808?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1549485512938999808%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&#038;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Fquery%3Dhttps3A2F2Ftwitter.com2Fmadshuffman2Fstatus2F1549485512938999808widget%3DTweet\">Madeline Huffman<\/a>, communication director for Georgia Rep. Andrew Clyde.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe literally did Prison Mike,\u201d conservative digital strategist <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1549455961043222529\">Greg Price<\/a> tweeted in reply to Blair\u2019s video, including a picture of Prison Mike.<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">He literally did Prison Mike <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KPaN83H3e6\">pic.twitter.com\/KPaN83H3e6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Price (@greg_price11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greg_price11\/status\/1549455961043222529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 19, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even sympathetic users said that Levin\u2019s look undercut his point. \u201cI love Andy Levin with so much of my heart but my man is looking like Prison Mike here \ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02,\u201d a Left-wing user joked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAndy is undercutting his 100% correct message by looking absolutely ridiculous in that bandana,\u201d added another Left-wing user.<\/p>\n<p>Levin, meanwhile, used his arrest to garner attention from his followers on Twitter. He posted a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Andy_Levin\/status\/1549471861226053635?s=20&#038;t=-SfaILkqbfNC7lDMO4Qlxg\">video<\/a> to his personal account that showed him and fellow Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) being arrested by Capitol Police. In the video, Levin and Tlaib are being led away by an officer while Tlaib leads chants \u201cMy body! My choice!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m willing to do whatever it takes to protect abortion rights\u2014even if it means getting arrested,\u201d Levin wrote. \u201cI joined my Democratic Women\u2019s Caucus colleagues in a civil disobedience action outside the Supreme Court. We won\u2019t go back!\u201d Levin tagged Tlaib and a protest group called CPD Action in his tweet.<\/p>\n<p>Levin followed the tweet from his personal account with another from his <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepAndyLevin\/status\/1549484959752228864\">official<\/a> Congressional account. \u201cI\u2019m always down to stir up #GoodTrouble and fight for our rights,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWe cannot give in to this extremist, right-wing Court. I\u2019m angry and ready for ACTION! \u270a\ud83c\udffb\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Levin and Tlaib were among the 17 House Democrats arrested outside the Supreme Court Tuesday. The others were: Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Carolyn Maloney of New York, Cori Bush of Missouri, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, Madeleine Dean of Pennsylvania, Nydia Velazquez of New York, Barbara Lee of California, Jackie Speier of California, Katherine Clark of Massachusetts, Sara Jacobs of California, Alma Adams of North Carolina, Bonnie Watson Coleman of New Jersey, Veronica Escobar of Texas, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democratic Michigan Congressman Andy Levin became the target of a swarm of \u201cThe Office\u201d related jokes after he was arrested outside the Supreme Court Tuesday. 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