Posted by: Jon Henke on Friday, October 29, 2004 Background: The Yes Men is a two-man activist/comedy team of pranksters, specializing in satire. They're even responsible for a movie, whose tagline is "Changing the world one prank at a time". Current Prank: The Yes Men formed a group called "Yes, Bush Can" and travelled around the country with a "mock campaign operating under the pretense of getting Bush re-elected" with the stated goal of making Bush supporters "feel revolted by our openness about Bush's plans and goals". [source: Alternet] The Scam: About a week ago, I--and many other bloggers--got an email stating: RatherGate proved that bloggers are the best fact checkers. That is why we are writing to a few bloggers asking for help.Well, just yesterday, The Yes Men (dba: Yes, Bush Can) issued a statement saying "we are abandoning our support of Bush and officially endorsing John Kerry for President". Ok, a satirical comedy team of Democratic activists pulls a prank. Which is what they do for a living--as is quite clear from a cursory review of Google...or even their website--and everybody has a good laugh at those pranksters. Right? Wrong. Scoop: BUSH CAMPAIGN GROUP ENDORSES KERRY NewBrainFrames: Yes, Bush Can, an independent group dedicated to communicating Bush policies directly to the public, has abandoned its campaign and is officially endorsing John Kerry for President. Disinfo: 'Yes, Bush Can, an independent group dedicated to communicating Bush policies directly to the public, has abandoned its campaign and is officially endorsing John Kerry for President. Celebrity Cafe: An independent group who called themselves “Yes, Bush Can”, has recently shut off their support for Bush and gone full throttle in support of Kerry. Bellaciou: Yes, Bush Can, an independent group dedicated to communicating Bush policies directly to the public, has abandoned its campaign and is officially endorsing John Kerry for President. Selection2004: Proof That Bush is Toast!! [snicker] |
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