Here in Canada it’s Remembrance Day, marking the anniversary of the Armistice signing, which ended WWI, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month; so, to all of those people who have served our country, past and present, thank you for your dedication and sacrifice.
As today is a federal statutory holiday, you might have time to check out the video of latest political performance prank pulled off by the Yes Men. Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno are best known for posing as corporate executives to demonstrate how corporate greed is harming people and the environment. Or as their website puts it, Mike and Andy impersonate “big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them. Targets are leaders and big corporations who put profits ahead of everything else.”
This video shows them impersonating U.S. Chamber of Commerce officials holding a press conference reversing their position on climate change, and committing to stop lobbying against the Kerry-Boxer Climate Bill. It gets more interesting when an actual Chamber spokesman shows up and moves to break up the press conference. Check out the video on the Huffington Post or go right to the Yes Men website for more info on their pranks. Their movie, “The Yes Men Fix The World” was released in October in the U.S. I can’t find any information about any Canadian showings, so we might have to wait until the DVD comes out in spring.
I can’t believe that they got away with doing that. And I’m really glad they did. It’s good that someone is pointing out the idiocy of the Chamber’s position.