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Chamber: Caught Between A Rock and a Yes Man
At the Yes Men's Halloween event in San Francisco, Survivaball-ensconced Chevron executives are attacked by climate-change walking dead. Organizers note that the Chamber of Commerce, under ordinary circumstances defenders of Chevron, are "nowhere to be found."
The Chamber of Commerce - which is losing members faster than Arctic ice caps are melting and suing the Yes Men for pretending they care about such things - now says it supports climate change legislation, sort of. In a letter sent to Senate leaders, it calls for "a different approach" that includes so many contradictory elements - renewable energy, nuclear power, protecting major emitters, ending the Clean Air Act, avoiding trade inequalities and becoming the "Saudi Arabia of clean coal" - that it sounds like something the Yes Men would conjure up, which it might yet prove to be, though at this point the bizarre waffling act seems legit.
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Show AllThe Chamber of Commerce: traitors to the American people.
Something to keep in mind - on many road atlases, with larger city detail maps, the local Chamber of Commerce location is marked with a little red square(nice pun). Just in case anyone's on the road, looking for someplace to visit. You know, for a chat and maybe some brochures about which C of C members in town might be hiring.
The Yes Men are among the last of the true patriots left. And among the true patriots left they are the only ones I know of who have the ingenuity and the balls to actually DO something.
Of course power doesn't like the exposure of its hypocrisy, secrecy, and downright dishonesty.
TOUGH SHIT!
So the Chamber has actually had to budge? Ha!
Let them lose more graciously. Come on, lads! Just announce that you don't have a policy, then get together and take the time to hammer one out.
I wish I could upload pictures for this:
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- Suit Guy
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Survivaball Guy
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Alright class, which is farce?
Yes to the yes men.
No to the Chamber of Commerce, public option, war in middle east, Obama, Hillary, Democratic Party Leadership, corporate bailout etc.
Yes to Single Payer Healthcare/