Gothamist: Video of the Day: Billionaires for Bush - and the War

dave

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:12:15 -0500

I've never seen someone smile so big under a sign ending in "DEATH!"

nick

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 19:08:57 -0500

why'd someone drag brecht into this?

will.xls

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:08:16 -0500

Activism. How quaint.

Agree with Scott

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 14:16:29 -0500

B4B needs to hang it up. Get over yourselves, billionaires. Their message has no weight or impact anymore. After the 2004 loss, why would anyone continue parading around with this band of theatre clowns?

Patriot of what? Greenland

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:58:10 -0500

This isn't the media. genius. It's a blog about New York. No wonder nobody takes conservatives seriously.

Vanessa

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:48:09 -0500

Humor is a very effective tool in making a political statement. This reminds me of Jon Stewart and (especially) Stephen Colbert and why they are both so successful and so admired.

Lexiphane

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:29:39 -0500

[5], I actually don't know much about Brecht at all, but none of the four comments preceding yours seem to indicate that B4B is anything but a satirical anti-war group. [1] says so explicitly. [2] says no-duh. [3] lumps them in with what are characterized as clueless and naive anti-war people. [4](me) thought their humor approach was a welcome change from more strident anti-war protestors. You're right; it is clear from the clip. And everyone gets it.

Scott

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:18:59 -0500

These guys are so 2004.

S.D.

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:05:03 -0500

"Patriot", Did you counter-protest or just not the "Liberal Media Bias"??

Jason

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:03:52 -0500

Um, B4B are a well-known group of liberal folks who go around satirizing Bush and Cheney and Halliburton. Isn't it clear from the clip? Do you people know *anything* about Brecht? Jeez guys c'mon!!

Lexiphane

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 13:00:17 -0500

I talked to some of the B4B people in Central Park where they were gathered during the RNC in '04. Unlike most of the protestors I spoke with, the B4Bs were very pleasant and totally lacking the stridency that turns most people off when listening to protestors, even when one agrees with them. Glad to see they're keeping at it.

Patriot

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:57:33 -0500

Where's the coverage for the counter-protest? So much for the impartial reporting. Liberal media only has coverage of clueless and naive protestors.

Dude

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:48:55 -0500

#1 Thanks for the head's up, Mr. Obvious.

Paycheck to paycheck

Mon, 19 Mar 2007 12:38:01 -0500

Billionaires for Bush is a satire.