Posted on 08/28/2006 12:32:55 PM PDT by Ellesu
Edited on 08/28/2006 4:09:52 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
Two members of the Yes Men, a group of environmental and corporate ethics activists, duped business executives and some news organizations earlier today when they posed as top HUD officials and announced the agency planned to renovate several housing developments now slated for demolition. One of the men said they set up the hoax after receiving an e-mail solicitation from Equity International -- the group staging the conference -- in search of conference speakers.
(Excerpt) Read more at nola.com ...
I bet I can tell you where you got those shoes and how much you paid for them.
You got them on your feet and you paid way too much for them. Now give me your wallet sucker!
It has long been my opinion that anyone who declares that they are an authority on ethics should be put to death before they get a chance to implement their plans.
As Dan Quayle once said, "A mind is a terrible thing to lose." :)
"laissez les bon ton teton roulette!"
The RATS on Daily Kos are spinning this as an indictment of our President's alleged neglect of New Orleans.
I don't think Louisiana has any laws against fraud. The feds have to come in when it gets really flagrant.
http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/08/28/hud.hoax/index.html
Apparently, these guys were appearing with Blanco and Nagin...and fooled them...three peas in a pod, all imposters.
Shows what dopes Blanco and Nagin are.
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