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June 3, 2004 9:19 PM

The "Bilderbergs" meet today. Participant list and more info (slightly tin-foil hat-ish) here.
posted by skallas (19 comments total)

I see Richard "The Prince of Darkness" Perle is going. I like his voice, soothing and low key.
posted by clavdivs at 9:48 PM on June 3, 2004

At first, I thought of this infamous thread.

My second thought was perhaps I should vote for Stephen Harper. It would keep the lizard-king-world-hegemony-men happy.
posted by sleslie at 9:50 PM on June 3, 2004

(lizard-king link is NSFW)
posted by sleslie at 9:52 PM on June 3, 2004

"The group, which includes luminaries such as Henry Kissinger and former UK chancellor Kenneth Clarke, does not even have a website."

Ha! Losers.
posted by sunexplodes at 10:53 PM on June 3, 2004

More information on why they don't have a website is available at http://www.bilderberg.org/

Good to see the BBC has learnt from its recent past and now researches ever story thoroughly.
posted by vbfg at 1:13 AM on June 4, 2004

On closer inspection, i.e. actually looking at it, that ain't the Bilderberg website. :)
posted by vbfg at 1:52 AM on June 4, 2004

Are you implying that that is their website?
Do you think the real Bilderbergs need to raise funds by selling tee shirts and controversial videos?
I guess you don't read as carefully as the BBC editors.
posted by bashos_frog at 1:54 AM on June 4, 2004

I see that you see. Two posts crossing in the night...
posted by bashos_frog at 1:55 AM on June 4, 2004

Related thread on a previous meeting here.
posted by swordfishtrombones at 2:01 AM on June 4, 2004

Why is the title of this post only a "The"? Why? WHY?!?!?
posted by soundofsuburbia at 4:21 AM on June 4, 2004

Do you think the real Bilderbergs need to raise funds by selling tee shirts

I'd be willing to set them up a CafePress shop, for a piece of the action, of course.
posted by gimonca at 6:00 AM on June 4, 2004

Why is the title of this post only a "The"? Why? WHY?!?!?

Number 1 isn't quite as highly ranked at Bilderberg as he is here. Still he knows what information his reptilian brethren would want censored.
posted by substrate at 8:13 AM on June 4, 2004

Funny story...my husband and the boy always go out to get the mail in the evenings after dinner. Yesterday, I'm sitting at the dining room table reading a book while they're outside. When they come in, the Man has this odd look on his face...and I said "What?" And he said..."Did you join some secret society when I wasn't looking? Joined forces with the lizard people, didja?" And I laughed and said "Well, if I had, I couldn't very well tell you...besides, I am the Lizard Queen....why do you ask?" And he tossed an envelope from the Council on Foreign Relations on the table and said "Ok...now...is there something you want to tell me? Were the WTO protests really a front for your Bilderberg ways? Hmmm?"

It still makes me giggle.
posted by dejah420 at 8:45 AM on June 4, 2004

luminaries such as Henry Kissinger

Luminary? I thought he was the devil incarnate.
posted by five fresh fish at 9:04 AM on June 4, 2004

five fresh fish

So? The etymology of the name Lucifer and the word luminary both have something to do with light.
posted by titboy at 9:48 AM on June 4, 2004

Personally, I am holding out for an invitation to the Trilateral Commission.
posted by plemeljr at 10:02 AM on June 4, 2004

Who controls the British crown?
Who keeps the metric system down?
We do! We do.
Who leaves Atlantis off the maps?
Who keeps the Martians under wraps?
We do! We do.
Who holds back the electric car?
Who makes Steve Guttenberg a star?
We do! We do.
Who robs cave fish of their sight?
Who rigs every Oscar night?
We do! We do.
posted by tommasz at 12:32 PM on June 4, 2004

What I want to know is, was Postroad invited this year?
posted by inpHilltr8r at 2:48 PM on June 4, 2004

inpHilltr8r, I would point out that Mr. P. has not posted in this thread, so perhaps he is behind close doors as implied.
posted by billsaysthis at 6:47 PM on June 4, 2004