Comments on: God, I hope this is tongue-in-cheek.

God, I hope this is tongue-in-cheek.

emelenjr — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:27:46 -0800

Yes Bush Can. This has got to be a joke. Either that, or the folks behind it are very, very crazy.

By: Civil_Disobedient

Civil_Disobedient — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:35:54 -0800

Considering this page of Bush DUI's, I'm thinking it's a joke.

By: shinynewnick

shinynewnick — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:41:53 -0800

I'd go with this as a clue: In front of the 99-cent store, we get signatures in favor of tax cuts for the top 1%. Not all sign, but many understand the necessity of deferring to those who have proven their worth. I'm guessing it'd be much funnier to see the actual interaction with people on the street (aka The Daily Show)

By: chicobangs

chicobangs — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:45:50 -0800

I volunteer to give up some constitutional rights to support the war on terrorism. Specifically: [ ] I volunteer to allow government agents to search my home without warrant. [ ] I volunteer to have my phone tapped and my internet use monitored. [ ] I volunteer to allow government agents access to my medical records. Uh, yeah, safe bet it's a joke. And a good one.

By: quonsar

quonsar — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:52:37 -0800

President George W. Bush is ready to lead us through these difficult times, but liberals don't believe our citizens are ready to face hard choices. The political gridlock that results prevents the full realization of the goals of the Bush presidency. What more can we do than build a bus in his honor? what more, indeed? *wipes tear*

By: mr_crash_davis

mr_crash_davis — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:52:47 -0800

"I volunteer to help generate more greenhouse gases if it results in a competitive edge for my country." *farts* There, I've done my patriotic duty.

By: fenriq

fenriq — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:17:29 -0800

The best jokes are the ones that you're not really sure of. This was very, very well done. And funny. And Crash, a true patriot would eat alot of cabbage to help make even more greenhouse gases!

By: mikojava

mikojava — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:29:15 -0800

http://www.yesbushcan.com/vid/smokey.mov Check this URL (Warning QUICKTIME movie) under the media section of the site. Actually this is hilarious and clearly a joke, albeit a brilliant one.

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:27:24 -0800

Whois lookup reveals the following, if you're interested. Paris, France? WTF? How much of this is a gag? It also references cheneybush.com, which as near as I can tell IS a legit BC04 site. Gag or not, the YesBushCan site is entertaining.

By: scarabic

scarabic — Sat, 16 Oct 2004 23:44:34 -0800

[ ] I volunteer to have a permanent nuclear waste storage facility in my community. [ ] I volunteer to lobby local, state, and federal officials for a permanent nuclear waste storage facility in my community. [ ] I would personally feel more secure with America launching a new round of nuclear weapons development, even if this meant breaking current treaty obligations concerning nuclear weapons. Yeah. A joke. Kinda funny, I guess. Or something.

By: swell

swell — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:05:07 -0800

- registration info points to georgewbush.org - georgewbush.org links to Landover Baptist - Landover Baptist links to bettybowers.com for a "Bowers Number" of 3. And Betty's America's most saved Baptist! (on preview: davidmsc: gandi.net is just the registrar. They're the ones in France. If cheneybush.com looks legit to you, I've got a bridge to sell you. "Womb Booger" t-shirts? "Europe is for homos" wall clocks?)

By: 4easypayments

4easypayments — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:11:01 -0800

The "Smokey the Log" video is really, really good. Who are these people?

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 00:48:56 -0800

swell, you're right -- I didn't look hard enough at the CheneyBush site. (feelin' the fool...)

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:08:36 -0800

My favorite one: [ ] I volunteer to send my children to fight for America in Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran, Syria, North Korea, or anywhere else President George W. Bush deems necessary.

By: gramcracker

gramcracker — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:44:28 -0800

They're The Yes Men. And they've got a great new movie out.

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:49:26 -0800

Doesn't this animate a swastiika, with GWB's face as the central cross? [noting the debunkery as a given]

By: mwhybark

mwhybark — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 02:04:49 -0800

That blog is hilarious. I'm bummed that the September 5 reference, "...until our first press appearance in Seattle on the 13th." apparently did not lead to a Seattle stop.

By: Ljubljana

Ljubljana — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 02:45:27 -0800

Another fake support site: W4Prez (GEORGE W. BUSH - THE GREATEST PRESIDENT SINCE GENERAL PATTON!!)

By: Mick

Mick — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 06:30:55 -0800

it reference's france because they used gandi.net as their registrar, one of the cheaper and more reliable domain registrars. If they chose it because of it's location instead of reputation then kudos for going above and beyond in the name of satire.

By: substrate

substrate — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 08:39:42 -0800

This is part of rtmark. They do some pretty amusing things. I am amazed that they can go among the Bush supporters and that they don't realize that they're being lampooned.

By: lodurr

lodurr — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 10:23:21 -0800

So... does this mean the Yes Men are working a flick where they do to Bushites what they've done to free-traders?

By: dodgygeezer

dodgygeezer — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:33:49 -0800

They were just on the Channel 4 news a couple of hours ago. They drove their bus into one town and got a complaint from the local Rupublican campaign headquarters. The woman running the headquarters was so pissed that Bush's campaign hadn't told her they were sending a bus into her patch she was threatening them with closing the headquarters. Unsurprisingly the yes-men weren't about to set the record straight.

By: tomharpel

tomharpel — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 13:47:57 -0800

This totally rules. Please yes, make a movie.

By: plemeljr

plemeljr — Sun, 17 Oct 2004 14:39:15 -0800

Smokey the Log is my new favorite character.