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Republican ex porn star and Massachusetts Senate candidate Scott Brown (right) looking spaced out at a news conference after the 12/22/09 Senate debate. (Photo: Dan Kennedy's Pix's)
The various Billionaires street theater groups have been great at poking fun at corrupt politicians and interests on the right. And, they discuss a subject that corporate media outlets treat as taboo: class interests. This time, Billionaires for Brown has emerged to rag on Scott Brown, the corrupt Republican running for Ted Kennedy's old Senate seat.
Brown's main claim to fame is that he did a softcore porn shoot for Cosmopolitan years ago. Yet, he is a sexphobic, homophobic Republican now. His hypocrisy and absurdity make him an excellent target for satire in general, though the Billionaires have focused on his pandering to the banksters and the brokesters. Here's their 1/17/10 Press Release:
TODAY: Bank CEOs Stand With Scott Brown for Standing With Wall Street
“Billionaires For Brown” Rally in Support of GOP Senate Candidate
Worcester, MA – A spirited crowd of the super wealthy called “Billionaires for Brown” toured the state today to support GOP Senate candidate Scott Brown for his staunch stand against Obama’s initiative to recover bailout funds from Wall Street. The Billionaires lauded Brown for standing with Wall Street and against Main Street.
“Of course Scott Brown stands with Wall Street. Why should he be beholden to special interests like the Middle Class or the people of Massachusetts?” said Frida Market.
Brown recently announced that he opposes a plan to repay money paid out to Wall Street Banks during the bailout. The plan would return the 100 billion dollars left outstanding from TARP and other government programs.
“People act like we should return the bailout money just because it’s theirs,” said Billie O. Nair. “Just because we CAUSED the crisis doesn’t mean we should be RESPONSIBLE for it”
Billionaires for Brown noted Scott Brown’s strong support from America’s super-wealthy, and defended him from charges of elitism.
“Scott Brown understands what it’s like to suffer in this crisis. Owning five separate properties is not cheap!” said Clay M. Denied.
The Billionaires also took a stance alongside Brown against social spending to offset the impact of the recession. Dee Regulation summed up the GOP’s position: “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what your country can do for your bank executive.”
WHO: Billionaires For Brown
WHEN: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 17, 2010
WHERE: 2:30 PM: Scott Brown’s Campaign Office – Corner of Main and Walnut St., Across from Mechanics Hall, Worcester.
3:30 PM Rally at Mechanics hall – 321 Main Street Worcester
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About the Billionaires for Brown: A collection of investment bankers, CEOs and super-wealthy debuttantes backing Republican Scott Brown for his pro-Billionaire agenda. The Billionaires for Brown are a wholly-ownded subsidiary of the Billionaires for Wealthcare. www.BillionairesForWealthcare.com
I bet standup comics will be tempted to cast a vote for Brown out of naked self interest.
Love the quote by Frida the Billionair-ass! Not. :-/
I'm heading to the polls now and hoping with all my might that Brown gets defeated.
I like that "share this" feature you have. I'll have to see if I can find it on blogger.
Thanks for posting this.
I'm truly stunned by the large number of queer men who say, "But Scott is so cute," or, "Scott is very hawt."
If Brown is elected and I believe he will be, let these silly queers wake up to a senator who has promised he will defeat healthcare reform and work to repeal marriage equality in the state of Massachusetts.
Scott Brown ran for office like the late Ted Kennedy ran his elections. He's had 60 campaign events. By contrast, Martha Coakley had 19.
Coakley is a terrible candidate and she ran a worse campaign. In fact, she's so dreadful that my sources tell me that 6 weeks ago, Obama didn't know who she was. It wasn't until the internals looks like Kennedy's seat would go Republican that the Obama White House decided to get involved.
In any event, if the Democrats lose the House and the Senate, believe me, Obama will be blamed and rightly so. He will have a difficult time making his case to the voters why they should reelect him in 2012.
Thanks for the satire.
What kind of democracy is it when a 60% vote super-majority is required to pass any legislation?
Never mind health reform. We need Senate reform.
Brown seems like the male equivalent of Sarah Palin, tired and empty rhetoric behind a pleasant facade. If this represents the mass stupidity of Americans, then we deserve to be slaves to the banksters.
GDAEman is absolutely right.