Tuesday
Sep222009
Yes Men - New York Times: Special Edition! (2008)
20090922 at 17:39 Note: From the archives: November, 2008
This morning, residents of the Big Apple were treated to 1.2 million copies of a free newspaper:
Several details have changed over the day, such as the Web address. The site has been hammered today, but things should be settling down.
New York Times “Special Edition” site.
The date of this prank was pushed back so as to not interfere with the election. As I’ve mentioned before, The Yes Men are available for hire as educators in media literacy.
As always, this prank was executed with professionalism and flair. An excerpt:
New York Times “Special Edition” site.
The date of this prank was pushed back so as to not interfere with the election. As I’ve mentioned before, The Yes Men are available for hire as educators in media literacy.
As always, this prank was executed with professionalism and flair. An excerpt:
Court Indicts Bush on High Treason Charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — George W. Bush, the 43rd President of the United States, was indicted Monday on charges of high treason. The charges, filed by Attorney General Russ Feingold late in the evening, allege that Mr. Bush, knowing full well that Iraq possessed no weapons of mass destruction, falsified information in order to pursue the disastrous Iraq War. (See “U.S. Knew No W.M.D.s in Iraq,” on Page A1.)
The former President appeared perturbed by his own charges against him. (GAVIN BELLOWS/BOSTON GLOBE)
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