WTF? Billboards to go up in Hollywood, thanking them for reelection of *

[kuozzman]

[LoZoccolo]

1. All they're doing is wasting money.

Which is funny.

[BayCityProgressive]

2. What a bunch of gloating assholes.

[Kerrytravelers]

4. What the hell did Chevy Chase do?

I haven't heard form that guy in years. Why are are they picking on him?

[RoyGBiv]

9. Idiot ...

He said something about Shrub being a total idiot prior to the election. It was a big deal for about 15 minutes.

[OneTwentyoNine]

30. LOL...Bush is a TOTAL IDIOT !

So Chevy was merely speaking the truth,but I guess thats a no-no in this Nazi regime.

[bluestateguy]

3. I'm sure those Hollywood stars will be suffering miserably the next 4 year

What with their million dollar bank accounts, luxurious lifestyles and properties all over the world.

I bet the sponsors of these ads are probably thinking "Yeah, we sure showed them! We sure stuck it to them Hullywood libruls!"

No, Ben Affleck and Babs Streisand will not suffer one bit from a Bush Administration. But millions of far less privileged people will suffer a great deal.

[Cassandra]

5. Isn't citizensunited....

the home of that lying piece of shit, David Bossie?

[paineinthearse]

6. http://www.citizensunited.org/

Citizens United

Citizens United is an organization dedicated to restoring our government to citizens control. Through a combination of education, advocacy, and grass roots organization, Citizens United seeks to reassert the traditional American values of limited government, freedom of enterprise, strong families, and national sovereignty and security. Citizens United's goal is to restore the founding father's vision of a free nation, guided by the honesty, common sense, and good will of its citizens.

American Sovereignty Project

American Sovereignty Project ("ASP") is the grass-roots lobbying arm of Citizens United that works to protect American sovereignty and security. ASP's major objectives include complete U.S. withdrawal from the United Nations, defeat of the treaty to establish a permanent U.N.-controlled International Criminal Court, and rejection of one-world government.

Citizens United for the Bush Agenda

Citizens United for the Bush Agenda is the project through which Citizens United members work to enact key elements of President Bush's conservative legislative and policy agenda, including across the board tax cuts, complete elimination of the death tax, a strong national defense, deployment of a missile defense system, educational choice, and a reduction in government regulation and red tape.

Officers & Board of Directors

David N. Bossie, President
President, Citizens United & Citizens United Foundation
Burtonsville, Maryland

Michael Boos, Vice President & General Counsel
General Counsel & Director of Citizens United American Sovereignty Action Project
Manassas, Virginia

Floyd G. Brown, Chairman of the Board
Executive Director, The Reagan Ranch & Young America's Foundation
Santa Barbara, California

Brian Berry, Director
Media Consultant
Austin, Texas

Douglas L. Ramsey, Secretary-Treasurer
Seattle, Washington

Ron Robinson, Director
President, Young America's Foundation
Reston, Virginia

Citizens United Honorary Chairman: Congressman Bob Barr Congressman Bob Barr (R-Georgia, 1995-2003) serves as our National Honorary Chairman. Together Citizens United and Bob Barr can help shape our public policy issues and preserve our traditional American values. We are honored to have his guidance and leadership to help us be the most effective conservative grassroots organization in America.

Other Staff

Mary Beth Brown, Program Chairman

[kuozzman]

8. Yeah, less govt. regulation is exactly what we need. WTF?

Thanks for posting that.

[Lorien]

24. Limited government? Not if they back BushCo!

no administration has grown government and it's control over citizens like BushCo has. These nutjobs are just stooges for Megacorps.

[AntiCoup2K4]

35. I thought Barr hated Chimp and the neocons?

Geez, just when I thought that asshole had a little bit of integrity. :eyes:

[paineinthearse]

7. Nominate for front page. n/t

[Clovis Sangrail]

10. good

I hope they put some similar ones in the bay area.

Let everyone see what gloating *ssholes they are.

besides, I can't wait to see what happens to the signs. :)

[Maat]

11. Me neither.

[Contrary1]

21. Should be easy enough for some enterprising artist to edit:

4 more wars. Need some wood? W. Still resident.

That, and a lovely tint of coward yellow for his face.

Would be much more rewarding than defacing beyond recognition, IMHO.

[Helga Scow Stern]

12. So they are actually up? n/t

[kuozzman]

13. Article: "early next week" (As of 1/28/05) nt

[Contrary1]

14. Guess they mean that Shrub

couldn't have gotten re-elected on his own merit.

I couldn't agree more.

[indigonation]

15. Free Speech - ain't it sumpin?

'Course, sounds like the same old Repiggy "its all Clinton's fault" rhetoric. This time, its all Hollywoods doing.
I retort with, "Don't blame me, I voted for Kerry".
I do so wish we had better Propaganda on the Liberal side. We have to work on this, people.

[KingoftheJungle]

16. I can't wait until these go up, the people here are going to have a fit...

And these billboards will surely be tagged beyond recognition before the end of the month. Los Angeles is home to one of the largest graffitti cultures in America and they are going to look at this as a serious breach on their territory.

[indigonation]

17. Cool. Would someone here take a pic and post it?

[Wrinkle_In_Time]

20. I look forward to what modifications can be made...

... the best billboard hack I have seen was about 6 years ago when Microsoft was pimping Windows2000 in Toronto. The original copy was "More Security than the Popemobile" (which is such marketing bullshit). The hacked billboard version (which used text pasted over the original in almost the same typeface and colour) read "More sex than the Pope".

Fucking brilliant.

[KingoftheJungle]

23. We'll see what happens and I'll be sure to bring a cam...

[AntiCoup2K4]

36. Well, Gates does have 2 kids

So technically, that's a true statement. :evilgrin:

[zann725]

26. I totally agree! People will drive off the road, LOL when they see this!

This is NOT Neo-Con Country!

[drdtroit]

18. It seems that the celebs should be able to sue the pants

off of these people for using their images in these asinine billboards.
Are we all destined to be back in 6th grade?
That's where these folks seem to be coming from.

[jayctravis]

19. Is this an example of where all of that PR money they used is for?

[Kipepeo]

22. LOL, Michael Moore does not live in Hollywood

or anywhere even near California or have much to do with the movie-scene as far as I know. I'm sure none of those movie stars live in Hollywood either.

Just shows how silly citizensunited is, LOL, they probably have no idea that Hollywood the city is nowhere near some gold-plated-sidewalk celebrity-congested paradise of dreams.

Actually, Hollywood itself is mostly populated by workers just trying to get by and having to deal with higher rental rates recently (since they built that godawful Kodak theater and have been impoving the way the city looks...I will give them that) and trying not to lose their apartment.

[zann725]

25. If they're putting it up in Hollywood, I predict a lot of 'moustache'

graffitti...from the very first day.

This is definitely NOT "Kansas." These billboars are DEFINITELY out of place. Wrong move, guys! Should've asked the 'locals.'

[kerrygoddess]

27. This is a dig against the Hollywood Liberals

"View the billboards that Citizens United bought in Hollywood for the Month of February, just another friendly thanks to Hollywood liberals for inadvertently helping the president win reelection." - http://www.citizensunited.org/

[Piperay]

28. I really thought this was a joke

hard to believe that there are such sorehead winners around and that they have money to waste on shit like that. x(

[AzDar]

29. If this is allowed to go up, there should be no problem buying primo

ad-space ( I'm thinkin' on Sunset....) with a big ol' picture of Shrub and some choice phrases: 4 more years..of lying, thieving, war-mongering, murdering, race-baiting, and the general decline of civilization. Thanks, citizensunited.org!!!!!

[Lerkfish]

31. Correct me if I'm wrong, but don't celebrity likenesses have to be

by permission only?

Politicians are exempt from that, but somehow it seems to me that celebrities are suing ALL THE TIME for their likeness being misused.

[Rose Siding]

32. Look at the tabloids in line at the market

People can hide in bushes and take pix of celebs to sell. I don't think it's illegal.

[Lerkfish]

33. Tabloids still get sued.

I think what I'm getting at here is the likenesses are being USED to support/nonsupport a candidate. I'm pretty sure that can't happen without permission.

[unpossibles]

37. it depends on the photographer and the celebrity and the circumstances

they can sue for Libel perhaps... not sure about that, but if the photos are from a major wire service and are not paid for properly (and pics of that size are extremely expensive), it is copyright infringement. Some of them look familiar - I think from Getty or AP perhaps? I do not see a noticeable photo credit, something most photographers and services also do not like.

As a photo editor, I will look into this.

Those look like red carpet shots, which are semi-fair game, but still applicable to many copyright laws. What a waste of money. I love how this is ok to waste money on, but actually caring for people or a little bit of taxes for the commons is a bad thing.

[mod mom]

34. Throw faux blood at *'s mug-WAR CRIMINAL. They didn't win-they stole the

election! F *!

[SammyWinstonJack]

38. More gloating from the sore "winners" . I wouldn't expect anything less

from Mepublicans.

[noamnety]

39. WWJD?

What are the republican values?