Have y'all heard of these guys, the Yes Men? They go around impersonating corporate and political leaders, fooling people into believing them.
Yesterday Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco and New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin spoke to the Gulf Coast Reconstruction and Hurricane Preparedness Summit. They were followed by someone who claimed to be from the Housing and Urban Development Department, representing Secretary Alphonso Jackson. He highlighted the lack of affordable housing and the inaction of his department, then announced that it would all be changed.
Turns out it was just some random dude who wanted to highlight the ineffectual leadership of the administration. Hot damn though, you gotta give the guy credit for thinking up something like that. Obviously the people who put the event on were peeved that they had been duped. They issued a statement condemning the action, part of which I found curious. From CNN:
"There are many people still in need...To perpetuate a hoax on them is cruel and disgusting."
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