{"article":{"id":117111,"heading":"Please See This Movie - Help Us Get It Way Out Here","author":"marco","created":"2004-09-23 08:35:37","modified":"2004-09-23 21:09:03","last_modified":"Fri, 24 Sep 2004 04:09:03","article":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>\"Naomi Klein has called us 'Jonathan Swift for the Jackass generation.'\" <br><br>  <br>  <br> Dear Friend, <br><br> Some people don't like the Yes Men. Back in 2000 we inspired George <br>  <br> W. Bush to say that \"there ought to be limits to freedom.\" The WTO <br>  <br> has twice called us \"deplorable.\" <br><br> But those who get to see our new movie--in which these folks get <br>  <br> skewered--just love it. Many have told us they left the theater <br>  <br> exhausted from laughter, yet engaged and inspired. Many have even <br>  <br> said they think \"The Yes Men\" could make a difference in the thinking <br>  <br> of \"middle America.\" <br><br> Just in case they're right, we have to do everything in our power to <br>  <br> make sure it gets there. And unless \"The Yes Men\" sells out this <br>  <br> weekend in New York and L.A., that will simply not happen. <br><br> If you live in New York, see our movie at the Sunshine or Lincoln <br>  <br> Square cinema. In L.A., go to the Pacific ArcLight or Laemmle Monica. <br>  <br> And buy your tickets in advance: visit <br>  <br> <a href=\"http:\/\/movies.channel.aol.com\/movie\/main.adp?mid=17410\">http:\/\/movies.channel.aol.com\/movie\/main.adp?mid=17410<\/a> <br><br> What you will see will be the two of us, armed with nothing but <br>  <br> thrift-store suits, representing the World Trade Organization on <br>  <br> international TV and at conferences worldwide. You will see us <br>  <br> advocating the auctioning of votes to the highest corporate bidder, <br>  <br> the recycling of food in the Third World, and worse--and you will see <br>  <br> our corporate audiences applaud. <br><br> \"The Yes Men\" has garnered a lot of critical acclaim, festival <br>  <br> awards, and standing ovations. Naomi Klein has called us \"Jonathan <br>  <br> Swift for the Jackass generation.\" But for folks in smaller cities to <br>  <br> see it and like it too, \"The Yes Men\" has to be seen by many <br>  <br> thousands of people in New York and L.A. this weekend. <br><br> So please: this weekend, if you live near New York or Los Angeles, go <br>  <br> see our movie. Take your friends. Take your enemies. Take people <br>  <br> you've never met. And forward this message widely. <br><br> That way, other people you've never met, who live in swing states, <br>  <br> will get yet another dose of political education in movie form--this <br>  <br> one coated in a thick, sugary layer of laughs. <br><br> And please: if you see us, pie us for this abject begging. Just make <br>  <br> it tasty. <br><br> Your friends, <br>  <br> The Yes Men<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","contact":"","link":"","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/plain","summary":"\r\nPretty Please With Sugar On Top?","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2004\/09\/117111.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}