On April 29, the The Yes Men, known for pioneering the concept of "identity correction," took their newly-formed model think-tank to the Heritage Foundation’s annual Resource Bank meeting in Chicago. The conservative Heritage Foundation and its $25 million dollar annual budget have helped mold some of the most odious governmental policies of the past 30 years by providing ready-made propoganda for conservative pundits and Congresspeople on everything from the Reagan-era "Star Wars" program to toppling public education, social security and other "liberal government hand-outs". Last month's meeting proved to be no exception to this on-going campaign, with different speakers advocating for everything from freemarket corporate control to instituting a new Social Security program wherein African-Americans would not qualify for benefits as they have "shorter life expectancies" - and thus it is assumed they will not live to collect their benefits.
The Yes Men decided to try and disseminate some propoganda themselves, and over the next couple of days they did everything from nominate Reagan Attorney-General Ed Meese for President to enlist the aid of a gorilla to help with a petition drive.

The Yes Men will be distributing their first movie this summer! Stay tuned to Indybay for updates.