Markos Moulitsas Zúniga Fakes Out Ivana Moore-Enmoore!

Ivana Moore-Enmoore went undercover to a book signing of Crashing the Gate by Markos "Daily Kos" Zúniga and Jerome "MyDD" Armstrong, two bloggers who think they can re-make the Democratic Party into a true party of the... shudder... people. With her tight little smile, she tried to payoff Markos with a billion dollar bill, but he defaced the bill instead of accepting it!

Here is the evidence:

Ivana was so upset she had to spend the next week on the fainting couch. Quelle dommage!

Thanks to Steve Cornie of WZBC for the top photo!

Lee Vemhangen Performs Manual Labor Before Wake Up the Earth Festival!

Inspired by the recent job creation report, Lee decided to give "manual labor" thing a try. After 5 minutes of setting up our richly appointed booth before the Wake Up the Earth festival in Jamaica Plain, it was time for a coffee break. Say, that fair trade coffee isn't bad!

Wake Up the Earth is an annual festival in Jamaica Plain which celebrates Spring and a sense of community. This year is the 28th year for the festival and the second one for the Billionaires!

Avery Damon Penny Suffers from Having to Perform Manual Labor!

Inspired by Lee's example, Avery Damon Penny also did some work. The result? A smudge on his hat!! And with no servant around to clean it off for him, he had to clean the hat himself!

The indignity!

Liza Tooyou and Lee Vemhangen Enjoy Waiting for the Wake Up the Earth Parade to Begin!

Standing on the porch of the library to shield themselves from the sun, Liza and Lee enjoy a moment before the parade begins.

Billionaires For Bush Parade!

The Billionaires added some much-needed glamour to the Wake Up the Earth parade! Left to right: Liza Tooyou, Porsche Costa Lotta-Doe, an unnamed peace activist (where's the profit in peace?), Mona Polist, Ivana Moore-Enmoore and Lee Vemhangen.

Thanks to Jeri for the photo!

Lee Vemhangen Politely Leaflets Parade Watchers!

Lee (left center) goes above and beyond the call of Billionaire duty by climbing up to an elevated area to introduce himself to some parade watchers and give them some leaflets. We did try to let people know that we could make more money by breaking up the earth! In the lower right hand corner, we can see Liza Tooyou waving to a woman in the upper left hand corner. Such a gracious and friendly Billionairess!

Billionaires Buy Another Politician!

Maura Hennigan, former mayoral candidate and current Clerk of Court candidate, is bought for a Billion dollar bill by Mona Polist. We Billionaires always keep in mind that investment in legislation is the best investment! And just look at how eager Maura is to get that cash!

Disclaimer: billion dollar bills have no monetary value. We pass them out to everybody, so giving Ms. Hennigan one hardly constitutes a bribe. However, we do hope it made her, and you, laugh!

Porsche Costa Lotta-Dough Leaflets Along the Parade Route!

Porsche didn't just promenade in the parade, she was on the go giving leaflets and billion dollar bills to the great unwashed middle classes watching on the sidelines. Here, she passes a bill and rushes to the next knot of non-Billionaires!

Liza Tooyou Promenades; Porsche Leaflets!

Liza Tooyou (right) is delighted by Porsche's (center) imperious leafletting style. The everyday American in red is definitely convinced that the Billionaires are something else!

Festival Goers

The festival and parade attracted around 10,000 everyday Americans, not one of whom was as glamorous as the Billionaires! Why are there no diamonds and pearls on these women? Why are there no tuxes and top hats on these men? What is the matter with people?!

Avery Damon Penny and Liza Tooyou Educate the Public!

In these photos, Avery and Liza explain the virtues of the Bush administration's illegal wiretaps... er... domestic spying... er... embedded market data acquisition program and contemplate a world without our vast wealth (left to right). The conclusion of their thinking about no vast wealth: it will NEVER happen, so why even think about it! Both Billionaires were happy that they did their best to get the Billionaire point of view out to the hoi polloi.