Our Second Annual Thanksgetting Dinner!

Thanksgetting Dinner is an opportunity for Billionaires to relax and reflect happily on all which we have received from our investments in legislation over the past year. As we entered the humble dwelling in which Austin Tayshun was raised, we were greeted by Dee Foress Tayshun with her potato masher sceptor! For some reason, the Tayshuns have preserved this rough-hewn cabin on the side of their fabulous manse. We say there is no profit in sentimentality and history!

The kitchen was a bustle of activity as Dee instructed her servants, Babette and Daniel, to make gravy, cook vegetables and show us the appropriate deference. That last point was lost on Daniel.

Avery Damon Penny was so thrilled to have clear-cutting opportunities in the vicinity that he showed off his business card. His advice: Cut 'em all down, pave it over and build a Wal-Mart!

At last dinner was ready and the greedy Billionaires dug in. Hey! Why is Daniel sitting down?!


Sadly, the normal boundaries between servant and owner employer broke down and Daniel ended up at the head of the table behaving very strangely. Something about poor eyesight and no health plan to cover the eye exam -- none of our concern!

Photo by Avery Damon Penny. Thank you, darling!


After dinner entertainment was provided by Lee Vemhangen playing the theme from "Jaws" on the pitch pipe. His wife Lisa is simply enthralled.


After dinner, the Billionaires perambulated around the grounds. Here, Avery explains exactly how much money the Tayshuns could make from clear-cutting their wooded property.


More profit-making opportunities could be viewed from a bridge over the millstream on the Tayshun's property. The hillside behind them is simply covered with rhododendrons which could be dug up for sale to landscaping companies and nurseries. And the 18th century dam could easily be retrofitted replaced with a modern dam to generate hydroelectric power. It's just old and decrepit anyway.


Ivana Moore-Enmoore lectures her ward, Toni, on the value of scenic landscapes such as the restored colonial sawmill behind them -- use them as photo backdrops!


Let noone say that the Billionaires care nothing for historical value! Here, they document the unique dry-laid foundation (the tallest on record) of the old sawmill before they flood it out of existence! Who cares that it dates from around 1740 except for a bunch of historians?

Left to right: Liza Tooyou, Lee Vemhangen, Ivana Moore-Enmoore, Avery Damon Penny, Dee Foress Tayshun, Austin Tayshun. This and two previous photos by Babette. Thank you, darling!


As our walk concludes, Avery photographs Ivana despairing over all of the unexploited profit opportunities behind her.

Liza Tooyou and Lee Vemhangen just tell her to stop being such a drama queen... we'll get to clear-cutting that forest. We have Avery on it!

Help Wanted: Billionaire Blogging

We are currently looking for enthusiastic Billionaires to help update the blog. Blogging would include:

• Taking photos at actions
  
• Posting photos in Blogger
  
• Writing humorous and informative captions in Blogger
  
• Writing Billionaire-related commentary in Blogger, if you wish

It is easy, glamorous and FUN, yet does require keeping up with us at least some of the time!

Contact Ivana if you wish to help out.

Billionaires Undercover At the Healey and Patrick Victory Parties

Lee Vemhangen, Avery Damon Penny and Ivana Moore-Enmoore attended the bustling and exciting Kerry Healey 'Victory' Party at the Sheraton on Election Night. Here, Lee and Ivana admire Healey's slogans.

"Your Family, Your Governor, Your Future" does so cut to the heart of the necessity of all Massachusetts families to support the leader (and us).

"The Right Kind of Change" does seem beautifully close to that classic Barry Goldwater slogan, "In Your Heart You Know He's Right". Ah, such memories!

Photo by Avery Damon Penny. Thank you, darling!

During the campaign, various Healey volunteers dressed in orange jumpsuits and pretended to be "Inmates for Deval Patrick". The young man in the center of this photo was recruited into playing one of the prisoners outside the first debate in Faneuil Hall. He simply loves making ordinary Americans angry, he said, especially when he is 'right'.

We do so agree, although we are perplexed as to why we need to spend our own billions to speak power to truth whilst this young man did not. Hmmmmmm.

Excited Healey supporters are instructed on how and when to cheer so they might happily serve as a living backdrop to a television reporter's commentary. Just look at how enthusiastic they are!

Without losing one ounce of dignity, Avery Damon Penny and Lee Vemhangen join in the spontaneous cheers of the ecstatic Healey supporters.

The Patrick Victory Party had a much different look and feel. Much to our surprise, absolutely nobody was coaching the Patrick supporters, who seemed intent on listening to the politicians' speeches. Here, they hear Ted Kennedy imitate Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Furthermore, there were no slogans to brainwash educate the populace, merely an enormous American flag. Most strange. How can you tell people what to think without words?!

Also distressing was the fact that we were not allowed a private table at the front of the hall! It seems that the Patrick campaign was favoring those who actually worked on the campaign. It's an outrage! What will happen to the Commonwealth with such attitudes amongst its rulers?!

The Governor-Elect gave a speech which seemed to inspire and impress the crowd of ordinary Americans surrounding us, but completely lacked any mention of the super-mega-ultra wealthy. Exactly how will his policies will benefit us, darling?!

Governor-Elect Patrick's speech pleased many of the hoi polloi present at the party, but only managed to turn Lee into a zombie. It was horrifying, darling!

Since Lee was already zombified, we decided to perambulate back to the Healey party, but found the room empty except for technicians breaking down AV equipment. What happened, Muffy?!

Mike Dukakis Really Does Ride the T!

Who knew? He certainly did not invest in legislation during his terms as Governor or he'd be riding in a Bentley! But he did accept a bribe from Ivana and promise to do what he could for us Billionaires. What a gracious man!

The Billionaires' (Texas) Tea Party Goes Awry!

While Lady Liberty watched, Billionaires met on Boston Common for a simple and elegant tea party (Texas tea, that is). Suddenly, a group of American patriots dumped 'coal' and 'oil' on us, roped us up and paraded us around. Those patriots are just jealous of our record oil and gas profits and our ability to remove entire mountaintops in pursuit of coal!

Tea Party photos by Dee Foress Tayshun and Ed McGrath. Thank you, darlings!

Billionaires Captured!

Liza Tooyou weeps, Ivana Moore-Enmoore pleads and Avery Damon Penny calls for help as the patriots march the Billionaires around. What have we ever done to deserve such treatment?

Photo by Dee Foress Tayshun.

Billionaires Sing Their Point of View!

The Billionaires slipped away from their captors to sing out their point of view. They sang "Amazing Waste" and "We're Exxon(-Mobil)" to a chorus of boos before being recaptured and put in their places.

Billionaires Celebrate Their Escape with Their Compatriots!

The Billionaires are a bit disheveled, but grateful to have escaped the clutches of those who would make them pay their share!

From left to right: Dee Foress Tayshun, Liza Tooyou, Ivana Moore-Enmoore, Lee Vemhangen, Monty Banc, Avery Damon Penny (with glass of 'oil' and accompanying 'oil' moustache!).

Lee Vemhangen Meets His Match!

An American Patriot ropes and drags Lee Vemhangen while other patriots fail utterly to intervene. Is this any way to treat our nation's elite?

Our Monthy Billionaire Happy Hours and Meetings, Darling!

Please realize that we are a satirical organization. That means we are not really Billionaires nor are we really for Bush. But it is ever so much fun to pretend!

When: Newcomer's Meeting from 6:00 - 6:30 pm, Happy Hour from 6:30 - 7:30 pm, Meeting from 7:30 - 8:30 pm; last Wednesday of each month (August 29th, September 26th, November 28th). There are a few exceptions: this year we will be meeting on Ocober 24th instead of the 31rst and there will be no meeting in December.
Where: Clarke's Restaurant, 21 Merchants Row, Boston (near Quincy Market). If we are not at Clarke's, go to the Bertucci's across the street and ask for the Billionaires!
Why: To have cocktails with other Billionaires and to plan our Actions, darling!

Our newcomer's meeting, hosted by Dee Foress and Austin Tayshun, will orient new Billionaires to the joys of 'vast wealth' and answer their questions about the organization. Our Happy Hour is a chance for new and experienced Billionaires to mingle and socialize. And our meetings will help us plan our glamorous actions. Kindly bring money for your favorite libation and dish so the pub can make some money.

To get there, use mapquest. com or similar service for driving or walking directions. Closest parking is on the street (mind the "Resident Permit Parking" signs!) and the Government Center garage.

Or go deep undercover and use mbta.com to get directions via the T. Closest T stations are Haymarket on the Orange and Green Lines, Government Center on the Green Line and State on the Orange and Blue Lines.

When you get to Quincy Market, walk to the area between Faneuil Hall and Quincy Market, face Quincy Market and turn to your right. Walk past the South Market and you will see Merchants Row, a street which makes a right angle. Clarke's is the pub on the inside of the bend - there is a small stained-glass sign over the door.

We meet in the back room (go around the bar and through the passageway to the right as if you are going to the bathrooms. We usually meet in the area to the left of the stairs, but look for the 'Billionaires For Bush' sign). If we are not there, go to the Bertucci's across the street and ask for the Billionaires (Clarke's has been known to double-book the back room...)

Kindly dress as an angry liberal so you can further increase the security of the entire Billionaire class!

Lee Vemhangen Writes Letters

Our very own Lee Vemhangen (pictured below being snotty) was so incensed by another political group that he wrote a letter to the Boston Herald:

Letter: RE: Healey's Inmates

Dearest Editor,

Regarding your story on Healey's Inmates, we Billionaires for Bush are appalled that any campaign would fund and support a seemingly grassroots effort, such as the Inmates. Being a truly volunteer organization, we must use our own billions and our precious time to speak power to truth. I dare say we are not impressed.

Furthermore, we believe the Inmates erred in scaring a twelve year old. We feel it is more beneficial to scare people of voting age.

Huff!

Lee Vemhangen

Kudos to Lee for speaking power to truth! Huzzah!

Consorting with the Hoi Polloi?! NEVER!!

Lee Vemhangen and Ivana Moore-Enmoore attended a Deval Patrick rally on Boston Common and handed out so many Billion dollar bills that they were quite bankrupted! Here, Lee ignores an ordinary Massachusetts citizen as he cuts out new bills refreshes his exchequer!

We attended the rally to make sure that Patrick and his supporters know that we wish our gardeners to take care of the grassroots! We also wish that Patrick would stop pandering to the interests of everyday Americans such as this woman and make sure our investments in legislation are secure.

UPDATE: We've been vlogged, darling! Although that sounds quite dreadful, the process was painless and even quite enjoyable. Not only was the vlogger giggling throughout, but Lee Vemhangen cracked me up also. That never happens, darling!

Look for us around 1:00, 3:56 and 5:36 (Lee and I put a couple of Kossacks straight in that last bit!). Thank you M. Bair, darling!

UPDATE II: We always wonder where all the photos people take of us end up. Well, one of them is here and another is here. Thank you for the adulation, darlings!

Boston Billionaires Are Loyal to Big Oil!

Ivana Moore-Enmoore and Morris T. Best III went to HONK! Fest on Saturday to spread the word that we are Loyal To Big Oil! HONK! was a gathering of activist brass bands such as our 'enemies', The Second Line Social Aid and Pleasure Society Band. It was held in Davis Square, Somerville on a beautiful Fall day.

The weather made it a pleasure to talk to the denizens of Somerville about the benefits of Big Oil to our personal bank accounts!

Photo by Monica Raymond. Thank you, darling!

Ivana Explains the Benefits (to us) of Free Trade!

Members of the Bee Hive Collective had strung an enormous banner decrying Free Trade, so Ivana spoke to one of the worker bees about the benefits of Free Trade to our bank accounts.

She seemed to have a hard time understanding the concept of accumulation of wealth into a few choice hands!

Photo by Morris T. Best III. Thank you, darling!

'Environmental Encroachment' Performs

When we heard the name of this band, we thought that they would be an ensemble of land developers, natural resource extraction companies and Big Oil companies, but it turns out that it's a group of oddly-dressed individuals who are against environmental encroachment. Who knew?

Although extremely strange-looking, the band was fun. The saxophonist could twirl her hula-hoop while playing the sax upside down. That takes some talent, one can only suppose...