Regime Change: The Trial of George W. Bush (11/27/08)
On November 22, 2008, the Madtown Liberty Players conducted a trial of George W. Bush on the steps of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Charges were brought by a 10-foot puppet of Lady Liberty herself, and the court was presided over by an equally imposing blind Justice. About 25-30 bystanders (including Madison music legend Art Paul Schlosser) served as the jury. The verdict: guilty on all counts. The penalty: Mr. Bush's statute was sentenced to be torn down by the crowd.Unlike the toppling of the statue of Saddam Hussein in Baghdad in 2003, this act required no assistance from U.S. military equipment. Mr. Bush's tinfoil likeness was dragged down by the mob, kicked and beaten with shoes by the jubilant crowd. "That's right! Get out your frustration!" exhorted the emcee.
Prolefeed Studios was there, and brings you this video report.
Regime Change: The Trial of George W. Bush by Brian Standing is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
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