Billionaire Press Hits

Billionaires for Wealthcare pushes for health-care reform

Published by Lansing Online News on November 8, 2009 | Comments

“Erin Fox of the local chapter of MoveOn.org brought in the Billionaires comedy troupe to spoof the grim reality that only wealthy insurance executives and billionaires will win if health-care reform fails.”

Billionaires for Wealthcare

Published by Stark Reports on November 6, 2009 | Comments

“As most of you probably know, yesterday Representatives Michele Bachmann, Steve King and the rest of the Republican caucus, along with Mark Levin and several other conservative celebrities rallied their base against healthcare reform on the Capitol steps.

The Billionaires for Wealthcare showed up; I followed them around for a couple of hours.”

Billionaires For Wealthcare Thank Bachmann Mob For Their Support

Published by Campaign for America's Future on November 6, 2009 | Comments

“Yesterday the 912ers were whipped up into an undifferentiated rage against most everything that is not Michele Bachmann or Fox news. The protest was brought to DC on an astroturf wave of Billionaire Koch dollars.

The Billionaires for Wealthcare thought it would be a great idea to sing their praises for a job well done on protecting the status quo.”

Anger Fuels Anti-Health Care Rally

Published by CBS News on November 5, 2009 | Comments

“There were other confrontations throughout the day as well. The group Billionaires for Wealthcare — who made headlines by bursting into song at a health insurance industry conference last month — showed up at the rally, keeping up their act as billionaire insurance executives.

‘What part of the 2,000-page bill are you in favor of?’ one genuine protester snidely asked the group.

‘The ones we wrote!’ one ‘billionaire’ responded, cigar in hand.”

Billionaires for Wealthcare Thank the Teabaggers Today

Published by The Seminal on November 5, 2009 | Comments

“Today, a chapter of the grassroots group of billionaire health insurance executives, the Billionaires for Wealthcare, headed down to our nation’s Capitol. Why? To thank the teabaggers assembled by Michele Bachmann and most of the Republican Party for their support – protesting so hard to preserve the right to put profits over people.

They chanted, they sang, they drank champagne. And then they headed into the halls of Congress to serenade the lobbyists and Congressmen, who were right then having lunch in the Capitol cafeteria.”

The Billionaires’ Latest Guerrilla Musical

Published by Huffington Post on November 2, 2009 | Comments

“When CIGNA Representatives refused to speak with protesters at their offices last Wednesday morning, the Billionaires For Wealthcare decided to speak on CIGNA’s behalf, and a guerrilla musical entitled “Profits Before People” broke out.”

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“At that point, a group of five CIGNA ‘representatives’ emerged to address the justifiably angry crowd. Even after they began singing, some folks were so incensed by CIGNA’s intransigence that they continued to vent their rage. By the end of the song, however, the Billionaires had won the crowd over. It was a really satisfying street theater performance. The Billionaires serve as the mustache-twirling villain who elicits boos during the curtain call.”