BLF improves an AT&T billboard in SF

[seemslikeadream]

Run time: 01:14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ol5IrnYIfI0   Posted on YouTube: February 28, 2008 By YouTube Member: Views on YouTube: 0   Posted on DU: February 29, 2008 By DU Member: seemslikeadream Views on DU: 2910

 
http://billboardliberation.com/HQ.html

[flvegan]

1. Happy to give the first Rec!

[Fridays Child]

2. k/r

[stimbox]

3. Awesome! K&R #5 n/t

[seemslikeadream]

4. I first read about them here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2937559

[wtmusic]

5. That is seriously funny. nt

[DaveJ]

6. Support truth in advertising. nt

[sce56]

7. Glad to give it the Tenth Rec & Kick

I hope these guys do more and don't get Busted


PRESS RELEASE

Watch the video
courtesty of Iov de Beholther

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 27, 2008
San Francisco, CA

The Billboard Liberation Front today announced a major new advertising improvement campaign executed on behalf of clients AT&T and the National Security Agency. Focusing on billboards in the San Francisco area, this improvement action is designed to promote and celebrate the innovative collaboration of these two global communications giants.

“This campaign is an extraordinary rendition of a public-private partnership,” observed BLF spokesperson Blank DeCoverly. “These two titans of telecom have a long and intimate relationship, dating back to the age of the telegraph. In these dark days of Terrorism, that should be a comfort to every law-abiding citizen with nothing to hide.”

AT&T initially downplayed its heroic efforts in the War on Terror, preferring to serve in silence behind the scenes. “But then we realized we had a PR win on our hands,” noted AT&T V.P. of Homeland Security James Croppy. “Not only were we helping NSA cut through the cumbersome red tape of the FISA system, we were also helping our customers by handing over their e-mails and phone records to the government. Modern life is so hectic – who has time to cc the feds on every message? It’s a great example of how we anticipate our customers’ needs and act on them. And, it should be pointed out, we offered this service free of charge.”

Commenting on the action, and responding to questions about pending privacy litigation and the stalled Congressional effort to shield the telecoms from these lawsuits, NSA spokesperson remarked: “ we condone warrantless , SIGINT intercepts, torture information retrieval by means necessary.”

“It’s a win-win-win situation,” noted the BLF’s DeCoverly. “NSA gets the data it needs to keep America safe, telecom customers get free services, and AT&T makes a fortune. That kind of cooperation between the public and private sectors should serve as a model to all of us, and a harbinger of things to come.”

Come see the improvement at 14th St. and Valencia St. in San Francisco

The BLF (www.billboardliberation.com) has been improving outdoor advertising since 1977. Prior campaigns have included work for Exxon, R.J. Reynolds, and Apple Computers.

AT&T (www.att.com) is America’s favorite telecommunications trust. Based in San Antonio, Texas, it has over 300,000 employees and annual revenues of $117 Billion.

NSA (www.nsa.gov) is the largest intelligence organization in the world. Headquartered at Fort Meade, Maryland, its budget, personnel, products, and services are all classified.

Blank DeCoverly
BLF Minister of Propaganda

[sce56]

8. I hope they don't become the first to be prosecuted under Jane Harmons Home Grown Terrorist Act

Who can get this to Olbermann?

[MrsBrady]

9. yes! n/t

[Truth2Tell]

10. Big Fat K&R nt

[Hissyspit]

11. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hee...!

Beautiful.

[AllyCat]

12. On to 25 recs with you. This is great!

It even looked like a cop drove by in a van and they just kept on going. I'll have to read about these fine, upstanding Americans!

[sce56]

15. They know what they were doing I hope they have more good luck in the Future

Kick! :kick:

[asdjrocky]

13. Oh hell yeah.

[lame54]

14. K&R - But it needs some good theme music - any suggestions?

[YOY]

16. "Sabotage" by the Beastie Boys

Lovingly recommended.

[sce56]

18. Secret Agent Plame sung to the tune of Secret Agent Man

SECRET AGENT PLAME

There's a gal who led a life of danger
Everyone she met she stayed a stranger
With every move she makes, another story breaks
Odds are her old pals won't see tomorrow
Secret agent Plame, secret agent Plame,
Rove took away your number and gave away your name
Beware of yellow cake that you can't find, gal
The news'll drag your name right through a minefield
Not caring what they'd say
The White House gave you away
Odds are Bush's pals will get a medal,
Secret agent Plame, secret agent Plame
Rove took away your number and gave away your name

lead guitar

Secret agent Plame, secret agent Plame
Rove took away your number and gave away your name
Spying on the Saudi Arabs one day
Being in the paper's Headlines on next day
Oh Karl - let the wrong word slip
And Novak had loose lips
Traitors in the White House can't be fired,
Secret agent Plame, secret agent Plame
Rove took away your number and gave away your name
Secret agent Plame


http://web.takebackthemedia.com/geeklog/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20051006074618172

[ooglymoogly]

17. Thats one giant step for democracy and one giant REC for seemslikeadream nt

[seemslikeadream]

24. Thanks ooglymoogly

[tandot]

19. That is great. I wonder how long it took for them to discover that.

[freefall]

20. WooHoo. Great work BLF and thanks for posting

seemslikeadream!

K&R

:woohoo: :kick: :woohoo:

[drm604]

21. What am I supposed to be seeing?

All I see is some lights and cars going by. :shrug:

On Edit: Okay, now I see it. At the very end a billboard lights up. Whats the point of the first minute of video?

[seemslikeadream]

22. Can't you see them changing the lettering on the billboard?

[drm604]

25. If I look hard

I can see some motion, but it's too dark.

[LaStrega]

23. why I switched from Verizon aka why I said fuck you to the NSA ...

And went with Credo:

http://www.credomobile.com/index.cfm?event=ourMission

rec'd & :kick:

[Yael]

26. w00t!!

:applause: