US Chamber of Commerce Defends Itself Against Yes Men

The Obama Administration has been waging war on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. The President has singled out the organization because it does not support the President's healthcare or climate change proposals.

Liberal activists, calling themselves the Yes Men decided to insert themselves in the middle of this battle. They rented a room at the National Press Club, held a press conference claiming to be representatives of the Chamber and endorsed the President's climate change proposal.

The Chamber has filed a lawsuit against these Yes Men to protect its trademark and intellectual property. These Yes Men perpetuated a fraud in order to gain attention and sell DVDs. This is wrong.

But Chris, how is this any different than Hannah and James going undercover?

Simple -- Hannah and James went undercover to expose corruption, fraud, and criminal activity. To the extent they played a role they didn't misappropriate another person or organization's good name. These Yes Men pretended to be representatives of an organization; they used that organization's good name to get themselves attention, and then attributed their political ideology and agenda to the organization. This was merely an attempt to promote the Yes Men and their DVD sales. I commend the Chamber for filing suit against these bad actors.

You can view the complaint here.