Buy Back Alaska

Sunday, May 6th, 2007 by Pat

Buy Back AlaskaThis week it was revealed that the Corrupt Bastards Club might actually be full of Corrupt Bastards. Charges of bribery, wire fraud, mail fraud and extortion were handed down to former and current representatives and subjects of last year’s federal investigations.

Those involved are certainly innocent until proven guilty but given the damning evidence I don’t think there’s going to be a whole lot of wriggle room on this one.

It sure was nice of the feds to come in and do a little spring cleaning but it really didn’t do much to strengthen my trust in big business or government. After hearing the news Lou, Aaron, and I climbed up on the roof and did a little video commentary. It’s a proposal to pool the money of the citizens of Alaska and buy back the state legislature.

I wrote the original script earlier this year but decided to shelve it because the legislature passed an ethics bill and my outlook was a little rosier. The script was a lot longer and I planned on having more animated bits but we trimmed it down so it would cut tighter and get done over the weekend. Hope you like it!

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7 Responses to “Buy Back Alaska”

  1. RR Anderson Says:
    May 7th, 2007 at 7:31 am

    That’s pretty damn funny. I like pat’s t-shirt tie and the plucky know-nothing side kick. Go Team AK Robotics!

  2. Pat Says:
    May 7th, 2007 at 10:03 am

    Word on the street is that there will be more arrests today. We’ll see if it pans out or if it’s just a rumor.

  3. Clint Says:
    May 8th, 2007 at 7:02 pm

    $15.07 is about what I spend on my two daily cups of A&P coffee per week. To think, I could own my legislature by forgoing a week’s worth of coffee. Yet, as I think more about it, and continue to think about it, and think about it some more, I don’t think they’re worth my damn coffee. Besides, it’s kind of fun to watch them go down like the flaming wreckage of a bloated air ship.

  4. Steve Says:
    May 9th, 2007 at 1:28 am

    Hey, the idea is clever and it isn’t all that much. And doing it in video is cool. Though I have to say, the video does show that real actors have some sort of skill us ordinary folk don’t have. But, go for it.

  5. Gage Says:
    May 9th, 2007 at 8:53 pm

    Brilliant! And funny!

  6. professor woodie Says:
    May 11th, 2007 at 7:18 am

    I like the way you think!

  7. irina slutsky Says:
    May 19th, 2007 at 2:00 pm

    i wish you could come to our online video film festival! its called http://pixelodeonfest.com we’d love to have you