The Republican Party of Dane County, the Republican Party of Wisconsin and the Dane County Young Republicans held a ""Billionaires for Obama"" protest Tuesday immediately following President Barack Obama's rally on Library Mall.
It was not a typical protest— the satirical event was intended to raise awareness of Obama's policies that the RPDC believe only benefit the country's ""billionaires.""
Protestor Jeff Waksman spoke at yesterday's event, at which the protesters portrayed Fortune 500 CEOs such as George Soros, Paul Allen, Jeffrey Immelt and Robert Eckert, as well as U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis.
""We didn't want to do a standard protest. Instead, we wanted to draw people's attention with a sense of humor,"" said Waksman, who portrayed the role of George Soros, founder of Soros Fund Management.
The group said its goal was to raise awareness about how Obama's economic stimulus benefits billionaires more than working-class people.
Protestors said theses new laws are hurting our economy by fundamentally supporting Fortune 500 companies such as General Electric and Constellation Energy.
Some observers yelled at the ""Billionaires for Obama"" to stop during the protestors' speeches.
""Does he think yelling accomplishes anything? Who is he convincing?"" Waksman saidin response to an angry observer.
The protestors believe UW-Madison students are not well informed about new federal laws being passed.
""People in Madison haven't thought about what Obama's policies really are. What has he accomplished? Why do we support Obama?"" Waksman said.
