Whole Foods CEO John Mackey — whose efforts to derail health insurance reform sparked a national boycott — gets a message from his customers in Oakland, delivered in song:
Protesters picked a store in Oakland, a song and a group of clumsy singer/dancers to pull it off…
After pretending to shop for a few minutes, the mob made their way to the one spot in the store that had room for a dancing number. They all gathered right there in front of the refrigerated guac and salsa, singing their hearts out to the tune of Tony Basil’s “Hey Mickey.” They changed the lyrics to “Hey Mackey.”
A bewildered security guard had only his cell phone to fight against the intrusion. After quickly dialing, the poor guy just had to take it. The group got off not one, but two reditions of their protest song before going outside for more singing on the sidewalk.
“We believe that every human being has a right to health care, and most Americans agree. But conservatives have dominated this debate because they’re willing to be loud. So it’s time for us to make some noise of our own, and stand up for health care that we can afford even if we’re not CEOs like Mackey,” Sarah Norr said…
No one was arrested and organizers say they will do it again. They just won’t say where or when.