“When they agree, change happens,” reads a notice on the Kony 2012 website, encouraging people to contact “The policymakers” – twelve top political figures to raise awareness about the leader of the so-called Christian Liberation movement, Joseph Kony.
The thirty-minute activist that demands justice for Kony, has taken the internet by storm and now has over 50 million views.
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Surprisingly the list includes former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton but doesn’t mention President Obama. The list also includes former Secretary of State Condaleeza Rice but not current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.
The website also encourages people to encourage 25 high profile celebrities to raise awareness about Joseph Kony. The list includes icons such as Warren Buffet, Bill Gates, Tim Tebow, Bill O’Reilly, and Rush Limbaugh.
Here is the current list:
Former President George W. Bush
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice
Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.)
Former President Bill Clinton
Senator Harry Reid (D-Nev.)
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio)
Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-Tx)
Presidential candidate Mitt Romney
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon
Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Florida)
Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vermont)
