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The Trial of George W. Bush is a satirical play written in July of 2004 by Portland Veteran and Political Activist Joe Walsh, also know as the "Lone Vet".
The play is set in a courtroom with George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Dwight Eisenhower, Betsy Ross, Eleanor Roosevelt, George Patton, JFK, MLK and other important figures from Americas past making up the jury. It was performed for the first time in Portland Oregon on October 21, 2008. The entire performance lasting one hour and thirty-seven minutes was recorded and posted below for your enjoyment and education.

Alternate link for video: http://www.archive.org:80/details/TheTrialOfGeorgeWBush2005_
or visit the videographer's website here: http://www.joe-anybody.com/id124.html

Directed by Sharon E. Streeter
in three acts:

Act One - Court Convenes
Act Two - Testimony Continues
Act Three - Jury Deliberates

The Cast:

Narrator	Sharon Streeter
Marshall Dale Bosley	Barbara Ellis
Judge John Jay	Don Hutchison
Defense, Clarence Darrow	Glen Owen
Prosecutor, Robert Jackson	Malcolm Chaddock
George Washington	Carol Wallace
Abraham Lincoln	David Ibbotson
Abigail Adams	Carol Wallace
George Patton	James Bowers
Eleanor Roosevelt	Crystal Elinski
John F. Kennedy	Joe Rowe
Teddy Roosevelt	James Bowers
Betsy Ross	Sheila Cullen
Barbara Jordan	David Ibbotson
Thomas Jefferson	Bonnie Tinker
Dwight Eisenhower	Van Doren
Martin Luther King	Bonnie Tinker
Condaleezza Rice	Sharon Streeter
Attorney Brendan Sullivan	Ron Braithwaite
Donald Rumsfeld	Sara Graham
Dick Cheney	Dave Lee
George W. Bush	Ineke Deruyter
Audience participation	Marilyn Pike
Video Taping & Internet distribution	Joe Anybody
Backup Video Taping & Internet distribution	Gordon Sturrock

Many of the readers for this debut performance are members of activist groups such as Veterans For Peace, Veterans Against Torture, Code Pink, Seriously Pissed-Off Grannies, PDX 911-Truth, Oregon Truth Alliance, PDX Peace Coalition, National Impeachment Network, Military Families Speak Out Oregon, Books for Prisoners, Southside Democrats for America, Individuals for Justice, KBOO Community Radio, Laughing Horse Books and more.
 

From the playwright:

The play was written in July of 2004 using the information, data and evidence available at that time. The information like the numbers of deaths, and those who have been tortured by this administration, has increased and only after we have some semblance of an open government will we know the extent of the damage we have caused to our nation and to Iraq.  The characters in the play were chosen for two reasons, one being that I was intrigued by their story, or that they had to be present during the trial. Here are characters you many not recognize.
Brendan Sullivan was Defense counsel for Iran-Contra scandal figure Oliver North. You may remember Sullivan's statement to Senator Daniel Inouye, "Well, sir, I'm not a potted plant. I'm here as the lawyer. That is my job." You may see him again. He is part of the defense team for Senator Tet Stevens of Alaska, on trial for taking gifts from contractors.
John Jay was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, serving the Court from 1789-95. He was elected governor of New York in 1795-1801 and worked to free all New York slaves. After several attempts he succeeded in 1799.
Clarence Darrow was one of our great defense attorneys,. He was the defense attorney in the Scopes trial, ("Monkey Trial" evolution vs. creation.). There are books, plays and movies about his life.
Robert H. Jackson, our Prosecutor, was appointed by FDR to the Supreme Court in 1941 after years of effective advocacy. While on the Court, Jackson served as chief U.S. prosecutor at the Nuremberg war crimes trial at the conclusion of World War II. Some say he never recovered from the war crimes he had to investigate. He died in 1954
The wording for the charges came from the transcript of the Nuremberg war crimes trials and do not belong to the author.
 
 

"After the Trial of George W. Bush"
a compilation of short interviews immediately following the first performance. 8 minutes
video credits: Gordon Sturrock
 

If you would like to create a performance of this play in your own community, please do so with the following considerations:

1) Joe Walsh retains the copyright ownership
2) Permission to use the play script is granted as long as the play is performed non gratis
3) Minor modifications and ad libs are encouraged  by the playwright to enhance the humorous aspects
4) That credit is given to playwright "Joe Walsh: The Lone Vet from Portland"

Here is the script in PDF format:
 
 

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