Vermont’s homegrown Wall Street grillionaire, Bruce Lisman, continues to spend a modest portion of his wealth on his vanity proj– er, public advocacy group, Campaign for Vermont. Last week, he held three more of his Famous Forums. Sadly, I was out of town and couldn’t attend, but I’ve heard that at least one of them was completely unimpressive. Tiny turnout, not much real discussion.

Oh well. Bruce, undeterred, marches on. CFV is now proclaiming itself, without offering any evidence, to be “the fastest growing grassroots organization in the state.” And now he’s got himself a cadre of young adults to help spread the CFV gospel:

The independent, non-partisan coalition Campaign for Vermont today announced the formation of a new Grassroots Advocacy Team.

Throughout the summer, the seven-member team, with Partners of Campaign for Vermont, will be participating in community events such as parades, festivals, fairs and field days…

In other words, paid cheerleaders.

First chance to meet the CFV Clones: Fourth of July parades this week in Montpelier, Warren, and Brandon, where they’ll have “t-shirts, signs, banners, and balloons,” according to the CFV Facebook page. Because yeah, nothing says “festive” like a bland, “conservative in centrist’s clothing” advocacy group.

Well, the kiddies sound pretty amped about Lismania. To judge by CFV’s latest radio ad, I’d say they’ve been slammin’ the Red Bull something fierce. (Seriously, take 30 seconds and give it a listen. Awful production values and a frightening onslaught of good cheer.)

So, who are these excitable youth?  

Dunno. As far as I can tell, their names are not revealed anywhere. At least not yet; CFV does promise a series of “video vignettes” introducing the team. If the radio ad is anything to judge by, the videos will probably make Up With People look like a goth-emo outfit. Here’s how the Clones are described in the CFV press release:

The Grassroots Advocacy Team is made up of young Vermonters with a range of experience and expertise. Some have worked for Democrat politicians; others have worked for Republicans and independents, including Senator Bernie Sanders. Others have experience in other disciplines, such as design and marketing.

Please note the Republican-style pejorative use of “Democrat” as an adjective. Not the best way to demonstrate your nonpartisanship, Bruce.

I do look forward to learning the identity of the Clone or Clones who used to work for Bernie Sanders. Otherwise, folks, please keep your damn balloons and T-shirts to yourself.