Richard Branson lives like a refugee

Tue, 02/03/2009 - 5:16pm

Where were you Jan. 30? If you were British tycoon Richard Branson, you spent part of the day at the refugee camp in Davos. Or, to be more exact, the Refugee Run, a simulation mocked by my colleague Josh Keating and aid skeptic Bill Easterly last week. The photos are in:

An "injured" Branson carries a water bowl:

Branson experiences "language incapacity":

Branson's party gets raided:

Branson behind barbed wire:

Photos: PIERRE VERDY/AFP/Getty Images

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However absurd it is, kudos

However absurd it is, kudos to him for at least trying it.

Wow

Worse than I thought.

I didn't think I could love Branson any more

Turns out I can. I wonder if they made him drink his "Virgin Cola" or "Virgin Biofuel". Just a thought.