So much for that non-political “Live Earth” I heard about from the concert people and NBC brass.
It turned out that Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the radical environmentalist, had some strong words for politicians who stand against climate change legislation.
“Get rid of all these rotten politicians that we have in Washington, who are nothing more than corporate toadies … This is treason. And we need to start treating them as traitors,” Kennedy said at the July 7 concert held in New Jersey, according to Newsday.
Let's see. If I remember correctly, the penalty for treason is execution.
“[Y]ou hear this from the oil industry and the coal industry and their ‘indentured servants’ in our political process that global climate stability is a luxury that we can’t afford,” said Kennedy without specifically naming names. Though it didn't take a genius to know who he was talking about. (Cough ... Inhofe ... Cough) I should note that Kennedy himself used air quotes around “indentured servants.”
Kennedy also laughingly said that environmental policy is “identical to good economic policy,” conveniently leaving out the billions it would cost taxpayers.
“Live Earth” was presented to Congress as a non-partisan event when some politicians and Chad Griffin, an adviser to “Live Earth,” attempted to get permission to hold an event on the Capitol grounds. But when an event is hosted by a former vice president lobbying for political change, you still have to call a spade, a spade.
The concerts ran on several networks, including NBC. Dan Harrison, an NBC senior vice president, also defended “Live Earth” as a non-political effort.
—Julia A. Seymour is an assistant editor for the Business & Media Institute.
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More evidence that libs are i
July 9, 2007 - 17:58 ET by Mica the MagnificentMore evidence that libs are in a constant state of denial
Live aid was not political
War on terror is just a bumper sticker
I did not have sex with that woman
Bush lied. Bill and the dems never said Iraq had WMD's
I fly in private jets only because commercial airlines sometimes don't go where I'm going. - - Radical environmentard RFK, Jr's. response to Hannity
I fly in private jets only if they're going in my direction - - - Arrianna Huffington's response to the same question by Hannity
Geldof and Live Aid
July 9, 2007 - 18:07 ET by exLibGeldof learned a valuable lesson as did Bono.
Don't Piss Off Conservatives!!
These idiots think they can go on Every NBC affiliate and Slander and Name Call Conservatives and there won't be any economic reprecussions?
Bono even said he wouldn't go that route and didn't involve himself with this narcissitic display of arrogance.
These people think they are "gods" in that they can control the environment. Most of the time these people stick their noses into GOD's Business they end up hurting things just as bad as they say otheres are but they will never admit it.
Live Aid was a Monumental Failure as this was destinted to be.
Only Live Aid was historical in that Led Zepplin had a reuinion with Phil Collins on drums. Sadly it was so bad, with Plant being doped up on Coke, that even Zep sued to keep their footage from ever being broadcast again.
"Get rid of all these
July 10, 2007 - 05:38 ET by motherbelt"Get rid of all these rotten politicians that we have in Washington,
who are nothing more than corporate toadies," said Robert F. Kennedy
Jr., the environmentalist author, president of Waterkeeper Alliance and
Robert F. Kennedy's son, who grew hoarse from shouting. "This is
treason. And we need to start treating them as traitors."
Take a cue from liberals:
All together now.....How DARE you question my patriotism!!!!!
Forget about the Terrorists
July 9, 2007 - 18:01 ET by exLibI really ticks me off when you hear Al Gore and the lot of 'em talk about how Bush used the "politics of fear" meaning warning us of the actual real dangers of Terrorism.
Then they use fear tatics to get people on board for their fantacist adventures...
So Forget about Terrorists, it's "Just a Bumper Sticker" The Real Threat is "Corporations"...
Both sides use the "po
July 9, 2007 - 18:41 ET by mostlymoderateBoth sides use the "politics of fear". It's just the way politics works.
rfk
July 9, 2007 - 18:07 ET by zoro7957Doe's this include uncle Teddy?..............
Global Climate Stability?
July 9, 2007 - 18:10 ET by exLibWhere do these people come up with this stuff?
I thought it was Bush that had the weather machine?
You just can't make this stuf
July 9, 2007 - 18:15 ET by jdhawkYou just can't make this stuff up - NBC's Live Earth came in behind repeats of Fox's Family Guy and The Simpsons! Live Earth garnered a 2.8 million share or less than 1% of American's tuned in.
So, to recap, according to Kennedy "Junior", 99% of Americans are indentured servants.
Kennedy (count the whole rotten bunch), AlBore, et al, are a bunch of godless environmental wackos and Americans could care less what they have to say if this concert is any gauge.
Family Guy and The Simpsons..
July 9, 2007 - 18:18 ET by bigtimerFamily Guy and The Simpsons...repeats to-boot....
ROFLMAO!
Out of rehab, is he? His po
July 9, 2007 - 18:25 ET by RackieOut of rehab, is he? His pop would have been proud.
But apparently you can make
July 9, 2007 - 18:31 ET by Jack BauerBut apparently you can make up stuff like 2 BILLION pople watching.
Sure Al, sure.
LOL...and look how long it to
July 9, 2007 - 18:36 ET by bigtimerLOL...and look how long it took for him to face reality about that Jack....
Chads, Courts, recounts....
Couldn't suck it up and be a man....had to put this country in turmoil....
Typical narcissistic power hungry leftist...absolutely zilch for reality.
Pathetic creature....hope he runs again....heheheee
Only 1% of the American peopl
July 9, 2007 - 18:34 ET by danboOnly 1% of the American people tuned in. That can't be. We were told by an expert that 2 "Billion' people watched. (That's billion with a "B".)
So almost 1 out of 3 people worldwide watched. Even people in parts of the world that never saw TV walked miles to watch this.
Maybe this is where their consensus comes from. Well remember he did invent the internet.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
danbo,If you figure that 1/3
July 9, 2007 - 18:43 ET by Blondedanbo,
If you figure that 1/3 of the world's population is asleep at any given time....that makes Al Bore's claim of 2 billion even sillier.
I mean come on....how many TV's are in each American's home? I have four...and I live by myself. So probably every home in the first world would have to have all TV's turned on, with someone watching to come even close to this inane number.
Gotta love those lib statistics....no wonder Al lost the recount. He can't count as well as a first grader (who can, I'm sure, count to ten).
Don't you just love the num
July 10, 2007 - 07:22 ET by motherbeltDon't you just love the numbers that liberals just pull out of their ...umm, the air, and hope no one checks them? It's like their 150,000 women who die every year from anorexia, the number of women assaulted on Super Bowl Sunday, or the "fact" that one out of 3 women are victims of sexual assault.
Whatever gets the headlines.
I was a good number cruncher,
July 10, 2007 - 21:55 ET by danboI was a good number cruncher, I was onced asked to crunch the numbers on a big sexual assault study. I saw how the research was set up. I politely said. No thanks. I didn't want my name on that piece of sci-fi.
I'm with you. I have big questions on several numbers that keep getting tossed out.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
what numbers have been tossed
July 10, 2007 - 22:02 ET by botgwhat numbers have been tossed out? I vote for 15. (as in April 15)
"The more I study science, the more I believe in God." Einstein
danbo,I'm still a good number
July 10, 2007 - 22:03 ET by Blondedanbo,
I'm still a good number cruncher.
And every single number I see or hear from liberals, or from the liberal media, just make me want to laugh.
Guess I should have been from Missouri. Show me.
Then let me show you, liberal fools!
It's been 30 years. I'm rusty
July 11, 2007 - 10:51 ET by danboIt's been 30 years. I'm rusty as heck. I periodically need to review to remind myself what chi square is.
One thing I noticed. By and large the media and liberals never learned that coorelations are not proof of a causal relationship.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
I'm fairly sure most of the p
July 10, 2007 - 07:44 ET by dscottI'm fairly sure most of the people in India and China didn't watch the concerts, that's about 2.4 billion people out of 6.6 billion. Come to think of it why would anyone in the other most populus countries listen either? You know like: Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh or Mexico?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Speaking of "you can't m
July 10, 2007 - 05:58 ET by motherbeltSpeaking of "you can't make this stuff up"....this is from Mark Hemingway of NRO, who live-blogged the event (so you don't have to, LOL):
Al segues into introducing a “wonderful American rock band” the Foo
Fighters performing in London. I’ll just note that the Foo Fighters
last radio hit was a cover of Prince’s “Darling Nikki,” the song
supposedly so obscene when Tipper Gore heard her daughter listening to it, she formed the Parents’ Music Resource Center and the ensuing
congressional hearings forced the music industry to adopt parental
warning stickers. Either she has no integrity whatsoever, or I’m
imagining that concert organizers locked Tipper in a trunk under the
under the stage with a ball gag in her mouth.
I just love it when liberals' hypocrisy gets exposed!
Plus, when sung right as Pr
July 10, 2007 - 06:55 ET by sarcasmoPlus, when sung right as Prince obviously-did for Tipper, that's one hell of a sexy song. I love art when it gets political people upset...And I'm sure once those labels came-out kids' reactions to them were just as unintended as my reaction to the movie rating system. Needless to say, I made it my business as a 15 or 16 year old to sneak-in and see an "R" rated movie.
JMR
More Laws We Don't Enforce
July 10, 2007 - 07:03 ET by PawpawNThe PA labels, the Movie R ratings, etc., are just more examples of laws CONGRESS makes but doesn't enforce, just like the BORDERS!!
I'm told the ratings were &
July 10, 2007 - 07:17 ET by sarcasmoI'm told the ratings were "voluntary." I wish politicians had given the marketplace -- which clearly had and still-has the motivation -- time to deal with the issue without a one size fits all system with predictable unintended consequences in my case gets imposed.
JMR
Record labels agreed to the
July 10, 2007 - 22:14 ET by RESTLESS 1Record labels agreed to the warning labels in order to avoid censorship. Basically it was do it voluntarily or we'll make you do it anyway, however voluntary that is. I do love the irony of Tipper and Al and heading this PMRC thing. It shows the hypocrisy so crystal clear. If you notice, the lyrics of rap and hip hop are much worse today, but these same poeple don't dare say a word.
Junior is the same jackass th
July 9, 2007 - 18:30 ET by stratmanJunior is the same jackass that worked night and day tirelessly to kill windmills off Uncle Ted's island, opps, I mean democratic people's island of Nantucket:
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"I definitely support alternative energy," Robert Kennedy told a local public radio program. But he insisted that the wind farm plan "makes no sense for the public because the costs it's going to impose on the people of these regions are so huge . . . probably larger than coal. This isn't just about wealthy people objecting to the diminishment of property values, but that's an important issue too," he added. "The aesthetics are going to forbid people from going there."
The alliance says the wind farm would spoil tourism, kill migratory birds and create a "permanent industrial facility in a pristine natural environment." And the towers would be illuminated at night to warn boats and aircraft, turning the coastline into a Christmas tree.
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Maybe Uncle T. couldn't see the windmills from his home but he worried they would get in the way of his sailing about. Only the effete elite are worthy of "asthetics".
So if the newfangled but less asthetically pleasing and more costly fluorescent light bulbs Junior is pushng cost more than regular incandescent light bulbs, does that mean I can one-finger salute him for telling me what to do for lighting and Uncle T. will kill any more talk about mandating fluorescent light bulbs?
These transparent, pompous, arrogant bastards are sickening.
There are really only three &
July 9, 2007 - 19:30 ET by alamojbThere are really only three "non-fossil" power sources that have any chance of being a major "alternative".
One is Hydroelectric. The problem is environmentalist now blame these plants for producing methane gas, a greenhouse gas. Plus they hamper things like Salmon. It is doubtful we will be able to build many more large Hydroelectric plants anytime soon in the U.S. under the current political climate.
The second obvious one is wind power. Ironically, "Big Oil " Texas now has more of those installed than any other state. The problem is, there are only certain parts of the country where there are enough sustained winds to make these things practical. Coastal areas being one of those.
The Third is Nuclear. But we all know who will oppose that, also. I see no reason why we should not build Hardened Nuclear power plants on some of the more remote military bases.
At best, solar power will be a "peak power " source, not a true base generation system, unless we plan on killing all the rest of our manufacturing facilities and chemical plants. Keeping a few light bulbs glowing and maybe heating your water on the roof is one thing, but supplying a 24 hour auto plant running on solar power alone, forget about it.
Geothermal could be developed more perhaps. Some have suggested using Geothermal power plants on some of the Alaskan Islands to generate Hydrogen from seawater ,then ship it to the mainland. I doubt there is enough for everybody though.
We could also burn more of our trash to generate electricity, but I suspect there would be opposition there as well due to the exhaust.
In other words, any Real alternatives will be opposed by many of the same people who are crying for alternatives.
Global Warming/Solar Power
July 9, 2007 - 19:34 ET by PawpawNDag Gummit!! I must be real dumb! If we have GLOBAL WARMING, wouldn't Solar Power be the answer-more heat, more juice, etc!! Guess my A's in Science weren't any good!!
I think all the starry-eyed L
July 9, 2007 - 23:38 ET by stratmanI think all the starry-eyed Liberals are waiting for Hollywood movies to come true, specifically:
Chain Reaction is a 1996 film starring Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Morgan Freeman and Fred Ward. It presents a fictional account of the invention of bubble fusion using sonoluminescence (the emission of short bursts of light from imploding bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound). (From Wikipedia)
Instead we have to suffer through the aftermath of their neurons impoding when the get excited by the sounds of another goofball (AKA Al GaBore) somnolent blathering.
Maybe Gore's ManBearPig of a voice is the exact harmonic frequency needed to drive fission. I know it makes me want to explode.
Do they ever wake up and smell the coffee?
At least hippies in the 60's (and there were plenty of good people then) can look back and remark that they were stoned when they did all the goofy stuff. What's the Left's excuse today for their bizarro cultish beliefs?
Remember Tellico Dam and the
July 10, 2007 - 07:04 ET by danboRemember Tellico Dam and the Snail Darter.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
There are already a good numb
July 10, 2007 - 16:45 ET by QueenMumThere are already a good number of nuclear power facilities in the U.S. that have been online for quite a while.
It's not necessary for the military to be involved in "hardening" these plants or for them to be located on military installations.. The core of the reactor is buried deep underground and is not likely to be a terrorism risk. And these facilities are already under the regulation of the U.S. Dept. of Energy., the A.E.C. and the U.S. NRC. Besides, it's necessary for these plants to be near water sources for the purpose of cooling.
We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat. - Queen Victoria
You forgot "hypocritic
July 10, 2007 - 07:28 ET by motherbeltdelete double post
These transparent, pompous,
July 10, 2007 - 07:29 ET by motherbeltThese transparent, pompous, arrogant bastards are sickening.- stratman
You forgot "hypocritical." I thought when it came to the environment, we weren't supposed to concern ourselves with costs because it's too important.
And the "people of the region" that he's so concerned about wouldn't happen to include the Kennedy clan, would it? Nah.
It's just more liberal thinking: Sacrifice for thee, but not for me....
Thank you for adding that app
July 10, 2007 - 21:30 ET by stratmanThank you for adding that appropriate moniker, "hypocrite", to the list.
The more that is reported on the Kennedy's, the more I am filled with revulsion.
My tipping point came when I learned that dear daddy Joe had his daughter Rose lobotimized rather than the family be embarrassed by her "ordinariness" and sexuality.
“Get rid of all these rot
July 9, 2007 - 18:50 ET by Jack BauerYou know what... I agree!
Here's my short list..
Jack,Are you sure you don't w
July 9, 2007 - 19:01 ET by BlondeJack,
Are you sure you don't want to emigrate and become a U.S. citizen?
I'll sponsor you!
That "D-head" comment is proof enough that you're one of us! LOL.
Blonde -- that is my intentio
July 10, 2007 - 07:17 ET by Jack BauerBlonde -- that is my intention! It's my dream to become an American legally.
All sponsorship appreciated.
Don't forgetRobert "KKK&
July 9, 2007 - 19:33 ET by Airforce_5_ODon't forget
Robert "KKK" Bird (D-Local Assisted Living Facility)
Build The Fence
Change of network name
July 9, 2007 - 19:39 ET by PawpawNIs it true that NBC is changing its name to NDC? Guess then we'd have MSNDC & all other DC type channels. Would GE become DE?
Great descriptions!! LMAO!
July 10, 2007 - 07:31 ET by motherbeltGreat descriptions!! LMAO!!
RFK Jr.
July 9, 2007 - 19:12 ET by pocomocoIt is obvious that RFK Jr. is taking his political views from his uncle Teddy. I feel that his father, if he were alive today and who was more in line with the politics of JFK, would be slapping Jr. along side the head about now and telling him to forget the liberal BS.
Speaking of his Uncle Teddy,
July 9, 2007 - 19:44 ET by GalvanicSpeaking of his Uncle Teddy, it's Sen. Kennedy who has pulled out all the stops to prevent the Cape Wind Project --- 120+ windpower-generating pylons to be located 6 miles off the shore of Cape Cod ---- from being built. Cape Wind has already been approved by the Army Corps of Engineers, but Teddy and the other rich boys at the Cape (including at one time Walter Cronkite), have closed the ranks of the NIMBY Corps to prevent the project.
What's worse. RFK JUNIOR? A skeptical politician who's waiting for more info, or a politician like your uncle who claims to support GW, as long as the solutions aren't in his frontyard or backyard?
Maybe someone who flies by pr
July 9, 2007 - 19:15 ET by danboMaybe someone who flies by private jet 150-200 times a years by his own admission. Looking for traitors should look in a mirror.
Is the admission of 150-200 times a year kind of like an alcoholic telling us he only had three beers last night.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Am I the only one who thoug
July 9, 2007 - 19:24 ET by doubledown552Am I the only one who thought that calling people who disagree with him "traitors" and saying they are committing treason is a criminal offense? That is a HUGE charge! I thought all the Kennedy's were dead... I guess one can only hope.
Morals....? Who needs those?
Still Vote
July 9, 2007 - 19:26 ET by PawpawNThey are, but they still vote like all dead people vote for Democrat(ic) office seekers!!
Bobby Kennedy is another Kenn
July 9, 2007 - 20:24 ET by Gat New YorkBobby Kennedy is another Kennedy bully. In fact, the way he got into the environment movemenr was through the Hudson Riverkeeper as a result of his court ordered community service to avoid jail time after his heroin conviction. But he literally stole the Riverkeeper organization out from under all the founders and made it his own. The founders were Vietnam Vets who were fisherman on the Hudson who were seeking to clean up the river to restart their careers after their service.
This is all about Bobby Kennedy and nothing, but nothing, to do with the environment.
}}----> Bobby Kennedy
July 9, 2007 - 20:39 ET by Cool ArrowWasn't there some flap a couple years back about the Kennedys objecting to wind farms around the old homestead?
Ted Kennedy didn't want it of
July 9, 2007 - 21:52 ET by Gat New YorkTed Kennedy didn't want it off the coast from Hyannisport. Bobby came up with some excuse like environmental aesthetics.
Best Preius ad ever, Gore's
July 9, 2007 - 20:27 ET by Night WatchmanBest Preius ad ever, Gore's doped up kid doing 100 MPH with one. Toyota should sign him up.
I was beside one today at a light and I gave the PC Mother Earth type
driving it the "too hot" sign (fanning myself). I hope she didn't
think I meant her.
My Exploder feels bad about itself when it sucks up $50 worth at the
pump. I just tell it, "you're three Preiusis welded together."
Prius Power
July 9, 2007 - 20:44 ET by Cool ArrowI drive Toyotas although none of them are hybrids. I think the effort for more affordable transportation is a goog one.
Toyota is just doing what the market demands. Their entry into the hybrid field is economic rather than political. Please, let's not make the Prius a byword for Gore's lunacy.
Guys like Kennedy talk over
July 9, 2007 - 21:22 ET by radiofitz34Guys like Kennedy talk over our heads just like these panty waste rock and roll bands play over our heads. Apparently, brains are too dangerous to use in Washington DC. Common sense must be on the terror list. Ha ha.
CA,I'm a cheap greenie, I r
July 9, 2007 - 21:24 ET by Night WatchmanCA,
I'm a cheap greenie, I ride my bicycle 45 miles a week to a trail that
I hike. In the winter - and up to two years ago in spring, fall, and
summer - I drive/drove.
I'm really sticking it to the man.
}}----> Watchman
July 9, 2007 - 21:31 ET by Cool ArrowThat's just common sense healthy frugal living. Not a damn thing wrong with that.
CA, We keep all our old
July 9, 2007 - 21:35 ET by Night WatchmanCA,
We keep all our old cars in the back yard, a family tradition.
When gas shot up a couple years ago we resurrected a 92 Camry,
remembering what good gas mileage it got. It gets 35/45 MPG, we call
it our hybrid and use it a lot.
Al Gore: "Thank goodness
July 10, 2007 - 07:34 ET by Hero SquadAl Gore: "Thank goodness Junior was arrested driving a Prius. Otherwise, this whole incident could've been quite embarrassing!"
*****
"I'm sorry, you must have mistaken me for a clown that gives a damn!" - Sticky the Clown
You guys better be paying a
July 10, 2007 - 05:26 ET by Ruths husband BenYou guys better be paying attention. We are seeing the birth of a new tyranny that (if it runs its course) could be worse than Stalanist Russia. The first step it when they rename free speech and free thought as "treason and identify scapegoats. "Not counting Nazi Germany (extreme right), all the great tryannies have been leftist; Communist Russia, China, Cuba, etc. If you think it can't happen in America, you are fooling yourselves.
Toadies, huh?Ribit, ribit, ri
July 10, 2007 - 07:49 ET by dscottToadies, huh?
Ribit, ribit, ribit... You did see the movie Frogs?
“The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane.” – Marcus Aurelius
Toadies
July 10, 2007 - 11:06 ET by scamoramaEvidently, you're a "toady" if you care about domestic oil producers, but you're a caring, concerned environmentalist if you suck up to Hugo Chavez.
Does anybody take this in-bre
July 10, 2007 - 12:30 ET by misterbee241Does anybody take this in-bred clown seriously? And isnt one of his kin-folk in bed with Chavez?I have to agree with the part about the rotten politicians though. Too many of them have been there too long.
Wow! Disagree with a KENNED
July 10, 2007 - 23:08 ET by Seabeach4348Wow! Disagree with a KENNEDY and you're instantly a TRAITOR!
I thought that dissent was good for the country and a sign of true patriotism! Oh, what's that Bobby boy? That only works if you're a liberal? Oh, OK.
Anyway, I just wanna puke every time I hear the whiney, raspy noise that this little snotnose calls a voice.
Why doesn't he move in with his mentor, Algore, and see how long he lasts in the obnoxious, bloated, buffoon's mansion with its high carbon footprint. Right now Algore and Leonardo Retardo have a thing for each other, so poor Bobby boy will be ignored.
But you can always call your Uncle Ted and get him to take you for a ride in his car over the many creeks and streams near his home. I hear the water's great this time of the year.
Or you can spend the weekend hunting with Dick Cheney!
Hey, Bobby boy! How about them WINDMILLS!