This Saturday, thousands around the world will gather for an in-depth discussion led by Al Gore on global warming and other environmental issues. The discussion will broadcast from seven major cities around the world. Just kidding! The only way Gore can get thousands of college kids to pay attention to him is to get a bunch of entertainers and bands to put on a concert together. Gore is literally the dorky kid in the neighborhood that people hang out with only because his house has a pool.
Gore’s son, Albert III, decided to help his father’s cause by combining the rock and roll lifestyle with the self-satisfaction of driving of hybrid. This week he was arrested for DUI and speeding at 100 mph in his Toyota Prius. Police reported that they found marijuana, Valium, Vicodin and Xanax, all without prescriptions. On the plus side, he’ll be able to recruit all the celebrities he’ll meet to the global warming cause during his presumed stint in drug rehab.
On Facebook, a social networking website, there are dozens and dozens of groups dedicated to Al Gore’s Live Earth concerts, which all take place on July 7, 2007. Not surprisingly, the neighborhood kids are focused on the bands, not the flimsy message of stopping global warming. The New York concert includes performances by The Police, Akon, Kelly Clarkson, Melissa Etheridge, Kanye West, Ludacris, among others. The cost for one ticket ranges from $83.00 to $348.00. Few concert goers on Facebook mention global warming or Al Gore. Here’s a sample of some posts about the concert:
· Kris writes, “Cant wait for this concert, def. have my tickets ready. Bada**. Loud music, huge crowds, famouse [sic] people... and something about saving the earth. Can life get better? I submit that it cannot!”
· Mitch writes, “F*** YEAH BABY! CAN'T WAIT FOR THE POLICE!”
· Abraham asks, “is this that concert Nelson Mandella [sic] is organizing?” [I think a little part of Al Gore just died.]
· Sarah writes, “CANT [sic] WAIT .. got our tickets this morning.. sooo excited.. Mothers lock up your sons.. cant [sic] wait to tailgate!!!!!!!!” [I propose that we start a campaign to rid the world of excessive punctuation.]
Live Earth’s purpose is “to trigger a global movement to solve the climate crisis.” It’s the kind of mission that is adored by the Left. It’s vague enough to claim victory for their side and bogus enough to make the crisis last forever. In short, it’s the same mission of every worthless government program.
This week, Gore wrote in a New York Times op-ed, “Our home — Earth — is in danger. What is at risk of being destroyed is not the planet itself, but the c
Lisa De Pasquale
Lisa De Pasquale is is a writer in Alexandria, VA. Miss De Pasquale was previously the director of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where she oversaw all aspects of the conference from June 2006 to April 2011. Prior to CPAC, she was the program director of the Clare Boothe Luce Policy Institute. In 2010, she was named a “Rising Star” by
Campaigns & Elections magazine in their annual list of top political leaders under 35. She has written articles for Townhall.com and Townhall Magazine,
Human Events, The Daily Caller, Washingtonian, the St. Augustine Record, The Washington Times, The Houston Chronicle, and the Tallahassee Democrat. Originally from Florida, Miss De Pasquale received a B.A. from Flagler College in St. Augustine.
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