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ATTENTION TOWNSPEOPLE: This Is How Celebrities Rationalize Their Behavior.

Published by Mockarena on May 2, 2010 in Really?. 13 Comments Tags: , , .

Harrison Ford – you, sir, are a moron.

If you weren’t aware, Harrison is a chairman of Conservation International and has done advertising for Team Earth. So, at an aviation conference, he was asked to respond to criticism about his owning 7 airplanes and, you know, basically being the worst conservationist ever. Indiana Jones didn’t take too kindly to that criticism. I mean, he was ok at first, blathering on about statistics and carbon footprints and forests and whatnot, but ultimately he lost his patience and said, about his critics, “I’ll start walking everywhere when they start walking everywhere.”

And there you have it. That’s what these eco-conscious celebrities love to do. Assume positions of stature and authority in environmental organizations so that they can continue to waste energy and damage the planet to their hearts’ content. It’s so transparent, so obvious, and so worthy of mockery.

Here’s the thing, Harrison. If you can’t lead by example, then don’t try to lead at all, because we commoners can see right through your bullcrap.

More Super Eco-Conscious Celebrities Preach At You, Then Do Precisely The Opposite Stuff

Published by Mockarena on April 26, 2010 in Really?. 15 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

Remember how Earth Hour was a few weeks back, and we were all supposed to shut off all electricity in our homes to, you know, recognize it and stuff?

On our facebook fan page, many folks took great delight in telling everyone all the stuff they turned ON in protest. People were all, “I have every light in my house on and am running all household appliances simultaneously!!!” I didn’t go quite that far – I simply ignored Earth Hour, because it wasn’t until about halfway through it that I even realized we were supposed to be doing anything differently. And by then, I was online and didn’t particularly feel like getting off just to appease a bunch of environmental activists.

ANYWAY, one person that was all preachy about Earth Hour was Tom Brady. BEHOLD:

Tom, as you may know, is married to model Gisele Bundchen, and they have 1.5 kids (1 full time kid who’s theirs, and one 1/2 time kid who Tom fathered with his ex-wife). And because of this exploding family size, they apparently needed to have a new house built which would accommodate them appropriately. BEHOLD:

That’s the 20,000 square foot house they’re building. It will have its own elevator, along with a six car garage and, as you can, see plenty of space for their 1.5 kids to get lost in. The elevator thing is particularly curious – since it’s a two story house. I mean – does it go sideways? Keep in mind, Gisele is the UN environmental ambassador, and on her personal website offers such eco-friendly tips as: “Take the stairs! In addition to exercising, you save the electric power of the elevators!”

Yyyyyyyyyyyyeah.

Well, at least they’ll have plenty of room to entertain Sting and Trudie Styler.

Sting And Trudie. So Adorable. So Stupid.

Published by Mockarena on April 26, 2010 in Really?. 15 Comments Tags: , , , , , , .

I’ve always thought Sting and his wife Trudie make a totally cute couple. I mean, they’re one of those couples who seem just genuinely in love and happy together, and I like seeing happy couples who’ve been together a long long time. What’s not to love about that?

But, as this video will demonstrate, they are total morons. They’re the kind of people who think big government is the solution to everything, despite admitting, in this very video, that all the big government in the world didn’t do JACK SQUAT at the Copenhagen Summit.

Recall, as well, that they’re both complete environmental hypocrites.

Celebrities. Gotta love ‘em.

You Know What I Hate?

Published by Daisy on March 30, 2010 in General Political Mockery. 6 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

The majority of lawyers. I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking, “Wow, Daisy. That’s a broad statement, and it’s not very nice to say you don’t like an entire group of people.” Well, I made sure I was careful with my semantics there, what with all our liberal readers who are concerned with that crap and all. I hate MOST lawyers. Not all of them, mind you, as I have several friends and acquaintances who are lawyers. I actually happen to love some of them, as some of them are good people. But most of them? Yeah….I can safely say that I’d like to punch most of them in the face. Repeatedly.

So, you know how global warming is a big, huge lie from the left to tax the crap out of already taxed-out Americans who don’t give two sh*ts if the core temperature of the earth goes up by one degree in 100 years and don’t feel as though they should be penalized for that bogus data in the form of thousands of dollars a year expense at the hands of the U.S. government? So Al McManBearPig and Tipper can roll around in a big wad of cash he’s sucking out of me and my family? Yeah. Big, fat lie, folks.

Anywho.

Since the whole Cap and Tax thing is starting to waver a bit due to people with Actual Brains and Common Sense knowing that global warming is that big, fat lie, guess what the left is doing now to combat this invisible monster that is supposedly going to kill us all in a fiery ball of hell fire?

They’re rounding up the lawyers, of course!

According to Gateway Pundit and Fox News,

Environmentalists, unable to squeeze “cap and trade” rules through the U.S. Senate, have a new strategy for combating what they believe is man-made global warming:

They’re going to sue.

They’re revving up their briefs and getting ready to shop for judges who will be sympathetic to their novel claim that the companies they believe contribute to global warming are a “public nuisance.”

The environmentalists allege that individual companies are responsible for climate change because they have emitted greenhouse gases during the course of their operations. Those gases, they say, have “harmed” them by fostering Hurricane Katrina, eroding the shorelines of America’s coasts and causing global warming.

“People have a right to sue for redress of grievances,” said Lee A. DeHihns III, a partner with law firm Alston & Bird’s environmental and land development group and a former associate general counsel with the EPA. He said global warming is a “public nuisance,” just like a neighbor with a loud stereo. “You can sue for an intentional infliction of harm, a nuisance,” said DeHihns, whose firm is consulting with plaintiffs pursuing these cases.

Um, yeah…bloodthirsty, liberal, perpetuate-entitlement-and-victimization lawyers?

You suck.

That is all.

You Know What I Hate?

Published by Mockarena on February 21, 2010 in Really?. 11 Comments Tags: , , , .

I hate pretentious, holier-than-thou celebrities who preach environmental morality to everyone but then turn around and behave as though they are exempted from it all because they happen to have skillions and skillions of dollars.

And I’m not even talking about Al Gore (today).

According to this, U2 guitarist The Edge intends to develop 156-acres of land in Malibu, CA so that he can build five gigantic mansions, from 7000-12,000 square feet EACH on it.  These acres happen to be on a mountainside which stands alongside one of the most spectacular coastlines in the country.  And the people who already live near the bottom of this mountain, as well as the Santa Monica Mountain Conservatory, are pissed off about this.

They’re mad, you see, because having five gigantic palaces on this mountain would require the development of a road, which would be 20 feet wide, and 1600 feet long, and would necessitate the hauling in of 70,000 cubic yards of dirt.  Not to mention “upsetting the ecosystem.”  <–(I’m just going to admit right now that it was hard for me to type that without giggling).  Plus, potential neighbors are worried about what these mansions will do to the skyline view.

I’m not an environmental activist, but I gotta say, it sounds like these folks sort of have a point.  I mean, it seems to me that if you’re a skabillionaire, and you want to live in Malibu, there’s probably some other houses there that you could just, you know, buy.  But when you’re THE EDGE from a famous rock band, apparently that’s just not good enough.

Here’s where it gets interesting.  The Edge, along with the rest of his bandmates, are total environmental activists.  They are ALL ABOUT save-the-planet-go-green initiatives.  And So The Edge is justifying his intentions by insisting that the whole development project will  “respect and honor the landscape.” He says he’s going to “set a new standard for building in remote areas by incorporating the environment rather than mowing it down.”

Ohhhhhh.  So in other words, he has lots of money, and he wants what he wants, so screw the people who think it’s best to leave nature alone.  This is precisely like Al Gore adding solar panels to his 10,000 square foot house and saying, “LOOK HOW GREEN I AM!!!” before climbing aboard his private jet.

But wait.  There is even MORE rationalizing from The Edge.  See, the house that he wants for himself would have a copper roof!  And all the boulders currently on the mountain would get to stay there!  They’d even get assigned cool names like Dinosaur Vertebrae and Cistern!  And they would RE-USE the dirt they dig up whenever possible!  And the pool that The Edge wants would be put in to help ward off forest fires!  And every known “green building technique” would be used during the development!  So see?  See how totally GOOD for the environment his 5 mansions really are?  DON’T YOU SEE???

The Edge said, “We just had this dream of building a house that was in perfect harmony with these hills.  We see it as something that could be a bench mark of sustainability.”  I’m not making that up.  He actually said that.  To which the chief of planning and natural resources for the conservancy replied, “What is so silly is they say it is so green. But every time you drive up there, any savings you would have are shot by fossil fuel.”

Environmental attorney and supporter of The Edge said, in defense of the project, “Rather than fighting every project it’s a much more prudent exercise to try and inspire other landowners to do things that are not only in the best interest of the environment, but also to protect the homes and enhance the values here.”  In other words, environment comes first, except when a celebrity wants a fancy new house (or five).

The California Coastal Commission is expected to rule on the fate of this whole project this summer.  And, California is KNOWN for being tough on celebrities (snort), so I think we can all guess how this will turn out.

GAWD.

Your Saturday Dose Of The New, Hip, Green World…

Published by Daisy on January 23, 2010 in General Political Mockery. 8 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

I think this is the wackest of the wack I’ve seen in a while. And this year has been pretty wack.

So, you guys know how Detroit basically has like a 50% unemployment rate and how it’s a shining example of Democrat policies (and the subsequent failures of them)?

Now, just in time to push environmentalism’s obvious importance and superiority over things like jobs and the economy, there’s a new “green” gym in Detroit. This gym is different than most gyms, because it caters specifically to the homeless. Because, let’s face it, folks. There are a ton of overweight and out-of-shape homeless people out there walking around, obviously concerned about their abs and glutes.

To add to the green bandwagon, Kool-Aid-drinker appeal that is this bogus gym, I thought this quote about it pretty much summed up the wackness:

The Green Gym will be the first of its kind. Nowhere else in the country have such innovations been implemented for the benefit of homeless citizens. In addition to standard fitness equipment such as two weight machines, boxing bags, and a treadmill, 10 Green Revolution Technology™ enabled stationary bikes will generate electricity to be redirected into Cass’ power grid. Over one year of four daily classes, a full class of 10 at the Green Gym can generate enough power to light 36 homes for a month, or three homes for a year!

So, now they’re using homeless people to generate energy. I wonder if the Green Gods will recycle those people once they’re done with their services. Or, you know, just turn them into some green food source for the rest of us.

Holy Mother of Wack.

You know what this reminds me of?

These other sane environmentalists (now with annotations):

The Geeks That Don’t Like Al Gore

Published by Daisy on June 9, 2009 in General Political Mockery. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , .

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Let me start with the fact that I use the term “geek” affectionately here.  I love geeks.  And, there are some out there that feel as though they’ve been defeated, in a sense, by Al Gore and his fuzzy science. 

Enter Global Warming – or what Joseph L. Bast, president of The Heartland Institute, refers to as “popular delusion.”

According to this article, the Heartland Institute had its third annual International Conference on Climate Change last week – “a daylong session of speeches and scientific presentations.”  Including “conservative think tanks and groups, the conference drew about 250 guests, most of them researchers and policy analysts, some from as far away as Japan and Australia.”

And, I know you’re going to be shocked to hear this – almost no media was there to cover it.

In fact, Bast eludes to the fact that the conservative scientific community is pretty much ignored on this issue, saying that “if you open your newspaper, turn on your TV set, you’re likely to see global warming alarmism, and nothing else.”

This group – like many other educated people in this country – believe that emissions and carbon dioxide aren’t heating up the earth and eventually causing the demise of our planet and the people on it.  Instead, they feel that any weird atmospheric happenings in the 20th century are a “natural cycle of the Earth’s unpredictable, roller-coaster weather patterns.”

So, you can imagine their disgust at Al Gore, his movie (they laugh at it), and the “darker motives of the climate debate.”  These “darker motives” include what they believe to be a “liberal-inspired hoax, intended to wrest control of world energy policy and wealth from Western countries so the United Nations can have its way.”

To them, liberty, capitalism, and our economy may be at risk because of this hoax.  And I’m not sure if I disagree, seeing as how there is still no substantial proof for global warming, or moreover, proof that cap and trade will lower the core temperature of the earth by 1 degree in 100 years.  And, moreover, if THAT one-degree difference will really be worth our economy, our liberty, and capitalism being wrecked in the process.  Regardless, policy is being made around the fuzzy science at hand.

The group points out that the research that’s been done hasn’t taken into account many factors, and it’s excluded a great deal of other data, adding that you basically get out of research what you put into it.  Go figure.

In Virginia, they’ve established a Climate Change Commission and developed their first official report last December.  That report has a footnote that reads, “While we have concluded that the overwhelming evidence supports these points, we have heard testimony providing contrary information during public comment periods at our meetings.”

Alrighty then.  I feel much better now about the government regulating how much carbon dioxide I exhale…

Pelosi Would Like Everyone To Take Responsibility. Well, Everyone Except Her, That Is.

Published by Daisy on May 28, 2009 in Choppy McBotox (Nancy Pelosi) and General Political Mockery. 3 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , .

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So, Princess Pelosi goes over to China today and talks to students and faculty at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Of course, the entire visit focused on the environment and how we can work together with China to keep it clean and green and all that crap. Because THIS is what should be at the forefront of all our foreign discussions right now, people (yes, that was dripping in sarcasm, in case you were wondering).

According to this article, Pelosi “linked global warming to environmental justice, saying the right to a clean environment is also a human right.”

Way to skirt the issues on REAL human rights and not talk about anything of substance whatsoever. Nice work.

And, you know, the article actually bored me to tears, except for one quote that made me feel suddenly compelled to write a post and mock it, of course. That quote, you ask?

“We have so much room for improvement,” she said. “Every aspect of our lives must be subjected to an inventory … of how we are taking responsibility.”

That’s funny. The whole taking responsibility thing.  And not really ha-ha funny as much as it is frightening that she thinks she’s above pointing fingers at the Bush administration and the CIA and alienating the hell out of herself in the process, all the while having full disclosure tucked away in the back of her Botox-saturated little mind and NOT taking responsibility for it.  At all.  Yet asking US to take responsibility for all our actions. 

Funny how that works.  Well, frightening funny, anyway.

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