Al Gore stars in: "An Inconvenient Waistline"
Posted on 03/06/2007 3:17:45 PM PST by paulat
PETA TO AL GORE: YOU CAN’T BE A MEAT-EATING ENVIRONMENTALIST Tue Mar 06 2007 17:08:05 ET
The Most ‘Inconvenient Truth’: According to U.N., Animals Raised for Food Generate More Greenhouse Gases Than All Cars and Trucks Combined
Norfolk, Va. — This morning, PETA sent a letter to former vice president Al Gore explaining to him that the best way to fight global warming is to go vegetarian and offering to cook him faux “fried chicken” as an introduction to meat-free meals. In its letter, PETA points out that Gore’s film, An Inconvenient Truth—which starkly outlines the potentially catastrophic effects of global warming and just won the Academy Award for “Best Documentary”—has failed to address the fact that the meat industry is the largest contributor to greenhouse-gas emissions.
In the letter, PETA points out the following:
· The effect that our meat addiction is having on the climate is truly staggering. In fact, in its recent report “Livestock’s Long Shadow—Environmental Issues and Options,” the United Nations determined that raising animals for food generates more greenhouse gases than all the cars and trucks in the world combined.
· Researchers at the University of Chicago have determined that switching to a vegan diet is more effective in countering global warming than switching from a standard American car to a Toyota Prius.
PETA also reminds Gore that his critics love to question whether he practices what he preaches and suggests that by going vegetarian, he could cut down on his contribution to global warming and silence his critics at the same time.
“The single best thing that any of us can do to for our health, for animals, and for the environment is to go vegetarian,” says PETA President Ingrid E. Newkirk. “The best and easiest way for Mr. Gore to show his critics that he’s truly committed to fighting global warming is to kick his meat habit immediately.”
If Ann Coulter were to say that Al Gore eats meat, would she have to go to rehab?
You mean like the Rudy threads?
Oh, my goodness...just saw your tag...
Never had a prob turning 20...30...40...having a blast trying new things...now 50...think it finally caught up....
I am printing up your tag and it is gonna be in my face EVERYWHERE!!!
Thank you for that!!
Not gonna go there....
Both chicken and turkey breast. Topped twith sharp cheddar, sour cream, and a - dare I say it - liberal shot of Jim Beam hot sauce. My God, you didn't actually think I'd make some soy-laden vegetarian slop, did you? LOL :-) Ya know how they say, 'A sandwich just isn't a sandwich without the great taste of Miracle Whip?' Who the hell would even bother to waste time making chili without the ground flesh of a dead animal or three? :-)
I loved that sign, but I must admit I've never been to that Saskatoon. Guess advertising has its limits.
WHOOOO...you just opened a can of whoopa$$ on the chili cookers here...
Carlo, Gypsy...you might have a ping to a chili-cookin' list....
I know there are some strong feelings on that...anyone else...please pitch in!!!
Well, you're welcome . . . but I'm a bit confused. Which one -- the item in my post or the tagline after my name?!
The tagline after your name.
Al is doing the best he can to combat global warming.
Looks like he's devouring 3 or 4 cows a day in an effort to keep them from producing methane.
LOL!!! I thought you'd have that reaction!!!
I honestly can't take credit for it, though. It's actually a line from an eclectic 1990s-vintage popular song called "Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand" by a band called Primitive Radio Gods.
Some folks might remember it from the soundtrack of the Jim Carrey movie "Cable Guy."
[Third Stanza]
Am I alive or thoughts that drift away?
Does summer come for everyone?
Can humans do what prophets say?
And if I die before I learn to speak,
Can money pay for all the days
I lived awake but half asleep?
Auggggk.
I just had a epiphany moment from the soundtrack to "The Cable Guy"...
This is FR...there are plenty of guns...
...please shoot me now....
Carnivore Gore...BUSTED!
You realize I have to change this tagline soon, don't you? My tradition here has been to post a tagline that is a lyric from a song, and then to keep it there until someone recognizes it or comments on it. This one was up for quite a long time!
I'm a meat-eater and I love my enviroment!
I was petting my Basset today, basically giving him a nice rub down. When we do that, I always show him where his 'Rump Roasts' are, where his 'Tenderloins' are, where his best 'Dog Chops' are...LOL!
My husband thinks I'm nuts.
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