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Two billion watch Live Earth
radionetherlands ^ | Saturday 07 July 2007 23:13 UTC | radionetherlands

Posted on 07/07/2007 4:18:20 PM PDT by JohnA

London - An estimated two billion people worldwide have watched the Live Earth concerts on the television. The shows designed to highlight climate change were organised in Australia, Asia, Europe, South Africa and the United States. Dozens of stars such as Crowded House, Madonna and The Red Hot Chili Peppers performed in cities which included Sydney, New York and London.

The global series of concerts kicked off in Sydney Australia where the show started with a traditional welcome dance by members of the Aboriginal community. Live Earth is the brainchild of former US presidential candidate Al Gore. He opened the event in Washington, and spoke to the public in Tokyo via satellite, saying it was high time to heal the planet. Live Earth is ending with a concert in Rio de Janeiro on Saturday evening.


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: algore; branson; exxon; figureslie; global; liarsfigure; liveearth; manbearpig; mobil; stuckonstupid; warming
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To: MacDorcha

Also, you’ve got to remove from the earth population:

- young children - i.e. 1-5
- people in hospitals
- most of the middle east - It’s the saturday jewbashathon on al jazeera I believe
- people in prisons
- people at work

And really, you have watching this concert, a quite amazing 150% of the worlds tv viewing population.

Well done Gore!


41 posted on 07/07/2007 4:33:22 PM PDT by UKrepublican
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To: CindyDawg

I’ll bet the 40% of ExxonMobil shareholders who stomped up and down at the annual meeting demanding Exxon act more responsibly all watched it.


42 posted on 07/07/2007 4:33:48 PM PDT by JohnA
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To: JohnA

Another reason to throw the TV out.


43 posted on 07/07/2007 4:33:55 PM PDT by Current Occupant (IF YOU ABANDON CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPLES, ARE YOU STILL A CONSERVATIVE?!)
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To: Montanabound
How do they know 2 billion people watched it?

Because they know that 99.78% of all statistics are made up on the spot

44 posted on 07/07/2007 4:33:55 PM PDT by Mr_Moonlight
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To: JohnA

Damn, I missed it.


45 posted on 07/07/2007 4:34:04 PM PDT by mgstarr (KZ-6090 Smith W.)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

Now that crap will cause global warming. It is a hysterical lie.


46 posted on 07/07/2007 4:34:12 PM PDT by svcw (There is no plan B.)
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To: Ladysmith
Navin: Ah! It's a profit deal!

You know - I've got that here on DVD - better to watch that again than to even consider watching Gore's Folly.

47 posted on 07/07/2007 4:34:26 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: JohnA
Oh really! I wonder how they came up with that statistic? I'm not saying that 42.35076210385% of all statistics are BS or made up or something, but I’m just curious as to how that number came about.

Is this the same sort of science and statistics that has brought us "Global Warming"?
48 posted on 07/07/2007 4:35:41 PM PDT by Red6 (Come and take it.)
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To: Tennessee_Bob

i cranked my a/c down low enough to cause frost to form on all the windows.....that help?


49 posted on 07/07/2007 4:36:04 PM PDT by flat
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To: cardinal4; Montanabound
Are there even 2 billion TVs out there?

Probably when you consider that most homes in the US, Western Europe, Japan and Australia have multiple TVs. It wouldn't surprise me to learn that there are more TVs in the US than there are people. However, I don't think there is a chance in hell that there are 2 billion people in the world who have TVs in their homes.

50 posted on 07/07/2007 4:36:13 PM PDT by wagglebee ("A political party cannot be all things to all people." -- Ronald Reagan, 3/1/75)
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To: Anti-Bubba182

I hear it’s coming to DC.

They can invite George Romero and the Exxon Mobil zombie-voters now holding a slight majority over those with fire in their eyes demanding Exxon get off its arse and help out.


51 posted on 07/07/2007 4:36:47 PM PDT by JohnA
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To: Montanabound

How do they know 2 billion people watched it?

you know how liberals count...................


52 posted on 07/07/2007 4:37:01 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple ( Seeking the truth here folks.)
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To: Montanabound

The number two billion sounds cool. That’s why it was used. And 99.97 % of serious scientists agree that the Gospel of Gore is true. Peace be to the Prophet Algore.


53 posted on 07/07/2007 4:37:10 PM PDT by Irish Queen (Nevada Gal)
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To: SampleMan

With the worlds population around 6.7 billion and approximately 3.8-4.0 billion living in moderate to extreme poverty (according to the World Bank they are living on less than $1 to $2 per day) I also doubt that a majority of the 2+ billion left are even aware of this scam of a concert!


54 posted on 07/07/2007 4:37:30 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: JohnA
I decided to continue to not own a TV in order to commemorate this important cultural event....

Pascal's Global Warming Wager: Amen and Hallelujah!


55 posted on 07/07/2007 4:37:53 PM PDT by M203M4 (Vote Fruity Giuliani or the terrists will win! Abortion & gun control = price for freedumb!)
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To: cardinal4
How the hell do they know how many people watched it?

They have no idea. They made up a big impressive number for the evening news to report. This is similar to whenever any lefty group has a protest they say at least 100,000 showed up. Closer scrutiny usually shows about a dozen real protesters and 2 or 3 dozen who are there because they thought they were boarding the bus to the methadone clinic.

I briefly tuned in this morning and saw some chick band wearing "Say No to Nuclear Power" tee shirts - useful idiots all.

56 posted on 07/07/2007 4:37:55 PM PDT by Sunnyvale CA Eng.
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To: JohnA

Did the same people who counted the Million Man March work this one?


57 posted on 07/07/2007 4:38:03 PM PDT by subaru
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To: flat
i cranked my a/c down low enough to cause frost to form on all the windows

Oh yeah? Well, I've got my a/c cranked down low enough to frost the windows, plus I've got slaughtered and dressed out endangered species hanging in the living room.

58 posted on 07/07/2007 4:38:04 PM PDT by Tennessee_Bob ("Those who "abjure" violence can only do so because others are committing violence on their behalf.")
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To: UKrepublican
And really, you have watching this concert, a quite amazing 150% of the worlds tv viewing population.

*Snicker* Good catch, mate..!

59 posted on 07/07/2007 4:38:17 PM PDT by cardinal4
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To: elcid1970

Saw some hot babes on stage. Wonder if they’ll ever find husbands..........

the might find burnt out wired bags of poor protoplasm and marry them...they say there’s somebody for everybody on god’’s green earth.....kumbaya....my pothead kumbaya.


60 posted on 07/07/2007 4:39:17 PM PDT by flat
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