Posted on 07/09/2007 12:24:44 PM PDT by Clive
In 1985, the Live Aid concert actually asked music lovers to do something -- to donate their own money to help the starving in Africa.
Throwing money into dictatorships might not have been the smartest way to help Africa's poor, but it had a morality feeling to it -- people were asked to do something selfless in return for their entertainment.
It was appropriate that one-hit-wonder Bob Geldof was knighted for his work in spearheading the event.
Things have changed in the music business.
In 2005 came Live 8, a concert designed to pressure the leaders of the G8 nations to spend more tax dollars on foreign aid.
Nothing was asked of Live 8's audience, other than to pressure their political leaders.
U2's lead singer Bono (but let us use his proper name, Paul Hewson, when he's a politician) positively told viewers not to give any money -- sock it to taxpayers.
Hewson and the rest of his band don't have to worry about being caught in the tax hikes he proposed.
Six months before Ireland ended its tax exemption for artists, Hewson and the rest of U2 moved their assets to Amsterdam, a tax haven.
Live Aid was noble, if misguided.
Live 8 was ignoble and misguided.
But this weekend's Live Earth concerts, in the name of global warming, takes the cake.
There is no charitable giving here.
And not even a coherent call to action.
There is no "solution" to global warming.
No one knows how to stop the Earth from warming, because no one caused it -- it's a natural phenomenon, just like it was natural when the Earth warmed out of its various ice ages.
Even the United Nations acknowledges that if every country in the world adopted Kyoto, the world would still gently warm.
No wonder Live Earth organizer Al Gore's movie, An Inconvenient Truth, spent 95% of its time making apocalyptic predictions, and only 5% on amusing climate-changing "solutions" like turning down your thermostat at home.
Like King Canute ordering the waves to stop, Gore thinks putting on a sweater will cause the Earth to cool off.
Other than trivial and useless acts of self-denial, the only concrete step that Live Earth sells are "offsets", a sort of economic atonement for living a high-energy lifestyle.
You can burn fuel -- lots of it, even -- if you pay some money.
The fact that Gore is the chairman of the leading offset company isn't usually mentioned in his fawning media coverage.
Offsets are about pretending to care. What a perfect symbol for Live Earth.
While the stars flew in on private jets, while the stages were brimming with power-hungry lights and screens, while the lifestyles of the Gores and Hewsons of the world could sustain entire villages, here's what Live Earth's viewers were told, on the official website, in the section about how to get to Wembley Stadium.
"Why not put your best foot forward and walk or cycle?" scolded the site.
"Or you could take public transport and catch a coach, train, the tube or a local bus. If you absolutely have to drive, be an eco-driver and use a fuel-efficient car and travel with friends."
Do you think that U2's Hewson or Al Gore took the subway to the show? Do you think they ever travel on public transit, except during photo ops?
If you do, I've got a carbon offset to sell you.
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Al Gore is destined to make “MILLIONS” from his global warming crap. HE OWNS THE COMPANY THAT IS PROMOTING CARBON CREDIT SALES.
Ezra is a denier.
I wonder how much Gore is paying to himself for carbon offset credits for the limos and private planes he uses.
Sheeeeesh ! You’re giving away the secret...
Just like communist and socialist elites, these “elites” live high off the hog while the useful idiots and dupes are supposed to sacrifice for “the cause”.
The Who’s “We Won’t Be Fooled Again” is just so perfect as background music...
What a slimey PUTZ!
This is even an easier scam than taking green from buddist monks!
The Live Earth crowd in Brisbane
Best summary of the hypocrisy I have read so far.
Yeah, we gonna have a keg party at my house to bring awareness to the dangers of alcohol.
"This is what happens when you let a bunch of hippies try to organize a big event."
Al Bore invented the Internet.
Putfile Version (Higher quality)
Since it's Al Bore's day in the spotlight, let's push these Al Gore videos up on the YouTube rankings for him. Vote for them! Mark them as favorites, and link to them.
Good anti-Global Warming video that picks apart Gore's stupid film.
As I understand it, the primary reason (by far) for global warming is increased solar activity. Measurements of temps on Mars show that it is warming too. The last time I checked there were no SUVs attacking people on the red planet. I say we send Gore and Madonna and Bono and the rest to Mars to do a save the planet concert there. At least then they will accomplish something - they will have left.
The MEDIA'S Control of the YOUTH MARKET- to use for supporters,campaigners, indoctrination!
Many of the MEDIA's "PICK" aren't just hitting th Youth market! and actually are turning OFF the Teens/College kids they were counting on!
These Kids are NOW Hang Gliding, Surf Boarding and doing "Their Things" In ways, With Buying "Polluting" Leasure Companies goods! -Driving POLLUTING GAS Vans, Hummers!-Try telling the TEENS/College RICH Kids now to Stop using "Resources"! HAA!
Teens/College, Libbie-Youth-Market are all Partying in CanCun!! Or Malaysia! hahaha!
Where the hell is Brisbane?
What I am afraid of....the fact that someone this stupid and openly, blatantly hypocritical can hold a high ranking office and have people believe every word he says. Thats the scary part.
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