[Eye On The Left]

Isn't it amazing, Earth and Lenin were both born on April 22.

Vladimir Lenin
Владимир Ильич Ленин
Chairman of the Council of People’s Commissars
In office: November 8, 1917 – January 21, 1924

Born April 22, 1870
Died January 21, 1924
Political party Bolshevik Party
Profession Politician, revolutionary

". . . on April 22, 1970, Earth Day was held, one of the most remarkable happenings in the history of democracy. . . "
--American Heritage Magazine, October 1993

Founded on Lenin's 100th birthday? --yeah, it's a "coincidence". LOL.

Earth Day 1970 (the very first Earth Day):
"The nationwide event included opposition to the Vietnam War on the agenda, but this was thought to detract for the environmental message.
Pete Seeger was a keynote speaker and performer at the event held in Washington DC. Paul Newman and Ali McGraw attended the event held in New York City."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_Day#Earth_Day_1970

From David Horowitz's FrontPageMag.com/DiscoverTheNetwork.org:
Profile: PETE SEEGER

*Musician, folksinger, songwriter, and political activist

*Joined the Communist Party in 1942

*"I'm still a Communist" -- Pete Seeger, 2004

http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1619

Also see: America’s Most Successful Communist [Pete Seeger]
By Howard Husock
http://www.city-journal.org/html/15_3_urbanities-communist.html

[patch789]

the first earth day, was what day of the week?

[MrB]

“liberals” freak out when you expose their “environmentalism” as simply a cover for communism.

Nothing they do is up front and honest, because exposing their underlying motives would destroy their movement. They know this, and we should too.

[rock_lobsta]

Today’s Earth Day? WOOHOO!!!

Anytime I can find an excuse to fly the Stars and Stripes, fire up the grill and cook some dead animals, I do it!

What better way to celebrate Earth Day than to partake in her bounty and honor her most noble country?

[Bookwoman]

I believe that God gave us stewardship of the earth. It is up to us to take care of it. Just like people try to keep their homes clean and tidy so they are a pleasure to live in, I believe residents of planet earth should take care of the planet and not pollute it with poisons.

I also believe that the earth as an ecosystem was created with built-in checks and balances. If we damage it too much, we will suffer the consequences in terms of weather upheaval and other calamities.

Just because the leftists have coopted this cause and spewed all manner of falsehoods and propaganda in the name of their nefarious agendas does not mean that we are off the hook in terms of taking care of our planet.

“Waste not, want not,” my father always used to say!

Our house has active and passive solar heat as well as a woodburning stove, which uses renewable resources we grow ourselves, in addition to heating with more conventional methods. We recycle, grow our own vegetables, and live a very simple lifestyle. My husband and I both work from home and try to be as self-reliant as possible.

I live in an area that is cold much of the year, so when spring comes, I love to bask in the warmth and the new growth of greenery. I appreciate what God has given us on this earth and celebrate this gift every day. How can one be close to the earth and not see the Hand of God?

Rather than condemning the environmentalists, why don’t we pray that they see the Hand of God?

[<1/1,000,000th%]

Depending on which website you look at he was also born on April 10th and May 4th.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Don't forget the murderous thug,professional protestor and all around waste of life Ira Einhorn who took most of the credit for starting Earth Day.

And it is no coincidence that he picked Lenin's birthday.

[kickonly88]

I think I will celebrate by riding my Shovelhead hybrid chop; it burns gasoline AND rubber!

[Condor51]

How the First Earth Day Came About

Uh ... IIRC it was God.

1. In the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
   
2. And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
   
3. And God said: Be light made. And light was made.
   
4. And God saw the light that it was good; and he divided the light from the darkness.
   
5. And he called the light Day, and the darkness Night; and there was evening and morning one day
   
6. And God said: Let there be a firmament made amidst the waters: and let it divide the waters from the waters.
   
7. And God made a firmament, and divided the waters that were under the firmament, from those that were above the firmament, and it was so.

It goes on, but that's about it. That's how the "First Earth Day" came about.

[AngelesCrestHighway]

Ah yes!....Lenin in Fremont.

[OESY]

Lenin caused 4 million people to be killed from 1917 to 1924.

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