Irony IV

The BBC today reported that a group of several hundred protesters are sneaking about London trying to set up some type of "Green Camp" outside of the eyes of the local authorities. The purpose of the sneaking about and the so-called camp are to call attention to global warming. How interesting. Meanwhile...

Vienna is preparing for a gigantic open air memorial concert for Michael Jackson to be held later in September behind one of the palaces in the city. His mother was happy about this because Michael liked palaces. The concert will, no doubt, be televised around the world using millions of watts of electricity and causing much CO2 to explode upon our atmosphere. The private jets flying in from around the world will probably cause quite the spectical at Vienna's Schwechat airport. The limos hauling all of these apparently important people from the airport to their luxury hotels, the concert site, back to their hotels, and back to the airport will, I am sure be very exciting. And let us not forget the TV cameras and journalists and their entourages. Then all of the paper and plastic that will be strewn around the palace grounds after the masses leave. I sincerely hope some sincere politician from the EU and Washington DC and Hollywood elites will manage to stop and give their opinion about global warming and CO2 just before they get back into their limo or jet. Hey, maybe Al Gore will show up!

And then, this weekend, Boston and Washington DC are preparing for the funeral of Edward Kennedy. No doubt the rich and famous from both coasts will be in attendance as will the President. Imagine the private jets flying in and out of Boston; imagine the convoy of vehicles carrying Mr. Kennedy's coffin to the church, from the church, to an airplane, to Arlington cemetary in DC; imagine all of the TV cameras and reporters driving to the events in their gas guzzling vans and cars and jets and helicopters. Imagine all of the CO2 that will blow into the atmosphere this weekend along the east coast (OK, probably not much more than a typical day of harping when Congress is in session and the President is in town).

Where are the protesters calling attention to global warming when you need them? Go figure...