China gets a lot of flack, as the most populated country on the planet it frequently comes under fire for human rights violations, environmental degradation, and questionable ethical behavior.
But as the world's likely next super power China has begun to show some promise. Taking a cue from Bolivia, China recently banned animals in circus' and restricted animals in zoos. Wow. This is huge. Can you image anything like that happening in North America? Barnes and Bailey wouldn't let that happen without a fight.
China has also organized an annual tree planting drive that has seen over 12 billion trees planted in the last 32 years that has resulted in forested areas increasing and in 2001, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) listed China among the top 15 countries with the most "closed forest" ....um what?
The surprises don't stop there, China is also invests the most worldwide in 'clean technology' and made free plastic bags illegal in 2008.
Sorry, am I the only one surprised by this? Who is doing China's PR? I get that despite these efforts China is still one of the worst pollutors on the planet but how does China have such a bad rap when we have the TAR SANDS??
Keep updated on China's environmental efforts here.
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Friday, January 21, 2011
Friday, August 15, 2008
As Good as Our Word
When was the last time you signed a contract and then never bothered to fulfill your obligations without any sort of implications?
How often does the government forgive you for not paying your taxes? Although taxes are more of a suggestion anyways.
My point is how absolutely mind boggling it is that our government (others too) doesn’t bother to live up to its contractually signed obligations. I know this isn’t the most articulate statement but it seems most appropriate: WTF?
We certainly aren’t forgiving third world debt, so why are our prior commitments utterly worthless?
Since pledging to reduce greenhouse gases 6% from the amount emitted in 1990 by 2012 (this works out to be a 5.2% reduction per year) with the Kyoto Accord. Yet Canada’s emissions continue to grow (a big shout out goes to Alberta’s tar sands for helping with this one), with Harper insisting that cutting emissions would be seriously detrimental to our economy.
Personally I think not being able to breathe would hurt our economy more.
Although we have signed Kyoto, we’ve decided to now set our own levels of reductions…due to begin around 2020.
Canada is also among 7 other industrialized nations that participate in annual summits and other meetings as a member of G8. This committee discusses world events such as the economy, health, the environment, and law enforcement. Among the goals that these countries have committed to is aid for Africa. Unsurprisingly there are now rumors that among other countries Canada is trying to back out of this commitment as well:
http://www.one.org/international/g8/
Canada prides itself on being a first world country that boasts seemingly endless natural beauty, so how come we look like complete tools on the world stage? It doesn’t matter if the Liberal party signed the Kyoto accord; the conservatives are still obligated to fulfill their responsibilities.
Our government is making us look like an insolent child that keeps promising to clean their room ‘tomorrow’.
How often does the government forgive you for not paying your taxes? Although taxes are more of a suggestion anyways.
My point is how absolutely mind boggling it is that our government (others too) doesn’t bother to live up to its contractually signed obligations. I know this isn’t the most articulate statement but it seems most appropriate: WTF?
We certainly aren’t forgiving third world debt, so why are our prior commitments utterly worthless?
Since pledging to reduce greenhouse gases 6% from the amount emitted in 1990 by 2012 (this works out to be a 5.2% reduction per year) with the Kyoto Accord. Yet Canada’s emissions continue to grow (a big shout out goes to Alberta’s tar sands for helping with this one), with Harper insisting that cutting emissions would be seriously detrimental to our economy.
Personally I think not being able to breathe would hurt our economy more.
Although we have signed Kyoto, we’ve decided to now set our own levels of reductions…due to begin around 2020.
Canada is also among 7 other industrialized nations that participate in annual summits and other meetings as a member of G8. This committee discusses world events such as the economy, health, the environment, and law enforcement. Among the goals that these countries have committed to is aid for Africa. Unsurprisingly there are now rumors that among other countries Canada is trying to back out of this commitment as well:
http://www.one.org/international/g8/
Canada prides itself on being a first world country that boasts seemingly endless natural beauty, so how come we look like complete tools on the world stage? It doesn’t matter if the Liberal party signed the Kyoto accord; the conservatives are still obligated to fulfill their responsibilities.
Our government is making us look like an insolent child that keeps promising to clean their room ‘tomorrow’.
Bill C-517
Recently a little bill called Bill C-517 was turned down in both federal and provincial parliament. People might be familiar with it since Greenpeace has been spearheading a campaign to have it passed along with a handful of other organizations however their efforts proved unsuccessful.
For now.
What’s the deal with Bill C-517? Well it called for mandatory labelling on genetically engineered food. For those of you who are unfamiliar, GE foods are food that have had their genes altered with (an example would be taking a gene from a seal to make your corn more resistant to the cold), which is a very simplified explanation. Passing the bill should be simple, right? Well it’s not.
Studies have shown that 85-90% of Canadians want to know if their food is GE and I personally helped Greenpeace hand over 22,000 signatures in support of the Bill before it was about to be voted on. Again however, this proved to be ineffective. When I wrote my MP asking what the deal was, he wrote back with this:
“Although I support labelling on GE foods, I don’t think this bill will accomplish that.”
A response that ridiculous doesn’t require me to elaborate.
With such overwhelming support of such that bill, you think politicians would jumping all over themselves to endorse it and take credit for it. But that’s not the case, why?
As always, there are giant corporations with big money involved and continuing with our current prime minister’s agenda, we are going to do whatever keeps the U.S. happy (see Bending Over for Bush post).Many people have heard of Monsanto, which is the largest or at least most public supplier of GE seeds to farmers. Older people will remember Monsanto as the creator of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. To quickly summarize, Monsanto eventually got into the seed business after the war and began manufacturing weed killer. However the product became so strong that it was killing not only weeds but crops as well. As a solution, Monsanto began selling GE seeds that would not be killed by their weed killer. Essentially if you sprayed your crops with this killer everything would die except for the GE crops, this is the only visible difference between natural crops and GE ones.
So for people that oppose GE foods that’s problem number one, I don’t want to ingest any food that has been sprayed with such strong fertilizer that it would be dead without changing the DNA of the seed. And it is estimated that around 70% of the food Canadians eat are either GE foods or contain GE ingredients.The next concern is an obvious one, with such a new product we don’t know the implications of eating GE foods. There are no long term studies. However most countries aren’t taking chances, China, Mexico and most of Africa are among nations that have banned GE Foods.
The next issue with labelling is that without it, there is no way to trace any health effects back to GE foods. If I have a violent reaction to something I ate and it had GE ingredients, there is no way for me or my doctor to document it without the labelling. So it is easy for opponents of the labelling to argue that GE foods are exactly the same when it’s impossible to link any side effects to it.
Organic farmers have a problem with GE foods as well, because it is almost impossible to avoid contaminations. Wind, birds, and pollination are all ways that natural and organic crops can be contaminated by GE foods.
And here’s where it gets really, really messy. For the first time in history, Monsanto and other companies are able to copyright their seeds. It used to be that no one could have a copyright on anything living, however now that GE foods are on the market this has changed. Monsanto has taken advantage of this by saying that farmers who buy their seeds can only use them once; forcing them to re-buy seeds every year or face a lawsuit.
So what happens if you are an organic farmer who has had their crops contaminated for one reason or another by GE seeds? Who owns the crops and who is responsible? A recent landmark case involving Percy Schmeiser was brought all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada and it was decided that if your farm gets contaminated by GE seeds, it is your fault and your responsibility to pay Monsanto or whoever infringement fees. Unless you want to pay every year for new seeds, it is your responsibility to keep GE foods away from your land.
Another way to look at it is, if you have grown a tree on your land even for a hundred years and it gets contaminated by GE seeds, it is now property of Monsanto or whoever owns the right the GE seed.
The scary part about all this is not just the ramifications for Canadian farmers, but for farmers in third world countries. What happens when GE products inevitably end up contaminating farms in Guatemala for example? Most farmers don’t have the resources to keep GE foods out (which almost impossible anyways) or to pay settlement fees to buy their crops back.
Monsanto is a really powerful corporation however this doesn’t immediately mean that it can stop bills from being passed in parliament. Although it helps to have former Monsanto employees now working in parliament and former politicians working for Monsanto. It’s a little bit like Bush’s government, which is full of former oil company executives. (http://www.purefood.org/monsanto/revolvedoor.cfm)
This is all a very brief and simplified explanation of the facts involving GE foods and getting them labelled. Anyone looking for more information, I encourage you to click on the links below and check out the documentary “The Future of Food”.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
http://www.gefreebc.org/gefree_tmpl.php?content=home
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/AboutFOF.htm
For now.
What’s the deal with Bill C-517? Well it called for mandatory labelling on genetically engineered food. For those of you who are unfamiliar, GE foods are food that have had their genes altered with (an example would be taking a gene from a seal to make your corn more resistant to the cold), which is a very simplified explanation. Passing the bill should be simple, right? Well it’s not.
Studies have shown that 85-90% of Canadians want to know if their food is GE and I personally helped Greenpeace hand over 22,000 signatures in support of the Bill before it was about to be voted on. Again however, this proved to be ineffective. When I wrote my MP asking what the deal was, he wrote back with this:
“Although I support labelling on GE foods, I don’t think this bill will accomplish that.”
A response that ridiculous doesn’t require me to elaborate.
With such overwhelming support of such that bill, you think politicians would jumping all over themselves to endorse it and take credit for it. But that’s not the case, why?
As always, there are giant corporations with big money involved and continuing with our current prime minister’s agenda, we are going to do whatever keeps the U.S. happy (see Bending Over for Bush post).Many people have heard of Monsanto, which is the largest or at least most public supplier of GE seeds to farmers. Older people will remember Monsanto as the creator of Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. To quickly summarize, Monsanto eventually got into the seed business after the war and began manufacturing weed killer. However the product became so strong that it was killing not only weeds but crops as well. As a solution, Monsanto began selling GE seeds that would not be killed by their weed killer. Essentially if you sprayed your crops with this killer everything would die except for the GE crops, this is the only visible difference between natural crops and GE ones.
So for people that oppose GE foods that’s problem number one, I don’t want to ingest any food that has been sprayed with such strong fertilizer that it would be dead without changing the DNA of the seed. And it is estimated that around 70% of the food Canadians eat are either GE foods or contain GE ingredients.The next concern is an obvious one, with such a new product we don’t know the implications of eating GE foods. There are no long term studies. However most countries aren’t taking chances, China, Mexico and most of Africa are among nations that have banned GE Foods.
The next issue with labelling is that without it, there is no way to trace any health effects back to GE foods. If I have a violent reaction to something I ate and it had GE ingredients, there is no way for me or my doctor to document it without the labelling. So it is easy for opponents of the labelling to argue that GE foods are exactly the same when it’s impossible to link any side effects to it.
Organic farmers have a problem with GE foods as well, because it is almost impossible to avoid contaminations. Wind, birds, and pollination are all ways that natural and organic crops can be contaminated by GE foods.
And here’s where it gets really, really messy. For the first time in history, Monsanto and other companies are able to copyright their seeds. It used to be that no one could have a copyright on anything living, however now that GE foods are on the market this has changed. Monsanto has taken advantage of this by saying that farmers who buy their seeds can only use them once; forcing them to re-buy seeds every year or face a lawsuit.
So what happens if you are an organic farmer who has had their crops contaminated for one reason or another by GE seeds? Who owns the crops and who is responsible? A recent landmark case involving Percy Schmeiser was brought all the way to the Supreme Court of Canada and it was decided that if your farm gets contaminated by GE seeds, it is your fault and your responsibility to pay Monsanto or whoever infringement fees. Unless you want to pay every year for new seeds, it is your responsibility to keep GE foods away from your land.
Another way to look at it is, if you have grown a tree on your land even for a hundred years and it gets contaminated by GE seeds, it is now property of Monsanto or whoever owns the right the GE seed.
The scary part about all this is not just the ramifications for Canadian farmers, but for farmers in third world countries. What happens when GE products inevitably end up contaminating farms in Guatemala for example? Most farmers don’t have the resources to keep GE foods out (which almost impossible anyways) or to pay settlement fees to buy their crops back.
Monsanto is a really powerful corporation however this doesn’t immediately mean that it can stop bills from being passed in parliament. Although it helps to have former Monsanto employees now working in parliament and former politicians working for Monsanto. It’s a little bit like Bush’s government, which is full of former oil company executives. (http://www.purefood.org/monsanto/revolvedoor.cfm)
This is all a very brief and simplified explanation of the facts involving GE foods and getting them labelled. Anyone looking for more information, I encourage you to click on the links below and check out the documentary “The Future of Food”.
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
http://www.vanityfair.com/politics/features/2008/05/monsanto200805
http://www.gefreebc.org/gefree_tmpl.php?content=home
http://www.thefutureoffood.com/AboutFOF.htm
Bending Over for Bush
Have you heard of the Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America? If you have no idea what I’m talking about then I don’t blame you, because our government isn’t taking great pains to enlighten the people on the small ‘teakings’ our country’s regulations.
The SPP brought together Prime Minister Harper, President Bush, and President Calderon (of Mexico) in order to achieve “a better quality of life for you and for businesses.” Hmm… I don’t know about you but it’s been a while since I’ve seen people demanding their government provide a greater quality of life for businesses, especially since I doubt this is going to be helpful for the Mom & Pop shops down the street.
The official SPP website says:
“The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.”
This description, like the entire website is vague and feels slightly ‘Big Brother-esque’ but the SPP essentially means that we as Canadians can’t really do anything without the U.S.’s permission first. We are essentially aligning our environmental, trade, immigration, and terrorism policies with our southern neighbors.
The U.S. hasn’t had the most impressive track record with their ‘War on Terror’, so I find little satisfaction in knowing that my tax dollars will be supporting it. Plus it means that if my name resembles a suspectived terrorist then I can be barred from air travel(although I have attended a vegan potluck so I think I’m tagged myself…see previous blog)?
And of course, if we are dealing with President Bush we are dealing with oil. The SPP gives the US better access to oil from both Canada and Mexico and I know that most Canadians are very concerned about who we are going to GIVE our oil too. And you know what? Why don’t we throw in some clean Canadian water in that deal too? Because the SPP discussions included giving large amounts of water away too, although the tar sands are ensuring that we won’t have much clean water left anyways… but that’s another blog.
The ‘Fact vs. Myth’ page on the official SPP page boasts that ‘no agreement was ever signed’. Um, does anyone think that is a good thing? It’s as if the leaders of our countries are laughing at us saying “Oh, all that paper work was such a pain in the ass so we just skipped it!” Without a signed agreement how do we know if anyone has breached it? Without anything in writing how do we citizens know what our governments are committing to? Without anything in writing, how do us citizens or the people we elect vote against it?
However we can all take comfort in knowing that our leaders have chosen some outside representatives to participate in SPP discussions, leaders of huge corporations and military officials have been included to voice their opinions.
Excluding public opinion was no mistake because if people had been allowed to vote on it, it would have been dismissed immediately. According to the Council of Canadians, most of us completely disagree with the SPP:
(http://www.canadians.org/integratethis/backgrounders/notcounting/index.html)
Although statistics show that we are completely disagree with pretty much everything the SPP sets out to accomplish, it’s still being implemented. Does anyone else think this is absolutely LUDICROUS? We like to think ourselves a democratic society but our government does whatever the hell they want and seem to just give its citizens the finger when it comes to public opinion.
Which makes me when are we going to stop bending over for Bush?
The SPP brought together Prime Minister Harper, President Bush, and President Calderon (of Mexico) in order to achieve “a better quality of life for you and for businesses.” Hmm… I don’t know about you but it’s been a while since I’ve seen people demanding their government provide a greater quality of life for businesses, especially since I doubt this is going to be helpful for the Mom & Pop shops down the street.
The official SPP website says:
“The Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America (SPP) was launched in March of 2005 as a trilateral effort to increase security and enhance prosperity among the United States, Canada and Mexico through greater cooperation and information sharing.”
This description, like the entire website is vague and feels slightly ‘Big Brother-esque’ but the SPP essentially means that we as Canadians can’t really do anything without the U.S.’s permission first. We are essentially aligning our environmental, trade, immigration, and terrorism policies with our southern neighbors.
The U.S. hasn’t had the most impressive track record with their ‘War on Terror’, so I find little satisfaction in knowing that my tax dollars will be supporting it. Plus it means that if my name resembles a suspectived terrorist then I can be barred from air travel(although I have attended a vegan potluck so I think I’m tagged myself…see previous blog)?
And of course, if we are dealing with President Bush we are dealing with oil. The SPP gives the US better access to oil from both Canada and Mexico and I know that most Canadians are very concerned about who we are going to GIVE our oil too. And you know what? Why don’t we throw in some clean Canadian water in that deal too? Because the SPP discussions included giving large amounts of water away too, although the tar sands are ensuring that we won’t have much clean water left anyways… but that’s another blog.
The ‘Fact vs. Myth’ page on the official SPP page boasts that ‘no agreement was ever signed’. Um, does anyone think that is a good thing? It’s as if the leaders of our countries are laughing at us saying “Oh, all that paper work was such a pain in the ass so we just skipped it!” Without a signed agreement how do we know if anyone has breached it? Without anything in writing how do we citizens know what our governments are committing to? Without anything in writing, how do us citizens or the people we elect vote against it?
However we can all take comfort in knowing that our leaders have chosen some outside representatives to participate in SPP discussions, leaders of huge corporations and military officials have been included to voice their opinions.
Excluding public opinion was no mistake because if people had been allowed to vote on it, it would have been dismissed immediately. According to the Council of Canadians, most of us completely disagree with the SPP:
(http://www.canadians.org/integratethis/backgrounders/notcounting/index.html)
Although statistics show that we are completely disagree with pretty much everything the SPP sets out to accomplish, it’s still being implemented. Does anyone else think this is absolutely LUDICROUS? We like to think ourselves a democratic society but our government does whatever the hell they want and seem to just give its citizens the finger when it comes to public opinion.
Which makes me when are we going to stop bending over for Bush?
Governments in Secret
One thing that pisses me off the most about our current Canadian government is the secrecy. I’d rather have them flaunt their corruption and broken promises in my face….like an honest person.
A government is supposed to be FOR THE PEOPLE! We elect these inadequate officials to represent us and our needs so it is a complete paradox to have a government make decisions in private.
Besides, making changes quietly admits guilt (at least that’s what it says to me). Take this article for instance:
http://technology.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting?newsitemid=lakes-mining&feedname=cbc-tech-science-v3&show=false&number=0&showbyline=true&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=t&pagenumber=1
The conservatives defend their choice and although it’s completely short-sighted, they appear to have done some (one-sided) research. So why not make this public and stand by your decision?
This solution of dumping toxic waste in Canadian lakes reminds me of small children sweeping all their toys under the bed when they can’t watch TV until their room is clean.
This article comes out the same day that it has been publicized that our government has also ‘quietly’ committed $420 billion towards our military. Now whether I agree with the lakes solution or if this money is well spent is beside the point, it’s that these decisions are being announced in a way to avoid public reaction or input.
Not only is this trend beyond annoying, it’s scary. If we aren’t allowed to be the watchdog of our own government, we could eventually be ‘quietly’ updated on what our rights are and aren’t.
A government is supposed to be FOR THE PEOPLE! We elect these inadequate officials to represent us and our needs so it is a complete paradox to have a government make decisions in private.
Besides, making changes quietly admits guilt (at least that’s what it says to me). Take this article for instance:
http://technology.sympatico.msn.cbc.ca/news/contentposting?newsitemid=lakes-mining&feedname=cbc-tech-science-v3&show=false&number=0&showbyline=true&subtitle=&detect=&abc=abc&date=t&pagenumber=1
The conservatives defend their choice and although it’s completely short-sighted, they appear to have done some (one-sided) research. So why not make this public and stand by your decision?
This solution of dumping toxic waste in Canadian lakes reminds me of small children sweeping all their toys under the bed when they can’t watch TV until their room is clean.
This article comes out the same day that it has been publicized that our government has also ‘quietly’ committed $420 billion towards our military. Now whether I agree with the lakes solution or if this money is well spent is beside the point, it’s that these decisions are being announced in a way to avoid public reaction or input.
Not only is this trend beyond annoying, it’s scary. If we aren’t allowed to be the watchdog of our own government, we could eventually be ‘quietly’ updated on what our rights are and aren’t.
Terrorist Scarf
Anyone can tell that I’m all for being socially aware and active. I may disagree with your cause or not even care at all but at least you’re doing something about it. Fight the power man!
Sometimes however, I wish people would use their energy on more pressing issues:
http://www.usmagazine.com/rachael-ray-ad-pulled-by-dunkin-donuts
Ok, I get it. But, seriously? Let’s consider this ad and Rachel Ray’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’
1. Was anyone seriously offended? Or was this just an opportunity for Conservatives to demonstrate their ‘war on terror’. Why not use your time fighting ‘the axis of evil’ then impressing on people’s civil liberties of being allowed to wear pretty much whatever the hell they want?
2. After seeing this ad did anyone run out, buy one of those scarves and decide that they’d missed their calling as a suicide bomber?
3. Does anyone believe that Dunkin Doughnuts has a secret initiative to promote terrorist activities? I don’t even think they serve ‘freedom fries’
And another point: since when does that traditional Arab headdress IMMEDIATELY equate with Muslim extremism? I guess anyone who wears one of these hats
(http://www.shorelineoftahoe.com/store/images/W/B8-B8K13101-05.jpg) obviously supports Castro and socialism.
What bothers me even more is that Dunkin’ Doughnuts gave creditability to these allegations by removing the ad! Yeah, I know they don’t want to offend anyone but by removing the ad they are essentially agreeing that there is something offensive about the scarf.
All this ranting has made me want to go shopping, anyone know where I can get that cute scarf?
Sometimes however, I wish people would use their energy on more pressing issues:
http://www.usmagazine.com/rachael-ray-ad-pulled-by-dunkin-donuts
Ok, I get it. But, seriously? Let’s consider this ad and Rachel Ray’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’
1. Was anyone seriously offended? Or was this just an opportunity for Conservatives to demonstrate their ‘war on terror’. Why not use your time fighting ‘the axis of evil’ then impressing on people’s civil liberties of being allowed to wear pretty much whatever the hell they want?
2. After seeing this ad did anyone run out, buy one of those scarves and decide that they’d missed their calling as a suicide bomber?
3. Does anyone believe that Dunkin Doughnuts has a secret initiative to promote terrorist activities? I don’t even think they serve ‘freedom fries’
And another point: since when does that traditional Arab headdress IMMEDIATELY equate with Muslim extremism? I guess anyone who wears one of these hats
(http://www.shorelineoftahoe.com/store/images/W/B8-B8K13101-05.jpg) obviously supports Castro and socialism.
What bothers me even more is that Dunkin’ Doughnuts gave creditability to these allegations by removing the ad! Yeah, I know they don’t want to offend anyone but by removing the ad they are essentially agreeing that there is something offensive about the scarf.
All this ranting has made me want to go shopping, anyone know where I can get that cute scarf?
The next great threat to national security....
I don’t know if the following story is absolutely hysterical or a sign of the apocalypse.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html
I can just imagine this coming from the top after a conversation like this:
Dick Cheney: Well sir, we have yet to locate Osama Bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, or any sort of proof indicating guilt for 90% of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
George Bush: Drat.
CondoleezzaRice: Despite that sir, I believe there is a greater threat to our nation’s security and constitution.
GB: Homosexuals? Democrats? Hippies?
CR: Actually sir you are somewhat correct. I’m talking about VEGANS.
DC: They are going to ruin the country!!
CR: He’s right, they go against everything that America is built on. They believe in environmental preservation, animal compassion, health, and social awareness. I also believe that most them try to bike to work.
DC: That’s disgusting. We need to infiltrate their gatherings and generate the main threats and suspects immediately.
GB: I like it. And I think we should call them “The Alliance of Destruction & Doom”, how can America not fight something with that name? Otherwise you are supporting Destruction and doom. Simple as that.
CR: I like it.
DC: Well our time is up, I feel like we made some real progress. I’ll send a memo to the FBI, the NRA, and Bill O’Reilly. I guess we’ll just have to make time to talk about our $400 billion dollar deficit next time.
http://www.boingboing.net/2008/05/21/fbi-looking-for-vega.html
I can just imagine this coming from the top after a conversation like this:
Dick Cheney: Well sir, we have yet to locate Osama Bin Laden, weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, or any sort of proof indicating guilt for 90% of Guantanamo Bay detainees.
George Bush: Drat.
CondoleezzaRice: Despite that sir, I believe there is a greater threat to our nation’s security and constitution.
GB: Homosexuals? Democrats? Hippies?
CR: Actually sir you are somewhat correct. I’m talking about VEGANS.
DC: They are going to ruin the country!!
CR: He’s right, they go against everything that America is built on. They believe in environmental preservation, animal compassion, health, and social awareness. I also believe that most them try to bike to work.
DC: That’s disgusting. We need to infiltrate their gatherings and generate the main threats and suspects immediately.
GB: I like it. And I think we should call them “The Alliance of Destruction & Doom”, how can America not fight something with that name? Otherwise you are supporting Destruction and doom. Simple as that.
CR: I like it.
DC: Well our time is up, I feel like we made some real progress. I’ll send a memo to the FBI, the NRA, and Bill O’Reilly. I guess we’ll just have to make time to talk about our $400 billion dollar deficit next time.
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