Geez Michelle, I wish you could take a lesson from Cameron and Gwyneth and not be so patronizing. Treat us like adults!

I’d like to drive a Prius, but as a conservative, I need an SUV; you know, to carry all my guns and haul the bodies of all the undocumented workers I catch crossing the border.

/sarcasm

You know, besides voting Republican, I do unplug my phone charger, use fluorescent bulbs in my house, turn off my computer monitor, keep the heat at 68 all winter (for the kids), and walk to the train stop and take mass transit to work every day. Why? So I can afford to pay my taxes, fool.

Meanwhile, my liberal friends drive a Honda…and a Saab…back and forth between Texas and New York twice a year between their two homes. But here in my Blue city my wife takes her SUV in to have the wipers checked, and the kid at the counter asks, “Do you really need to drive an SUV?” Gee, kid, do you really need all those teeth?

And Al, you had eight years in the White House to save the planet. Game over, thanks for playing.

saint kansas on May 26, 2006 at 10:12 AM

Watching that video clip was a great way to start my Friday. I had no idea about those patronizing commercials from Tweedle dee and Tweedle DUMB. Hysterical!
Can’t wait to amuse myself further by reading the reactionary site that opposes everything Malkin.(I’m not giving the site because I don’t want to generate traffic) Honestly, I can’t tell you how funny (absurd?) I think it is that someone gets up everyday to see what Michelle Malkin is saying so that he/she has something to respond TO. Here’s an idea: think of your own material.
Anyway, loved the video. Not only for the entertainment, but because it made me aware of how hypocritical the whole “green” movement is.

Leiren on May 26, 2006 at 10:19 AM

Where did you get that clip Michelle?
I thought those anti-tobacco ads were the silliest. You know, the ones where they show cool-looking kids posing as a voiceover declares, “The tobacco companies don’t care about you because…….”
But the reality of being lectured by Cameron and Gweneth is….surreal!
….”Hi, we’re actors! In other words we’re faking it ALL THE TIME! But not now! Now we’re being serious!”
And I have to wonder why, when Cameron mocked G.H.W.B. saying, “Read OUR lips”, she decided to use an…….African American accent? What’s up with that?

Gault on May 26, 2006 at 10:25 AM

By the way ….. am I the only one here old enough to remember the Global COOLING hysteria of the mid-1970s? When Time Magazine declared an impending new Ice Age?

Too funny.

Professor Blather on May 26, 2006 at 10:39 AM

As the inventor of the internet you would think that Al would just sit at home and let his fingers do the talking.

Hey Gwynneth and Cameroon. My front porch light was on all night last night.

Bic on May 26, 2006 at 11:05 AM

Outstanding vent!

Perhaps Gore’s and Michael Moore’s methane emissions are the sole cause of “Global Warming.”

speed647 on May 26, 2006 at 11:12 AM

Most Excellent Vent!

Watching the Elitist lecture US about our SUVs. Talking about turning the bedrood lights out when they leave (to go cross country in their private Gulfstream’s to attend a party and fly back — Two hummeryears!).

Almost as hypercritical as Presdent Fox.

BTW: Michelle’s much better looking then either of those two clowns.

CrazyFool on May 26, 2006 at 11:35 AM

Bush DID NOT cause Katrina!!! Man, I hate that.

It was Karl using Halliburton’s giant invisible Atlantic Hurricane Fan. Get it right!

I’m ok now.

Brian on May 26, 2006 at 11:45 AM

When I was 16-18 in 1987-9 I was “active” in leftwing circles in the Netherlands (mainly because it provided me with government subsidized train tickets from my northern village to Amsterdam, I know, it’s weird…). I’ve always had the feeling I was right there at the birth of the entire global warming myth.

Socialists and communists had been losing elections for a decade. They were transforming into “greens” in the years leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall. In 1989 the scare story was still acid rain and the ozone layer, but global warming obviously had more America-blaming potential.

BTW, in the early Middle Ages Britain produced wine that could compete with wine from mainland Europe. The climate was much warmer then.

modifiedcontent on May 26, 2006 at 11:55 AM

I’m so concerned about global warming that I bought this a month ago.

Capitalist Infidel on May 26, 2006 at 11:56 AM

Heh! That was awsome. Vent has replaced the nightly newscast for me.

Malkin deserves an award.

venmax on May 26, 2006 at 12:03 PM

Mrs Malkin
PLEASE don’t do that Gore “CAPTAIN PLANET” thing again! I spit coffee out all over my monitor and now I have to clean it up! See what you did :-p

Defector01 on May 26, 2006 at 12:06 PM

Great Vent, Michelle!

BeachBaby on May 26, 2006 at 12:17 PM

Just imagine, Al Gore Presidant of the United States. The Ditze Chicks Secretarys of State.

birdman on May 26, 2006 at 12:27 PM

Just the trailer from the movie is so filled with falsehoods, one might suspect that Michael Moore had something to do with this (cough) film.

NRA4Freedom on May 26, 2006 at 12:39 PM

I gotta say, watching that insipid video was just nauseating. this is what passes for “stars” these days. How sad.

chetthepet on May 26, 2006 at 12:54 PM

Al Gore is perhaps the greatest scientific mind we have available to address this serious problem.

I hereby move that we encourage his research by launching him into the sun.

saint kansas on May 26, 2006 at 1:08 PM

Wonderful vent, Michelle! :-D

As you have pointed out, it is all about DOUBLE STANDARDS.
Cameron Diaz, Gwen Paltro and whomever else believe that we use suv, own a car or truck with a V8 engine, etc., we automatically are careless, callous, and need to be lectured. But, then THEY burn fuel for the reasons that you stated, Michelle, THEY are doing it for a worthy cause (usually themselves), or it is somehow justified.

To think that many of us do not conserve is a foolish assumption on their part. If I cannot reach my destination by car, bus, or train, then I stay the flaming hell home. If I take a jet plane, it is because I have no choice. I do not use a giant size SUV to drive across the street for a loaf of bread.

Oh, yeah, Cam and Gwen, it sounds nice that you remember to shut off the light when you leave the room, but how does that wonderful act of conservation compare to THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE ENERGY that your large homes in your exclusive neighborhoods burn on a minute by minute basis?

The Earth goes through cycles of warming and cooling. I recall a few scientists saying that the Earth is only now coming out of a mini-ice age. I would not disagree that the burning of fossil fuels can add to causing some damage to the environment…it probably does. Should we conserve? Yes. Should we develop alternate fuels? Yes. Should we be more environmentally minded? However, we must also remember that the Earth does go through cycles and has the ability to recycle and heal itself. After all, it is a living planet.

I remember during the 1970’s when Earth Day was in full swing and visions of Woodstock danced in many of our heads (forgive me, Michelle ;-) ), a Native American girl told me that we must always be mindful of the Earth and the things it can provide us, but we must also remember that humans should never be sacrificed for the sake of the environment.

Now, does that mean that everything should be destroyed, polluted, burned, and trashed so that someone could build a new condo? HELL, NO!!! But, we cannot shut down our industry totally and our way of life suddenly as if hitting a brick wall straight on. By common sense, temperment, and a realistic approach to our needs and to discovering alternative sources to our needs is the way to approach our energy conservation/environmental concerns, I believe. Solar, wind, water (hydro), nuclear fusion and fission. It is all there. The time has come to use them to the fullest potential.

The destruction of a city, the termination of jobs, the relocation of people, the shutting down of watering capabilities to farms, the declaration of grass and hay to be an endangered botanical species thereby preventing ranchers from feeding their cattle, etc., in order to ensure that the non-earlobed, one nostriled, vermillion haired, trigenital, infrared, subterrainian, invisible flying squirrel can have an environmentally friendly place to go to the bathroom is too much of a price to pay to be environmentally correct.

The False Dervish on May 26, 2006 at 1:32 PM

There is nothing we can do about Global warming or cooling, its the “will of God”.

birdman on May 26, 2006 at 1:37 PM

Ann Coulter in Slander said that the rich elites want an America like the Hamptons or Malibu; a bunch of mansions each using more emissions then a city with SUVs and Learjets run by servants who are not allowed to buy or afford anything that can harm hte environment

btw Jimmyboy, anyone know if silicon harms the environment?

Defector01 on May 26, 2006 at 1:48 PM

Professor Blather’s first comment said it for me except I would have to quarrel with the term ‘acting skills’….
these 2 couldn’t act their way out of a hat. Idiots!
Of course I wouldn’t know for sure since none of the movies either has ever made hold any interest for me. In fact the only times I went to the movies lately was for LOTR. If I never see another movie in a theater again, it won’t bother me…..Overpriced tickets, overpriced concession stands, dirty theaters, rude and annoying patrons - who needs it.

dbdiva on May 26, 2006 at 2:03 PM

Speaking of “filling up”, Miss Diaz’s breasts seem to have been topped off by a couple of cup sizes.

What an attractive thing, to pay for plastic nose cones.

Jimmyboy1 on May 26, 2006 at 1:40 PM

Say, Jimmyboy1-your statement made me realize something. Plastic is a petrochemical (derived from oil), is it not? That means…A VALUABLE RESOURCE IS BEING WASTED BY A HOLLYWOOD ELITE FOR…A BOOB JOB THAT IS NOT A MEDICAL EMERGENCY AND IS (PREHAPS) NOT A PSYCHOLOGICAL NECESSITY. AND SHE LECTURES US ON…CONSERVATION????

The False Dervish on May 26, 2006 at 2:10 PM

Since Michelle’s passed the screen test already and Defector01 has brought up Ann Coulter, can anyone else think of a third for Charlie’s Angels 3: Right Hook?

saint kansas on May 26, 2006 at 2:22 PM

saintKansas Monica Crowley, Laura Ingraham, third ans fourth “Angels”.

birdman on May 26, 2006 at 2:26 PM

You know, if Gwyneth or Cameron or Teddy the K had to live my lifestyle (I drive a Civic, watch for sales, have NO air conditioner, have never flown, don’t vacation and work one full time and two part times jobs), they’d scream. They couldn’t do it - it would oppress them.

Ellen on May 26, 2006 at 2:29 PM

Ellen would you marry me?

Dread Pirate Roberts VI on May 26, 2006 at 2:34 PM

Micheele, don’t you put the gas cap on top of the trunk lid!

This is a bad habit. You should find a gas cap holder on the gas lid. Use it.

Gee, you are worse than my daughter.

Easy87us

easy87us on May 26, 2006 at 2:42 PM

Ugh, watching those two bony Follywood skanks acting like 12-year olds was sickening.

Paul Atreides on May 26, 2006 at 2:56 PM

Wow, this was a nice Vent Video. But it seems long over due - like those “I’m a MAC” “I’m a PC” commercials for all the MicroSoft haters.

About gas and oil - don’t forget the Cocaine portion of the story. Hollywood stars love their coke - and this stuff must be transported from Columbia - just ask Charlie Sheen.

However, be prepared as he might argue that a fair share of the transport is handled by human mules which would lower the “Hummer year”.

ar_basin on May 26, 2006 at 3:05 PM

Michelle, by the way, I still like your top :-)

CatholicConservative on May 26, 2006 at 3:12 PM

Reminds me of an incident, in the last week. I was filling up my work vehicle (2006 Dodge Ram, and yeah, it’s got a Hemi)and as I passed $90, I shook my head and laughed. Two young ladies at the pump next to me, topping off a Mini, felt the need to comment that it is my fault, for driving such a gas hog. If I would just be more economical, etc etc. Mind you this is a company vehicle, corporate logos all over it, with equipment in the back, tool bins on the side….a work truck! I just looked at them, paused for a moment, and commented when they get a job and stop sponging of Mom and Dad, and need a specific vehicle to earn a living, come talk to me about conservation…Really makes me wonder what they are teaching in school these days.

jcon96 on May 26, 2006 at 3:45 PM

Great job, Michelle!

I know you’re probably busy this weekend, but I’d like to invite you and your family out to my place in Nebraska. We’ll start the Memorial Day festivities by burning some tires in the lot near the house. Then we’ll go down to the target range and fire off a whole load of ammo. Might even place a few illegal aliens under citizen’s arrest, just for kicks! We’ll offer up all our activities to Captain Planet and the rest of the shrieking moonbat hordes! LOL!

jaleach on May 26, 2006 at 4:24 PM

Just watching that Paltrow/Diaz clip caused my IQ to drop 20 points.

Left-thinking Angelinos are all a twitter about this flick…as if Gore’s doc is the “final word” on this non-issue of Global Warming.

As for me…I plan on driving the 2 blocks to my brother’s house this weekend where we’ll be firing up the ‘ol charcoal grill proceeded by a mass consumption of meat.

Jus’ doin’ my part for the economy.

The Ugly American on May 26, 2006 at 5:03 PM

By the way ….. am I the only one here old enough to remember the Global COOLING hysteria of the mid-1970s?

Unfortunately no, you’re not the only one hold enough (ahem).

rightwingprof on May 26, 2006 at 5:26 PM

Gore and his Hollywood friends have to talk about something.

————————————-

I’ve always found it ironic for people, who get millions of dollars to pretend to be someone else in front of a camera, to make movies about those “evil” CEOs and their salaries.

Was Cameron DeAss the one who went on Oprah and claimed that, if reelected, President Bush would make rape legal?

Paul Atreides on May 26, 2006 at 6:02 PM

Since Michelle’s passed the screen test already and Defector01 has brought up Ann Coulter, can anyone else think of a third for Charlie’s Angels 3: Right Hook?

Let’s not forget about casting Charlie.

Pablo on May 26, 2006 at 7:24 PM

Batperez, unless I’m losing my touch, I would say the vehicle being fueled is a Chevy Lumina. Very impressed by that fact..although a little surprised. In my (albeit limited) dating experience, the more petite the woman, the larger the car she drives..if Michelle is taller than 5′2, I will buy a Che Guevara t-shirt, and attempt to eat it. Cheers everyone.

austinnelly on May 26, 2006 at 9:29 PM

I can see your point Doug, but this is not a debate site. Debate boards have been tried, and their are still many out their. They usualy degrade into juvenile bickering and kindergarden style insults by the 3rd post.
This comments section is more along the lines of a place where like minded individuals can gather and post about what they think of a certain issue. Pass along information, share anecdotes and generaly thank Michelle and Vent for creating an outlet where we feel our views are represented, mainly because main stream media ignores them.
As for Substantive, I have copied BelchSpeaks link to an essay by Micheal Crichton (from above) which pretty succintly sums up the problem with the extreme envirementalist.
http://www.crichton-official.com/speeches/speeches_quote05.html
And why is insulting the actresses “beneath” anyone? Although I would not insult them, I am not elitest enough to think that conservatives are a higher class of people then liberals, and as such are above being human. Some people attacked the actresses. So what? Why is their opinion of the actresses any less important then the actresses hypocrissy?
When it comes to opinions, everyone has one and is entitled to it. And the “atacks” have been extremely tamed. Far more restrained what I have seen on Liberal web sites where Michelle is likened to ” some slope eyed whore turning tricks and su…” well, you get the picture. You want to debate liberals then go to the liberal boards, they will be more then happy to deconstruct anything you post.

Wyrd on May 27, 2006 at 3:26 AM

First, Pablo… that’s genius. This must happen.

And Doug, I understand your point, and since Hot Air is still in its infancy there’s room to refine the overall tone. However, three points:

(1) Allahpundit is in the house and therefore the humor will be relentless and brutal and brilliant. Peace be upon him.

(2) Hot Air was founded on a basis of videocasting, and due to the production effort involved and the constraints of web streaming, the clips will have to be short and sweet. Take comfort that each Vent is at least as substantive as any “in depth” network news story, and they’ve got a half-hour and a global organization at their disposal.

(3) A lot of the cheap shots are borne of frustration. Diaz and Paltrow have easy access to a nationwide soapbox that we’ll never share, and last I saw, neither one was riding the commuter train with me and soliciting my solid factual reasoning. And if the vice president himself can make some “extra-chromosome wing” comment and get away with it? If he wants to wrestle in the mud, count me in; but understand that he was there first.

That said, National Review has a great cover story this week rebutting Gore’s movie. Better yet, it’s printed on a dead tree.

And… if anyone ever compares me personally to Robin Williams, I can’t be held responsible for my actions.

saint kansas on May 27, 2006 at 7:14 AM

The cost of running my a/c in Texas Heat: $400
Watering my lawn three times a week during a water shortage and drought: $200.00
Weekly gas bill: $150.00
Running over Cameron Diaz and Gwyneth Paltrow in my Hummer: PRICELESS

pullingmyhairout on May 27, 2006 at 9:59 AM

DAT60A3,
I lived in Houston all my life up until last year - unless you have a house that was built in the 30’s or 40’s with attic fans,tall ceilings, lots of windows that create a cross breeze and transoms, i don’t see HOW you can live without a/c. My dad grew up in Houston way back when, but he said it was no big deal without a/c because homes were built differently. Maybe if homes were built with energy efficiency in mind, we COULD turn off our a/c in Texas.
xoxo

pullingmyhairout on May 27, 2006 at 10:16 AM

Michelle you hit this right on the nose.
Remember if Gore doesn’t get the Presidents Job then he just found some more money to feed his fat face with these(idiot scientist that also need a job).
They see the Green alright*** MONEY***that is.
And not their money but ours..
I love my a/c running ,car runs all the time ,tv still on ,monitor still on…lights…etc. just because ha ha !

alyce on May 27, 2006 at 12:09 PM

The truth of Global Warming and how fear mongering is used can be found in Michael Crichton’s book “State Of Fear”

It’s also funny how these Lefty Celebs drive a hybrid preaching their saving the world while living in mansions that don’t save the world.

Brah on May 27, 2006 at 12:57 PM

Gore, Gore, what is he good for? I plan to drive my SUV for another 5 years and then buy another one.

Redblock on May 27, 2006 at 6:45 PM

The absolute stupidity of these ‘greenies’ is amazing! Take Mr. hey-u.n.-here’s-money (Ted Turner) - he bought lots & lots & lots of acerage in New Mexico. But, in order to reduce methane gases - he put BUFFALO on the ranch rather than beef cattle. Say what?

These ‘greenies’ preach but do not practice because it would interfere in their lives. We, the ‘little people’, are the ones who need to hear them, believe them, and do exactly what they say. Oh yeah, like that’s going to happen!

Don’t y’all all feel proud that some idiot who makes millions for PRETENDING feelings can tell us - who have actual, real feelings - how to think, act, and of course, spend our hard-earned money?

Last but not least in MY vent: why do these people only preach their garbage in the U.S.? Stand on the mountain in El Paso Texas (or any US/Mexico border city) and look at the pollution coming across from Mexico as they burn everything they can! Look at the pollution in other countries - get controls in place to bring them even CLOSE to where the U.S. is, THEN maybe I will listen.

Until then, greenies, sit down & shut up!

And to all parents out there - to paraphrase a c&w song - Momma don’t let your baby grow up to be a liberal!

!

blueskieswoman on May 28, 2006 at 4:35 AM

Gee, while we are flying coach and riding metro, our humble liberal passionate Democratic snators are flying their private jets around the country celebrating the sacrifice of our soldiers in making their life barely tolerable. Kennedy has a nice jet. Kerry has a nice jet. Jesse Jackson has his 737 but owned by Frontier!…LOL…May be this is the race card the Demos are looking for.

And Gore, how can we forget Gore? He got his VIP treatment in middle east and came back with pocket full of changes to finance his bashing of our consumption of fossil fuel. In the meantime, he did not quite support building the wind farm out the coast where Kennedy lives. I wonder why.

So much for venting today.

Have a nice Memorial Day.

We are so deep in debt to our soldiers that we should make every day a Memorial Day in our heart. This is the best way I found that can keep my moral up in fighting the liberals on the border/amnesty issues.

Easy87us

easy87us on May 28, 2006 at 11:20 AM