Video: The obligatory “hippies mourn dead trees with primal screams” clip
posted at 2:30 pm on September 7, 2008 by Allahpundit
Courtesy of, oh, a good half-dozen e-mailers, a little something soothing for a slow Sunday afternoon. Consider it the right-wing equivalent of lefties laughing at people for speaking in tongues. Which, alas for our nutroots superiors, Sarah Palin does not.
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Thank God for slow sunday afternoons then …..
*Primal Scream*
wise_man on September 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM
well we all KNOW which party these folks pull for….
is this the thrusting engine you want behind either party’s national defense strategy?
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:32 PM
Meanwhile the berkeley treesitters are running out of support and trees as well
William Amos on September 7, 2008 at 2:34 PM
A rock makes her feel alive? I think we know what rock she means.
SouthernGent on September 7, 2008 at 2:34 PM
All over America there are parents paying off the student loans for these people. Sigh.
Cindy Munford on September 7, 2008 at 2:35 PM
Funny thing, a little OT, but seeing Instapundit in the PajamasTV sidebar reminded me of something. Has anyone else noticed – not necessarily with this post – that when Glenn Reynolds quotes Allah, he usually changes “nutroots” to “netroots” in the quote?
Lehosh on September 7, 2008 at 2:35 PM
What’s slow about this afternoon? Obama just admitted he’s a muslim for crying out loud…
fossten on September 7, 2008 at 2:35 PM
400 years ago, they would have been called Druids..
So are these people strictly carnivores? I mean, morn the lose of one tree like that, how would they react to a field of corn being ruthlessly mowed down in the prime of it’s life?
Fields of Arugula being picked by Mexicans doing the jobs American’s can’t/won’t do..
Acres of Soybean being cut down for CATTLE feed..
DaveC on September 7, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Saw this earlier. It’s even funnier the second time.
ManlyRash on September 7, 2008 at 2:36 PM
Isn’t pot supposed to make people happy and giggly?
lobstress on September 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Care to back that up?
fiatboomer on September 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM
Wanna buy some wood?
Ronnie on September 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM
I am beginning to wonder if we as a nation should pay and recruit another nation to invade us in a conventional war to give these people’s lives real meaning…
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:38 PM
How did these people get in to North Carolina? We need better border security.
Les in NC on September 7, 2008 at 2:39 PM
certainly….
http://littlegreenfootballs.com/article/31177_Obama-_My_Muslim_Faith
Luckily George was there to get him back on script.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:39 PM
Oh to have a huge gas chainsaw at that meeting.
GoodBoy on September 7, 2008 at 2:39 PM
I saw this the other day. I couldn’t believe it was true. People are weird.
Spirit of 1776 on September 7, 2008 at 2:40 PM
There are some seriously sick people in this world. It’s a good thing that in America, they are allowed to excercise these sicknesses without the threat of being dragged away in a straight jacket, thrown into a dark hole in the ground and left to rot like the trees that they are crying for. At least we would feed them something…..but if they were to eat it, would they have to cry over it first?
afotia on September 7, 2008 at 2:40 PM
I mourn for the death of self respect. Seriously, would anyone miss this group?
Tommy_G on September 7, 2008 at 2:40 PM
An liberals make fun of christians.
Topsecretk9 on September 7, 2008 at 2:40 PM
God bless you Will….
we have lots of tall trees here they can climb….you know why?
We grow them as a crop.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM
4 UC Bezerkeley nuts , one tree
Be Stihl, my throbbing heart
normsrevenge on September 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM
They must be Level 5 vegetarians – don’t eat anything that casts a shadow.
lobstress on September 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Anyone else left with an empty feeling when Sarah Palin didn’t show up to end their little pow-wow?
Jimmy Kimmel might add that in.
econavenger on September 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM
lol
Spirit of 1776 on September 7, 2008 at 2:42 PM
It appears to be a wrong word error. Something along the lines of “…ask me about my Muslim faith.”
Count to 10 on September 7, 2008 at 2:42 PM
The narrator has an Australian accent, but I can’t pick his voice, I haven’t heard him before.
The clip looks old, so it might be an old airing of Four Corners (our equivalent of PBS Frontline or BBC’s Panorama) or perhaps even This Day Tonight (older than Four Corners, so probably not)
cyclosarin on September 7, 2008 at 2:43 PM
I thought for sure this was an Onion rif.
Wonder if they do the same in front of abortion clinics?
tru2tx on September 7, 2008 at 2:43 PM
that would be an awesome SNL skit….
Have Sarah and the family planning a commando like tree cutting, ATV rising raid and then forcing the wailers to eat some Moose….
that would be gold.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:43 PM
Anybody want to guess where these people stand on the issue of partial birth abortion?
ErinF on September 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM
well if it was a “slip-up” he sure was not stammering like he does ordinarily….
like I said good thing Stephie was there to get him back on script.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM
lobstress on September 7, 2008 at 2:41 PM
Love it!
Has anyone ever seen a picture of PETA’s digs in Norfolk, VA. Crazy pays.
Cindy Munford on September 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM
I was seriously waiting for treebeard to come to life and storm Isengard leading the trees in revolt.
William Amos on September 7, 2008 at 2:44 PM
oh wow the Palin commando thing would applly these are Earth Firsters….
this is where ELF recruits their special forces terrorists from…
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:46 PM
So…. their medical insurance doesn’t cover psyche treatment?
NC is too close for comfort since I’m in a neighboring Southern state. Sheesh… there weren’t any of these fruitcakes around when I moved here. Maybe California is just too expensive these days?
Cody1991 on September 7, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Prime real estate on the waterfront.
Les in NC on September 7, 2008 at 2:47 PM
I got back from taking a hike this morning. I saw a lot of trees down – wind will do that. I saw a lot of small trees growing. I love nature, I was a biology major, and I can get the Chris Matthews tingle in my leg when I see a majestic forest. But I have enough self respect not to weep and wail and make an asshat of myself.
Ellen on September 7, 2008 at 2:47 PM
10-4. This is a tired and stressed Obama making a gaffe, not a Freudian slip. Any well-known blogger who runs with this is just doing the kind of damage to McCain that the MSM has been doing to Obama. No touchie.
Immolate on September 7, 2008 at 2:47 PM
Hey… hey, calm down, they didn’t die for nothing, they made really great firewood.
Maxx on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
They have lost their identity?
Let me retrieve and graciously hand it back to them. They are idiots. Revel in your recaptured selves idiots.
BL@KBIRD on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Do these people use toilet paper, or does the Cult of the Barked Ones have exceptions of practicality ?
elgeneralisimo on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
Funniest, and most appropriate part of this?
I’m taking a break from taking down some Aspen trees in my backyard… Putting in Black Pines…
does that make me a murderer to these people…
and then the REAL question… are these guys pro life? or Pro choice?
Romeo13 on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
My exact thought when I saw this yesterday.
Les in NC on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
I am so proud to have worked as a tree cutter in the past.
Vroom, vroom, vrooooooom.
Geronimo on September 7, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Thanks a lot, Allah. I’ve got a migrane and laughing just made it worse.
srhoades on September 7, 2008 at 2:51 PM
They need attention. Poor things. I wonder how many abortions are represented in that oh so sensitive circle of kooks.
ronsfi on September 7, 2008 at 2:51 PM
Did they kill the ticks they got from rolling around like that?
TinMan13 on September 7, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Where is Jason Mattera??
DfDeportation on September 7, 2008 at 2:53 PM
Is this real or a parody? If it’s real, these people need medication fast. Oops. That might be a problem.
Loxodonta on September 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Dumpster Muffin? LOL!!
Should just take a big ol’chainsaw to that last tree with the squatters.
tru2tx on September 7, 2008 at 2:54 PM
Ummmm… she’s screaming about mourning “old growth” trees…
But those trees are only a few years old… Crap, I just cut down some Aspens that had as thick a trunk as what they are screamin about, and they were only about 5 years old…
Romeo13 on September 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM
When can we expect the “Jesus Camp” hit job on these people.
srhoades on September 7, 2008 at 2:55 PM
Ah hahaha! That is funny!
ronsfi on September 7, 2008 at 2:56 PM
I dunno…we’ve seen PLENTY of Barry Gaffes….
That did not sound like one.
It is delivered more like his July second, “we need a civllian national security force” sermon that redacted large parts of his speech from the rtranscript….
YMMV,
sven
ps it is probably too discomforting to people to run hard with either.
sven10077 on September 7, 2008 at 2:57 PM
If this was done in NC, the tree could have been used to bbq a pig! That’s some good eats right there.
c.u.shoeless on September 7, 2008 at 2:57 PM
I kind of feel sorry for the guys who went along with this in the hopes of scoring with the women in the group. I suspect the gals are not interested.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 7, 2008 at 2:58 PM
Um…no.
He referred to it as “my muslim faith.” It’s freudian because he’s using a possessive; i.e. taking ownership. If he were referring to attacks on him for being a muslim, he would have said “…attack me for being a muslim.”
fossten on September 7, 2008 at 2:58 PM
I used to live in Raleigh; as I recall they had a PETA chapter there… but it stood for “People Eating Tasty Animals.”
VastRightWingConspirator on September 7, 2008 at 2:59 PM
These folks might be in North Carolina but they are not Carolinian. Wrong dress. Wrong accent. That plus any Carolinian I know of who lives near a forest has a woodstove.
Guardian on September 7, 2008 at 3:00 PM
If you’ve ever been to Boone, NC (the locals call it the pot-growing capitol of the US), this should not surprise you.
m064404 on September 7, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Do these people use toilet paper, or does the Cult of the Barked Ones have exceptions of practicality ?elgeneralisimo on September 7, 2008 at 2:48 PM
I have had the opportunity to have this discussion with some folks who have gone this far off the deep end. Disturbingly, the answer is… No, they do no use toilet paper.
Substitutes range from recycled products on the not so weird end to pine cones and other wacky stuff on the completely nuts end. Bidets are also popular.
Damiano on September 7, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Weird. But still pretty hilarious!
CP on September 7, 2008 at 3:01 PM
Open up those damned mental institutions again. Now.
Too bad there are no grizzles in N.C.
reaganaut on September 7, 2008 at 3:02 PM
Sorry if I look insensitive but…in this case I approve torture, and if it does not reverse the course of this illness, go ahead and call old sparky, please. Thank you.
Ropera on September 7, 2008 at 3:02 PM
i want to make paper and toothpicks out of those hippies
Drunk Report on September 7, 2008 at 3:03 PM
Treebeard was watching for awhile…then he went for an extra stout drowning in some Ent-draught. Hoom hom!!
Calm Before the Storm on September 7, 2008 at 3:04 PM
I just got back from a hike this morning and I saw a lot of trees down. Wind will do that. I also saw lots of saplings growing.
I love nature, I love hiking in the forest and drinking in the beauty of God’s creation. But I respect nature (and myself)too much to weep, wail, roll around on the ground and act like an asshat.
Ellen on September 7, 2008 at 3:04 PM
With any luck these raving idiots will lose their way, become hopelessly lost and never find their way out of the woods.
rplat on September 7, 2008 at 3:04 PM
They probably use a reusable hemp toilet paper that they carry around in a breathable canvas bag. It would serve another purpose too–keep bears, wolves, and other human beings far away.
RBMN on September 7, 2008 at 3:05 PM
This is what happens when spoiled, and I mean really spoiled rotten kids grow up.
These people have nothing to do with their time thus they go into the woods, and film themselves having a tantrum.
No, I’m in no way suggesting that abortion is the answer, but I think for these noisy idiots I would be willing to make an exception.
Delta Wild Man on September 7, 2008 at 3:09 PM
I couldnt resist heh
William Amos on September 7, 2008 at 3:11 PM
Treebeard would probably take one look at them and stomp his foot and crush them like an orc.
wise_man on September 7, 2008 at 3:12 PM
Where are the wild mushrooms…never mind, I just figured it out.
David in ATL on September 7, 2008 at 3:12 PM
BushPalin lied, trees diedredrock on September 7, 2008 at 3:13 PM
OK look, they are likely in NC. But those people aren’t from NC. I didn’t recognize those accents at all. NC has lots of lush forest and natural areas – because we don’t have so many crazy people like those in this video. We love nature. We love to hunt and fish and hike. We are a part of nature and its food chain. The earth is our domain and we can use it how we see fit because we are at the top of the food chain.
ThackerAgency on September 7, 2008 at 3:13 PM
Do you think that woman lives in a plastic house? Do you think she eats only man made non carbon based, non biological food? Do you think the dope she smokes is purely chemical?
peacenprosperity on September 7, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Listen carefully to the background: you’ll hear a middle-aged man deeper in the woods screaming, too.
Oh… it’s John “I Pissed It All Away” Edwards, doing HIS primal screams, too.
VastRightWingConspirator on September 7, 2008 at 3:14 PM
Awful lot of cotton clothing in that clip. I guess cotton plants don’t have the same rights as oak trees.
peacenprosperity on September 7, 2008 at 3:16 PM
That’s not fair, using logic and reason with these people.
wise_man on September 7, 2008 at 3:18 PM
What? No fire ants to join the mourning?
Zorro on September 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM
After many years of pro-life activism and listening to pro-abortion people talk (and talk and talk), it’s my firm belief that environmental activism of this stripe (and some other liberal causes too: “save X NOW!”) is a direct reaction to suppressed guilt feelings regarding many (I don’t say all) of these people’s support of and/or having participated somehow in abortion.
No question in my mind at all. It’s not hypocrisy. It’s related to abortion.
inviolet on September 7, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Someone made a comment to The Anchoress on this. It’s a must-read!
I could swear that I saw a group of squirrels hanging on some of those trees and laughing their a**es off at those wackos!
newton on September 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Les in NC on September 7, 2008 at 2:47 PM
You’re not lying. I was searching for a picture but no luck so far.
Cindy Munford on September 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM
Hey…
tree hugging sister on September 7, 2008 at 3:21 PM
just pathetic.
wonder how they all got there.
suv? even by yugo would be a laugh.
just go out there and get a life…
jimmer on September 7, 2008 at 3:22 PM
Well, when you eat sh*t and bark at the moon that’s what happens.
No, the Druids have never gone away, they’re now Doctors, Lawyers and other people we call professionals.
And it was for the most part more than about 1200 years ago.
Speakup on September 7, 2008 at 3:26 PM
This goes to show if you don’t know history you are a idiot.
A little research on North Carolina’s Pisgah National Forest and the birth of modern forestry could have saved them some grief.
tmitsss on September 7, 2008 at 3:28 PM
Without people like this, how would we have any idea of what actual sanity is? We need these folks to provide us with a ‘dementia gradient’.
Now if you’ll excuse me, my Husqvarna chainsaw is calling me….
LimeyGeek on September 7, 2008 at 3:30 PM
Hah. Not only are they wussies.
But they are bad actors as well.
Can you imagine being married to one those loons?
Have to laugh when Squeeky speaks–saying “we” are lost, “we” need blah blah blah…
That is called projection. Heh.
So pathetic.
Next stop on the whacko-bus-tour: Pro-Baby-Killing event.
Save the trees, kill the babies.
Montana on September 7, 2008 at 3:34 PM
Now that I’ve watched this, I want to yell and cry too.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 3:35 PM
When I unpaused Windows Media Player after watching the video, the lyric was “…and I’m cryin’!”
OneGyT on September 7, 2008 at 3:36 PM
These are the same women that would probably abort their babies with little to no thought.
I am wondering also, do they scream and mourn over the bowl of murdered vegetables they consume each meal?
JellyToast on September 7, 2008 at 3:37 PM
You guys in NC have some incredible forests! I hiked the AT and a good part of it goes through NC. Wonderful place.
And yes, the people in the video are surely North Easterners—or North Easterners who now live in Portland or Eugene, OR. They looked to be all white too.
Montana on September 7, 2008 at 3:37 PM
And as soon as we’re done here acting like the pathetic, attention starved boobs that we are, let’s all go back to town and pass out literature which is printed on paper.
Bishop on September 7, 2008 at 3:37 PM
Dammittt! You owe me a keyboard! LMAO!!!
KMC1 on September 7, 2008 at 3:39 PM
Wouldn’t it have been awesome if Sarah Palin walked in at the end of the video dragging a big bloody polar bear carcass and dumped it in front of the hippies?
Coronagold on September 7, 2008 at 3:42 PM
Pathetic idiots…
byteshredder on September 7, 2008 at 3:43 PM
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