This man-o-licious woman here to the left wrote this ridiculous forward in her craptastic book, The Down to Earth Guide to Global Warming. Why do I say craptastic when I haven't read the book? All I have to do is read the forward to understand everything I need to know. Here it is, in all its commented-upon glory:
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To Our Three Daughters
This looks bad already...
We hope that by the time you read this, the solutions to global warming will be well under way. You already know from living with us, how concerned we are about this problem.
I don't live with you, and already I know the ever-present crap your actions inflict upon me.
Sometimes, we go over board with our reactions to everyday annoyances like over-packaged products, leaving lights on in the room, taking too long a shower or leaving your chargers in the wall.
Leaving your chargers in the wall?
We embarrass you when we glare at hummer drivers and or get emotional when we talk about drowning polar bears. But we do this because all of the things that we love and care about are at stake. We do this because we do not want the day to come when you ask us why we did not do more.
We want you to be able to enjoy snowy winters.
Dumb Hollywood whore has lived in Pacific Palisades, CA for too long. She obviously needs to freeze her ass off in a Chicago winter. Let's see how much she enjoys a real snowy winter.
We want you to be able to cool off between your sheets on summer nights.
I seem to remember sweating my ass off on my summer nights growing up in the 80's. Come to think of it, I think my parents also told me stories of sleeping with no sheets during hot nights. WHO ON EARTH COOLS OFF IN BETWEEN THEIR SHEETS DURING THE SUMMER?!
We want you to see the leaves change colors when they're supposed to. We want you to visit Yellowstone National Park and spot a bear.
Spot a bear. Spot a bear? I fail to see the connection. I hope this bear "spots" Laurie's kid. I'd like to see her appreciate nature then.
If you get a mosquito bite, we want it to itch, not carry a deadly disease.
News flash, moron. Mosquitoes have always carried diseases in the US. Malaria was wiped out here only 5o years ago. That would seem to suggest "Climate Change" and mosquito-borne illnesses are independent events. But shit! Let's go with your theory!
We don't want your generation to be the generation that is defined by mass species extinction. We want you to live in a world where we face the truth about our problems and do everything we can to solve them. We want you to grow up to be activists.
"We want you to live in a world where we face the truth about our problems and do everything we can to solve them..."
Ahem...terrorism? In agreement, but on the wrong subject.
That's why we wrote our book, The Down-to-Earth Guide to Global Warming. It's for girls like you and yes, boys, too.
Could've said "kids", but no. Let's marginalize the male sex again today, shall we?
The more people who understand global warming, the better chance we have at bringing about change -- change as individuals and change as a country.
I understand global warming plenty...but this sounds suspiciously like you're starting an inquisition of some sort...sorta frightening.
Change means accepting the fact that the way we are living is causing huge damage to our planet. Change means that once we accept that responsibility, doing everything in our power to correct our course. Change means hope, not despair. Once you understand global warming, you understand how much you can do to solve it. Time is of the essence...lets get started.
She's beyond hope.
We love you so much,
Your mothers,
Laurie David and Cambria Gordon
From her biography in Wikipedia:
Before working full time on environmental and political issues, David worked in the entertainment industry. She began her career in New York City as a talent coordinator for the David Letterman show. Four years later she left to start her own management company, representing comedians and comedy writers. She also produced several comedy specials for HBO, Showtime, MTV, and Fox Television. Upon moving to Los Angeles, David became vice president of comedy development for a division of Fox Broadcasting and developed sitcoms for Twentieth Century Television.Which makes her an authority on the complex, often misunderstood science of climate. Sign her up for the EPA.
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