i think one of the problems with crow's statements are the context in which they were made....note the dispatches from the 'biodiesel bus blog'.....both crow and david.....they were positively effusive, "giddy with excitement" at the appearance of their revered leader, al gore, just coming off holding court (the oscars) , triumphal in front of adoring adherents of the global warming meme
cut to very next entry on blog....
sheryl cracking (sorry, just had to do it <g>) jokes (?) about what people could do on an individual level (remember al gore intones at the end of "inconvenient truth" exhortation to "change the way you live”) ....
she jumps from giddiness at her encounter with gore, to making jokes about the very major point that al gore makes in his presentation?
no, i think those really were sheryl's contributions (including the reality show) ....she prefaces the so-called joke with "I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming. "........the very thing that gore is preaching.....and we are to believe she was ridiculing the man's approach?
to me it would be like a devout catholic just having an audience with the pope and the next thing out of their mouth are jokes about the latest encyclical....way too much of a stretch to be believable, iow, out of context, out of character, and once subjected to public scrutiny and ridicule, the joke gone bad excuse is invoked (as you say, yet again).....when someone like crow makes statements that clearly put them in the lunatic fringe category, damage control ensues.....and that's really what we're dealing with, damage control for a famous "fringer" who's handlers were looking for a mechanism to make the ridicule go away...can't be good for business for a client to be the butt <g> of jokes on a broadscale basis
btw, somebody should tell laurie david she's really wasting precious resources by running warm water over her hands after a cold run <vbg>
washingtonpost.com
Saving the Earth: The Biodiesel Bus Blog
Sunday, April 22, 2007; Page D01
Singer Sheryl Crow and environmentalist Laurie David have been traveling across America on a two-week Stop Global Warming College Tour, which winds up today at George Washington University. Crow and David (co-producer of the documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" and wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm's" Larry David) have been touting their cause and chronicling their travels in a rather idiosyncratic blog. Here, on Earth Day, are a few excerpts:
David (4/10, Dallas): I am jogging outside in 40 degree freezing cold . . . 70 degrees in January and 40 degrees in April. That is exactly why Sheryl Crow and I are in a biodiesel bus going thru the Southeast visiting college campuses to talk about the urgency of this issue and how everyone . . . everyone . . . has to start doing something. I would write more, but I have to go run warm water over my hands and thaw out from my run.
Sheryl Crow, left, and Laurie David with Florida Gov. Charlie Crist in Gaines- ville during their tour, which ends today at George Washington University. (By Brad Mcclenney -- Gainesville Sun Via Associated Press)
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Crow and David (4/18, Nashville): Our other surprise was a visit by former Vice President Al Gore who sat and talked with us on the bus about what he hopes to see happen in this country as the stop global warming movement catches fire. Having the former Vice President visit was like having your dad show up for Father's Weekend at the sorority house. We were giddy with excitement and proud to show him our home away from home.
Crow (4/19, Springfield, Tenn.): I have spent the better part of this tour trying to come up with easy ways for us all to become a part of the solution to global warming. Although my ideas are in the earliest stages of development, they are, in my mind, worth investigating. One of my favorites is in the area of forest conservation which we heavily rely on for oxygen. I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting. Now, I don't want to rob any law-abiding American of his or her God-given rights, but I think we are an industrious enough people that we can make it work with only one square per restroom visit, except, of course, on those pesky occasions where 2 to 3 could be required.
Crow (4/19): I also like the idea of not using paper napkins, which happen to be made from virgin wood and represent the height of wastefulness. I have designed a clothing line that has what's called a "dining sleeve." The sleeve is detachable and can be replaced with another "dining sleeve," after usage. The design will offer the "diner" the convenience of wiping his mouth on his sleeve rather than throwing out yet another barely used paper product. I think this idea could also translate quite well to those suffering with an annoying head cold.
Crow (4/19): This next idea I have been saving but I will share it with you if you promise not to steal it. It is my latest, very exciting idea for creating incentive for us all to minimize our own personal carbon footprints. It's a reality show. (I feel pretty certain NO ONE has thought of this yet!) Here is the premise: the contest consists of 10 people who are competing for the top spot as the person who lives the "greenest" life. This will be reflected in the contestant's home, his business, and his own personal living style. The winner of this challenging, prestigious, contest would receive what??. . . . a recording contract!!!!!
David (4/20, Charlottesville): Sheryl couldn't be with me tonight because of a previous commitment [Crow traveled to New York for a show that wasn't part of the tour] but luckily rock stars have rock star friends. Tonight, I spoke outside the gorgeous Charlottesville pavilion, in front of a couple of thousand slightly inebriated college men (there to see the wonderful Robert Randolph and the Family Band) who were forced to sit through the opening act . . . me. Truly, it was one of the most challenging 20 minutes of my life. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw guys yawning, I heard kids saying "where's the music?" and I think I heard the "b" word. I rushed through the speech and when I walked off the stage I immediately burst into tears. Not because I took anything personally but because it was so clear how much work is still to be done. Tonight served as a stark reminder that social change is a journey and I learned tonight that not every stop is going to be easy. |
