On Tuesday’s "Good Morning America," weatherman and liberal global warming activist Sam Champion featured tennis star Billie Jean King in his latest attempt to hype the danger of climate change. In a new segment entitled, "Just One Person," King vaguely described her new environmental charity, GreenSlam, in such a way that it appeared to confuse GMA audience members standing behind her. At Champion’s prompting, she bemoaned all the "green noise," a term she never explained, in today’s society. Equally confusing were her constant references to "green collar studies."
Most bizarre, however, was when the tennis star appeared to be distracted, much in the way a five-year old would be upon seeing a butterfly. King noticed a tennis ball wedged in an adjacent camera and fixated on it as an example of recycling (as seen above). Apparently bewildering even Champion, she rambled, "We want to use things again. Okay? You see this tennis ball? You have one on your camera over there so that you don't whack somebody. It’s protection. There’s one at the end of, there’s one at the end of the camera there. That’s reusable. [Points to GMA camera.] All these little things we can do. I’m taking shorter showers. I’m worrying about the plastic bags now."
During the segment, which aired at 8:33am, Champion never attempted to pull specifics from King. He simply claimed that her charity will attempt to "raise awareness and, kind of, change things..." (The organization's website is equally vague on what exactly it will do.) The ABC weatherman has a long history of using celebrities to promote left-wing environmental causes. In May, he touted liberal actor Robert Redford as a "pioneer for the environment." A month earlier, Champion, along with singer Sheryl Crow and Laurie David, kicked off the "Stop global Warming College Tour." Finally, back in January, he hyped the "sexy" celebrities who promoted the environmental agenda.
A transcript of the segment, which aired at 8:33am on August 28, follows:
Sam Champion: "I'm very, very excited this morning because now we are debuting our ‘Just One Person.’ It’s someone who is making a difference in green projects somewhere in the nation, somewhere in the world and our very first ‘just one person,’ I’m a huge fan, Billie Jean King. Tennis great, tennis legend, I don't know what to call you. Welcome to the broadcast."
Billie Jean King: "Thanks. Thanks a lot, Sam."
Champion: "And you've launched a brand-new initiative called GreenSlam. So, tell me, what that’s going to do?"
King: "It’s called GreenSlam. It's a non-profit to really try to make a difference. The main thing we have to do first is get a group of experts together to set a standard. And we want to really get all the sports fans, the public, professional sports, anything to do with sports. Because sports tends to be separated from everything else."
Champion: "Right."
King: "We’re going to bring it right into with everybody else on this. There’s a lot of green noise going around. We also want to help with green-collar studies and opportunities. You know, green, the, the green, uh, collar is important for the future because– And now, look at everyone here. Look at all the generations are just standing with us– It’s just amazing."
Champion: "Right. And they all know you."
King: "Well, they don't all know me."
Champion: "No, they do, because you should have heard them, well, you did hear them when ‘em cheer when you got here."
King: "No, but– Look at the generations here. You got the grandmas. You’ve got the parents. You’ve got the young people. But this is really for our planet. It’s for our future."
Champion: "And so, you guys are going to put a group together to raise awareness and kind of change some things in–"
King: "First we're going to set standards that we can all use, because there is a lot of green noise going around. We’ve got to set a standard."
Champion: "Right."
King: "So, we're going to get all the experts. I am not the expert. I’m like all the of us. I’m trying to figure this all out. How can I truly make a difference? I’ve always wanted to make a difference."
Champion: "I love this. You're absolutely right. We do these stories, people are always saying, ‘Okay, well, what's the guideline? What’s the standard?’ So this GreenSlam. This is going to help that."
King: "That’s the first thing we’re going to do. And thanks to TIA, Prince and Firm Green energy. They’re the ones who stepped up first. Of course, TIA is the Tennis Industry Association. But we want– We want to use things again. Okay? You see this tennis ball? You have one on your camera over there so that you don't whack somebody. It’s protection. There’s one at the end of, there’s one at the end of the camera there. That’s reusable. [Points to GMA camera.] All these little things we can do. I’m taking shorter showers. I’m worrying about the plastic bags now. Take a cotton bag or take something with you."
Champion: "And just put some attention on it. Billie Jean, thank you so much for being here. I so appreciate it."
King: "Thanks, Sam. GreenSlam and go to BillieJeanKing.com to get this started. And then we’ll go to GreenSlam. BillieJeanKing.com"
Champion: "And by the way, happy anniversary because they had named the tennis center here at the U.S. Open after you a year ago today."
King: "And that's why I did this. And that’s why we’re doing it today because I made myself a promise to try and do something else to make a difference for men and women throughout this world. Thanks a lot."
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.





















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Billie Jean, that's my dolt
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:37 ET by Mica the MagnificentSummary:
Billie Jean hasn't a clue. She wants to recycle but can't think of the word.
She wants GMA to use the tennis ball again, and she worries about plastic bags.
She has a web site but isn't sure what's on it.
Sam Champion is a fool.
The End
Game, Match, Short Shower
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:37 ET by acumenI’m taking shorter showers.
And being air-dried by young, coquettish vixens scantily clad in green collars waving green feather fans that create the most alluring green noise.
Hey, unlike Champion, at least I tried to make some sense out of King's bizzare ramblings.
Wow. Miss Teen South Carolina ain't got nothing on Billie Jean.
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:46 ET by Dave in TexasAt the Green Slam website in the "Future" section, they have this quote:
"Summer 2007 we saw the impact the Live Earth concerts had on raising awareness of important environmental issues around the globe and I hope we can be equally effective in sports."
They might want to set their sights a little higher.
What a Woman...errr, Man
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:47 ET by TruthMattersHey BJ -
You make me green with envy.
I think Billie Jean may have
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:50 ET by Conservative_in_mass.I think Billie Jean may have had some left over green beer from last St Patrick's Day before that interview...
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Tue, 08/28/2007 - 15:59 ET by dahliatravers[The confusion is too painful to comment on.]
we're going to get all the experts
Oh good. We'll hold you to that.
Billy, I can see why your
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 16:01 ET by bassndudeBilly, I can see why your worried about old plastic bags. Youve become one.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
In a way, I feel sorry for
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 16:10 ET by MikeBIn a way, I feel sorry for Ms. King. She is just an old has-been tennis player, waaaay past her prime, who seems to be suffering from some form of dementia, and these MSM global warming shills trot her out to advance their cause. Okay, if Ms. King wants to recycle plastic bags and old tennis balls (or even old tennis shoes), more power to her. If she thinks that taking shorter showers will decrease global warming, that's okay, too. That she is totally clueless is beside the point. It is pitiful, however, that she has appeared on tv, acting or being so confused and unfocused. Perhaps this same segment will be used later as an attempt to generate federal funds for embryonic stem cell research: "Billie Jean could have been cured years ago if it weren't for Bush and the Religious Right defunding stem cell research. Yada, yada, yada."
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Color Coding
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 16:34 ET by mattmGreen = Red.
I heard this morning on
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 18:19 ET by msh1973I heard this morning on Laura Ingraham that now the big worry are diapers and how they are taking over the landfills. Perhaps we need to go back to cloth diapers...it was good enough for my mom! :)
Global warming hysteria has
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 18:46 ET by RackieGlobal warming hysteria has become a magnet for has-been, washed-up, over-the-hill lefty loons looking for a last hurrah. It's a sorry bunch of knuckle-heads who would sell their soul for one more time in the spotlight. Pathetic bordering on the tragic.
Education of those who believe in "Man-Made" Global Warming
Tue, 08/28/2007 - 20:34 ET by PopularTechCelebrities:
Alanis Morissette, High School Diploma
Alicia Keys, College Dropout
Alicia Silverstone, High School Dropout
Art Bell, College Dropout
Ben Affleck, College Dropout
Ben Stiller, College Dropout
Bill Maher, B.A. English (no science degree)
Billy Jean King, College Dropout
Bono (Paul Hewson), High School Diploma
Brad Pitt, College Dropout
Cameron Diaz, High School Dropout
Dana Elaine Owens (Queen Latifah), College Dropout
Daryl Hanna, B.F.A. Theater (no science degree)
Diane Keaton, College Dropout
Drew Barrymore, High School Dropout
Ed Begley Jr., High School Diploma
George Clooney, College Dropout
Gwyneth Paltrow, College Dropout
Jackson Browne, High School Diploma
Jason Biggs, College Dropout
John Travolta, High School Dropout
Jon Bon Jovi (John Bongiovi), High School Diploma
Joshua Jackson, High School Dropout
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, College Dropout
Julia Roberts, College Dropout
Keanu Reeves, High School Dropout
Kevin Bacon, High School Dropout
Kiefer Sutherland, High School Dropout
Leonardo DiCaprio, High School Dropout
Madonna (Madonna Ciccone), College Dropout
Matt Damon, College Dropout
Michael Moore, College Dropout
Nicole Richie, College Dropout
Olivia Newton-John, High School Dropout
Oprah Winfrey, B.A. Speech and Drama (no science degree)
Orlando Bloom, High School Dropout, B.A. Drama (no science degree)
Paris Hilton, High School Dropout
Pierce Brosnan. High School Dropout
Richard Branson, High School Dropout
Robert Redford, College Dropout
Sarah Silverman, College Dropout
Sean Penn, College Dropout
Sheryl Crow, B.A. Music Education (no science degree)
Sienna Miller, High School Diploma
Willie Nelson, High School Dropout + College Dropout
Works everytime!
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Thanks for that list, PT.
Wed, 08/29/2007 - 08:29 ET by fosstenThanks for that list, PT. I will use it.
Forget 911, I dial 9MM.
My wife and I had some
Wed, 08/29/2007 - 16:00 ET by steviep831My wife and I had some brocolli for dinner last night. Fortunately, there was no green noise to be heard. I'm sure my wife is very thankful for that. It's the little things that count....