It might be highly predictable than the media elite would favor a green sheen on Time's Person of the Year debate, but Brian Williams has taken his "Mother Earth" campaign to a whole new level of goo on his Daily Nightly website:
I made my annual pilgrimage to the Time magazine luncheon designed to narrow down the nominees for "_____ of the Year" on the cover of Time. Forgive the blank, but over the years it's been a noun, a pronoun, a proper noun -- it's been a lot of things. My nominee was a woman -- a victim of abuse. A strong, resilient woman who is a constant topic of discussion these days: Mother Earth.
A strong, resilient woman who been victimized and keeps on ticking? How long before Williams starts comparing Mother Earth to Hillary? Hat tip to Rachel Sklar's account at Eat the Press, and she added this tidbit:
The ever-careful Williams responded that, whatever politics one might have, there was no denying that green-awareness had trickled down to "amoeba level."
Speaking of awareness at the "amoeba level," as strange as it might seem to news junkies, I had a recent conversation with family friends about the news business, and they said to me "Who is Brian Williams?" This might explain the Saturday Night Live gigs and the oozy green platitudes.
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}}---> Told you so
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 14:34 ET by Cool ArrowWe need to be on our knees kissing dirt
1970
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 14:49 ET by iveseenitallI'm in the middle of a novel written in 1970. So predictably, the "liberal" author is whining about the destruction to the environment and how the world won't last more than fifty years or so. Wow, we're still here--Duh!
BTW, wasn't the bug-a-boo global "Cooling" back then? Some "liberals" are such sad sacks (others are just vicious s.o.b.'s). But don't feel sorry for them and...
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
ive - couldn't resist
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:08 ET by FastEdhere is OUR sad sack, and today, as well as yesterday, it's good to remember.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
Gee, no wonder Mr. Williams
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 14:49 ET by motherbeltGee, no wonder Mr. Williams left the blank at the beginning of the phrase...
Assuming that he is right, and Mother Earth is an "abused woman," why would that qualify her for "Whatever of the Year." ? (And her name is "Gaia"....but I doubt they would go for "Goddess of the Year."
Oh, what the H.....let them do it. Those stupid awards aren't worth the dead tree they require to print. That and four bucks will get you a "tall" at Starbucks. Hey, they can even get Algore to accept it on her behalf...but from what I hear, he is in competition with her for the honor. Maybe they'll give it to him, and he'll accept on behalf of her....and we'll all hold hands and sing.....Gag.
And I don't mean it's a joke....
My nominee was a woman -- a
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 14:53 ET by MidAmericaMy nominee was a woman -- a victim of abuse. A strong, resilient woman who is a constant topic of discussion these days: Mother Earth.
Well let's see.. oh yeah, this is assinine.
We can't 'abuse' an inanimate object. We can make a mess for us to live in but the planet is just a big rock that has 'stuff' growing on it. The 'rock' doesn't know we are here. In fact it doesn't 'know' anything.
We have much more to fear
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 15:03 ET by CooltomWe have much more to fear from Mother Earth than Mother Earth has to fear from us. The Earth through history has convulsed from titantic volcanic explosions, frozen completely over and crashed continents into each other. Not to mention the Earth's wont to swap magnetic poles, change its orbit, etc.
Brian, You Ignorant S...
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 15:10 ET by Barker"This might explain the Saturday Night Live gigs and the oozy green platitudes."
Someone should tell Brian Williams that the Saturday Night Live gig is over.
I thought I felt deja vu ...
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 15:28 ET by dervish"The Endangered Earth" was _____ of the Year back in 1988. Fat lot of good it did, apparently. But if W can win it twice, I guess Earth can.
Twits.
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Mon, 11/12/2007 - 23:00 ET by dahliatraversDamn, you were right!
http://history1900s.about.com/library/weekly/aa050400a.htm
A reminder to Mr. Williams (whom I am fond of): the qualification to be Time's ______ of the Year is not victimhood but:
a man, woman, or idea that "for better or worse, has most influenced events in the preceding year."
I think I just puked a
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:07 ET by Sick-n-TiredI think I just puked a little in my mouth! blech
SnT - that's known as
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:10 ET by FastEda "Throurp" have throw and half burp - get that most time trying to converse with libs.
There is no sense in being stupid, if you can't prove it! - my dad V
I saw that in some movie
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:29 ET by Sick-n-TiredI saw that in some movie too; remember what it was??? I can't, for the life of me, put my finger on it.
Dodgeball. Ben Stiller hits
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:58 ET by balboaDodgeball. Ben Stiller hits on "Kate Veach" and she says "I just threw up in my mouth a little."
Thanks! It was buggin' the
Tue, 11/13/2007 - 10:04 ET by Sick-n-TiredThanks! It was buggin' the crap out of me. Good call.
That <Riiiip ... Riiip ...
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 16:51 ET by drillanwrThat <Riiiip ... Riiip ... Riiiiping> sound you're hearing is my roll of Glenn Beck Duct Tape ....
Hell, I'm not even going to bother to shave my head before applying ...
....and Brian Williams was an abused child.
Mon, 11/12/2007 - 21:39 ET by Dave RI mean, how else do you explain the guy?