"Good Morning America" weatherman Sam Champion continued his promotion of left-wing environmental causes on Thursday. Champion, who has previously hosted a segment on whether "billions" will die from global warming, reported from Los Angeles to preview the upcoming Oscars.
He also highlighted a party being held by the climate change organization Global Green USA a group founded by the former Russian General Secretary, and noted Communist, Mikhail Gorbachev. And this isn’t the first time Champion has touted Global Green:
Sam Champion: "We are, again, inside the Academy headquarters, right where it all happens in Hollywood. And we wanted to tell you that it’s not just gold and red, the colors of Oscar this week, but there's another big color, and that's green. It’s eco-friendly green, environmental friendly green that's highlighted this week. Some celebrities are driving eco-friendly cars to the Oscars instead of limos, and by the way, there’s also a green carpet at the environmental group Global Green’s party last night. A lot of celebrities were there, and so were we."
Penelope Cruz: "It's something that where everyone can contribute."
Champion: "Oscar nominee Penelope Cruz is just one of the stars trading in the Oscar gold for a little green, to highlight one of Hollywood's hottest issues, global warming."
Celebrity #1 (not identified): "If there's no nature, there's no us."
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A short time later, Champion promoted all the great things being done at this trendy celebrity bash. On January 11, the ABC weatherman highlighted Global Green in a story on "sexy" green celebrities. He even featured a clip from the organization’s CEO, Matt Petersen. Petersen can be seen in the February 22 segment, which aired at 8:33am, as well:
Champion: "Now, all the celebs got to this green party in a green car. None of them are hotter though then this are hotter than this Tesla: All electric, that means zero emissions, and, believe it or not, zero to 60 in under four seconds. No gas guzzling limousines here, only the latest green machines."
Matt Petersen (CEO Global Green USA): "Our buildings and our transportation are two of the greatest contributors to global warming."
Champion: "Inside Global Green’s Oscar bash, a tribute to the Earth, served up with a call for action."
Celebrity #2: "It’s important for all of us, whatever level we’re at, individuals or politicians."
Champion: Okay. No one ever said sexy environmental car before, but that one, the Tesla, really and truly is."
In the future, it's probably fair to predict more environmental activism from GMA's weatherman.
—Scott Whitlock is a news analyst for the Media Research Center.
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That's an admirable
November 29, 2007 - 15:21 ET by GordmanThat's an admirable initiative but I don't think it will last long enough. Living green doesn't go with celebrity temptations.
Orlando Limo
If you paint a Hummer Limo gr
February 22, 2007 - 16:57 ET by bassndudeIf you paint a Hummer Limo green, is it enviro friendly?
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only in 2 wheel drive
February 22, 2007 - 17:02 ET by florida_chadonly in 2 wheel drive
"All electric, that me
February 22, 2007 - 17:28 ET by dabal"All electric, that means zero emissions, and, believe it or not, zero
to 60 in under four seconds. No gas guzzling limousines here, only the
latest green machines."
Um...last I heard, electricity is produced by burning fossil fuels, damming a river, fissioned off nuclear fuel (which needs plenty of energy to make in the first place), disrupting natural wind flows with windmills, and polluting the surface of the earth with solar panels...none of which are environmentally "friendly" in the way these people want to believe.
What's more, by generating that power out in uninhabited areas, you have to burn quite a lot more fuel just getting that power to where people DO live.
Cost of super green car? $90,000.
Cost of dress to attend green party? $5,000
Cost to charge said supergreen car? Priceless....
Hopefully you folks already know this stuff, but with children as well as liberals, they need to be told often, lest they forget.
and what of the corrosive aci
February 22, 2007 - 17:35 ET by truth_missileand what of the corrosive acid batteries that run those little green cars that will soon be filling mountains of landfills, how soon before that runs into the water supply and starts poisioning fish and other living things? and where are those batteries made by the way - china? what kind of environmental rules are they following in the manufacturing process? How many Chinese workers will you kill this year Mr. Gore?
Open up a green motel and ref
February 22, 2007 - 18:36 ET by bassndudeOpen up a green motel and refueling point at various points across the nation, charge em 100 bucks to plug in their little green cars...may cost more, but they are saving the earth...and 10 cents of every dollar goes to buy carbon credits.
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I happen to own one of thos
February 23, 2007 - 07:11 ET by Right2thePointI happen to own one of those electric driven cars. Yes it does deliver the performance as advertised.
I have already handed at least fifteen Mach 1 mustang owners their a** in their hat.
I get well beyound the advertised mileage of what a full tank should get because I live in Florida where it is mostly well flat. It aint chewing up volts trying to go up a San Francisco hill.
Just for the record it aint priced at 90K it's a bit more and then some.
www.telsamotors.com
I got it in the electric blue version, somehow it felt so right.
In case some of you are not
February 23, 2007 - 07:29 ET by Right2thePointIn case some of you are not familiar with the power of this battery operated car , quite frankly is not your daddy's golf cart.
It has a torque curve that makes a Lombroghini jealous
As to the mustangs it aint
February 23, 2007 - 07:47 ET by Right2thePointAs to the mustangs it aint just about my bumper got there before yours, it is more like 40 to 60 lengths at the quarter.
Rippin.
Damn now I gotta decide if
February 23, 2007 - 08:07 ET by Right2thePointDamn now I gotta decide if I got it right or a fantastic number of Mach 1 owners got it oh so wrong.
Choices can be hell.
Yup, if humans want to be &qu
February 24, 2007 - 00:26 ET by MikeBYup, if humans want to be "carbon neutral", they'll have to get nekkid and learn to photosynthesize. Everything we do, tree hugger or meat eater, requires energy and impacts our environment: growing food, transporting goods, providing services, maintaining healthy, comfortable dwellings, whatever.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Penelope Cruz: "It's som
February 22, 2007 - 17:33 ET by upcountrywaterPenelope Cruz: "It's something that where everyone can contribute."
Can I swap carbon units for some green paint?
Where ( and what) is the alternative energy supplies?
All I see is tax tax tax.
Better hurry up! Mexico, China and Cuba are soon to be pumping more oil for themselfs from the Gulf of Mexico.
...
February 22, 2007 - 18:16 ET by Jnobleanyone else getting the feeling that Sam Champion is just trying to draw attention to himself by jumping on this trendy bandwagon? Does he think to himself "Gee, people will look at me not just as the weatherman, but an concerned evironmentalist! Maybe I'll get invited to some cool Hollywood parties..."
Yet another USEFUL IDIOT.
anyone else getting the feeli
February 22, 2007 - 18:25 ET by rimskyanyone else getting the feeling that Sam Champion is just trying to draw attention to himself...
Spot on Jnoble.. but ya never know.. he might be an Algore operative.
But how 'bout these celeb quotes.. "If there's no nature, there's no us." Whew, I'm speechless man.. that's like profound, dude.
Was that a deep Britney thoug
February 22, 2007 - 18:38 ET by bassndudeWas that a deep Britney thought?
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JNoble...Why on earth do peop
February 22, 2007 - 19:04 ET by Clear thinkerJNoble...
Why on earth do people keep using the term 'useful idiot' when refering to these people, 'useful' is the last thing I would call them.
"Why on earth do peopl
February 22, 2007 - 20:44 ET by dabal"Why on earth do people keep using the term 'useful idiot' when refering
to these people, 'useful' is the last thing I would call them."
I'll field this one. Stalin referred to them as useful idiots. To him, they are useful. To us, you're absolutely correct...wastes of flesh.
Sweet Jesus ... then let's wi
February 22, 2007 - 18:41 ET by josephsamuelsonSweet Jesus ... then let's wipe nature out.
Alas, but liberals are like cockroaches ... they can emerge from ground zero of a nuclear blast only to ram each other up the tailpipe and create MORE cucarachas locas.
LIBERALS - Do as I say, not as I do!
February 22, 2007 - 19:54 ET by TheTruthAs they step out of their 25000+ sq/ft machants drawing the energy of a small town, or as they arrive at the airport in their private jets after having burned a few tanker trucks of fuel the “celebrities are driving eco-friendly cars to the Oscars instead of limos, there’s also a green carpet at the environmental group Global Green’s party last night.”
Wow a green carpet, I wish I could be that green. The hypocrisy of these liberals is truly astonishing! Do as I say, not as I do!
DuPont green carpet fibers
February 22, 2007 - 20:10 ET by SportPoliticsDuPont green carpet fibers, and 100,000 watt show my $100,000 dress spotlights alit the affair.
Yeah, whatever.
Iwonder if they will outlaw the 10,000 explosions required for a single action flick from Hollywood, or the massive bloviating of carbon into the atmosphere getting everything and everyone there to "shoot on site" halfway across the world.
Our buildings and our transpo
February 22, 2007 - 22:06 ET by dahliatraversOur buildings and our transportation are two of the greatest contributors to global warming.
WHERE IS THE EVIDENCE FOR THIS STATEMENT, MR. GREEN?
Be sure and cover the warming
February 23, 2007 - 02:25 ET by upcountrywaterBe sure and cover the warming of the solar system, will ya Mr. Green.
Forget about AIDS, forget abo
February 23, 2007 - 03:28 ET by Prez RudyForget about AIDS, forget about genocide in Rwanda, and while we're at it let's pay no attention to global terrrorism, because the new "IT" paranoia is here. I'm really hoping that main-stream America will finally see these hpocritical, dim-bulbed mindless morons for the phonies they are, and fast.
If you happen to come across an hysterical, global-warming fearing Hollywood liberal (God forbid), simply ask them the following: "Do you personally know anybody who has recently died as a direct result of global-warming?" If he/she cannot answer then just ask them another simple question, such as "Do you personally know anyone who has died as a result of a drug overdose? Or maybe a car accident? Or maybe a drive-by shooting?" There respose would be indicitive of a person who has absolutely no clue about anything...
Celebrity #1 (not identified)
February 23, 2007 - 09:23 ET by muh-oonCelebrity #1 (not identified): "If there's no nature, there's no us."
American: I see, the old good news, bad news thing. So what's the bad news?
What's really amazing about a
February 23, 2007 - 14:09 ET by Mike1What's really amazing about all this is that this Champion character is not even a meteorologist. He has his BA in Broaddcasting and learned weather forecasting throughout his broadcasting career. Now he takes his show to Hollywood in an effort to dazzle us with their scientific expertise. I canot even fathom how people can watch these cretins. All these journalist really believe that because they graduated from journalism school, it qualifies them to be jacks of all trades. What a joke.