NBC Soap Opera, Web Site Pushing 'Green Wedding'

Photo of Ken Shepherd.

Two days ago NewsBusters documented how ABC's "Good Morning America" is hyping the "latest trend" for couples tying the knot this year, so-called green weddings. Of course, weatherman/reporter Sam Champion left out for his audience how the bride featured in his story, Anna Swinson, is a Sierra Club official in Atlanta, but what's a covert liberal agenda among friends?

ABC is not the only network pushing the phenomenon as a tactic to combating global warming. "Days of Our Lives" addicts will be treated to the earth-friendly nuptials of characters Sami and Lucas. Of course the NBC.com Web site doesn't just plug the liberal-friendly story arc, it also insults the intelligence of its readership by insisting that having a "green wedding" isn't just a matter of taste, it's a matter of life and death (yes, even if green is just not the bride's color):

"Save a tree" isn't just a cute slogan -- between global warming and habitat destruction, it's imperative. Minimizing the amount of virgin paper used in your wedding stationery can have a huge impact. While there unfortunately aren't extensive options for eco-friendly printing -- between the inks, toners, and solvents, a lot of chemicals are involved -- there are fabulous (yet responsible) choices when it comes to paper.

I suppose it's fitting that soap operas, enviro-friendly enough to reuse and recycle tired plot lines, should have a green wedding. But here's my question: if or when the writers find an excuse to kill off Sami or Lucas, will there be a "green funeral"?

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Really?

Days of Our Lives? I didn't know what you were watching on your lunch hour but now...wow. Hey, does watching D.O.O.L contribute to your 'carbon footprint'?

PS: Sami and Lucas 4Ever!

I just hope the witch on &q

I just hope the witch on "Passions" uses organically grown ingredients in her cauldron.

Great post Ken. Did you see t

Great post Ken. Did you see the "resusable" casket on the green funeral page?

Nah, I'll have to revisit t

Nah, I'll have to revisit that. I think they're prefer to think of the reusable casket as an afterlife timeshare.

You should join our Facebook group if you're on there, Mike. That goes for everyone else reading the comments field. The more the merrier.

Oh man is this funny or what?

Oh man is this funny or what?  I spit out my drink when I read this. 

Now I know where all those who watch the View when Rosie through spouting her drivel.

Reduce the U.S. Carbon Foot Print.  Send Rosie to Iran.  Airforce_5_O 4/4/2007