I suppose no one should be shocked that Fox had a five-against-one (Greenpeace's John Passacantando) panel to savage Hillary Clinton's terrific climate and energy plan. The video is worth watching to see just how much some conservatives hate the strategies that are crucial to avoiding catastrophic global warming:
I was surprised to see that Wayne Rogers of M*A*S*H fame has morphed into another Fox wacko. He labels Hillary's plan "idiotic," calls her a "crazy person" and mocks her -- I kid you not -- for putting forward "an aggressive, comprehensive energy efficiency agenda ... by changing the way utilities do business."
Of course, anyone who quits M*A*S*H after only three seasons shouldn't call anyone else crazy! Equally bizarre, Rogers gave Bush $3000 in 1999, but gave Kerry $1000 in 2004 (and Orrin Hatch $2000 last year). Hey, Wayne, pick a party and stick with it already!
Yes, you can find out the complete campaign contribution history of all your favorite stars at this website (where you learn truly pointless things, such as Cher likes Joe Biden to the tune of $4200).
Well, at least Alan Alda remains as thoughtful as ever.
Hat tip to Lots O' Thoughts for finding this video.
This post was created for ClimateProgress.org, a project of the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
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David Roberts Posted 9:30 am
14 Nov 2007
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Jascheua Posted 6:13 pm
14 Nov 2007
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bryankwalton Posted 12:53 am
15 Nov 2007
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TheGreenMiles Posted 1:04 am
15 Nov 2007
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docnoyo Posted 3:59 am
15 Nov 2007
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caniscandida Posted 5:51 am
15 Nov 2007
The show-biz story, apparently, is that Rogers left M*A*S*H because he did not like the way the character of Trapper John had declined to being no more than Hawkeye's sidekick. Good move on the part of the writers, say I. Art can be cruel -- and ain't that just swell!
Alan Alda, by contrast, has long been one of the most admirable actors working. His letter on what the job of science advisor should be is brilliant. I do not watch his PBS science show, but I think his commitment to science, reason and intellectualism is a radically good thing.
Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.
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lydiaharper Posted 12:47 pm
18 Dec 2007
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Coowallsky Posted 10:36 am
04 Nov 2008
"I suppose no one should be shocked that Fox had a five-against-one ..."
Wow, there's a hanky-twisting bedwetter's whine if I've ever heard it. Ever watch "The View" or Maher's "Politically Incorrect" for panel stacking?
Selective indignation is a bith.
"I was surprised to see that Wayne Rogers of M*A*S*H fame has morphed into another Fox wacko."
As opposed to a CBS, NBC, MSNBC, ABC, NPR, or CNN wacko? Or are we to believe that only Fox has wackos.
Funny how one network that counters the bias of the others gets so much crap. Selective indignation is a bitch.
"Hey, Wayne, pick a party and stick with it already!"
Really? That's why they're called 'tools'. They spout the party line, drink the Kool-Aid and put on the ideoalogogical blinders. Selective indignation is a bith.
"..sometimes i forget all this hatred for a little while, or at least long enough to build my hope in humans again, then i watch a fox program and i want to die."
Ahh, yes. Pedalling addled-minded cliches like "hate" when you are losing the debate. Typical of the intellectually lazy.
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