Hey Palin! Don’t you like to ski Ms. Wasilla?

I found this article about Sarah Palin today:

http://www.newsweek.com/id/160080

Besides the many things that the author points out about Palin, this quote sums up not only I am personally thinking, but what many are:

“Palin may be a perfectly wonderful person, a loving mother and a great American success story—but she is a beauty queen/sports reporter who stumbled into small-town politics, and who is now on the verge of stumbling into, or upon, world history.”

Which is scary, and unnerving, and I suggest checking in with your family doctor or psychologist if this doesn’t send off any alarm sounds in your cranium. We live in a country that leads the world. Even if you live in a small town, you have to understand that your government leads the free world, and if we get into any altercations outside of your little bubble, it will be YOU that is affected by it. How about the Iraq War, and all of the Americans who perished on foreign soil? I wonder if it occurs to her supporters that this is a global issue, one that could have been avoided, and that Iraq did not harbor the terrorists who bombed the Pentagon or The World Trade Center. I don’t know how anyone is sitting comfortable with knowing this. I digress…

Another thought I had today-

While it is of utmost importance that we protect the glaciers and ice caps, has anyone thought about the other kinds of geographical locations known for their ice and snow? I am talking about ski resorts. I was watching PBS, and I think it was an episode of Globe Trekker, where the male host of the show goes to The Alps and partakes in one of the infamous ski tours which is clearly the region’s highlight and main attraction. It seemed like an epic adventure, a once in a lifetime experience, or something that you would really save your $ for. It also seems like something that rich people do.

I may sound that I am speaking of stereotypes here, but what I present to you is based on much truth. Skiing is an expensive hobby, and most people who ski either save the cash to do it, or are wealthy enough that it becomes a seriously fun pastime for them? I don’t hear about too many impoverished or working class families going on ski resort vacations.  Which leads me to point out that I would think many wealthy Palin supporting families might value you that kind of getaway, and well…  believing that global warming doesn’t exist is ironic and foolish.  Palin doesn’t believe global warming exists, (Drill Baby drill!- you get me?) and I am positive that a large chunk of her supporters agree.

On this episode of Globe Trekker, our host stops along his ski tour somewhere in the high, snowy peaks of the The Alps, and his native tour guide points out how the snow is disappearing. (which then was followed up by showing Before and After pictures of the region from the 1990s and 2000’s. The pictures were frightening, and showed the recessed peaks and snowy landscape from a number of angles and pictures. It was a clear and defined difference.) The tour guide then went on to say that many resorts in the area  located on a point further down the mountains, are already going out of business because they are seeing as much snow throughout the year. This is not the first that I have seen something in the press or on television about snow disappearing in resorts or in mountainous regions. Watch a little Discovery Channel and you will see countless upon countless series about Alaska and it’s disappearing snowy caps.This is a world wide catasrophe. Hmmm.. did you catch that? I said the word catastrophe. We need the snow and ice to keep our planet balanced, and we need our wealthy to stay happy and entertained! Come on, you don’t want to see miserable rich people. They need to do something and go somewhere with all that money. It wouldn’t be fun for them to brag that they go to Disney World like the rest of us.  Imagine Buffy, Tyler, and Chase waiting online for Magic Mountain, miserable from heat, crowds, exhaustion, and the white noise caused by all the slobbering, loud poor people jumping around in Donald Duck costumes, with no end in sight to line, even with their VIP Express Line pass? Hahaha… OK, OK… Can’t I have my fun? Anyway…

Denying global warming just sounds insane. It’s now where we can see it. Please, wake up!

Those are my thoughts for the day but on a lighter happier note, I now have more cowbell.

thank you.

Dear World…

Dear World,

Please don’t pay any mind to our current president, or our stances on international policy. We have about 4 more months until we are due for a change. Can you believe it? That’s not even enough time to bring a baby full term, or to complete a semester in college.  So please ignore George W. and look on the bright side. NO ONE can be worse than him. ‘Til then please don’t hate!

<3

N

Sucks to be a Polar Bear, and an American.

The New York Times just released this article:

Polar Bear to Be a Protected Species- NY Times

“The Interior Department declared the polar bear a threatened species Wednesday, saying it must be protected because of the decline in Arctic sea ice from global warming.”

The article then goes on to state that “that sea ice loss will likely result in two-thirds of the polar bears disappearing by mid-century.” Hmmm… I am extremely adamant about saving the polar bears, but did they forget to mention that if the Arctic sea ice melts half of our coastal cities will be UNDER WATER by mid century!!!?

Hello, hi, I am the United States government, and I actually don’t exist on this planet. I exist in a happy land called the District of Columbia which isn’t really one of the 50 states, more like a fictional fantasy land of happiness. Nothing bad happens here. Global warming shwarming!! Not here. Who needs to take care of that problem when you can’t see it? Not from this pretty hill where I sit. I don’t even see any proof of it here on Capital Hill. Why the grass looks so green during this fine month of May. And look! Behold! I see people picnicking and children singing in the National Mall. There is no reason for concern. My word, I better sign some bill so these angry environmentalists stop knocking a down my door. Humbug to you hippies!

If you read the article this Kempthorne guy says ”This listing will not stop global climate change or prevent any sea ice from melting,” said Kempthorne. Great. Ok, so how will you “protect” the poor polar bears who are DROWNING and dying from STARVATION, if this bill doesn’t necessarily attack the problems or causes of global warming? Just slapping some species on a list does not protect it.

I get so annoyed reading these articles. These bureaucratic numbnuts don’t do anything to make a difference.  Sometimes I wish I could just take over Washington myself. It would be like an episode of The Three Stooges. I would bang congress’ heads together until they saw tweety birds flying over their heads and had x’s for eyes. I would march into President Bush’s office and then shake his hand with a buzzer attached to mine, giving him a good little shock. Then when I had him alarmed, but laughing at my little joke (You know, Georgie would be chuckling “Oh jeepers, you really got me with that crazy hand joke missy.” ) I would uppercut him in the jaw, and pull some kind of karate move that would bust his ass and leave him with his left arm tightly pulled behind his back. I would tell him “I will not let go until you say ” sign all these new bills. Say “uncle” if you don’t want me to pull tighter!” And with that ladies and gentlemen, I present to you, by a simple act of renegade self- righteousness meets government coup, I bring you the fruits democracy with out all the red tape and years of waiting for our next president to tackle the problems. Over night gas prices would be lowered by two dollars, major industrial corporations would be forced to meet safety and green standards, the United States would become an active member of many an international environmental organizations, people would wake up looking forward to go to the dentist, chiropractor or pharmacist because we would have universal healthcare, all of our energy and water would be clean, safe, and efficient, children in bad areas would have food and proper school materials, Roe vs. Wade wouldn’t even be questioned, and gay people all over the country would be getting married at the speed of jack rabbits.

I might be just a dream, but it can be a reality one day. If you ask me, us American are no better off than the polar bears. I am keeping my fingers crossed, and my heart filled with hope that this 2008 election will change all of that…or will it not?

Time will tell.