DEMOCRAT PARTY TO POST GREEN POLICE AT NATIONAL CONVENTION
By: John Keitel
The wall street journal is reporting that the Democrat party is have problems with their “greenest convention ever.”
The Democrat hosting committee was hoping to achieve such things as organic hats and fanny packs made in the USA with union labor. They are unable to find a manufacturers of organic materials with a union labor force. It is reported that Bob Masse, convention merchandiser, said about finding organic unionized labor, “That just doesn’t exist.”
Imagine no unions in the organic movement, why aren’t those good those good liberals using unions?
Now the blame for not being able to met the challenge is starting. The statement made by Denver Democrat Mayor John Hickenlooper challenging the convention to be the “greenest convention in the history of the planet.” This from the Mayor that needs more than $18 Million extra tax dollars to keep the Denver mass transit system running this year. Article here.
In response environmental activist Andrea Robinson to the post of Director of Greening. Her response to this challenge, “That terrifies me!”
Ms. Robinson is actually testing the biodegradable balloons in her compose pile. She states that they have not degraded yet but she will add more water and more time to see if that will help.
Robinson has hired a Carbon Adviser responsible for calculating the “carbon foot print,” counting everything from the air travel to the coffee ups. They will use carbon offsets to feel good about themselves. Al Gore should like taking their money for his carbon offset hedge fund.
Robinson is creating a 900 member “trash brigade” to monitor all trash disposal areas to make sure everyone is separating the trash properly. Then the trash will be checked piece by piece once more before it leaves the convention.
The food for the convention is also under fire. There will not be any fried foods. Each meal will include, “at least three of the following colors: red, green, yellow, blue/purple, and white.”
The Democrat party is hoping to create lasting good habits. I thought the liberals already lived a perfect green life? Mayor Hickenlooper hopes that people will see this as “the new patriotism.”
The “green team” has scaled back their hopes already by saying only 85% of refuse will be recycled and only 70% of the produce be organic and locally grown. They have already cut Colorado wines and beer. The wine because of inferior taste and beer because “its Coors.” The Coors bottling company in Golden Colorado has family members in politics that are Republican and have used non-union labor in the past. This despite the donation of biofuel made from beer giant to run the conventions flex-fuel vehicles.
The bottom line is that if the balloons don’t degrade they will still be used and the fanny packs and hats still purchased. This proves that despite the Democrat party lecturing the people of the United States of America that they should be green or harbor guilt even though they cannot do it themselves. This is because the technology is not economically viable to use or this “challenge” would be able to be achieved.
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