Got CO2?

Kevin Drum over at the Washington Monthly explains how the CEI (Competitive Enterprise Instititute) is launching a new add campaign claiming that the billions of tons of CO2 we are emitting is actually good for you.

I am therefore submitting the following viral marketing strategy for the CEI to consider:


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May 21st, 2006 | Category: Nervous Laughter, Science | 4 comments

RED

This article is from the (RED) edition of The Independent, guest-edited for 16 May 2006 by Bono. Half the revenue from the edition will be donated to the Global Fund to Fight Aids.
Bono, Guest Editor: I am a witness. What can I do?

Published: 16 May 2006

May I say without guile, I am as sick [...]

May 16th, 2006 | Category: Economics, Everything Else | 2 comments

President Gore Addresses the Nation via Saturday Night Live

SNL Announcer:
And now, a message from the President of the United States.

President Al Gore:
Good evening, my fellow Americans.

In 2000 when you overwhelmingly made the decision to elect me as your 43rd president, I knew the road ahead would be difficult. We have accomplished so much yet challenges lie ahead.

In the last 6 years we have been [...]

May 15th, 2006 | Category: Nervous Laughter | Leave a comment

Car swerves into marchers, injures 10 en route to Capitol

Since this is the 36th anniversary of the shootings at Kent State, I thought I would link to this article about an incident that occurred several days after the shootings, in which a drunken motorist ran his car into a group of peace protesters marching from MSU to the capital in Lansing.

“A motorist injured 10 young people when he swerved [...]

May 4th, 2006 | Category: Everything Else | One comment