Hilarious video clip of climate crusader turned opportunistic occupier Bill McKibben leading a flock of protestors in chant.
It reminds me of this classic scene…
h/t to The Daily Bayonet who named McKibben “hippie of the week”. Kenji got props too.
BTW, those wiggly five fingers in the air you see behind McKibben are “twinkles”, which is hippie sign language for “I agree”.
reminded me more of this
“We’re all individuals” . . . “I’m not”
The the guy guy is is an an idiot idiot.
Rofl
November 2012
Sounds like a priest leading his congregation in prayer. Can anyone doubt that we are witnessing a new wave religion, with gaia paganism at it’s center. Are any of these followers capable of speaking and thinking for themselves. Like the Hare Krishna(s), protein starvation (vegan diet?), seems to be an element affecting cognitive capacity. Warmist have finally filled me with alarm, for the future of a liberty enabling civilization.GK
Now Now Be Be Nice Nice! No no Calling Calling idiots idiots idiots idiots!
“BTW, those wiggly five fingers in the air you see behind McKibben are “twinkles”, which is hippie sign language for “I agree”.”
And here I thought it was the secret salute of the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster….
Oh lord, I am so glad that I am hundreds of mile from this nonsense. On the other hand, being there to heckle this crap, could be a moment of destiny for the right person…
WTF?
Are you guys in the USA not just a little bit embarrassed by this?
Wow. What a moron.
I thought the twinkle is a sarcastic comment in sign language meaning “Ooo la la, fuddy duddy” as said by Ralph Cramden.
If it’s true that the company building the pipeline got to choose who conducts the environmental review, then I believe that has to be changed. I find this similar to- let’s say- conducting an investigation into Climategate without consulting a skeptic, to name an example.
Also, that is 1.37 rallies a day, which makes me think that the term “rallies” is being used rather loosely.
On a funnier note: after overhearing the video my girlfriend (who is liberal and doesn’t hold any strong views on climate change) turned to me and said, “Is that a parody?” I feel that sums up the way I feel about McKibben nicely.
Wow,
He thinks it is all about him.
I got as far as the rigged environmental impact statement. So this Bozo is upset that they hired a consulting firm, they had used before, to do the environmental reports required by the government? HMMM, been doing that for 3 decades.
Yes, Tbear, we are a bit embarrassed by this. We are a lot more disgusted with the way the press and the pols are handling it.
This is all very good news.
The lunatics are exposing their insanity to the world like never before. With the ease of immediate and global sharing they are quickly moving beyond losing all respect and credibility. With this obviously happening more frequently, by more of them, they are entering the foyer to the institution of the absurd where history will hold them forever.
Is it me or are the likes of McKibbon, Ove Hugh Goldberg and Clive Hamilton all look alike?
Bill, could you please repeat that last sentence?
Raise your right hand, open your wallet and repeat after me: – “Help Yourself”.
BBC Radio, Goon Show: “Tales of Old Dartmoor” (I think); 195(?).
Finally, finally, it will be “game over for the climate”. I’ve been waiting for years.
That 5-finger “I agree” looks very similar to what people in gospel churches do when they’re agreeing with the preacher, by the way.
This is not to say that there are any similarities between political indoctrination and religious indoctrination. Why would I imply that?
(sigh) A mind is a terrible thing to waste.
Bill McKibben, the man who helped convince Julia Gillard to introduce the Carbon Tax. This country is in deep do-do’s.
Seems someone has leaked a bunch of e-mails about this “grassroots” movement.
http://bigjournalism.com/dloesch/2011/10/16/journolist-2-0-occupydc-emails-show-msm-dylan-ratigan-working-with-protesters-to-craft-message/#more-231440
The whole this is a staged joke. E-mail seems to keep leaking from all these groups hehe maybe they should go green now and stop using it.
I’m as down on McKibben as the next person, and don’t buy the global warming myth, but still there is this to consider: A story that got buried said that the authorities wouldn’t let these people have bullhorns, so that is why they resorted to the bizarre cult-sounding repetition. They can’t be THAT out there, can they?
This is hilarious. Judging by the accents I hear it seems that once again American jobs (parrotting speeches in this case) are being outsourced to immigrants.
As mentioned on another forum (possibly smalldeadanimals) the chanting masses act as a megaphone for the central speaker. Assuming that there’s more than 20 of them, it will help the folks outside the inner prayer circl……er, group hear what the main speaker has to say. Regardless, it still reminds me of Hu Bris’ link more than anything else.
Is there an anti or negative “twinkle”? If so, would it put you at risk of a repeatative strain injury?