Comments on: Front group for polluting billionaires wastes $140K on world’s dumbest global warming denier ads http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/ The Latest on Climate Science, Solutions, and Politics Fri, 19 Mar 2010 09:26:38 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: The Phil http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30187 The Phil Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:36:40 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30187 We all know changes need to be made to protect the environment. But hypocrites like Al Gore and Robt. F. Kennedy, Jr. and the LIBERAL movie stars, fly around in their private jets while telling everyone to ride bicycles, take public transportation, turn down our thermostats or walk to work. Don't give me this moronic BS and tell me what to do..... Have a shred of common decency (if that's possible), practice what you preach and SHOW me by your example how to change the environment. We all know changes need to be made to protect the environment. But hypocrites like Al Gore and Robt. F. Kennedy, Jr. and the LIBERAL movie stars, fly around in their private jets while telling everyone to ride bicycles, take public transportation, turn down our thermostats or walk to work. Don’t give me this moronic BS and tell me what to do….. Have a shred of common decency (if that’s possible), practice what you preach and SHOW me by your example how to change the environment.

]]> By: Brewster http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30057 Brewster Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:48:09 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30057 Surely only the most convinced denier types could be influenced by that ad... It's the worst trash I've ever seen! I would think that anyone genuinely on the fence (and after all, who else would you be aiming it at?) would have to be put off by something like that. Surely only the most convinced denier types could be influenced by that ad…

It’s the worst trash I’ve ever seen!

I would think that anyone genuinely on the fence (and after all, who else would you be aiming it at?) would have to be put off by something like that.

]]> By: Dwight http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30055 Dwight Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:36:32 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30055 Can this still just be labeled an ad hominem attack if they're attacking a stereotype they invented? Pretty pathetic either way. Can this still just be labeled an ad hominem attack if they’re attacking a stereotype they invented? Pretty pathetic either way.

]]> By: GreenPRGuy http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30048 GreenPRGuy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:31:18 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30048 The good news is now stunningly bad these spots are from a purely creative/advertising standpoint. This tops the pro-CO2 'We Call It Life' spots from Competitive Enterprise Institute a few years back (http://cei.org/pages/co2.cfm) Classsic mistake of talking to themselves, I think. Even the clean coal spots were Oscar material by comparison. Imagine if these guys ever got their act together to pull off an Ecomagination-style campaign with some real connective heft behind it. The good news is now stunningly bad these spots are from a purely creative/advertising standpoint. This tops the pro-CO2 ‘We Call It Life’ spots from Competitive Enterprise Institute a few years back (http://cei.org/pages/co2.cfm)

Classsic mistake of talking to themselves, I think. Even the clean coal spots were Oscar material by comparison.

Imagine if these guys ever got their act together to pull off an Ecomagination-style campaign with some real connective heft behind it.

]]> By: Nancy http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30047 Nancy Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:23:23 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30047 Bill Koch (Oxbow Corp) has funded the anti-Cape Wind project on Cape Cod. http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/green/greenblog/2008/05/coal_gas_interests_behind_figh.html Bill Koch (Oxbow Corp) has funded the anti-Cape Wind project on Cape Cod.
http://www.boston.com/ lifestyle/ green/ greenblog/ 2008/ 05/ coal_gas_interests_behind_figh.html

]]> By: SallyVCrockett http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30046 SallyVCrockett Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:18:19 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30046 Even though I know this kind of idiocy exists, I am still a little shocked by it... Even though I know this kind of idiocy exists, I am still a little shocked by it…

]]> By: Wes Rolley http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30039 Wes Rolley Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:47:43 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30039 When you consider this ad, consider also that it was Koch money that financed the first Congressional campaign of Dana Rohrabacher. You must remember he of the dinosaur flatulence comment? Of all the missed opportunities in 2008, not getting early support for Debbie Cook to replace Rohrabacher was a significant Democratic Party mistake. This was the same group that did not think Jerry McNerney could beat Richard Pombo. Koch is dangerous and Koch money will have a lot of takers. Think what will happen if they ever hire a good ad team. When you consider this ad, consider also that it was Koch money that financed the first Congressional campaign of Dana Rohrabacher. You must remember he of the dinosaur flatulence comment?

Of all the missed opportunities in 2008, not getting early support for Debbie Cook to replace Rohrabacher was a significant Democratic Party mistake. This was the same group that did not think Jerry McNerney could beat Richard Pombo.

Koch is dangerous and Koch money will have a lot of takers. Think what will happen if they ever hire a good ad team.

]]> By: Megan McKenzie http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30036 Megan McKenzie Tue, 17 Feb 2009 17:39:24 +0000 http://climateprogress.org/2009/02/17/americans-for-prosperity-ad-global-warming-denier/#comment-30036 I appreciate the information you provide I appreciate the information you provide

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