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Greenwash Guerrillas Pie Thomas Friedman on Earth Day

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Thomas Friedman, the author and NY Times columnist, was invited to Brown University to give a keynote speech on Earth Day, before a packed auditorium. His talk, titled "Green is the new Red White and Blue" was about how corporate environmentalism (based on putting a price on the atmosphere, and investing in biofuels and techno-fixes) can restore America to its "natural place in the global order." Luckily, this outrageous neoliberal capitalist propaganda was interrupted with a suprise visit from the Greenwash Guerrillas. Leaflets were thrown to the crowd, stating:----------Thomas Friedman deserves a pie in the face...* because of his sickeningly cheery applaud for free market capitalism's conquest of the planet* for telling the world that the free market and techno fixes can save us from climate change. From carbon trading to biofuels, these distractions are dangerous in and of themselves, while encouraging inaction with respect to the true problems at hand.* for helping turn environmentalism into a fake plastic consumer product for the privileged* For his long-standing support for the US Occupation of Iraq and the Israeli occupation of Palestine. Such committed support to the US War Machine and its proxy states overseas cannot be masked behind any twisted mask of "green" - the US Military is the largest single emitter of greenhouse gases in the world.* for his pure arrogance.On behalf of the earth and all true environmentalists -- we, the Greenwash Guerrillas, declare Thomas Friedman's "Green" as fake and toxic to human and planetary health as the cool-whip covering his face.

Channel: Comedy
Uploaded: April 23, 2008 at 5:44 pm
Author: greenwashguerrillas

Length: 01:39
Rating: 3.92
Views: 87887

Tags: day  earth  friedman  Greenwash  Guerrillas  pie  prank  thomas  

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36496481100 (July 26, 2008 at 4:59 am)
I love it. how humiliating. I admit I'm leaques less educated than Friedman, but I still think he's a dumbass, or selfish or both;) Once again, love, love it;)
reelanrock (July 25, 2008 at 8:55 pm)
Hit this pompous fool again! And again. "Intellectual" my sphincter. He's a filthy shill for war and torture. Hit him again!
lockespeaker (July 25, 2008 at 5:35 am)
That was completely undignified...its unbelievable how low some people would descend to spread their distorted beliefs. They just couldn't disseminate their ideas through reasonable persuasion...so they resort to throwing pies at an accomplished intellectual during his public speaking. Brown University students? Wow...way to contribute to your Ivy League institution's reputation. What an opprobrium. Now we know that Brown is full of sophisticated academics and future global leaders.
lockespeaker (July 25, 2008 at 5:35 am)
That was completely undignified...its unbelievable how low some people would descend to spread their distorted beliefs. They just couldn't disseminate their ideas through reasonable persuasion...so they resort to throwing pies at an accomplished intellectual during his public speaking. Brown University students? Wow...way to contribute to your Ivy League institution's reputation. What an opprobrium. Now we know that Brown is full of sophisticated academics and future global leaders.
MicheasTheMighty (July 18, 2008 at 4:41 pm)
The people who did this have no integrity. They couldn't allow their beliefs to speak for themselves and be self-evident, so they resorted to a despicable manner of conduct. Fucking losers.
djembelife (July 17, 2008 at 3:42 am)
I most emphatically disagree. Watch Friedman's reaction as someone from the crowd comes rushing at him; he puts his arms up to protect himself and backs away. As far as he was concerned the guy WAS physically going after him. He didn't have the luxury of knowing whether it was a punch, a knife, a gun, or....a pie. The threat of violence IS violence. Violence can be verbal, physical, or, as in this case, implied.
djembelife (July 17, 2008 at 3:35 am)
I'm disagree most totally. Did you see Friedman put his arms up and back away when he first saw someone coming at him? As far as he knew, it could have been a punch, a knife, a gun,...but it just so happened to be a pie. When I first watched it I thought the guy WAS going to physically attack him. The threat of violence IS violence no matter what the actual form it takes, be it verbal, physical, or implied.
3yahweh3 (July 6, 2008 at 2:21 pm)
Just watched his clip telling Charlie Rose about the Iraq War (we hit Iraq because we could, Charlie) and now, watching him pie'd I'd like to say: whatta a good way to balance the scales of Justice. Pieing is helluva way to bring this apologist for naked power back down to earth, by the way. Thanks, Guerrillas!
tfriedman007 (July 3, 2008 at 4:04 am)
What is anybody that comments on this page doing personally about global warming and the problems it's going to produce? Besides throwing pies? And where do you think the proceeds went that bought the plastic plates used to hold the whip creme?
tfriedman007 (July 3, 2008 at 3:53 am)
If he were to have fallen and got hurt while trying to protect himself, would that then still be ok? If you had to ask Friedman a couple questions, what would they be, concerning his one sided views?


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