Most of us came away from Power Shift inspired, passionate, and ready to take on the world. However, we also finding out that Van Jones was prescient when he said that not everybody would be so happy to see this diverse, powerful, youth climate movement. Why? Because they are evil. With so much positive energy in the room, the point may not have hit home. But we are seeing it already. Rush Limbaugh mocked Cheryl Lockwood, a native youth climate leader, who cried during her testimony about the loss of her people’s traditional ways of life and their lands due to the devastating impacts of a changing climate. He mocked her testimony, for crying, and told his audience that if she wanted to meet people who lost their homes to visit New Orleans. I wonder if Alaska Senators Stevens or Murkowski, who met with her yesterday, will stand up for the future leaders of Alaska? So far, the answer appears to be “No Comment”.
Showing his pathetic cluelessness and cowardice, I think we should take Limbaugh to meet people from Alaska and New Orleans and see if he would mock them to their face. But, the fact is that his flailing and resorting to new lows are the desperate efforts of those who have no idea how to face the diverse, broad, and powerful youth movement that we are a part of and is fighting for good jobs for all, a prosperous and sustainable economy, and solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. He is the past and in his desperation he will fume, but he would be nothing more than a crazy old man in the street, if someone hadn’t given him a microphone.
See the inspiring Cheryl Lockwood for yourself!
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wow. what a twisted, racist ass Limbaugh is.
Jessy Tolkan smacked down Pat Buchanon, Rush Limbaugh looks like an even bigger asshole than he already is and we get nothing but positive media coverage. They got nothing! Haha!
We Are One! And we stand with you Cheryl “Charlee” Lockwood.
Her testimony was utterly moving, and to react with mockery rather than respect is a sign of a twisted, black-hearted individual indeed. It is also, as Richard points out, a true sign of desperation, a flailing attempt to counter the energy, commitment, and strength that we brought with us to Power Shift and exhibited across the nation at Step it Up events.
As Amy says, these guys have got nothing on the new power of our movement, our new messages of hope, aspiration and urgency, and our vision of a sustainable, just, and prosperous future. We’ll roll these old airbags over on our path to making that vision a reality!