Last week, during the runup to Live Earth, a few of the Democratic candidates for President did what they could to associate themselves with the event, in an effort to woo those Democratic voters who see the environment as their top priority (I count myself amongst this group). And while some of these efforts seem noble enough, others make me want to throw something. That "other" is none other than media darling, and vanguard of the "new" kind of politics: Barack Obama. On Obama's Live Earth page, which appears to be called "O Live Earth", Obama has this to say:

The Tennessee Guerrilla Women point to this (kind of cheesy) video by the Young Turks:

I'm not so sure that this is a real possibility, given the fact that Obama is chair of the Coal-to-Liquid Fuel Caucus in the Senate and has sponsored a bill that would give tens-of-billions of dollars to the coal industry (oh, and he also seems to be lying about what he will and will not support as well, given that he is still sponsor of the bill), but if it would get the Obama-maniacs excited and on board than I suppose that I personally might support this.