Monday, September 27, 2004
Put Citizen Ted in the Clone Machine
Day three of my "no Bush bashing" here's a positive message: why the world need more Ted Turners. 
Turner is cool, plain and simple.
Here's why he makes Brumax's official list of cool people:
- above all else Turner says what he means and means what he says, how refreshing would the world be if everyone did this?
- founded CNN and changed the way the world gets its news - this is good for ideas, democracy and information
- not only gave a BILLION dollar pledge to charity, he told other rich people to do the same, setting off a wave of billion dollar gifts from people like Bill Gates
- challenged Rupert Murdoch to a boxing match
-won the America's Cup
- preserved over a million acres of land and is such an environmentalist that in the summer he leaves the air conditioning off in his Georgia house– who could ask for more from one man?
1. I promise to care for planet earth and all living things thereon, especially my fellow human beings.
2. I promise to treat all persons everywhere with dignity, respect, and friendliness.
3. I promise to have no more than one or two children.
4. I promise to use my best efforts to help save what is left of our natural world in its undisturbed state and to restore degraded areas.
5. I promise to use as little of our non-renewable resources as possible.
6. I promise to minimize my use of toxic chemicals, pesticides and other poisons and to encourage others to do the same.
7. I promise to contribute to those less fortunate, to help them become self-sufficient and enjoy the benefits of a decent life including clean air and water, adequate food, health care, housing, education and individual rights.
8. I reject the use of force, in particular military force, and I support United Nations arbitration of international disputes.
9. I support doing everything we can to reduce the dangers from nuclear, biological or chemical weapons and ultimately the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction.
10. I support the United Nations and its efforts to improve the conditions of the planet.
* Conceived in 1988. Modified in 2003.
PS: In case you've been watching too much O'Reilly factor and think that CNN is the other side of Fox's right wing whackos, I made a chart to help you understand.
Fox is right biased news, CNN is regular actual news, and NPR is left biased news. CNN and Fox don't give you "both sides", Fox, CNN and the BBC do. Get it?
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Turner is cool, plain and simple.
Here's why he makes Brumax's official list of cool people:
- above all else Turner says what he means and means what he says, how refreshing would the world be if everyone did this?
- founded CNN and changed the way the world gets its news - this is good for ideas, democracy and information
- not only gave a BILLION dollar pledge to charity, he told other rich people to do the same, setting off a wave of billion dollar gifts from people like Bill Gates
- challenged Rupert Murdoch to a boxing match
-won the America's Cup
- preserved over a million acres of land and is such an environmentalist that in the summer he leaves the air conditioning off in his Georgia house– who could ask for more from one man?
Ten Voluntary Initiatives by Ted Turner
1. I promise to care for planet earth and all living things thereon, especially my fellow human beings.
2. I promise to treat all persons everywhere with dignity, respect, and friendliness.
3. I promise to have no more than one or two children.
4. I promise to use my best efforts to help save what is left of our natural world in its undisturbed state and to restore degraded areas.
5. I promise to use as little of our non-renewable resources as possible.
6. I promise to minimize my use of toxic chemicals, pesticides and other poisons and to encourage others to do the same.
7. I promise to contribute to those less fortunate, to help them become self-sufficient and enjoy the benefits of a decent life including clean air and water, adequate food, health care, housing, education and individual rights.
8. I reject the use of force, in particular military force, and I support United Nations arbitration of international disputes.
9. I support doing everything we can to reduce the dangers from nuclear, biological or chemical weapons and ultimately the elimination of all weapons of mass destruction.
10. I support the United Nations and its efforts to improve the conditions of the planet.
* Conceived in 1988. Modified in 2003.
PS: In case you've been watching too much O'Reilly factor and think that CNN is the other side of Fox's right wing whackos, I made a chart to help you understand.
Fox is right biased news, CNN is regular actual news, and NPR is left biased news. CNN and Fox don't give you "both sides", Fox, CNN and the BBC do. Get it?
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