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www.youtube.com/bestbuy - Musician and Best Buy employee, Keith Parsons, rocks his Best Buy holiday campaign audition.
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- hyankov, on 07/05/2008, -22/+149That's really, really, really dumb.
- Rohhob, on 07/05/2008, -13/+96Environmentalists aren't saying this at all. They want high gas prices to force the market to explore alternative fuels. This comic is just stupid.
- lazycat, on 07/03/2008, -18/+89Drill Baby Drill! This cartoon is awesome! $5 per gallon is awesome too. Finally I don't feel like a low-life idiot for not owning a car and taking subway to work everyday.
- philrenaud, on 07/05/2008, -18/+70Sweet, I love overgeneralized views of why gas is as high as it is. Bonus points for showing environmentalists as flaky and self-centered, and patting the right-wing on the back.
*sigh* - oriondr, on 07/05/2008, -7/+42Yeah.. cuz that's what is happening lol.
Environmentalists are definitely against off-shore drilling. - dropoutfilms, on 07/05/2008, -9/+43Environmentalists (like me) don't drive cars and are happy to see $5/gallon gas - because we might actually get the wheels turning on eco-friendly energy. Let's turn the page and find a sustainable method of powering our world.
- Wakkyweed, on 07/05/2008, -4/+36Would have made more sense if in the last couple of panels the people look at the $5 gas and then changed their signs to say "We told you to invest in alternative energy, moron!" and "This is why you shouldn't have bought SUV's" and "This is what you get for having a ***** energy policy!"
- cygnus2112, on 07/05/2008, -7/+29Wow. You logged in. That must have taken a lot of effort, you crusader.
- hiteshsharma, on 07/03/2008, -18/+40" Drill Baby Drill" !!
:-P - chubbybubba, on 07/05/2008, -1/+22I'm pretty sure Karl Rove rides in a Limo and not an SUV.
- ajb2015, on 07/05/2008, -4/+24I am hurting from the high energy prices, but I really hope they don't go down so we finally see electric cars and alternative energy happen.
- InetRoadkill, on 07/05/2008, -4/+22The comic also falsely claims that drilling offshore will have any substantive effect on gas prices.
- dood, on 07/04/2008, -3/+20I could just as easily call the "global warming is a hoax" people lemmings, rallying around their cause (which is popular in some parts of society) to feel better (superior) about themselves.
You suggest that the man made global warming people only support the idea because it makes them feel good. I say that the hoax people only support the idea so they can feel good making no changes to their lives.
Both sides have their crazed proponents. - xXMetalJesusXx, on 07/05/2008, -4/+21I consider myself a "hippy" type person, as I've been called one numerous times. And if the stranglehold the oil companies have on us right now has taught me anything, it's that we are to dependent on them. So let gas hit 5$ a gallon, I'll still be hoping that we funnel more money into sustainable and Eco-friendly sources of energy.
- obliviousfool, on 07/05/2008, -1/+18This comic is beyond inaccurate. Environmentalists have been harping on about alternative energy, independence from oil, peak oil, and sustainability for about 40 years. All high gas prices do is give the environmentalists a chance to say "Ha! I told you so!"
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -5/+21reality? not really. i dont have a car and bike/BART everywhere i need to be. The reality is that most people (including plenty hopping on the "green" bandwagon) are to ***** lazy to move themselves. Obviously the automobile has been so far ingrained in our culture that people these days see it as a necessity rather than a commodity and for many they are completely dependent. which is sad and disgusting.
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -3/+17Approximately the most stupid and trolly thing I've seen on Digg today.
- bagelmaster, on 07/05/2008, -4/+18This post bleeds arrogance and ignorance of different life styles. Just because you live in NYC or LA doesn't mean the entire ***** country does.
- kawaiirobo, on 07/05/2008, -13/+26aww, I'm sorry you have sand in your vagina and can't appreciate humor. Even if I don't agree with the point of a joke, I can still laugh if it's funny.
- Albumen, on 07/05/2008, -0/+12Not that I don't also want to see real progress in clean, renewable energy. I do, but let's remember that when gas prices soar so does everything else and that hurts the bottom part of the economic scale more than anyone. I am sure you didn't mean to take joy in the fact that paying their rent and feeding their families has gotten a whole lot harder for the poor in this country.
Environmentalists like you also live in large metropolitan areas with decent public transit, to which the vast majority of people do not have access. You are essentially unaffected by this so you can afford to happy about it. Good for you!! - inactive, on 07/05/2008, -7/+17Logged in to tell you you're an idiot.
Just kidding, I've been logged in for weeks. But you're still an idiot. - kawaiirobo, on 07/05/2008, -0/+9I think the real problem with the global warming people, and the hoax people is that Global Warming has become too politicized along party lines. People don't think for themselves and look at the evidence, they just agree with either political party they're behind. Honestly, I could care less if global warming was caused by man or not, I just want off of foreign oil,cleaner air and water, and affordable power. If other positive environmental effects come about, then awesome.
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -1/+10"If only people really reacted that way"? Is that sarcasm or you'd really like to live in a world of sellout?
- flashingcurser, on 07/05/2008, -2/+11It is very difficult to be an idealist and poor at the same time. It is human nature to try to save yourself and your family over any belief system.
- LittleDas, on 07/05/2008, -0/+8Defeatist surrender monkey.
- ChileanGoD, on 07/05/2008, -5/+13It's something that we all going to face sooner or later when we run out of oil.
- fatfattymcfat, on 07/05/2008, -3/+11I realize that sometimes I don't have the greatest view of what people are saying throughout the US because I live in SF and it's generally pretty hard to find _anyone_ who is for offshore drilling, etc.
That being said: where exactly are these hippie turncoats? I've certainly never met one. If anything, their signs would be rewritten to say, "I told you so." - SidiousX3, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8or ride a bike.
- Pinkshisno, on 07/05/2008, -2/+9I get frown upon because I don't want to drive yet. I can just take the bus to my college for free but that's bad for people.
- BetterOffEd, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8That's the entire point. Municipalities need transit. Period. Even small ones. The rail system that will soon open in Austin looks like it will be pretty nice, and that city is nowhere near metropolis size in relative terms.
Farms and small towns will never be able to accommodate mass transit, but mid-size cities have to adapt. - nocash23, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8what alternate reality was this based on?
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8I doubt that was a comic posted in the Sierra Club Newsletter.
It's more than likely something owned by Newscorp. - inactive, on 07/05/2008, -1/+8I agree. The artist is simply pandering to the nation's guilty-conscience.
- misterhat, on 07/05/2008, -2/+8to me, comics are funny because they often demonstrate something very true, but not always readily apparent.
this comic fails in that every environmentalist i know is praising high gas prices. - choppa1890, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6I think it is due to Urban Planning. In Texas going anywhere with a bike would be quite a workout due to the long distances to arrive at each place.
- PhoenixAvatar2, on 07/05/2008, -0/+6Go back to Russia, you communist!
- richbleak, on 07/05/2008, -1/+7I'm pretty sure the comic was meant to infer that A. drilling would actually have a positive effect on gas prices and B. environmentalists are more interested in saving money than serve their cause. This fits perfectly into the skewed world view of fox-news-watching "casual" (read:uninformed) political aficionados. Unless you are suggesting that mocking this world view was the point of the cartoon, I'm quite sure you are the one who has missed the point.
- marx2k, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Welcome to car culture. Worship or be turned out.
- gavin422, on 07/05/2008, -1/+6That doesn't even make sense. Expensive oil should drive us away toward alternative energy, not more drilling. Permanent solutions, people.
Also, don't environmentalists have bikes and stuff? - homanh, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Yeah! It’s like goldy and bronzy, only it’s made of iron.
- cygnus2112, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Turning vegan and avoiding beans, broccoli and cabbage?
- londubh, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Actually the more extreme sign carrying environmentalists are going to say that price is still too low. In fact they'll suggest throwing a dollar a gallon tax on it.
- JonGalt, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5tell that to the make believe money in your wallet.
- whyknot2k, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5Of course I get dugg down on this, but none of you will defend gore's hypocrisy, will you?
- prahareturns, on 07/05/2008, -0/+5The problem is that most people complaining about higher energy costs are not cutting back on luxury items. The majority of Americans feel that many items that were not "normal" only a few years ago (10-15) are now necessities that are not being cut from their monthly budget. A few examples would be cell phones, internet connectivity, bottled water, coffee (i.e., Starbucks), etc. The list of luxury items we waste money on could easily offset the majority or all of the higher energy costs.
If people want to "save" themselves they can make cuts in other non-necessity items and maintain their belief system. - Anim8me2, on 07/05/2008, -1/+6Wow, that's really great. THe problem is I know of not a single environmental group or individual who is proposing more drilling because of high gas prices. In fact it is the opposite. They are calling for advancing research in renewables because of the gas hikes.
Idiocy at it's finest. - LotyBoy, on 07/05/2008, -3/+7This comic fails at being funny due to its logical fallacy. A joke has to be true to life in order for it to be funny. Otherwise nobody relates and it doesn't make any sense.
For instance Environmentalists would never abandon their ideals due to high gas prices. High gas prices are part of why they're protesting. Thus the Anti-SUV sign. Higher gas prices means less people drive, more people trade their gas guzzling cars for hybrids and fuel efficient vehicles and the planet is better off. Furthermore Environmentalists know offshore drilling is going to result in anything but reduced gas prices. Will poison and pollute the ocean and provide no real relief. Increase in oil supply will be negligible, several years down the road and only last for a few months.
- mriegger, on 07/05/2008, -2/+6The whole strip needs to be wrapped in an sleeping oil exec's dream bubble.
- malex, on 07/06/2008, -1/+5Since the oil peak started, I've seen a lot more right-wingers abandoning their SUVs than I have environmentalists promoting more drilling.
- inactive, on 07/05/2008, -0/+4*echo*
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