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-Short Attention Span Theater-
Snowstorm squelches climate change protest
2010-01-01
A downtown protest of the climate change talks in Copenhagen became a victim of Wednesday's snowstorm.

"Not many people showed up because of the blizzard conditions," said organizer Clea Major, an international studies student at the University of Utah.

It didn't take long for the six friends to pack up a bullhorn and posters they'd planned to use for their "scream-in," an outlet for their frustration about the failure of the Copenhagen climate talks earlier this month to curb the pollution blamed for climate change.

Still, they chatted with a few passers-by during the commuter-hour protest near the Gateway, and explained that, blizzard aside, climate change is expected to bring chaos to the global climate, said Major.

She called Wednesday evening's effort a success and possibly the first in a series. As for the snow, it's not entirely new; a protest she attended last year in Washington, D.C., suffered a similar fate.

"There is always the irony element," Major said.
Posted by:Matt

#11  Actually Winston Churchill said "If you are not a socialist at 18, you have no heart; if you are not a conservative at 30, you have no brain."
Posted by: Shieldwolf   2010-01-01 15:57  

#10  Heh...pretty obviously our hypersensitive "Salmon" mod has tinkered with that graphic.
Posted by: Frank G   2010-01-01 13:17  

#9  Why is the sky pink?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2010-01-01 13:08  

#8  "Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head." - François Guizot, mid-nineteenth century historian and statesman.
Posted by: Pappy   2010-01-01 13:06  

#7  ahhh, but you said "international business".

I have no doubt this twit thinks business and capitalism is "icky", and profits are obscene.
Posted by: Frank G   2010-01-01 12:33  

#6  Frank, believe it or not, it is possible for somebody to major in International Relations and be intelligent, competent, and useful. Second Daughter is presently getting some low paying but useful administrative skills under her belt working at a real job, and is developing a plan for international business in West Africa. I have every reason to expect that she will succeed, and be a blessing to the people she works with.

However, it appears that the characters described here have not sullied their hands with real world work. Your prediction may well fit their case.

Who said, "Anybody who is not a socialist at 18 has no heart; and anybody who is still a socialist at 40 has no mind?"
Posted by: mom   2010-01-01 12:28  

#5  Six jobless bums with a bullhorn qualifies as a protest? Seriously, WTF?

It depends, Raj. If they are protesting something doubleplusungood like gerbil worming, yes, especially if they trash the joint. If you have six thousand polite, conservative type people protesting bloated government spending, no.
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie   2010-01-01 12:15  

#4  Gore Effect.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2010-01-01 12:14  

#3   an international studies student at the University of Utah.

"you want fries with that?"
Posted by: Frank G   2010-01-01 10:38  

#2  " As for the snow, it's not entirely new; a protest she attended last year in Washington, D.C., suffered a similar fate."

Any normal person would get the hint....
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2010-01-01 10:33  

#1  Six jobless bums with a bullhorn qualifies as a protest? Seriously, WTF?
Posted by: Raj   2010-01-01 10:12  

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