Jack Cafferty: You were an absolute idiot today on CNN

I want to respond openly about Jack Cafferty’s commentary on “the hypocrisy of celebrities who fly jets and preach about being green”.

Today, on CNN’s Situation Room w/Wolf Blitzer, Jack Cafferty decided he should tell everyone what he thought about “celebrities who travel around in private gas-guzzling jets” while they “tell the rest of us how to live”.

He tried to explain that “it’s the hypocrisy” that makes him so unhappy with celebrities who travel in an “anti-green” manner.

Jack insisted that everyone should go to his website at CNN.com/Cafferty to read and respond to his piece.  I did – and I’ve copied my response below.

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Mr. Cafferty, YOU ARE AN IDIOT.

The impact of a celebrity’s message always carries a lot of weight with the general public. The amount of energy required to power their transportation matters very, very little to me. Is it really such a big deal – or even a sign of hypocrisy? Especially when you use Al Gore as an example.

Jack, do I care about hypocrisy? Absolutely. But we’re talking about the environment – the very thing that needs a passionate voice in this country. And all you’re doing is being nit-picky and whiney. Honestly.

I was very disappointed to hear what you said and had to turn the TV off. You really sound more like you’re carrying water for your anti-green bosses than someone who is supposedly so concerned about hypocrisy.

Get real. The environment is in serious danger. And all you want to do is complain about what environmentalists are doing wrong.

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Please take a look at his article at the following link:

http://caffertyfile.blogs.cnn.com/2009/12/01/why-do-celebrities-who-travel-via-private-jet-tell-us-to-save-the-environment/#addcomment

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Why do celebrities who travel via private jet tell us to save the environment?
Posted: 05:00 PM ET

FROM CNN’s Jack Cafferty:

The hypocrisy of some celebrities knows no bounds.

The London Times has a piece called “Taking the private jet to Copenhagen” – a reference to the upcoming international climate summit. This report highlights actors, musicians, politicians and other so-called “green” celebrities who have fleets of jets, multiple homes, and on and on – leaving carbon footprints as they travel through life that would put a dinosaur to shame.
Actress Gwyneth Paltrow is pictured behind the wheel of an SUV.  (website)

For example:

* John Travolta has 5 private jets (including a Boeing 707). He once flew to London on one of them to encourage the British to fight global warming.

* Harrison Ford used to own a Gulfstream jet, but now makes due with a smaller Cessna Citation Sovereign eight seat jet, four propeller planes and a helicopter.

* Oprah Winfrey, who preaches about being environmentally friendly on her TV show, traveled in a 13-seat Gulfstream jet for years until she replaced it with a faster Bombardier Global Express.

* Tom Cruise has five planes, including a customized Gulfstream jet.

* As for the king of global warming preachers, Al Gore: It’s been estimated his Tennessee mansion uses 20 times the electricity of an average U.S. home. And he spends $500 a month just to heat his indoor swimming pool.

* Meanwhile recent owners of gas guzzling SUVs include Gwyneth Paltrow, Barbra Streisand and Cameron Diaz.

All of the above mentioned celebrities are active to a greater or lesser degree in urging the rest of us to fight global warming.

Here’s my question to you: Why do celebrities who travel around in private jets want to tell the rest of us how to save the environment?

Tune in to the Situation Room at 5pm to see if Jack reads your answer on air.

And, we love to know where you’re writing from, so please include your city and state with your
comment.