Paul Weir: DNC Convention Not Green Enough!
June 30th, 2008
Denver, CO
Presidential Candidate Paul Weir received a standing ovation from this packed house of business owners and investors. It was Paul Weir’s first stop since his campaign kicked off last week.
Paul Weir challenged the leaders of the Democratic National Convention to really go green. Saying “It’s a sham to call it environmentally friendly when you’re still destroying the environment by using excessive amounts of electricity.”
He released a package of suggestions to turn the DNC convention into what he calls a “truly environment friendly convention”. One of the hot topics of discussion was the use of the air conditioner during high points of electricity. “When the eyes of the nation are on you, lead by example, during prime time, cut the air conditioner off. Millions of people will be watching on televisions across the nation and they are going to have to ask their selves, ‘Can I really trust this party that lectures us about climate change while contributing to it by running the air conditioner?’”
Paul Weir also challenged the Mayor of Denver, John Hickenlooper, who challenged the convention goers to be green, to also lead by example. “Mr. Mayor, I challenge you to get people out of their cars and into the transit rail system. Discourage single passenger vehicle usage by turning off the redlights and place policemen in their place to manage four way stops. Mr. Mayor, participate in rolling blackouts as symbolism to the wave of the future. Mr. Mayor, I challenge you, take Denver to the greenest city in America during the convention.”
Presidential candidate Paul Weir also suggested that if Mayor Hickenlooper and the Democratic Convention Committee did not step up that delegates take matters into their own hands. “I challenge the Democratic Convention Delegates to hold your selves accountable. Don’t use electricity unnecessarily, don’t destroy the environment by turning lights off and on, just leave them off. Take a flash light with you to the convention and use it as light while going to the bathroom or walking into your hotel room. Don’t waste water needlessly, use a cup of water when brushing your teeth and only bathe the day before and the day after the convention. This is your opportunity to lead the nation.”
The candidate for President went on to highlight his own sacrifices in this campaign to help the environment. “I believe the nation wants somebody who will lead by example. The American people are tired of hypocrisy, they’re tired of being lectured by politicians who tell them to get out of their SUV’s while driving their own, or worse, flying. We are campaigning nationwide in a Toyota Prius, the car for all people who truly care about the environment. Unlike congressmen and Presidential candidates, we turn off the air conditioner and heater. We open up the windows in summer and wear jackets during winter in our offices. The American people want a leader, not a hypocrite.”
One member of this excited crowd told me, “Isn’t Paul Weir marvelous? He’s truly inspirational, he inspired me to use lights only when necessary. I even bought a refrigerator where the light turns on only when the door opens because of his inspiration.”
Calls to John McCain’s and Barack Obama’s office went unanswered but a spokesperson for the Democratic National Convention Committee who wished to remain anonymous said they already had it in their plans to turn the air conditioner off during prime time and said she had recently bought a refrigerator that the light comes on only when the door is opened. “Mr. Weir will not out flank us on the left and be the spoiler like Nadar [did to Gore in 2000], I know Barack Obama and Barack is as far to the left as anybody I know.”
Mr. Weir’s next stops are in Texas and Nevada before heading to Maine for his “As Far Left As the Nation Can Get!” campaign rally.
