Idaho Blue: When Hell Freezes Over
I attended the Al Gore presentation last night in Boise, ID. The Taco Bell Arena at BSU was packed, and very few of the 10,000 seats were vacant.
I am glad that I was able to attend, and glad that so many of my fellow Idahoians also attended. Although the presentation was basiclly what we all saw in An Inconvientant Truth. Mr. Gore did add some very specific information concerning Idaho, and some of the impacts we will experience in this state.
What struck me first when reading this post was the "Taco Bell" in the name of the arena where you saw Gore speak. Everything is sponosored these days.
ReplyDelete"Global warming is brought to you courtesy of Subway and Exxon."
"Hey mom, should I take Doritos Boulevard or Frito Lane to get to Old Navy High School."
"I'm heading over to the Burger King County Court House to register my car, can I stop by the Microsoft Post Office and get you some Wal-Mart stamps?"
I too am glad to hear that people are showing up to see Al Gore's presentation. Fingers crossed.
I totally understand the ironic nature of it too. I was really disappointed to hear that BSU is also one of our state funded colleges sponsored by Coke.
ReplyDeleteThere is not a single Pepsi product to be had on campus, it you want to boycott Coke you have to walk across the street to the off campus cafes and convience stores.
That is not the only thing on the BSU campus that is sponsored by Corporations, the famous "Smurf Turf" stadium has a big Wells Fargo sign on the side of it.