Greenpeace's Live Earth Slam

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Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories):
1. Greenpeace's Live Earth Slam
2. Jennifer Aniston's Shower Secret
3. Madonna's Earth Jump Remedy
4. Celebrity Clout ‘Transformed'?
5. Spike Lee's War Daze
 

1. Greenpeace's Live Earth Slam

Al Gore's enviro-gelical concert received some criticism from right-of-center sources. But surprisingly disapproval came from some left fielders as well.

Matt Bellamy of the band Muse referred to the concert as "private jets for climate change."

John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, an organization that helps companies reduce carbon dioxide emissions, estimated that Live Earth would produce about 74,500 tons of the gassy stuff.

Greenpeace, perhaps the best-known environmental activist group in the world, slammed Live Earth because automobile manufacturer DaimlerChrysler was a sponsor of the Hamburg portion of the event.

DaimlerChrysler manufactures one of Hollywood's fave luxury items, the Mercedes, which just happened to be the Gore-fest sponsor of Shakira, Snoop Dogg, and Enrique Iglesias.

"We think the concert is good, but it's absurd to have a company like that [DaimlerChrysler] as a sponsor," a spokeswoman for Greenpeace Germany, Sonja Koch, told Reuters.

Greenpeace has yet to object to a sponsor of the Live Earth Web site, Chevrolet.

2. Jennifer Aniston's Shower Secret

Al Gore's earth preaching has prompted all sorts of worldly wisdom to emerge from the mouths of stars.

Jennifer Aniston offered an earth friendly pearl. She revealed her formula for safeguarding the planet's future, which involves a special form of whole body hygiene, according to "The Green Book" by Elizabeth Rogers and Thomas Kostigen.

While taking a shower, Aniston also brushes her teeth.

"I take a three-minute shower. I even brush-wash-brush my teeth while I shower," Aniston announced.

The actress explained how shower multitasking helps people in Africa.

"Every two minutes in the shower uses as much water as a person in Africa uses for everything in their life for a whole day."

Perhaps next Aniston can figure out a way to include in her shower a few loads of laundry and a day's worth of dishes.

3. Madonna's Earth Jump Remedy

Madonna may have struck a chord at one time with her song "Papa Don't Preach," but apparently the pleading lyrics weren't enough to stop the Material Mama from doing some preaching of her own at the Live Earth concert.

After thanking Al Gore "for giving the world the wake-up call it so badly needs and for starting an avalanche of awareness that we are running out of time," Madonna expressed hope that the concerts were not merely entertainment but about "starting a revolution around the world."

Then the pop star emeritus revealed the way she was inspired to counter climate change, saying, "If you want to save the planet, I want you to start jumping up and down!"

She went on to simulate sex with a guitar and amplifier.

Despite her being in lecture mode, Madonna failed to mention that she has invested in some of the biggest corporate polluting companies in the world. She also stayed mum about her collection of energy consuming cars, private jets, and massive mansions.

As Fox News recently reported, the singer has invested about $2.7 million in companies that are contributing to the so-called destruction Live Earth warned about.

And according to John Buckley of Carbon Footprint, Madonna's annual carbon emission count is 1,018 tons — about 92 times the 11 tons that an average person uses per year.

That's a lot to be jumpy about.

4. Celebrity Clout ‘Transformed'?

"Transformers" is not your typical summer blockbuster movie. In fact, it just may represent the decline of the A-list actor in Hollywood.

Yes, the film had a big budget, but the cash didn't go to big-name actors. Instead Paramount and DreamWorks spent the movie money on computer-generated robots.

The "Transformers" cast includes Shia LaBeouf, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight, Anthony Anderson, John Turturro and Bernie Mac. But the real stars are the alien androids.

The battling robots were number one at the weekend box-office, with $67.6 million.

That's not all. The flick broke the record as the top grossing, non-sequel film of all time in its first week, garnering a whopping $152.6 million in U.S. and Canadian receipts. It beat "Spider-Man," "The Passion Of The Christ" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." It also brought in $93.6 million in overseas box-office.

5. Spike Lee's War Daze

Spike Lee is currently in Italy working on an upcoming film that focuses on the role African-American soldiers played in World War II.

The movie tells the tale of a group of soldiers who valiantly served in the 92nd Buffalo Division and fought the Nazi occupation in Italy.

Lee took some time during an interview in Rome to share his thoughts on American military history.

"My belief is that World War II is the last war that America was right about. Anything after that, Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf War, Iraq — they were wrong," Lee said.

The filmmaker, who regularly attends Democrat conventions and endorses Dem candidates, should have been kinder to past presidents of his favorite party.

In Lee's historical view, President Truman was wrong to intervene in North Korea; President Kennedy was wrong to initiate the Bay of Pigs invasion and increase troops in Vietnam; President Johnson was wrong to accelerate the fighting in Vietnam; and President Clinton was wrong to initiate the Kosovo War.

The Left Coast Report is put together by James L. Hirsen and the staff of NewsMax — The Left Coast Report Archives

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