D.C. to host surprise Live Earth show

Final point awarded in Gore v. Inhofe

Posted by Sarah van Schagen at 3:20 PM on 06 Jul 2007

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Remember how Gore wanted to have the U.S. Live Earth concert in Washington, D.C., on the National Mall? And then Inhofe was all "it's partisan, you can't do it, neiner, neiner." And then Gore was all "fine, we'll have it at Giants Stadium in New Jersey." And then Inhofe was all "fine!" And then they both slammed their doors. Yeah, good times.

Well, now, Gore's all "Ha, ha, sucka, we worked around your whole 'partisan' bullshit, and we're having a concert on the Mall anyway!"

OK, not really. But sorta. Let me explain:

Al Gore announced Friday a surprise Live Earth concert in Washington ...

The former vice president said the all-day "Mother Earth" concert would be held on the National Mall at the National Museum of the American Indian -- about two blocks from the Capitol -- as part of Saturday's concert series focused on climate change. The headliners are Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.

Gore says the location is such that the music would be heard at both the Capitol and the White House. (Ha, ha!)

Here's the backstory on how it went down:

The "Mother Earth" show had been previously planned, but Gore announced Friday that it would be part of the Live Earth series. The concert will also feature films, music, dancing and guest speakers, including scientists and cultural leaders from the American Indian community.

And here's the money quote from Gore:

"A couple of the global warming deniers tried to deny it with parliamentary maneuvers," he said. "The cavalry didn't come riding to the rescue; the American Indians did."

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riding to the rescue

It would be entirely appropriate for the new National Museum of the American Indian to take a position of leadership in DC in environmentalism-related issues, at least their more spiritual aspects. The Museum's statement:

http://www.americanindian.si.edu/motherearth/

And as I mentioned on another occasion, they are planning a symposium on global warming, to take place in November.

But I wonder how they avoided being charged with playing "partisan politics." Or have they? What happens at the national museums often is given a partisan interpretation, as we observed back in 2003, when the show of Subhankar Bannerjee's photographs of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, at the National Museum of Natural History, was virtually suppressed.

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