In this commercial for the oil & gas lobby Energy
Tomorrow (I think that’s what they are, anyway), our middle-aged blonde lady in
the black suit (whom I have established in a previous post is none other than
Satan himself) says: “What’s it take to make America run?”
Um, excuse me, ma’am, but ain’t you heard? These colors
don’t run! (Some nerve, trying to imply that America would run away!)
Or is she referring to our state of out-of-shapeness and
obesity? Wow, how insulting! And the oil & gas lobby thinks this type of impugning of our bravery
and fitness will actually make us support fossil fuels? Maybe we’ll all start jogging and biking everywhere, just to spite them for those insults! (Oh, who am I kidding? This is
America, and as it has been stated on many occasions, America is “addicted to
oil”. So I think we’re going to keep wanting and using it no matter what
insulting stuff she says about us.)
But this question: “What’s it take to make America run?”,
makes me want to answer: “Um, somebody chasing us?”
Oh, and then she tries to tempt us with jobs in a stagnant
economy: pretty sneaky there, Satan. Then she shows us all this pipeline stuff
that’s hidden underground. Well, Satan would know about what’s deep in the bowels of the Earth, now wouldn’t he?
Here’s the condescending carbon-emitting commercial:
