Random acts of stupidity and senseless acts of protest..

Gads--do they not have anything better to do??

Two St. Cloud State University professors and about two dozen other people gathered outside U.S. Rep. Mark Kennedy's St. Cloud office Tuesday and urged him to vote against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling. The U.S. Public Interest Research Group, an environmental advocacy group, sponsored the demonstration. It was intended to pressure Kennedy to vote against the 2006 federal budget if it includes drilling in the 1.5 million acre Alaskan refuge. Environmental groups have focused their lobbying efforts on Kennedy and a handful of other House Republicans who haven't said how they will vote.

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Jim Knutson-Kolodzne, director of St. Cloud State's American Indian Center, and Julie Andrzejewski, a human relations professor, said opening the refuge to drilling would have a major environmental and human toll.

Well golly gee, perfessers--did you ever stop to consider this:

The 6th District Republican, who is a candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2006, won't decide how to vote until he's seen the final bill, spokeswoman Anne Mason said. He has opposed drilling in the refuge in the past and is working to keep it out of the budget, she said. (emphasis mine)

or to even bother to look at Kennedy's consistent record regarding ANWR? These two "best and brightest" of the bulbs on the chandelier of the St. Cloud State faculty assert:

The Gwichi'in American Indian tribe depends on caribou, which use the refuge as breeding grounds, Knutson-Kolodzne said. (editor's note: if they are so concerned about the Gwichi'in American Indian Tribe's supply of caribou, did they ever bother to consider this regarding the Alaska Pipeline?

Before development, the herd contained about 5,000 animals. Today it numbers around 27,000.

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A controversy has often centered on whether the Alaska Pipeline keeps the Caribou herds from their natural migration patterns. However, since the construction of the pipeline, the Caribou have been able to adapt and continue their usual patterns of movement. As unique and dramatic presences on Alaska’s landscape, the Caribou continues to be a well-loved ambassador of Alaska.)

First of all, let me be the first to say that I am in disagreement on principle with Kennedy's opposition to drilling in ANWR. Our current and future energy, economic, and defense security demands that we tap all available domestic sources of oil. But my point is, why did those two esteemed moonbat "perfessers" even waste their time protesting someone who was already consistently voting their way? But alas, dear readers, the "wisdom" of these moonbats was not lost on their charges:

Tuesday's demonstration drew several students from St. Cloud State. Song Vue, a senior, said she attended because she believes protecting the Arctic refuge is a critical issue. "I feel that it's important to keep the environment safe and not drill,"

Graduate student Laddi Makene (Laddi? I had a dog named Laddi) said the United States doesn't need oil from the refuge and should instead focus on alternative, sustainable forms of energy.

"You're going to destroy the environment. You're going to displace the people. You're going to pollute the area," Makene said. "It's only a three-month supply of oil, so you destroy the entire ecosystem for a three-month supply of oil" (the only thing missing in that mindless parroting is the phrase "Polly wanna cracker?").

Yes, these "perfessers" are making sure that our future is in good hands. Sleep well, dear readers. Sleep well.