The UN has become more and more of a joke. Their latest move takes the ridiculousness to a whole new level. They’ve become fans of making scores air-headed celebrities UN ambassadors, like Angelina Jolie, Gisele Bundchen, Whoopie Goldberg, Jackie Chan and Ricky Martin. But their newest ambassador is — and I kid you not — Tinkerbell.
Yes, the UN made a cartoon fairy a UN ambassador.
TINKER Bell is officially a UN ambassador.
And we’re not taking about Paris Hilton’s pretty pooch.
Peter Pan’s jealous little fairy friend has followed in the footsteps of other gorgeous gals Geri Halliwell, Gisele Bundchen and Angelina Jolie to do her part for the planet.
But this green do-gooder has made the history books – by becoming the first cartoon character to be honoured with the prestigious role.
The Disney favourite was named an “Honorary Ambassador of Green” in a special New York ceremony, which took place over the weekend.
As part of the Secretary General’s Creative Community Outreach Initiative, tiny Tinks will bring to life the underlying theme of caring for the environment, which regularly runs throughout her much-loved movies.
So while George promotes peace and David kicks it with the kids, this glittery UN girl is getting stuck straight into her first task by joining forces with the UK’s Energy Saving Trust to create Tinker Bell themed activity sheets.
Her no-cost energy saving tips include turning lights off when not in use and not leaving energy-guzzling gadgets such as games consoles and televisions on standby.
The amazing new gig comes at a busy time for Tinks, just weeks away is the release of her lastest flick Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (out November 16).
Kiyo Akasaka, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information said: ‘We’re delighted Tinker Bell has agreed to be our Honorary Ambassador of Green.
“This beloved animated character can help us inspire kids and their parents to nurture nature and do what they can to take care of the environment.”
Prestigious? Being a UN ambassador ceases to be an honor or a prestige when you start giving the title away to anyone who’s interested and is mildly famous, and becomes even less prestigious when you give the title to a freaking cartoon fairy. I can understand getting Disney’s permission to use her likeness to attract kids into caring for the environment, but actually naming her a UN ambassador? It’s ridiculous! Tinkerbell doesn’t even exist!
It’s like the UN has descended into a complete parody. When an organization is making cartoons ambassadors, it makes it pretty dang hard to take them seriously.
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Loading ...Considering that France has been acting tougher on Iran than we have been, it’s not a big surprise that Iran hasn’t been taking Obama too seriously. Obama’s plan thus far has been to whine to Ahmadinejad and to ask him to stop (pretty please with a cherry on top??). So while Obama seems set on negotiating over and over again, Iran continues to get bolder and more insulting.
They didn’t flat-out refuse Obama’s deal, but they might as well have. Could it be because Ahmadinejad has no respect for Obama?
Iran’s response Thursday to a proposed deal to transform its controversial nuclear material into fuel for a medical reactor is “inadequate,” a senior Western diplomat said, adding that it failed to address key United States and European concerns about Iran’s nuclear intentions.
Iran answered the proposal to temporarily move most of its enriched uranium to Russia and France to be further refined and shaped for use in a medical reactor after a delay of nearly a week and a flurry of contradictory signals.
The proposal would have depleted Iran’s stockpile of nuclear fuel below the threshold necessary for making a single nuclear bomb, possibly creating diplomatic breathing room for a broader agreement between Tehran and those worried about its atomic research program.
But according to the diplomat, Iran wants to send its uranium abroad in smaller batches over an undetermined stretch of time rather than the lump transfer by year’s end outlined under the proposal offered by International Atomic Energy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei.
Such a change would allow Iran to quickly replenish its stock.
Gee, I wonder why Iran wants to send its uranium in smaller batches then. Could it be because they have absolutely no intention of abandoning their nuclear program? While Ahmadinejad is shouting his cooperation from the rooftops for anyone to hear, it’s just an empty statement. His actions say something completely different, and it’s clear that he has no respect at all for Obama or the UN.
Of course, we were promised that the world would love us once again if we elected Obama. Obama would usher in “smart diplomacy” and he would be able to negotiate with terrorists other world leaders and everyone would be happy again. And this is our newer, smarter diplomacy? Iran and North Korea are both getting bolder and bolder, launching more and more test missiles, and getting further and further into nuclear weapons programs. Obama’s response is to launch a plan to remove our missile defense shields in eastern Europe and do nothing except ask Ahmadinejad and Kim Jong Il to please stop. He talks a big game, but doing absolutely nothing to back up what he says. Why should Iran respect or fear him?
Theodore Roosevelt believed in speaking softly and carrying a big stick. With Obama, it’s speak loudly and carry a limp stick.
Hat Tip: Hot Air
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...You might find the following story shocking. But considering that the UN has been caught raping childrenthey’re recommending teaching kindergarteners about masturbation and sex.
And considering who we have in the Oval Office and in Congress, I wouldn’t be too surprised to see them give the proposal a shot.
The United Nations is recommending that children as young as five receive mandatory sexual education that would teach even pre-kindergarteners about masturbation and topics like gender violence.
The U.N.’s Economic, Social and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) released a 98-page report in June offering a universal lesson plan for kids ranging in age from 5-18, an”informed approach to effective sex, relationships” and HIV education that they say is essential for “all young people.”
The U.N. insists the program is “age appropriate,” but critics say it’s exposing kids to sex far too early, and offers up abstract ideas — like “transphobia” — they might not even understand.
“At that age they should be learning about … the proper name of certain parts of their bodies,” said Michelle Turner, president of Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, “certainly not about masturbation.”
Turner was disturbed by UNESCO’s plans to explain to children as young as nine about the safety of legal abortions, and to advocate and “promote the right to and access to safe abortion” for everyone over the age of 15.
… Under the U.N.’s voluntary sex-ed regime, kids just 5-8 years old will be told that “touching and rubbing one’s genitals is called masturbation” and that private parts “can feel pleasurable when touched by oneself.”
By the time they’re 9 years old, they’ll learn about “positive and negative effects of ‘aphrodisiacs,” and wrestle with the ideas of “homophobia, transphobia and abuse of power.”
At 12, they’ll learn the “reasons for” abortions — but they’ll already have known about their safety for three years. When they’re 15, they’ll be exposed to direct “advocacy to promote the right to and access to safe abortion.”
… Their report was based on a “rigorous review” of sex-ed literature, “drawing upon 87 studies from around the world,” said Mark Richmond, director of UNESCO’s Division for the Coordination of U.N. Priorities in Education, in an e-mailed statement.
Richmond defended teaching about masturbation as “age-appropriate” because even in early childhood, “children are known to be curious about their bodies.” Their lessons, he added, would hopefully help kids “develop a more complex understanding of sexual behaviour” as they grow into adults.
But Michelle Turner, of Citizens for a Responsible Curriculum, said that such roles should be left up to parents, and worried that children were being exposed to too much information too soon.
“Why can’t kids be kids anymore?” she said.
Why can’t kids be kids. That’s a good question, one that liberals and sex education enthusiasts often can’t understand. It’s “important” that kids know about the safety of abortion and how masturbation is healthy and normal and blah blah blah. Look, I have no problem with telling older high schoolers — like, sixteen and older — about masturbation and other aspects of sex ed, provided the parents give their permission first. But five-year-olds? That is way too young and it’s over the line. And of course, this isn’t just about guiding children to what liberals like to call a “healthy sexuality”. It’s advocacy and brainwashing, simple as that. If this was just about healthy sexuality, then why is abortion being brought up, and “transphobia” and gender roles?
It’s shameful and wrong. Parents should be horrified. Of course, we see small inklings of this from time to time here in the United States already. It’s probably why homeschooling is seeing such a dramatic rise in popularity — parents simply don’t want their children being brainwashed and indoctrinated by perverted freaks.
Perhaps it’s finally time to get out of the United Nations.
Hat Tip: Right Wing News
(5 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...I bet Kim Jong Il is just shaking in fear right now.
In case you live underneath a rock, here’s the breaking news from this weekend: North Korea conducted yet another nuclear test.
North Korea defied world powers and carried out an underground test Monday of a nuclear bomb Russian officials said was comparable to those that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The incident drew condemnation from Washington to Beijing and set the communist regime up for a showdown with the United Nations.
A “showdown” with the UN? Not quite. Remember what Obama and the UN did last time North Korea did a missile launch?
Wow… North Korea defies a UN resolution, and Obama’s response is to ask them not to do it again… or else he’ll be forced to go down there and actually (GASP!!) talk to them. And don’t forget that he’ll be threatening North Korea with being pushed out of the Popular Countries Club. Apparently, Kim Jong Il is really concerned with being accepted by Obama and his buddies in Europe.
This is Obama’s version of tough, smart diplomacy? Really? North Korea defies a UN resolution, passed by the most important organization EVAH according to liberals, and then we turn around and show how utterly useless UN resolutions are by doing nothing more than scolding someone who defied a UN resolution?
Well, whaddya know. Obama has yet again issued a strongly-worded condemnation of the nuke test, without actually doing anything. That’s the UN’s job, see. In fact, Obama encouraged the world to stand up to Kim Jong Il, because how could we ever expect him to have the backbone to do it on his own?
The United States and its allies must “stand up” to North Korea, President Obama said Monday, accusing the rogue regime of blatantly defying the international community with its nuclear and missile test.
Obama addressed the issue in the Rose Garden on his way to Memorial Day services at Arlington National Cemetery. He called North Korea’s tests “reckless” and a “grave threat” to international security.
“The United States and the international community must take action in response,” Obama said, noting that North Korea had abandoned a previous pledge to halt its nuclear program and has with its actions violated United Nations resolutions. “We will work with friends and allies to stand up to this behavior.”
And of course, the UN was just as ferocious in their condemnation as Obama was:
The U.N. Security Council swiftly condemned North Korea’s nuclear test on Monday as “a clear violation” of a 2006 resolution and said it will start work immediately on another one that could result in new sanctions against the reclusive nation.
Hours after North Korea defiantly conducted its second test, its closest allies China and Russia joined Western powers and representatives from the rest of the world on the council to voice strong opposition to the underground explosion.
After a brief emergency meeting held at Japan’s request, the council demanded that North Korea abide by two previous resolutions, which among other things called for Pyongyang to abandon all nuclear weapons and return to six-party talks aimed at eliminating its nuclear program.
So, Kim Jong Il better quit it, or the UN will… issue another UN resolution!! OH NO!!
Kim Jong Il responded by firing two more missiles.
I wonder what Obama and the UN will do now. Maybe they’ll actually issue the dreaded UN resolution. And after they do… they’ll stop talking to North Korea. We all just know that would break Kim Jong Il’s heart and all. Of course, according to Obama, we don’t need to worry about “tiny countries” like Iran and North Korea, because they aren’t real threats like the Soviet Union was or anything.
(2 votes, average: 4.00 out of 5) Loading ...Via (my) parent blog Webloggin, we learn of a clip of Glenn Beck’s show in which he finds a glaring contradiction in the words of that guy I’m trying like the dickens not to think about or talk about. He Who Walks On Water is saying we need to stop spending money putting Iraq back together and need to spend money instead on putting America back together. Then he presents a bill that would commit us to pouring $845 billion into the one-world government.
The “good stuff” is about 3 minutes into the video – solid information on Senator Obama’s Senate Bill 2433 – The Global Poverty Act.
I notice this about the democrat party lately; I wonder what a political junkie from a hundred years ago would think about this, were he frozen back then and thawed out now. The isolationism. It’s so selective. Always a strong and powerful yea-or-nay to isolationism, nothing in between the extremes. When isolationism would benefit our country, they talk about their open borders, and then when isolationism creates a hazard in the form of potentially devastating terrorism operations, all of a sudden they want it.
Anyway, I see this Global Poverty Act is getting some more attention lately. Good thing.
But hey, how can you be opposed to sending money to feed poor people? It’s not like there’s been any abuse of poverty aid programs within human history…certainly not within the glorious U.N.
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5) Loading ...Kosovo has officially seceded from Serbia, gaining not only independence but the support of the United States and other European nations:
President Bush on Monday hailed Kosovo’s bold and historic bid for statehood, saying “The Kosovars are now independent.”Kosovo’s ethnic Albanian leadership announced its independence from Serbia over the weekend, and suspense gripped the province on Monday as its citizens awaited key backing from the United States and key European powers.
“It’s something that I’ve advocated along with my government,” Bush said in an interview on NBC’s “Today.”
By appealing directly to the U.S. and other nations for recognition, Kosovo’s independence set up a showdown with Serbia — outraged at the imminent loss of its territory — and Russia.
In an EU meeting, Paris was the first to acknowledge Kosovo’s independence. France was quickly followed by Britain, Germany, Italy, and Finland. Unfortunately for Kosovo, there is no shortage of nations unwilling to recognize their independence, and Serbia isn’t going to let Kosovo go without a fight.
Finland also said it would be among those recognizing too — despite the anger of Serbia and its main backer, Russia. Turkey also recognized the territory it once ruled in Ottoman times.Cyprus, Greece, Slovakia, Bulgaria and Romania have indicated they too are not keen to recognize Kosovo, which confidently expects recognition from up to 100 states.
Serbia has vowed peaceful retaliatory steps and could make life even more difficult for the territory than it already is, with its 50 percent unemployment and a weak economy.
There was no shortage of protest by Serbs against the unilateral secession of the southern province, run by the United Nations and NATO for the past nine years.
Serbs protested against Kosovo’s secession for a second day in Belgrade, in their Kosovo stronghold of Mitrovica, and in isolated Serb enclaves in central Kosovo. Several thousand turned out for the rallies, which remained mainly peaceful.
Serbs in the Bosnian Serb capital Banja Luka also demonstrated, shouting “Kill the Albanians! and stoning police guarding the U.S. consulate.
Hat Tip: Ace of Spades
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