Here’s another story that should be all over the news but isn’t.

The crack-pot who stormed Discovery Channel headquarters with a gun left behind a manifesto. Have you seen anything on the lame-stream media about his motivation? Have any of the major news networks reported his demands? Nope. And here’s why:

James Lee was a tree-hugging, environmentalist whacko who experienced “awakening” thanks Al Gore’s propaganda. According to his web rants, Lee’s purpose for toting a gun into Discovery was to demand more air-time for global warming and population growth hate speech. In his own words [ed. Emphasis added]:

 The Discovery Channel and it’s affiliate channels MUST have daily television programs … where solutions to save the planet would be done. … Focus must be given on how people can live WITHOUT giving birth to more filthy human children since those new additions continue pollution and are pollution.

… [P]rograms encouraging human sterilization and infertility must be pushed.

… [T]alk about ways to disassemble civilization…

… Develop shows that will correct and dismantle the dangerous US world economy.

…All human procreation and farming must cease!

[ed. And here’s my personal favorite] … Nothing is more important than saving [wildlife]. The Lions, Tigers, Giraffes, Elephants, Froggies, Turtles, Apes, Raccoons, Beetles, Ants, Sharks, Bears, and, of course, the Squirrels. The humans? The planet does not need humans.

It goes on and on, but I think you get the idea. So, why would the (big “L”) Liberal media be so conspicuously silent? I know this argument is old and tired, but it’s still true. Let’s put the shoe on the other foot. Let’s say a armed man storms into Discovery Channel HQ demanding that they air more pro-life, anti-abortion programs or more pro-Christian programs. I’m pretty sure that would be headline news for at least a week, maybe more, delving deep into every nook of that man’s past, his evangelical roots, his ring-wing-nut political affiliations.

But what happens when the big news heads happen to agree with the crazy armed man (albeit to a less foaming-mouth crazy degree)? The story dies.

Just my observations and ruminations. Naturally, you have every right to disagree with me.

On a side note, I must give this one bit of praise to the former Mr. Lee. For the first time in my memory, an anti-human-population nut actually “lived it out” and took action to remove his own carbon footprint from Mother Earth (although, he could have saved the police one of their bullets by employing his own). Kudos for practicing what you preach. Now, if the rest of you eco-nut-buckets would follow suit, the rest of us could get on with our lives in peace.

Clicky clicky for the story that prompted this “awakening.”