Earth Day coincides with the birth of one of the sons of Accuracy in Media director Don Irvine. And Irvine’s not exactly happy about that. He details in an April 22 AIM blog post:
I will never forget Earth Day 1992, not just because it is my son’s birthday, but also because my wife chose that day to give birth. You see, she knew that she would have to have a C-section and her favorite doctor was only available on that day of that week to do the operation. I did try and discourage her from the April 22 date, since I really didn’t want a child born on Earth Day, but my pleas fell on deaf ears. And as I’ve learned, it is better not to argue with a pregnant woman.
Irvine concluded: “Happy Birthday Steven, and please feel free to expand your carbon footprint today.”
This sort of Earth Day bashing, of course, is endemic to right-wingers like Irvine.