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| The Hildebeest Makes Surprise Appearance at Tribeca Fest |
| 2017-04-24 |
| [AyPee] Clinton was an unannounced panelist, there to discuss the scourge of elephant poaching - the subject of Bigelow's eight-minute film "The Protectors: Walk in the Rangers' Shoes," about park rangers trying to save elephants in Garamba National Park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She spoke about her work to save elephants from poachers slaughtering them for their ivory tusks, both as secretary of state in the Obama administration [Oh, yeah, I remember 'dat], and later with her family foundation ['dat too], the Clinton Global Initiative. "We've got to bust this market so it can't come back," she said of the illegal ivory market. OK, now she's got a lock on this years "Protector of the Universe - Al Gore Division" Major Award. Before Clinton and the three other panelists were interviewed by Bigelow, the audience donned Certified 100% Elephant Free virtual reality headsets at their seats and experienced - in 360 degrees - what it's like to be one of the 200 rangers fighting well-armed poachers in the park the size of Delaware. Oh to have been one of Bill Clinton's brain cells during this. The film gives the viewer both the experience of being in the grass and searching for poachers, and up in the air looking down. A wrenching scene shows the rangers arriving at the carcass of a slaughtered elephant. The Missus also supports the cause, but I can't help but wonder if the New, Improved and More Intimate Clinton Foundation was paid in ivory carvings. But I'm a cynic. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #11 So who paid the $250,000 appearance fee? Or has she gone down market since Nov 8th and working for autograph tips? |
| Posted by: Harry Panda9076 2017-04-24 18:28 |
| #10 The Hildebeest is just enjoying her freedom a bit longer before she gets locked up. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2017-04-24 16:23 |
| #9 "We've got to bust this market so it can't come back," she said of the illegal ivory market. Are we sure she wasn't referencing coal? |
| Posted by: Crusader 2017-04-24 12:24 |
| #8 Hildebeast making surprise inspection of culture farm? |
| Posted by: Bright Pebbles 2017-04-24 10:55 |
| #7 This is like the opening scene from the third in a series of zombie movies, where you find out the plague carrier isn't dead after all... Posted by ed in texas Damn! I think you've nailed it Ed. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-04-24 08:33 |
| #6 This is like the opening scene from the third in a series of zombie movies, where you find out the plague carrier isn't dead after all... |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2017-04-24 08:28 |
| #5 Animals as a comeback prop. Poor helpless old crow. She could live into the next millennium and she would approach the contributions and legacy of die Afrika Olifant Konigin (the Afrikan Elephant Queen) Dame Daphne Sheldrick. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2017-04-24 08:08 |
| #4 Self-preservation hardly counts as altruism. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-04-24 07:52 |
| #3 Hope she falls until she is ground to dust. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2017-04-24 02:58 |
| #2 How have the mighty fallen. |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-04-24 02:25 |
| #1 of course killing symbolic elephants - well that's different |
| Posted by: lord garth 2017-04-24 01:15 |