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June 1: Barack Saabama

2007-06-02 · Hank · watch on YouTube · US politics & society · news analysis

Hank answers John that Brotherhood 2.0 may not endorse a 2008 candidate: Obama's championing of liquid coal, which Hank says would more than double auto-fleet CO2, clashes with his climate work; to cut cars he and Katherine have sold the Saab.

What is said

00:00:00 — May was too short; Hank rejects John's defence of Obama: Brotherhood 2.0 may not endorse; liquid coal would more than double auto-fleet CO2; climate is what he works for

  • ★★ Hank says John's response to his derision of Barack Obama was unconvincing; to Hank's 'well-spoken and attractive' John only added 'smart'. (playful) (hedged) — 00:00:09 · Barack Obama
  • ★★★ Hank says Brotherhood 2.0 may not be able to endorse a candidate in the 2008 elections because the brothers might not vote for the same person. (hedged) — 00:00:09 · Brotherhood 2.0, United States presidential election
  • ★★★ Hank would vote for Obama against Mitt Romney but might not against John McCain. (hedged) — 00:00:59 · Barack Obama
  • ★★★ Hank says a candidate who wants to increase the carbon dioxide produced by 'our automobile fleet' by over 100% (via liquid coal) is not smart. — 00:00:59 · Barack Obama
  • ★★★ Hank calls liquid coal an extremely bad idea, the exact opposite of everything he works for. — 00:01:23
  • ★★ Hank grants that other issues matter and maybe should matter more to him than global warming, but it is what he does and cares about most. (hedged) — 00:01:23 · climate change
  • ★★ Hank says Obama is not only a supporter of liquid coal but its congressional champion on the Democratic side, so Hank can't support him. — 00:01:23 · Barack Obama

00:01:58 — Hillary makes him nauseous; too many cars in America; yesterday's Hank shows the cash from selling the Saab, now a one-car family; today's Hank sides with John

  • ★★ Hank likes hearing Obama talk, while Hillary Clinton's talking makes him nauseous, but says that is no reason to vote for a candidate. (playful) — 00:01:58 · Barack Obama
  • ★★★ Hank says the worse problem is that there are so many cars in America; we don't need them all, and he thinks he needs one less. (hedged) — 00:01:58 · United States
  • ★★★ Hank and Katherine have become a one-car family, selling the less fuel-efficient and much more expensive of their two cars, the Saab; he shows ninety $100 bills. — 00:01:58 · Katherine Green
  • ★ Hank says he may invest the money in solar stocks because he has faith in the solar power industry. (playful) (hedged) — 00:03:13
  • ★★ Today's Hank calls yesterday's Hank a jerk for selling the Saab John loved, and sides with John's anger. (joke) — 00:03:13

00:03:42 — Forum challenge accepted; Hank challenges John to move to Indianapolis; sign-off

  • ★★ Hank thanks John for challenging him to make a forum and says he is working on it. — 00:03:42 · Brotherhood 2.0 forum
  • ★ In return Hank jokingly challenges John to move to Indianapolis, since John has nothing else on his plate right now. (joke) — 00:03:42 · Indianapolis

Humor (significant)

  • Hank complains it is already June and his life is slipping away. — 00:00:09 > «Why was May so short? Stupid May!»
  • Hank expects John to be angry about the car news and hands the telling to a recording of himself. — 00:01:58 > «I'll let yesterday self tell you about that so you can be angry at him instead of me.»
  • After yesterday's Hank shows off the cash from the sale, today's Hank takes John's side. — 00:03:13 > «Man, that guy is such a jerk. He totally sold the Saab.»
  • Answering John's forum challenge with a challenge of his own, knowing John is in the middle of moving. — 00:03:42 > «I challenge you to move to Indianapolis, because right now I don't think you need anything else on your plate.»

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