As Twitchy reported, among those greeting Pope Francis in Washington, D.C., this morning were a group of PETA protesters dressed as nuns, some with beards and some walking on stilts — classy as always. The group was part of the Pope Francis Moral Action on Climate Justice Rally on the National Mall, which also attracted other “green” groups such as Greenpeace, the Earth Day Network, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Sierra Club.
Marc Morano of Climate Depot reports that organizers of the rally obtained a permit in August for 200,000 people, while liberal website ThinkProgress today reported that the rally attracted “hundreds.”
DC Climate Rally for Pope shrinks from expected 200,000 people to just 'hundreds' http://t.co/TEAbjCU4kM via @ClimateDepot
— Joe Bastardi (@BigJoeBastardi) September 25, 2015
Amazing crowd! The Pope has left but the climate rally continues. #followfrancis #popeforplanet pic.twitter.com/dtvcEfSwN5
— Greenpeace USA (@greenpeaceusa) September 24, 2015
@greenpeaceusa Looks like tens and tens of you there!
— Keepersleeker (@Keepersleeker) September 24, 2015
Warmists get permit for Pope-climate rally in WashDC for 200,000 — only 200 show up. http://t.co/nAgCPLuWAF pic.twitter.com/4ZKOjS2CMD
— Steve Milloy (@JunkScience) September 24, 2015
Tireless vegan scold Moby provided music for the rally, but the highlight was certainly a live celebrity performance of “Love Song to the Earth.” It turns out that girl we thought looked like Victoria Justice actually was Victoria Justice, accompanied on stage by Natasha Bedingfield, Christina Gimmie, Q’orianka Kilcher, and Sean Paul. Pope Francis might have been blocks away, but this is where climate change activists gathered to get religion.
I had such a great time performing "Love Song to the Earth" today! Download the song,ALL proceeds go 2 saving mama ?! pic.twitter.com/UCScyhlmfM
— Victoria Justice (@VictoriaJustice) September 25, 2015
Blue sky + Capitol Building + artists I respect = a great show for a great cause. See photos from my visit to DC: https://t.co/7h93NMGoYJ
— Natasha Bedingfield (@natashabdnfield) September 24, 2015
Pause at 3:00 in (if you make it that far) to get a glimpse of the assembled masses. Word is that the solar-powered generator just couldn’t handle a rack of 15 Auto-Tune boxes, so keep that in mind.
“Love Song to the Earth,” featuring Paul McCartney, Jon Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow and more is available on iTunes, parked well south of the top 200 songs (unless there’s some special chart for novelty charity songs).
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