Mother Earth News

is definitely a liberal rag.  A couple days ago, I checked a few Mother Earth News magazines out from the library, fully cognizant of the fact that they are a liberal magazine with an agenda.  After all, I used to read the magazine regularly when I was a liberal 'hippie' mama.  But, they had a couple articles about chickens that I wanted to read.  So, I checked them out.

The first one that I picked up was the December 2008/January 2009 issue.  The editorial was called "Three Mountains We Must Climb."  This editorial mentions three things they think are crucial in making a sustainable world.  The second mountain they mention is (and this is the one that got me) population control.  "We'll have to negotiate some difficult routes through political conflicts to reach the top of this mountain."  Forget the first and third mountains, conservation and economic reform, respectively.  Just think about that second mountain for a few minutes.  The fact that a magazine that is so widely read would actually print that is amazing to me.

Next up, What Happened to Global Warming, which blames the severe weather, colder temperatures, and more snow on global warming.  This is actually a joke of ours in this household.  Anytime it is cold, we blame global warming.  In fact, we pretty much blame everything on global warming.  Too bad they're calling it climate change now, trying to trick us into supporting their legislation, control and price hikes, even though we can all see that global warming isn't happening.

But what amused me, and quite frankly threw me into a tail spin of disbelief was a letter to the magazine.  Here is what it said,

I read the letter in the October/November 2008 "Dear MOTHER" accusing you of having some sort of "liberal-enviro" agenda. I can't recall reading anything in your magazine that didn't refer to gardening, homesteading and country living, etc., so I never considered you a political publication. But if advocating for the protection of the environment, our planet and its inhabitants is "liberal," then I'm proud to be in that category and you can count me among your loyal readers...

Wow! Either that person only reads the recipes and farming advice, or they are so drunk on the Kool-Aid that they can't figure out what a liberal-enviro agenda is.  Geez-Louise, people!  Wake up!  Of course, Mother Earth News has some great information.  That information is available elsewhere, though, without all the liberal, political crud thrown in.