Colbert Champions Hummer Conservationists (VIDEO): 'I Love Getting Out, Smelling The Air'

Amid all the talk of energy-saving and new fuel-efficiency standards, there's one precious resource that's in danger of going extinct-- the Hummer. The gas-guzzling car took an even bigger hit in February when GM announced that it would be discontinuing the brand. Stephen Colbert spotlighted Hummer owners that are working to save the dying breed on his show Thursday night as part of his series on Difference Makers.

The National Hummer Club, a group of Hummer conservationists, are not deterred by anti-Hummer sentiment, driving full speed ahead. And they're no environment haters-- Hummer owners love the Earth, too.

"I love getting out, smelling the air," one Hummer owner said.

"Look, Alaska's a big place, we just just want to drill a couple little holes," another said.

The Hummer owners themselves also face persecution, Colbert reported. One claimed to have received "funny looks," and another had mean "notes" left on his vehicle.

WATCH Colbert's full parody:

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Difference Makers - The National Hummer Club
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Comments

[Simon Woodward]

11:26 AM on 05/23/2010

What's the difference between a Hummer and a Porcupine? The pr*x are on the outside of the Porcupine!

[LMPE]

02:57 PM on 05/22/2010

the "hum" also rises

[TheJibreelaMonsters]

12:52 PM on 05/21/2010

the Hummer will never go away... it will thrive in the Used Aftermarket

[Toddynho]

07:31 AM on 05/21/2010

Where I grew up a "hummer" was code for a very enjoyable oral sex act, so imagine my shock at hearing it was going to be extinct. With wild relief, I watched the link and saw that the video is actually about those ridiculously ugly boxes on wheels. Good ridden, and thank the Thunder Gods that the hummer I grew up enjoying, is alive and well.

[socialiq]

07:36 AM on 05/21/2010

are you a naughty boy or a naughty girl?

[Rudderman]

12:59 AM on 05/21/2010

Good work, Stephen. Good bye, Hummer.

[zzcat]

12:58 AM on 05/21/2010

Hummer's are ugly anyways.

[ThermoChemist]

11:40 PM on 05/20/2010

It's ALL Pres. Obama's fault..!

: )

-- Rush Limbaugh Blames Obama for HUMMER Downturn [03/2009]
http://www.hummerguy.net/hummer-news/rush-limbaugh-blames-obama-for-hummer-downturn

[Cactusman]

08:56 PM on 05/20/2010

I know a Realtor guy here in AZ who bought a Hummer at the peak of the real estate boom in 2006, just prior to the total collapse of the AZ housing market. He drove it around for less than a year before he couldn't afford the gas bill, since as the housing market crashed (and his job selling them did too) gas prices also rose to well above $4 a gallon locally. He tried to sell it, but no one wanted it.

The housing market has not yet recovered here and neither has his income. The Hummer has been parked in his yard for three years, and gets driven as a warm-up for a few miles every few weeks or month. I thought it was a silly purchasing decision back then, and I still do. But at least he doesn't go stomping around over lady slipper orchids and fragile wetlands like the selfish faux-nature-loving yokels depicted here do....

[MunyaBuddya]

04:48 PM on 05/20/2010

Haha awesome. Remember when gas was $3.50-4.00 a gallon? I remember all the Hummers suddenly disappearing off the road near where I lived. I knew a guy who had one and could not sell it no matter how hard he tried. He was going bankrupt just trying to keep it fueled. But then gas dropped back down to $3 and the Hummers were dusted off and back on the road. Somehow I feel that $4 gas made us a better people in general.

[don quixote12]

04:40 PM on 05/20/2010

Knuckle-dragging slurps unite!!

[bigcypress]

04:37 PM on 05/20/2010

If HP is going to show comedy from Colbert and StewBeef when they are not on the air, why not also show old clips of George Carlin or Bill Hicks.

[IfIonlyknew]

05:07 PM on 05/20/2010

$$$$$$$

[HBHB]

04:23 PM on 05/20/2010

When are the SUV mom patrols going to die out?

[lokipuck]

01:26 AM on 05/21/2010

Get them off the road!

[ChiKevin]

04:22 PM on 05/20/2010

Comedy Central should make a series called: The Real Husbands of the Tea Party.

These guys can be the stars!

[LynnHasselberger]

04:03 PM on 05/20/2010

Colbert. Classic.

[darth geekboy]

03:31 PM on 05/20/2010

fat white middle-aged males. can it get any more stereotypical?

[santiago sherwood]

03:40 PM on 05/21/2010

well next it will be your sports car.