Charles Manson Breaks 20-Year Silence, Warns Of Global Warming

Charles Manson, the notorious cult leader, has broken his 20-year silence, and is speaking out about global warming.

Manson, now 76 years old, was accused of brainwashing members of his commune known as “The Manson Family." He was jailed 40 years ago for orchestrating the murders of eight people -- carried out at his instruction -- including Roman Polanski’s pregnant wife, Sharon Tate.

The Telegraph reports that during a recent interview with Spain’s Vanity Fair magazine, Manson warned of a danger that he thinks is greater than himself -- global warming.

Manson said, "Everyone's God and if we don't wake up to that there's going to be no weather because our polar caps are melting because we're doing bad things to the atmosphere… The automobiles and fossil fuels are destroying the atmosphere and we won't have air to breathe.”

Before trailing off, Manson added, 'If we don’t change that as rapidly as I’m speaking to you now, if we don’t put the green back on the planet and put the trees back that we’ve butchered, if we don’t go to war against the problem...'

According to The Daily Mail, Manson is also a founder of ATWA (Air Trees Water Animals or All The Way Alive). The mission statement warns of the planet’s destruction from pollution.

Charles Manson is likely not the advocate that environmentalists would like on their team to fight climate change. Will Manson's comments bring further controversy and political ammunition to an already hotly debated issue, or are they to be disregarded as the ramblings of a madman?

Comments

[JohnSimon]

11:08 PM on 06/02/2011

Charles Manson breaks silence again in 2011.

http://nugmag.com/2011/06/nug-magazines-rare-interview-with-charles-manson-and-atwa/

[CivilDebate10]

11:08 PM on 05/12/2011

Al Gore finally has another mental equivalent on his side.

[Bzakey3]

11:30 AM on 05/02/2011

Excellent, Charles Manson is the new poster boy for the CAGW brigade. That probably even trumps Tony Blair's appointment as Middle East Peace Envoy, or the Gore-Pachauri Nobel Peace Price, as 'you-couldn't-make-it-up' moments.

[DocSkull]

11:09 AM on 05/30/2011

"Excellent, Charles Manson is the new poster boy for the CAGW brigade."

So them conservatives are also responsible for criminals who agree with them?

[JShankel]

07:22 PM on 04/29/2011

Charlie faked his data.

[Jeremyewilliams]

08:41 PM on 04/27/2011

Not sure what to say about this... he's actually right lol. This psychopath is right.

[Red45]

12:42 AM on 04/27/2011

Does anyone really care what this poor excuse for a human has to say? Anyone?

[SelfCentered]

01:05 PM on 04/25/2011

He brainwashed people. He had people taken out. He's delusional and irrational.

The next GOP candidate? He's going green and they need that right now. It seems to be a perfect marriage.

[Ashleigh VeganThis Mott]

11:34 AM on 04/25/2011

It's a sad day when Charles Manson becomes the voice of reason. Sad indeed....

[Martin Thomas]

10:46 PM on 04/22/2011

If he really wants to help the global warming lobby, he should say that it is all nonsense.

Then the people saying stuff like "Another lunatic believes Al Gore" would be replaced by people saying "Manson is a typical republican".

[canuckhoser]

06:55 PM on 05/12/2011

Nah, the fact Manson is saner than the majority of conservatives speaks volumes....

[Mattie]

06:28 PM on 04/22/2011

Wow, he was the boogie man of my youth, and now he is just an old man. I haven't seen any pictures of him in decades, I wonder if he is still crazy as a loon, or if he feels any remorse for the horrible acts he did, and the lives he destroyed.

[mzumda]

01:44 AM on 04/23/2011

If he really believes in climate change he IS "crazy as a loon".

[chrisd3]

09:41 AM on 04/23/2011

Just like all those thousands of actual scientists all over the world, and every single scientific organization of national or international standing, eh? They're all crazy like Charles Manson.

Sure.

[PeaRidge]

04:37 PM on 04/22/2011

Well, that ought to help the cause of environmentalism....not.

[cody2]

01:23 PM on 04/29/2011

well, according to your post, it's 1989. so, we don't need to be worrying about climate change. lets listen to some madonna and this new band called metalica that i just heard about.

[CivilDebate10]

02:53 PM on 04/22/2011

Actually, it is very fitting that a mass murderer would be concerned about global warming. He has more in common with people who want to stifle growth and destroy the lives of the poor in the name of "protecting the earth".

[Mattie]

06:30 PM on 04/22/2011

Your posts sure don't live up to your screen name. Republicans want to destroy the poor and the earth, progressives are trying to save both.

[Red45]

12:44 AM on 04/27/2011

Thanks, Mattie. Well said. Already a fan.

[Sooladgaf]

10:18 PM on 05/21/2011

And progressives want to destroy the middleclass by making everyone pay more for energy....poor people can't afford their bills now...what make you think they will after you triple their electricty prices... (google Obama Cap and Trade sky rocket)..all to save the polar bear...how about save the american people first before your polar bear.......

[CivilDebate10]

02:52 PM on 04/22/2011

Looks like Al Gore has a new, and equally sane as himself, ally.

[jimboy71]

10:51 AM on 04/29/2011

Oh look, an Al Gore reference. Please mention Soros next for the sock puppet win!

[quovadiszero]

01:08 PM on 04/22/2011

Thank you Mr Manson.So happy to see you are concerned about the planets health yet you had so little regard for human life.

[notrightorleft]

08:28 AM on 04/22/2011

I just poked my head in here to see what could Mason have possibly said to garner 2,186 comments. Now 2,187.

[quovadiszero]

01:01 PM on 04/22/2011

How could we resist?