TV Interview About When David Suzuki Told Me To F**K OFF

 

"The price of greatness is responsibility."

Here's today's interview on Ezra Levant's show, The Source, where I'm asked about the occasion, in June of 2010, when David Suzuki told me to "F**k off."

This unexpected incident took place at Café Crepe on the night of the graduation ceremonies of a Vancouver high school where both my daughter and one of Dr. Suzuki's grand daughters were classmates. For the post that I originally wrote about this incident, please click here. For the article, Temper, Temper, that was written about this incident at CityCaucus, please click here. 

For the recent article titled, "David Suzuki Insults But Won't Debate in The Financial Post to which I referred during today's interview with Ezra Levant, please click here.

PLEASE NOTE:  This video clip was originally up-loaded to YouTube by someone who goes by the name BlazingCatFur.  In posting this to YouTube, the title, "Vivian Krause on David Suzuki The Great Satan" was given to this video clip by BlazingCatFur. I object to this title and have sent a message to BlazingCatFur to request that the words "The Great Satan" are removed.  Not once have I ever - nor would I ever refer to David Suzuki in this way.  On the contrary, I note in my interview that David Suzuki is an important and influential voice in our country and that in many ways, he was way ahead of his time in terms of drawing public attention to environmental issues - long before anyone else ever did. Please note also that during the interview, Ezra Levant referred to David Suzuki as The Great Saint, not The Great Satan.  At first, BlazingCatFur declined my request so I sent him a second message, asking him/her to please reconsider.

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• 16 Press Releases & Web-pages Last Seen Feb. 3 & 4, 2010.

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Comments

[Hunter J. Moyes]

Hey Vivian,

I once saw David Suzuki in his natural habitat - Vancouver. He was playing with one of his grandchildren. It was amazing to see such a well-known Canadian out in the open. He was a hero of mine growing up for what he did with the CBC, and later in his career with the environmental community. Y'know what I did?

I left him alone. I thought about all of the people who go out of their way to force their company on him - like yourself - to rub up against something prolific, and I decided to leave him alone. I'd wanted to meet him for decades, but I left him alone. Do you know why?

Respect, Viv. Can I call you Viv? Good.

Now, Viv - if you didn't present your website to him, he would have greeted you as a human being. Since you did, I think that you got what you deserved. In fact, if I were him - I wouldn't have let you get away with a simple "F**CK OFF". I would have lectured you about how shameful it is that you have joined Ezra and his pro-oil anti-progress conservative faux-militia (which, by the way, in case there are anymore "look-where-the-environmentalist-are-getting-their-money" articles coming out about Tides and Vision...is VERY well funded) to stand in defiance of the coming of Canada's new economy and culture. Shame. Seriously. Shame.

I look forward to speaking with you in person.

Oh, and - by the way - you didn't actually talk about climate science at all in the video that provoked this address. Stop playing the politics, and stick to the science (which, by the way, was set to rest in terms of doubt in 1993).

[nipper]

Interesting take on this Hunter but just because u did not want to approach the Millionaire David Suzuki doesn't mean everyone should. He is afterall a public figure and as you heard DS was happy to talk until he found out who she was.Maybe he was expecting a donation.lol. But wait he gets all the money he needs from big American cooperations.And he does have many unanswered questions.
You missed the whole point.Accountable information not confrontation when challenged by his peers as he So often does..fact

[Frank Ferguson]

Ms. Krause,

Just stumbled upon this drive-by flame by Mr. Moyes -- very sarcastic and insulting. If one can't conduct oneself in a civil and dignified manner, one should not expect to be taken seriously. Snide, snarky, juvenile, and immature are just some of the words that came to mind as I read his comment. Shame, indeed!

That aside, I and many of my friends have not committed fully to one side or the other of the environmental issues as presented by Mr. Suzuki and others, but the issues raised by yourself on a radio show this morning regarding American intervention were intriguing and I intend to attend to your lecture tonight in Ottawa.

As far as Mr. Suzuki is concerned, he was also a hero of mine from the Quirks and Quarks days on CBC back in the day as well as his work on that most interesting of subjects, fruit flies. :) So surprised that he would resort to such rudeness given his public persona.

Sincerely,
Frank