12/18/2007, 4:46 pm

Last Sunday, Frosty the Snowperson sat down with George Stephanopoulos on ABC's "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" for a heated interview that is making headlines across the nation. The People's Cube has obtained a transcript:
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Mr. Snowman, welcome. I'm a huge fan of your work; thanks for joining me this morning.
Frosty: Um, thank you, George, but I go by "Mr. Snowperson" now - it's much less offensive. And, George, before we continue, could you do something about these blazing lights. I'm sweating like the polar icecaps. I thought you were going to have a dry ice machine on stage. Look, I'm starting to puddle. I'm literally, look at this, a personification of the peril that this planet is facing because of anthropogenic global warming, if you get my drift.
Stephanopoulos: Oh yes, sorry, Mr. Snowperson. Chuck can you dim those lights and turn the thermostat down. How's that?

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Stephanopoulos: Certainly, not. Now, let's start by addressing how the media has received you. Many reporters say they're having a difficult time warming up to you; that you always give them the cold shoulder. *chuckles*
Frosty: Look, we all know I'm made of snow and your sarcasm is sickening. "Cold shoulder"? Come on, you're way out of line, George. I'm not going to be a punchline for you. In behalf of all Snow Americans and other marginalized, seasonal minorities, I demand an apology. I mean, I once lost a child to a group of teenagers, who took turns urinating on Frosty, Jr., literally pissing him away. This is an outrage, if you catch my drift.
Stephanopoulos: OK, calm down, Mr. Snowman, and please accept my most sincere apologies. But you can't deny the media's adversarial posture towards you.
Frosty: Certainly not. It's obvious, isn't it? They're afraid I'll steal votes away from the Democrat candidate, like Nader did in 2000, allowing "W" to eek out a win. So I've got an uphill battle. It's Frosty versus The Establishment, if you catch my drift.
Stephanopoulos: How do you respond from critics within your own party? For instance, some have said that you're "too white" to be the leader of the Green Party. Others say that you're a hypocrite, who pontificates about reducing carbon footprints, but then your own eyes are made out of coal.
Frosty: Well, George, my eyes happen to made out of Clean Coal.
Stephanopoulos: Stop right there, Mr. Snowperson. Many leaders of the environmental movement say there is no such thing as clean coal and that you're engaging in "greenwash".
Frosty: I've had about enough of this. You have no idea the type of discrimination that Snow Americans have to endure. Now you people want my eyes, too; you want me to blind myself. Do you see me burning my eyes? No. Why would anyone burn their own eyes. This is ridiculous, if you get my drift.
Stephanopoulos: Alright, let's switch topics now. Tell us about the first time you interacted with humans over fifty years ago.
Frosty: Well, when I first manifested myself to some children in a New England town, I was growing increasingly concerned over America's dependency on fossil fuels. I knew that an environmental disaster was in the making. Therefore, I thought I'd make myself known; you know, introduce myself to the future stewards of the Earth and impress upon them the need to reduce their carbon footprint. I told them not to worry - that I'd be back some day. What I didn't tell them is that I planned to return when the Earth was in the worst throes of climate change. Well, those times are now! The Earth is heading, in a downward spiral, toward a cataclysm, of, well, global proportions, if you catch my drift.
Stephanopoulos: What about the incident with the traffic cop?

Stephanopoulos: I certainly do catch your drift. So Frosty, I notice that a trademark accessory of yours is missing. What happened to the corncob pipe?
Frosty: Sure, I used to have a corn cob pipe, but I never actually smoked it. I mean, think about it: snow and fire aren't exactly the best of friends. Since smoking is now a taxable offense, I decided I'd better lose the quaint prop, if you get my drift.
Stephanopoulos: I also see you're sporting a new button nose.
Frosty: Yes, it's my campaign button. It says, "The Earth Can't Wait!: Frosty/Ruldoph 2008".
Stephanopoulos: So you've picked Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer to be your running mate.
Frosty: Yes, if anyone can sympathize with the plight of the snowchildren, it's another seasonal minority, especially one likeRudolph who suffered the additional trauma of being an outcast among his own kind. Can you believe that his own people considered his wonderful glowing nose a horrible genetic mutation.The poor fellow was ostracized, disenfranchised, and mocked ceaselessly. Imagine if your parents rubbed shoe polish, or whatever Ruldoph's parents used, on your nose because you were different and they saw you as an embarrassment. But that little embarrassment ended up saving Christmas, now didn't it? And the fact that Rudolph's not bitter and wants to help save the planet from the depredations of humans is a testament to his character, if you catch my drift.
Stephanopoulos: Any concluding remarks?
Frosty: Yes. You see this silk hat that I wore back in the 1950s? It doesn't fit so well now, does it? It pretty much engulfs my whole head. That's because my frostline has receded, just like the polar icecaps and we all know who is to blame.
Stephanopoulos: Well, Frosty, I think there's still plenty of magic in that old silk hat of yours. Thank you for joining us this morning, it's been instructive.
Frosty: Thanks George.
A special thanks to Dr. Sheldon Allen Dwight, Prof. of History, University of Wisconsin, Madison. He supports a sustainable climate for all seasonal minorities, particularly the sadly plighted snowchildren. This transcript could not have been prepared without him.
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