Gore's Crusade Ends at His Front Door (Al Gore Slapdown)

rcp ^ | 03/06/07 | Debra Saunders

[milwguy]

Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth," was billed as "a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing the myths and misconceptions that surround it." But right after the movie won an Oscar for best documentary, America learned that Gore's crusade ends at his front door.

A conservative think-tank, the Tennessee Center for Policy Research, released a press release that showed the Gores spent $30,000 a year on energy for their suburban Nashville home -- and burned 221,000 kilowatt-hours last year, or 20 times the national average. The reaction of Gore's spokesperson is instructive. Kalee Kreider told ABC News' Jake Tapper, "I think what you're seeing here is the last gasp of the global warming skeptics. They've completely lost the debate on the issue, so now they're just attacking their most effective opponent."

Kreider is right, in a way. Gore is the most effective global-warming advocate in America. Yet somehow Gore has little problem doing a lot of the very thing he tells the rest of the country not to do -- that is, burning more energy than is necessary.

The message comes across loud and clear: The Gores are rich, and rich people are going to burn a lot of energy. They won't let their belief in global warming crimp their lifestyle.

That's why "Inconvenient Truth" producer Laurie David can boast on the movie Website that she is "committed to stopping global warming," denounce people who drive SUVs -- and still fly in private Gulfstream jets. (Having been blasted in the press for her high-flying ways, David told ABC last year that she was cutting back on her private-plane travel. Talk about commitment.)

[milwguy]

lOVE IT when liberal envirowackos get called out.

[EagleUSA]

The blazing hypocrisy and lies of Gore in this matter are totally revealing. Such a liberal loon and con-artist...but aren't they all. Always trying to scam the world for money -- and that is really the bottom line in this whole farse.

[Strutt9]

About time that they get called out on this farse.

[maggief]

[xcamel]

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More "Gore over Gore"

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I have to hand it to the Tennessee Center for Policy Research; their news release was researched, fact checked and prepared to hit just as the rosy glow of Algore's "award" hit the news. They get an A+ for public relations. The GOP needs to hire some of these folks or people like them.

[stm]

Al Gore's movie, "An Inconvenient Truth," was billed as "a passionate and inspirational look at one man's fervent crusade to halt global warming's deadly progress in its tracks by exposing fabricating and perpetuating the myths and misconceptions that surround it."

There, that's better.

[FormerACLUmember]

Breathtakingly dishonest then. Breathtakingly dishonest now.

[rod1]

I think the best approach is for everyone to simply commit to the same level of per capita energy use as AlGore.

His personal committment is now ours. Topic done.

[bikerMD]

I'd say from the looks of Algore the Corpulent that the Methane levels have greatly increased around the Gore mansion too. Private jets and pate de fois gras emissions all contribute to "greenhouse gaseousness." He should bottle his farts to reduce his carbon footprint, and send the gas to Joe P. Kennedy II to heat Massachusetts.

[kromike]

They get an A+ for public relations. The GOP needs to hire some of these folks or people like them.

AGREED! Wake up, GOP! You want to win elections? Use facts and timing for a change, instead always being on the defensive.

Hint...the "new tone" is another way of saying "don't fight back." Truth is, we WANT the GOP to fight back hard...with facts and a smile.

[Grampa Dave]

"People like Al Gore jet about the earth, living from mansion to mansion and say that they want to drastically lower the living standards for most people on the earth. Then, the so called peoples's people, who talk about "eqality" the most, think this is just fine."

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Wife and I have decided not to build the heated swimming pool and to reduce to zero our use of Gulfstream or other business jets. Do we now have salable carbon footprints ?

[FormerACLUmember]

[100-Fold_Return]

The Gores are rich, and rich people are going to burn a lot of energy.

And where did algore get his mega-bucks?

Ipodssssss, ITunes, the Google, and perhaps Toyota.

[tcrlaf]

THOU SHALT NOT QUESTION THE GOSPEL OF SAINT GORE!!

Heretics shall be denounced and decertified!!

[milwguy]

Thanks for the cartoon collection....I have not laughed so hard in months. The global warming up here is wisconsin has soured my mood with fricken freezing temperatures and snow for the last 6 weeks.

[television is just wrong]

by the way as I understand it so does Leonardo DiCaprio. His Malibu home used enough electricty to power 7 average homes.

Hypocrites.....

They want us all to go live in the stoneage while they live in the lap of luxury. America's bad for helping these guys become successful.

[ctdonath2]

Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

[Publius6961]

The reaction of Gore's spokesperson is instructive. Kalee Kreider told ABC News' Jake Tapper, "I think what you're seeing here is the last gasp of the global warming skeptics. They've completely lost the debate on the issue, so now they're just attacking their most effective opponent."

Well, at least he's not calling us "deniers" any more, he must have seen the writing on the wall.

And who might that glorious "opponent" be?

"GW" Gore? Universal class bore and hypocrite?

We got us two "GW"s now!