(Former VP Albert)Gore Implores Congress to Save Planet

Breitbart ^ | March 21, 2007 | Nedra Pickler

[2ndDivisionVet]

Al Gore, who has reversed his political fortunes to become a potential contender in the 2008 presidential race, made an emotional return to Congress Wednesday in an appeal for an even more dramatic rescue—saving the planet. Gore—who is one of voters' top choices for the Democratic presidential nomination even though he says he's not running—implored lawmakers to adopt a list of policy prescriptions to stop global warming.

Fresh off a triumphant Academy Awards appearance in which his climate change documentary "An Inconvenient Truth" won two Oscars, Gore drew overflow crowds as he testified before House and Senate panels about a "true planetary emergency" if Congress fails to act. He said addressing the problem is a moral issue and should not be a partisan or political.

But Gore faced a more skeptical reception than the warm embrace he received from Hollywood as Republicans questioned the science behind his testimony.

"You're not just off a little, you're totally wrong," said Texas Rep. Joe Barton, the leading Republican on the House Energy and Commerce Committee, as he challenged Gore's conclusion that carbon dioxide emissions cause rising global temperatures. Barton and Gore's exchange grew testy at one point—Barton demanding that Gore get to the point and Gore responding that he would like time to answer without being interrupted.

"Global warming science is uneven and evolving," Barton said.

[mikeus_maximus]

Voodoo science.

[TeenagedConservative]

"Gore Implores Congress to Save Planet"

Wow, that sounds a bit as if Congress had the Death Star laser trained on Earth and Gore is pleading for them to spare us. Lol.

[theDentist]

Ooooooo Smackdown!!

[I see my hands]

[kinoxi]

I was waiting for someone to come along and save the world. I don't know what the planet would do without him. D is good, R is bad.
"War Is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength."

[BigFinn]

Is there a video somewhere where we can see the 'pledge' refusal and the smackdown? If it was on Cspan or ? I missed it.

[mad puppy]

"Gore—who is one of voters' top choices for the Democratic presidential nomination "

Ok buddy, put down the glass, I think you've had a little too much kool-aide.

[Frank_2001]

Gore is an idiot with his inane analogies. I wish he had been challenged with data showing warming elsewhere in the Solar System, from Mars even to Pluto. Republicans haven't yet brought SUV's out there...;) Blame the Sun, Al!

[etradervic]

[capt. norm]

The Great Nedra Pickler Seal:

[rockrr]

"Global warming science is uneven and evolving," Barton said.

But algore is uneven and devolving!

[KeyLargo]

"Al Gore's Penguin Army

[CFC__VRWC]

Someone really needs to send her a new set of kneepads to use exclusively for Gore "stories."

[b4its2late]

Hey Algore. Ever hear of a star called "our sun"?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

"Inconvenient Truth" is Algore's "Mein Kampf."

I am not being sarcastic.

Hitler wrote it from prison.

Algore produced his from political exile.

[pillut48]

Al Gore, who has reversed his political fortunes to become a potential contender in the 2008 presidential race... BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA [to infinity and beyond!!]

[jess35]

Gore just claimed that CO2 is driving temperature and it's a scientific fact?

Is this moron under oath?

[freedomlover]

What he does rhymes with "Implores" all right

[Lets Roll NOW]

Glad to see Al is still as arrogant as ever. When he was challenged he would just take a deep breath and say "the science is settled".