THE ASSAULT ON REASON by Al Gore

18 November 2007 | Vanity

[shrinkermd]

The book was published in early 2007 by the Penguin Group. There are 273 pages of text, 2 pages of acknowledgements, 19 pages of endnotes and 11 pages of index. The book originally cost $25.95. I bought mine for $15.57. If you want a used copy they now cost less than $8.

[G8 Diplomat]

I think Gore missed the irony in giving his book that title. He forgot that his name would be underneath it, so it reads “The assault on reason by Al Gore.”

[MNJohnnie]

The first five chapters outline what Gore calls “the enemies of reason” that serve to manipulate public dialogs: the use of fear, the use of religion and faith, the use of wealth, the use of propaganda, and the use of limits on civil liberties

Which leads us to the fundamental assault on reason in American Political discourse. The habit of the political Left of projecting their intellectual flaws onto anyone who disagrees with them.

Every one of the above statements is a primary tool of how the Democrat Party has continued since the 1960s it manipulation of minorities, women, and other activist groups to dogmatically follow the Democrat Leadership every whim.

Thus we have seen self proclaimed "Feminists" rabidly defending the sexual predator Bill Clinton, you have "civil rights" leaders rabidly defending the virtual enslavement of African Americans to political exploitation by the white liberals who run the Democrat party, Labor Unions manipulated to support their own political exploitations by Clinton's "Free trade" policies etc etc etc.

In each case Democrats have been emotionally demagogues into supporting "the party" even at the expense of their own political interests.

Al Gore's book is a case of the Left projecting it fundamental flaws onto everyone around them. Since the 1960s the Left has totally given up on making any sort of rational argument for their viewpoints in order to run the worst sort of gutter slime personal attack emotion based political machine.

If Al Gore and his sort of baby boomer generation "progressive" want to see who is the primary cause for the "Assault on Reason" they can look in the mirror. Since the 1960s politics for these people has always been more about their feelings then reason.

[ConsistentLibertarian]

“Paranoid thinking is characterized by:
- Grabbing onto a few pieces of evidence and inflexibly defending them.
- Seiz[ing] onto something regardless of facts to the contrary.
- Seiz[ing] on single pieces of evidence and blow[ing] them out of proportion.
- Ha[ving] victim like tendencies when confronted with evidence to the contrary.”

Don’t you run into that all the time on FR?

I know I do.

[TC Rider]

Four word summation.

Algore is f’n nuts.

[stephenjohnbanker]

LOL!

[muir_redwoods]

I have three questions for "Professor" Gore. They are:

1) What is the appropriate temperature for the earth? It has been much warmer and much colder at various times in the earth's history so what temperature should it be?

2)There once was a mile and a half of ice on what is now Central Park in NYC. Was the warming that melted it a good thing or a bad thing and why?

3) The earth is warming, so is the moon, Mars and other celestial bodies. If man is responsible for the earth's temperature, who or what is responsible for the temperature change elsewhere?

Answer those questions, Al and then we'll talk.

[Herakles]

Gore peaked when he invented the Internet; it’s been down hill ever since.

[sport]

The words “Al Gore” are bafr alert.

After Al Gore” nothing more needs to be said.

[Enchante]

An excellent discussion, thank you!!

"In conclusion, the book demonstrates the everyday definition of “paranoid”—excessive suspicions of others and their motives. It also demonstrates almost all of the qualities found in “The paranoid style in American Politics.” Finally, the book’s demonstrates many of the characteristics of paranoid as opposed to rational thinking."

One of the ironies of life in contemporary America is that the angry Democrats continually accuse conservatives of just about every intellectual failing that is flagrantly exhibited by so many Democrats. Angry name-calling, conspiratorial rage without evidence, smear and fear tactics, dishonest propagandistic media techniques, etc. I think the Democrats exhibit a lot of "projection" and also "acting out" but I'm not able to render a professional judgment.

[Enchante]

An excellent discussion, thank you!!

"In conclusion, the book demonstrates the everyday definition of “paranoid”—excessive suspicions of others and their motives. It also demonstrates almost all of the qualities found in “The paranoid style in American Politics.” Finally, the book’s demonstrates many of the characteristics of paranoid as opposed to rational thinking."

One of the ironies of life in contemporary America is that the angry Democrats continually accuse conservatives of just about every intellectual failing that is flagrantly exhibited by so many Democrats. Angry name-calling, conspiratorial rage without evidence, smear and fear tactics, dishonest propagandistic media techniques, etc. I think the Democrats exhibit a lot of "projection" and also "acting out" but I'm not able to render a professional judgment.

[Thommas]

Don’t you run into that all the time on FR?

Nope. But you say you do? Well, how about that...

[Wil H]

Algore is f’n nuts.

..And a f'n liar too...

He repeatedly made public claims that TWO BILLION participated in "Live Earth"

The subsequent tabulation from TV ratings and network statistics account for less than 40 million worldwide.

that's a 50 TIMES exaggeration by Gore

Or in other words he actually got only TWO PERCENT of the attendance he claimed..

That shows you the magnitude of the lies he tells.

[RedCobra]

The phrase “Liberalism is a mental disorder” belongs to Michael Savage.

[xtinct]

Pompous and trite... apt adjectives for that perpetual bore, Al Gore.

[Names Ash Housewares]

Gore admits OK to LIE and frighten people to get what you want...............

http://sayanythingblog.com/entry/gore_it_is_ok_to_lie_if_you_

“I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous it is, as a predicate for opening up the audience.....”

Assault on reason indeed, Mr. Gore.

[phs3]

ping

[Defendingliberty]

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[Psychic Dice]

>>Al Gore’s book is a case of the Left projecting it fundamental flaws onto everyone around them.

The man-made global warming flaw is one of the best examples because Gore has succeeded in projecting that specific assault on reason to global consequences.

Has any other hoax ever mobilized so many true believers and self-serving hucksters so quickly for the purpose of picking the pockets of the rest of the world?

In the future the name Gore could become a synonym for hoax. More importantly, how he succeeded in fooling some of the people for so long a time will be studied by those of us who seek to prevent it and by those who want to apply it for their own Brave New 1984 scams.

[flat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOLkze-9GcI

NOT TO MENTION

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1927324/posts