Robert Redford Bashes Al Gore as Greedy Opportunist

NewsBusters ^ | 11/22/07 | Noel Sheppard

[melt]

As irrefutable evidence mounts that Nobel Laureate Al Gore's climate alarmism is about nothing other than lining his supposedly green pockets with green currency, manmade global warming skeptics around the world wonder when the former vice president's house of cards will collapse.

Without question, if Gore were to lose the support of almost universally adoring Hollywoodans, the scam would implode quicker than a Democrat demanding a recount after losing a close election.

As such, the following comments by actor and environmentalist Robert Redford, reported by the New Statesman last week, should bring hope to folks not buying the snake oil Gore is selling (emphasis added, h/t NB reader Lee):

Redford was an early convert to the environmental movement, and talks proudly of having campaigned on it since 1969. "It was not a happy easy time, because those were the days that the oil and gas companies pretty much controlled the show on propaganda. Anyone speaking about solar energy would be smashed down as being a radical, a tree-hugger and granola-cruncher or what have you."

He is notably cynical, however, about Al Gore's recent award of a Nobel Peace Prize. "He's making a lot of money, he's having a belle époque, a heroic moment," he says.

[melt]

"What's most important - to be a hero to your country and go save it . . . or do you want to be happy and rich and be a hero and not get into the political scene?"

It almost sounds like Redford is provoking Al Gore into running for President one more time--- by making him feel guilty?

[Revolting cat!]

Great, a cat fight between two pansies!

[PennsylvaniaMom]

That doesn't look like a Prius Al just stepped out of...

[2ndDivisionVet]

Paging Jiffy Pop!! Please send more popcorn!!

[Romneyfor President2008]

There’s always hope for these people. I remember reading one of the leaders of Greenpeace or whateber is now a nuclear power advocate.

[doc1019]

Takes one to spot one. ;-)

[Defendingliberty]

[Lancey Howard]

I was a huge fan of movies like ‘The Sting’, and of course, ‘Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid’. Even that old Twilight Zone with Redford was a great episode. But I find it tough to look at Redford these days. The plastic surgery is over the top, imo.

[Moonman62]

Whatever it is, it’s probably groaning a sigh of relief. Al looks stuffed full of carbon to me.

[Paul Heinzman]

"Damn dry cleaner shrunk my suit again. Get me John Edwards on the phone, I wanna sue the pants off that dry cleaner."

[Dawggie]

Father Gore, forgive them for the no not what they do.

[sheik yerbouty]

The Goracle is filled with hot gas which he will dispense to his minions..

[Revolting cat!]

Fight on the Gravy Train!

[Lancey Howard]

[stboz]

I can’t swim!

[Minn]

I was a huge fan of movies like ... But I find it tough to look at Redford these days. The plastic surgery is over the top, imo.

I agree with the first part. He will always be an iconic American actor. It isn't, however, any surgery that makes him hard to look at today. It's his odious politics, along with an obvious lack of intelligence and class.

[skimask]

[BallyBill]

Redford was conservationist back when Algore was still growing tobakky.

[Doctor Don]

A civit cat telling a skunk that he stinks!

[Thrownatbirth]

While Redford and Hollywood pulling the rug out from under Al Gore would be downright funny, don’t count on the Left Coast to do the country any favors. There’s still too much corporate environmental guilt out there to milk.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Nice photo of the aging and now disillusioned aging "Useful Idiot" meeting his corruption-uber-alles "Apparatchik".

[MinuteGal]

Looks like Redford's face is undergoing a terminal meltdown caused by manmade facial warping.

Leni

[tips up]

Perhaps if Al lived his life in a manner that showed he cared about the environment, he might be taken a little bit more seriously (emphasis on ‘little’). His global warming premise is deeply flawed but he is a hypocrite, driving Escalades and flying in private jets instead of driving a hybrid and flying commercial, or using the internet, which he invented after all, for having “virtual conferences” instead of the monstrosity on Bali which can’t hold all the private jets.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

Nice photo of the aging and now disillusioned "Useful Idiot" meeting his corruption-uber-alles "Apparatchik".

[mountn man]

When Rob was young he'd often smile.

I haven't seen him smile in years.

Liberals aren't happy people.

[bray]

Hey Bobbie, how’s Lyin by Loons working out for you??

Pray for W and Our Iraq Winning Troops

[RDTF]

bwahahahaha!!!

[Past Your Eyes]

ROFL! I love a feel-good story just before bed.

[BerryDingle]

Strange, but I can’t recall ever seeing Algore in a picture with a winter coat on, no matter how cold it is.

[bboop]

I love a good fight among liberals, fighting to see who is MORE moral and righteous. hardihar, bring on the popcorn.

[Regulator]

He's just mad that Gore is stealing the spotlight.

Because of Redford's Sundance Festival, the Park City/Heber Valley/Summitt county area in Utah has become far more well known and of course far more developed than if he had just left it all alone.

But he couldn't stop himself. He needed that adulation.

So he brought massive development and perpetual environmental damage to places that were once almost empty.

Some dude to be talkin.

[bray]

Stanger still is his use of a personal jet to fly all over the Warming World. Not to worry though, he has a No Blood for Oil sticker on the Tail.

Pray for W and Our Troops

[restornu]

Once upon the time Redford face radiated Sunshine now it shows a worry soul which is not of from the Creator!

[Disambiguator]

It’s been all downhill for Redford since 1972.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

52 ex long, I’d guess. Maybe 54.

[DGHoodini]

Red on Red!!! >B-)

[OCC]

Meet the new (old) boss, same as the (new) old boss.

[Lancey Howard]

I hadn’t seen Redford in years, and then when I saw him in ‘The Last Castle’ (a pretty good movie) I was floored by the restructuring of his face. Barely recognized him.

[editor-surveyor]

Redford has been known to do the right thing occasionally.

He financed the films that exposed the slaughter at Waco.

[Lancey Howard]

Plus, the guy is almost 70 - - time to give up the blond hair!

[Lancey Howard]

Scratch that - - Redford is 71.

[what's up]

I think the old smile would make him look a little more like the old Redford.

Haven't seen the toothy smile in years.

[ErieGeno]

One goof-ball calls another goof-ball a goof-ball, and I’m supposed to get excited????

[PennsylvaniaMom]

Al looks stuffed full of carbon to me.

Mebbe, carbonara? Not that I can talk...but I will. Al's put on a few...

[Candor7]

Old Sharks whose teeth have fallen out trying to gum each other to death in a media feeding frenzy.

High end entertainment.

LOL

[PennsylvaniaMom]

I think he had some kind of eyelift along the way (but didn’t keep it up w/subsequent ‘tweaks.’) The rest IMO is natural aging and sun damage. His skin was lined (oh but it was considered character back in the day) in the early shot; the later one shows jowls sagging and bulbous (natural) aging of the nose and more sun damage. I think what makes him look so old is his lack of expression...like he is deep in thought/worried. Bob...lighten up!!!

[Professional]

I’m sorry, but I agree, I sure hope we don’t see Al Gore running some green party candidate. That 3rd party thing is so contentious, don’t know if our country can handle it. Right now, we need to heal, comfort, unite, be a real “village”.

Barf...

[Tennessee Nana]

What, me agree with Robert Redford?

This is the cold day that I do...

[Snickering Hound]

I'm pretty sure Robert Redford is Manbearpig. I'm super sereal.

[JRios1968]

That doesn't look like a Prius Al just stepped out of...

Let's face it...Algore can't fit into a Pious, and the gerbils couldn't move one if he were in it, anyway...