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"Gore and Grave" in the same sentence... hmmmm...
Posted on 01/29/2009 8:13:00 AM PST by Turret Gunner A20
Former Vice President Al Gore brought a stark message to the Senate on Wednesday: A new climate change treaty is critical to continuing human life on Earth.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner urged the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to push for a U.S.-brokered treaty in December in Copenhagen, Denmark, where the United Nations will host a climate change conference. Only the United States can lead such an effort, he said.
“This is the one challenge that could completely end human civilization, and it is rushing at us with such speed and force,” said Gore, who won an Oscar for the global warming documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.”
Gore, who offered a polite “no comment” to reporters who asked about his political future, urged U.S. policymakers to reduce the country’s reliance on carbon-based fuels and require lower carbon-dioxide emissions. He also called on Congress to pass the Democratic economic stimulus bill, which includes alternative energy incentives.
“If something has never happened before, we tend to think, ‘Well, that’s not going to happen,’ ” Gore said. “The problem is, the exceptions can kill you, and this is one of them. And if the world’s going to respond, the United States is going to have to lead the world.”
The former Tennessee senator softened the harshness of his warning with occasional humor, once telling senators he was “a recovering politician on Step 9.” When current Tennessee Sen. Bob Corker (R) complimented him on his sense of humor, Gore deadpanned, “I benefit from low expectations.”
Yet there were plenty of signs of the political divisiveness of global warming. Even as Gore spoke, Republican staffers were at work in the audience behind him, passing out press releases that cast doubt on Gore’s conclusions.
The releases, from the GOP minority on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, cite a Republican report that claimed more than 650 international scientists have disputed the basic claims of man-made global warming.
Following the meeting, GOP committee members said they agreed with many of Gore’s points, such as the need to develop alternative energy sources and reduce the country’s dependence on foreign oil. But on other points, such as the safety and necessity of nuclear power, Republicans said Gore is pushing a mistaken political agenda.
“My argument is not that reducing carbon is not a good idea. It is a good idea,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). “But to reduce it through taxes and levies and penalties — and then disallow the most known and reliable source of energy — that’s crazy.”
Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) brushed aside GOP skepticism, saying it is ebbing in the face of strong public opinion. He also pledged to work with Gore and the Obama administration to develop U.S. strategy ahead of the Copenhagen talks.
“This is going to be a tough slog, but we’re going to try to do it and we’re going to do everything in our power to keep the pressure on and keep the focus on,” Kerry said.
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Just wait until this spring when it starts to get warmer!!
Hey Gore. Whydoncha go reinvent your wardrobe or something.
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Even if GW was happening, imagine the lack of intelligence and logic that Gore demonstrates in believing a “treaty” would turn it around???
This is a car salesman strategy. You must buy today!
Yes the planet is in grave danger. We are at a time in history during which the most powerful beacon of freedom on the planet, the US, is self-destructing.
Fixed it fer ya, Al-baby!
Gore needs to be in padded cell, with no belts, no sharp objects of any kind, and away from the rest of the people who are trying to do productive work.
GOD, not Gore, is in control.
“Gore: Planet is in ‘grave danger’”
Even if GW were true, the planet itself is in no danger. People or animals might be in danger, but the planet would be fine even if the surface temp increased 100 degrees. Venus is a good example.
Good observation.
When 0bamessiah cranked the Whitehouse thermostat, he killed Mommy Earth.
and the Republicans on the Foreign Relations Committee lobbed some pitiful softball questions at him.
He just wants a few billion shot in his direction from the “stimulus” bill.
Indeed. Somebody give him another sweat-sock to stuff in his trousers.
And remind him to put it in the front this time.
Well if Gore is correct and we’re doomed, maybe mother earth can go after him first?
EARTH TONES!
Quote: Yes the planet is in grave danger. We are at a time in history during which the most powerful beacon of freedom on the planet, the US, is self-destructing.
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Yes, but that “inconvenient truth” won’t win any Oscars in liberal Hollywood.
>>Yes the planet is in grave danger. We are at a time in history during which the most powerful beacon of freedom on the planet, the US, is self-destructing.<<
I have friends in Columbia who are worried about this.
Yeah, yeah, Gore, we know, we know.
The Earth has a fever and you’re the rectal thermometer that tells us so.
Anyone interested in the measure of this nations lunacy, AlGore has won a Nobel and an Oscar. My God, we are in trouble. And the majority of actual Americans couldn’t be less interested...all hoping “someone” does “something” to correct things.
I’d say so. Watched a great show that discussed how much work the people of Columbia had done to clear some neighborhoods of the drug cartels. With Mexico in shambles right now, if they start a civil war, that will be so bad! U.S. boarders wide open/unprotected between us and them, plus, we’ll be too busy dealing with that and other things to do much good for the countries further south should they have trouble too. Not good all around.
We on this side of the world tend to view all of the war situations overseas...but alot of is it boiling just south of us. Alot of good people down there don’t want to see America destablize.
“Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) brushed aside GOP skepticism, saying it is ebbing in the face of strong public opinion.”
So its not scientific consensus anymore, its public opinion!
Why doesn’t he tell Obama to turn down the thermostat in the Oval Office?
Is it danger or grave danger?
Mary Anastasia O’Grady of the Wall Street Journal does a fantastic job of covering on an ongoing basis the situations in Colombia, Mexico, and how the bad guys are being aided and abetted by the RATs here at home.
Well said.
My Columbian friends are upper class and they can’t understand how the American people have chosen to risk their Prosperity and Freedom.
And, they are worried about their neighboring Venezuela. They definately don’t trust 0bama and Hugo Chavez.
I am so sick of this puke.
“Yet there were plenty of signs of the political divisiveness of global warming.”
Such as President O turning up the thermostat in White House?
Is there another kind?????
“Committee Chairman John Kerry (D-Mass.) brushed aside GOP skepticism, saying it is ebbing in the face of strong public opinion”
Is it my imagination, or is John Kerry like one of those dorky people, who just seem...at least 2 minutes behind the reality the rest of us exist in?
“My argument is not that reducing carbon is not a good idea. It is a good idea,” said Sen. Johnny Isakson (R-Ga.). “But to reduce it through taxes and levies and penalties — and then disallow the most known and reliable source of energy — that’s crazy.”
The moron is still accepting the Algore premise of reducing carbon. Why is reducing carbon a good idea? Its a really stupid illogical idea. Reducing carbon on this, a carbon based planet is like reducing wood fiber in trees.
Stupid, idiotic, moronic, vapid, spontaneous generation reborn.
Heartland publishes Environment & Climate News, a monthly newspaper for Common Sense Environmentalists.
On page 4 of their Jan. 09 issue they have this info: The British High Court has ruled that Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" is partisan propaganda and contains at least 11 scientific errors. It ruled the film should not be shown in classrooms unless accompanied by a document pointing out the scientific errors. The Court also ruled classroom time should be given for presenting an alternative view.
If your child or grandchild is forced to watch Al Gore's propaganda film you should call 313-377-4000 and request a free copy of Education or Indoctrination? Al Gore in the Classroom, a collection of background readings produced by The Heartland Institute. They also suggest speaking with your child's teacher or principal. If they are not responsive Heartland suggests you contact Maureen Martin, a senior fellow fro legal affairs for the Heartland Institute for free legal assistance-------martin@heartland.org "
Amen to that. Who the hell does Gore think he is anyway? He needs to go do something constructive with his life. I think the loss to Dubya put him over the edge.
Oh you are soooo bad!!!
As George Carlin put it, “The planet isn’t going anywhere.....we are!”
If you don’t do as I say, the world will end.
He’s getting hysterical. Combine that with the hysteria Obama, Hillary, and much of Congress is cranking up and ther eis a grave threat of repressive laws and regulations pouring forth to save us, just in time.
Amen! Shout it from the rooftops!
Proof that GOD is in control. (and He has a sense of humor)
“Grave danger”,,, Remember when Jack Nicholson got that question from to cruise in “A few good men?”,,,
“is there any other kind?”
hahahaahaaa
I think he wrong even on the count. There seems to be know public outrage over GW outside the liberal salons of NY, SF and Boston. Here in little ol’ Indiana we are too worried about getting through our 12.5 inches of snow and the sub zero temps coming tonight to worry about GW much.
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