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A Heated Exchange: Al Gore Confronts His Critic(s)
Wall Street Journal via FOXNews.com ^ | March 5, 2009 | Keith Johnson

Posted on 03/06/2009 11:40:08 AM PST by NCDragon

The Goreacle has spoken–again.

Its “kind of silly” to keep debating the science, Mr. Gore said (AP)

Former Vice President Al Gore repeated his message that climate change is a planetary emergency at the WSJ’s Eco:nomics conference in California. The Nobel-prize winner declined to take any questions from reporters, but he did receive a couple of challenges from attendees, including Bjorn Lomborg. But don’t expect Mr. Gore to debate the merits of how best to tackle climate change anytime soon.

Mr. Gore stuck to his prepared script about the urgency of taking action to curb global greenhouse-gas emissions, down to well-worn phrases he trots out at conferences across the country: America is at “a political tipping point” on climate change, and even if Washington has failed to address the energy challenge in the last 35 years, “political will is a renewable resource.”

But he was challenged by Mr. Lomborg, the Danish skeptical environmentalist who thinks the world would be better off spending more money on health and education issues than curbing carbon emissions.

(Excerpt) Read more at blogs.wsj.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: globalwarming; globalwarminghoax
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1 posted on 03/06/2009 11:40:08 AM PST by NCDragon
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To: NCDragon

“Liar, liar. Pants on fire!”

(Isn’t Obama’s curbing of all economic activity in the U.S. doing enough to prevent Gorebull Warming?)


2 posted on 03/06/2009 11:45:02 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: PBRSTREETGANG

“Liar, liar. Pants on fire!”

THAT will cause Globull Warmong!..................


3 posted on 03/06/2009 11:47:38 AM PST by Red Badger (The Zero has more Chicago Bull than Michael Jordan...................)
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To: NCDragon

“Its “kind of silly” to keep debating the science, Mr. Gore said (AP) “

I agree Al. Your science has been slam dunk DEBUNKED!!!!!


4 posted on 03/06/2009 11:50:59 AM PST by RatRipper (Opposing the leftists for my family, my friends, and for me.)
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To: NCDragon

Hey Al, if you really want to reduce CO2 emissions, STFU!


5 posted on 03/06/2009 11:51:54 AM PST by SouthTexas (Can I have my house back that I lost in the 80s????)
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To: NCDragon

Sorry Al. The con job is over. The world is on to you and your Commie enviroloonies.


6 posted on 03/06/2009 11:53:23 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Just being a "U.S. citizen" does not make one an American.)
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To: NCDragon

Al Gore says the debate is over, but he never actually debated anyone.


7 posted on 03/06/2009 11:53:37 AM PST by Bon mots
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To: RatRipper

...Next, in Al Gore Teaches Chemistry, we’ll show you the secrets behind the science of turning pig-farts into gold! Don’t turn that dial, or you’ll be the only sucker without gobs and gobs of “congressional gold”!


8 posted on 03/06/2009 11:54:10 AM PST by OneWingedShark (Q: Why am I here? A: To do Justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with my God.)
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To: Bon mots

> Al Gore says the debate is over

Now there’s a scientific response from an open mind.
:/

> but he never actually debated anyone.

He doesn’t have the intellectual capacity or the data to support his ridiculous assertions.


9 posted on 03/06/2009 11:55:45 AM PST by Westbrook (Having more children does not divide your love, it multiplies it.)
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To: RatRipper

Ha ha ha!

This is exactly the same kind of thing my wonderful husband says right before he admits that I’m right about something. We’ll just be debating hotly about something and then suddenly he’ll say “I don’t want to talk about it any more.”

Sometimes I let it drop at that point, knowing I won and because I like him. Heh!


10 posted on 03/06/2009 11:57:55 AM PST by 2Jedismom (Μολών Λαβέ)
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To: NCDragon

Algore has critics? Who knew?


11 posted on 03/06/2009 11:58:36 AM PST by ozzymandus
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To: NCDragon
climate change

HOLD IT! I thought it was "global warming"? I must have missed the memo...

12 posted on 03/06/2009 12:04:04 PM PST by John123 (The US may be going down the drain, but everyone else will drown first...)
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To: NCDragon

He doesn’t take questions because he can’t discuss it because he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. All he’s doing is ready a “scripted” speech. The man is not a scientist, doesn’t have a college degree and probably hasn’t read anything extensively that has to do with solar winds or weather or anything remotely concerned with the cycles of globabl warming and cooling.


13 posted on 03/06/2009 12:05:40 PM PST by quintr
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Its “kind of silly” to keep debating the science, Mr. Gore said

What debate? Let's have one.

Lord Monckton, Prime Minister Thatcher's science policy advisor, long ago challenged Gore or his representative to a debate, anytime, anywhere.

So far, NO DEBATE from "the science is settled" Gore.

14 posted on 03/06/2009 12:09:00 PM PST by RJL
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To: NCDragon

15 posted on 03/06/2009 12:09:25 PM PST by 50mm (My respect for zero has reached zero)
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To: Westbrook

Meanwhile..in some places actual debate is taking place..and “The Deniers” are winning!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200792/posts

REAL science is not afraid of debate.....

Someone needs to inform Al Gore that even tho he thinks “the consensus is in”..Science is NOT consensus..and consensus is NOT science. ( Michael Crichton )

Al Gore..the Trofim Lysenko of Climate Science.

Once you let science get taken over by politics..its no longer science.


16 posted on 03/06/2009 12:10:17 PM PST by Dixiekraut (( Rommell...you magnificent bastard . I READ YOUR BOOK !!! ))
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To: NCDragon

I tell you what, Prophet Al...

How about you stand up in a REAL and substantive debate with one of the real scientists who have come out in opposition to your lies. Lets put it on national television - LIVE - and let you swing it out with your “facts”.

OH - that wouldn’t work now would it? Liberal liars won’t stand up and have a real debate with real facts - because your lie is exposed for all to see.

Foot - that is an event I would even pay to see!


17 posted on 03/06/2009 12:11:22 PM PST by TheBattman (Pray for our country....)
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Its “kind of silly” to keep debating the science, Mr. Gore said

What do you mean "Keep Debating"?

There has never been ANY debate!

The left started the argument with "The debate is over", and has refused to discuss it since!

And we all know why...

Read this.. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2200792/posts

18 posted on 03/06/2009 12:18:02 PM PST by Wil H (No Accomplishments, No Experience, No Resume No Records, No References, Nobama..)
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To: Westbrook

ridiculous statement from Al Gore.

Newton’s theories were “debated” and changed, by Einstein’s theories, which, in turn, were debated and changed by quantum/string theory, etc,

which I’m sure will be debated and changed by another theory.


19 posted on 03/06/2009 12:20:20 PM PST by MrB (The 0bamanation: Marxism, Infanticide, Appeasement, Depression, Thuggery, and Censorship)
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To: TheBattman

Al is stuck on stupid,be nice to him.


20 posted on 03/06/2009 12:22:12 PM PST by jocko12
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