Posted on 03/11/2013 12:38:33 PM PDT by Olog-hai
Former Vice President and environmentalist activist Al Gore is defending the sale of his television network to Al Jazeera, saying that the Qatari government-run network is “honest-to-goodness” news.
During a panel discussion at the South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas on Saturday, Gore was asked about his $500-million deal to sell Current TV to Al Jazeera, in January.
“You just sold your TV network to Al Jazeera, which is owned by a government and that government is basically a big—nothing but an oil producer,” NowThis News asked Gore. “Gas mainly, and oil, yes,” Gore said.
“And they’re producing exactly the kind of fuel you think is a terrible danger to the planet. How could you do that?”
“Okay, I knew when I made that decision with my partners—I had obligations to my investors, but that didn’t drive the decision,” Gore said. “I knew that my principal obligation was to do business in a way that makes the world a better place.” …
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Algore is “honest to goodness” something too, and that ain’t news.
Most of my Al Jazeera watching took place during the Egyptian demonstrations, all those wonderful pro-democracy, pro-freedeom demonstrations (so we were told by our MSM). I thought AJ was fairly good at reporting the basic facts, but the real spin and distortion came in when they would interview professors of Middle Eastern studies from American universities.
So, overall, they did present an anti-American slant.
Can’t be any worse than “Hardball”.
This does not surprise me since his father was “in bed” with Armand Hammer and all of his ties to communist rulers of the old Soviet Union. Thus continuing the tradition of our country’s enemies are the Gore family’s best friends.
As crazy as Gore is, the sad thing is that he is probably less wacky and hypocritical than Zero.
And frankly, Al-Jazeera is no worse than our own MSNBC, CNN, ABC...etc.
Solely because he never got to be POTUS. Other than that, the “less wacky” measure has no degree of separation.
This is a sample from AJ right now......
BTW, although from Qatar, AJ, in my opinion, is the voice of the GCC
“Fierce clashes rage in Syrian city of Homs”
“Syrian forces have fired heavy machine guns and launched at least one airstrike on a neighbourhood in the central city of Homs that rebels claimed to have seized.
Monday’s fresh fighting raged in and around the Baba Amr district, sending civilians in nearby neighborhoods fleeing the area.
Baba Amr, a poor neighbourhood on the southwest side of Syria’s third largest city, was a centre of opposition to President Bashar al-Assad early in the uprising that began two years ago.
Last year, government forces besieged Baba Amr for a month before rebel forces withdrew and the government seized control on March 1. Hundreds of people were killed in the violence, including two foreign journalists.
It was unclear how much of the neighbourhood rebels had seized on Sunday or continued to hold on Monday.
An activist in Homs reached via Skype on Monday said rebel fighters made a surprise entry into Baba Amr the previous morning and quickly took over seven government checkpoints in and near the neighbourhood, seizing a good part of the area.
The government struck back on Monday, carrying out an airstrike, shelling the area and sending reinforcements, he said.
‘Symbol of the revolution’
Another activist from Baba Amr, who is now in Lebanon, said rebels had taken the whole neighbourhood and were focused on holding it despite the government’s harsh counter attack.
He said it was very important to the regime militarily and as a symbol, so rebels are excited that this symbol of the revolution has been retaken. Both activists spoke on condition of anonymity out of concerns for their safety.
An activist posted video online that appeared to show dozens of civilians, most of them women and children, fleeing the neighbourhood.
The Syrian state news agency said the army had responded to “terrorists who sneaked into Baba Amr in Homs and committed crimes against people,” killing a number of them. It said the army continued to pursue those remaining in the area.
The Syrian government blames the civil war on a foreign-backed conspiracy, calling the rebels “terrorists” bent on destroying the country.
In Brussels, European Union foreign ministers met to discuss ways to end the violence in Syria. They were expected to discuss ending the EU’s blanket arms embargo against the country to make it easier for sympathetic nations to send arms to the rebels.
Many EU diplomats, however, say more weapons will only exacerbate the situation.
Syrian General Salim Idris, a defector who now heads the rebels’ High Military Council, travelled to Brussels last week to plead for arms from the international community.”
And global climate change is 'Honest-to-Goodness Man's doing' too. Right, Al?
Al Gore is a WHORE! Sing it with me........
Al Gore’s family made their millions from coal.
No one ever asks him about it or asks him to “give back.” Environmentalists just let it go.
That’s how you know that a Movement has no soul, nor integrity.
Gore was asked about his $500-million deal to sell Current TV to Al Jazeera, in January. "You just sold your TV network to Al Jazeera, which is owned by a government and that government is basically a big -- nothing but an oil producer,” NowThis News asked... "And they’re producing exactly the kind of fuel you think is a terrible danger to the planet. How could you do that?" "Okay, I knew when I made that decision with my partners -- I had obligations to my investors, but that didn’t drive the decision... I knew that my principal obligation was to do business in a way that makes the world a better place.” …
Well, gosh darn if that ain’t some-thin...
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