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| 2008-07-19 | |
When I caught up with Al Gore at his home in Nashville last December, the former Vice President--turned-green-guru was in a pensive mood. I was surprised -- he was just finishing his Nobel Peace Prize acceptance speech, which he was due to give in Stockholm a few days later. For a man who had lost the Presidency in the most agonizing way possible, winning the Nobel should have offered some consolation. But when I asked Gore if he felt vindicated, he shook his head. "It's hard to celebrate recognition of an effort that has thus far failed," he said. He was referring to his work not only to awaken the world to the danger of climate change, but to get us to really do something about it. "I'm not finished, but thus far, I have failed. We have all failed."
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Gore's only plan is to make another $30 million bucks. Far more than that. He owns big chunks of firms that trade carbon credits. Pass a cap-and-trade law and Al Gore becomes the next George Soros but without having to average 30% returns for 30+ years to do it the way Soros did. |
| Posted by: AzCat 2008-07-19 23:07 |
| #12 I bet he's secretly happy about his "failure". If he does it right, he can be securely employed for years, if not decades. |
| Posted by: Swamp Blondie in the Cornfields 2008-07-19 22:55 |
| #11 “The idea that we can drill our way out of this is just so absurd,” he said, comparing the push for offshore oil drilling — which has gained popularity and put environmentalists on the defense — to dealing with a hangover by having another drink. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-07-19 22:18 |
| #10 was in a pensive mood Him hair is out fallen, pensive that'll maker yawl. |
| Posted by: .5MT 2008-07-19 18:08 |
| #9 Gore's only plan is to make another $30 million bucks. |
| Posted by: Claviling Protector of the Lichtensteiners9205 2008-07-19 17:28 |
| #8 Gore's Bold, |
| Posted by: JFM 2008-07-19 14:03 |
| #7 Gore is an eco hustler just as sharpton and jackson are race hustlers. As long as he gets his swag, it does not matter to him or his followers that he not only gets no results, but actually stands in the way of progress for the cause he claims to espouse... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2008-07-19 13:26 |
| #6 The planet is O.K. Save us from Gore. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-07-19 12:56 |
| #5 Gore is weird. He is like a total geek without the expertise to be a geek. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2008-07-19 12:55 |
| #4 Poor supid bastard, the planet doesn't need saving. Its simply natural cycles, between the sun (whcih is why the other plantts warmed as well) and deep ocean currents. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-07-19 09:36 |
| #3 and the hypocrite's home energy consumption (astronomical by anyone's definition) is actually UP 10% this year http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=764 |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-07-19 07:54 |
| #2 Someone should tell AL that many people were personal witnesses to the so-called SIRIUS EVENT(S) > ISN'T IT KINDA DIFFICULT, AL, TO ARGUE THAT MAN IS THE CAUSE OF GLOBAL WARMING AFTER ONE WITNESSES SOLAR EXPLOSIONS AND AFTEREFFECTS??? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-07-19 01:15 |
| #1 I know what Gore is really talking about. It all makes total and complete sense if you replace word planet with the words "Gore's Ego." |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2008-07-19 00:14 |