Well, The Goracle has taken his "Current TV" channel to the UK, claiming that it "could help save democracy." Kind of like "Air America" helped save American democracy?
Liberals have their platform; the mainstream media. I don't see how introducing yet another liberal demagogue television network to the mix will in any way help democracy, but then, Al Gore's never been one to follow logic.
Hat tip to Hot Air, who links to this report highlighting The Goracle's hypocrisy:
I'm not saying the guy doesn't have the right to live however he wants to, he's the one saying it! If you're going to preach about how Americans should be living their lives, the least you can do is live that lifestyle yourself!Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.
Gore’s mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).
In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.
Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.
Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.
“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.
In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.
Drudge seems to think this was a failed Presidential announcement by The Goracle at the Oscars, I think it's obviously just a bad joke:
Hat tip to the Political Pit Bull who found a golden nugget in an extremely long and boring article about Ariel Sharon:Speaking of George Bush, with whom Sharon developed a very close relationship, Uri Dan recalls that Sharon's delicacy made him reluctant to repeat what the president had told him when they discussed Osama bin Laden. Finally he relented. And here is what the leader of the Western world, valiant warrior in the battle of cultures, promised to do to bin Laden if he caught him: "I will screw him in the ass!"
Way to go GW. It's good to know that he's sincere in his hate for terrorists.
It's also good to know that Al Gore may have a little but of a human heart under that robot exterior, showing an unusual amount of sense for the man who now leads the environmental nuts:
Snatches, or more properly "extraordinary renditions," were operations to apprehend terrorists abroad, usually without the knowledge of and almost always without public acknowledgement of the host government.... The first time I proposed a snatch, in 1993, the White House Counsel, Lloyd Cutler, demanded a meeting with the President to explain how it violated international law. Clinton had seemed to be siding with Cutler until Al Gore belatedly joined the meeting, having just flown overnight from South Africa. Clinton recapped the arguments on both sides for Gore: Lloyd says this. Dick says that. Gore laughed and said, "That's a no-brainer. Of course it's a violation of international law, that's why it's a covert action. The guy is a terrorist. Go grab his ass." (pp. 143-144)It's too damn bad he's unwilling to stand up for his private beliefs, when he would much rather kowtow to the peacenik left.
Newswise reports:
A new report on climate over the world’s southernmost continent shows that temperatures during the late 20th century did not climb as had been predicted by many global climate models.Meanwhile:
Former Vice President Al Gore plans to pump up the jam on awareness of global climate change in a single-day series of concerts around the world.Boy, I can't wait! Those'll be some great concerts! What could be better than Sting, Al Gorebot, and a few thousands smelly hippies?
Gore is expected to announce plans Thursday for a single-day series of concerts in Los Angeles. He will be joined by Jon Bon Jovi, Sting, rap musician Pharrell Williams and media executive Kevin Wall, as reported in The Washington Post.
The seven major concerts on seven continents will follow the approach used by Live 8, the 2005 concerts targeted to African debt relief, according to published reports.
