Al Gore unpacked some serious nonsense on national TV this morning during an interview (see below) while selling his new book The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change. Give Matt Lauer credit (though I’m not sure why we keep giving special credit to journalists who do their jobs; I guess I’m just thankful when it happens) for challenging the former vice president to explain the crass hypocrisy of his $100 million oil deal:
“I certainly understand that criticism,” Gore said. “I disagree with it. I think Al Jazeera has, obviously, long since established itself as a really distinguished and effective news gathering organization. And by the way, its climate coverage has been far more extensive and high-quality.”
Lauer interrupted, noting that Gore targets “fossil fuels” as part of his crusade against climate change, but reiterated that Qatar’s wealth is based on those substances.
“Isn’t there a bit of hypocrisy in that?” he asked.
“Well, I get the criticism,” Gore repeated. “I just disagree with it, because this network has established itself. It’s objective, it’s won major awards in countries around the world and its climate coverage, as I said a moment ago, has been outstanding and extensive.”
I’m confused. What is Gore disagreeing about? Does Al Gore disagree that Qatar would not have any economy if it weren’t for the oil and natural gas that happens to lie underneath it? Does he disagree that Al Jazeera is backed by money used to sell that oil and natural gas to the world? Gas and oil that he says is destroying the planet, does he not? Does he disagree with the State Department that Qatar is a “destination country for men and women” subjected to forced labor and forced prostitution as the government “does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking.” Does he disagree that Qatar funds terror groups like Hamas? Does Al Gore believe that extracting $100 million in oil money from a network looking to gain footing in the US market isn’t immoral simply because he finds the network’s climate change coverage up to his standards? Or is Gore actually saying that an organization that features global warming coverage that meets his expectations has a dispensation from criticism?
Read More at Human Events . By David Harsanyi.
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Has he looked in a mirror lately??
Why does anyone listen to what Al Gore says? He invented the internet was enough to make me stop listening! Have our people become so foolish and simple that they believe everything the media feeds them? That’s really a sad state of affairs, because news was so much more accurate when it was spread by telegraph and pony express, than it is with television, tabloids and the internet!
Al Gore is nothing but a Bore and all his lies bore me to death.
That could be made into a rhyme:
Al Gore is a bore
As he says nothing more
Than the best Obama whore
From the top to the floor.
From the floor to the top
They feed upon Obama slop.
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Yes, this will work. Lol
Very good rhyme, blackyb, very good.
They are all very rich on the left who are trying to influence the masses into thinking they are “just like the masses and understand them.” These people will stop at nothing to usurp all the power, health and wealth of America and dole it out to those loyal to their cause. They are importing votes and future military recruits from other countries is the only reason they want open borders and making citizens of illegals. These are guaranteed votes and loyalty to their hidden agendas.
People like Bob Beckel are so duped they will likely never be able to see the truth. Bob will go to hell spouting that leftist rhetoric if he does not get his heart right with God and his head in the right direction. Mayber there is a reason for calling the right the “right.”
What good is all that money.. when you’ve LOST YOUR SOUL ????
This is his way of getting back at all who didnt vote for him when he was running for the Presidency. Now.. they can eat their hearts out cause he can buy his way into anything now. Jealous, yet????.