Al Gore Challenged To Debate Global Warming By Best-selling Author

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Well, sports fans, the list of folks challenging soon-to-be-Dr. Al Gore to put up or shut up continues to grow, of course, with little notice from an adoring media.

Next up wanting to take shots at the Global Warmingist-in-Chief is best-selling author Dennis Avery.

As reported by PR Newswire Monday (emphasis added throughout):

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Mr. Avery is co-author of Unstoppable Global Warming Every 1,500 Years. Both Al Gore and Dennis Avery have New York Times best-selling books on global warming, but with opposite conclusions.

[…]

Avery joins Lord Christopher Monckton (former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher advisor), Bjorn Lomborg (Danish economist), author Michael Crichton, Prof. S. Fred Singer (former director of the U.S. National Weather Service), Tim Ball, Ph.D. (historical climatologist), Prof. Ian Clark (University of Ottawa), and Prof. Richard Lindzen (MIT) among others.

Of course, the media never report these challenges. After all, why should they? The debate’s over:

"My book says our warming is natural, unstoppable-and not very dangerous anyway," stated Avery.

"These books represent the two leading explanations for the Earth's recent temperature changes-and they conflict. If global warming truly is the most important public policy issue of our day, then it is high time the public got to hear the arguments from both sides matched up against each other," continued Avery.

I quite agree. Yet, it seems quite unlikely Gore will accept:

Gore has refused all debate challengers to date. Joseph Bast, president of The Heartland Institute, noted, "Maybe it's because climate alarmists tend to lose when they debate climate realists. Or because most scientists do not support climate alarmism." The Heartland Institute has run more than $500,000 of ads in the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and Washington Times promoting a debate.

How delicious.

—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.


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Imagine debates

Imagine debates in campaigns rather than snowman questions. 

JDW

News media: Scoreboard for terrorists

 

Repeating lies until they're Turth

Someone has to start  repeating the Truth...to combat the Lies being repeated ad Nauseum on MSM.  Dallas went the Entire month of July without a 100 Degree day.  Nobody has heard about it, but Global Warming is making the Front page all over.  The Lies are being Repeated......It has to stop somewhere, but good luck trying to Get Air time in a Fair environment.

The Lat time Mr. Ayers was on Fox, he asked for "Proof" because it seems there is Plenty of Proof in History, in Ice Cores, in anyplace you wanna look, but the only proof being offered for Global Warming is in the Billions everyone is asking for to Analyze it.......If it's a Done Deal....why do we need to spend so much of our Tax money on it....?    

 

What good is a Free Press, if it is a False Press ?   David Foote  GoE

Oh, what's the use?

Gore would just stand up there with his fingers in his ears loudly singing, "La-la-la-la-la-la-laaa".

And, what's worse, the MSM would say that he won the friggin' debate!

drill

you captured the image Noel was projecting in this column perfectly!!!! 

The only thing I might add to the picture is a thermometer - don't you know, the earth has a fever?!?

Well, the msm would probably do that for us when they awarded him the "win"

Algore

  These knuckleheads will never, never, never subscribe  to any other opinion about global warming.  They believe in it like most people believe in Christianity. Folks, it is their religion. Ever argue evolution with a true believer?

They will always disuade any arguement with a simple
"well, you believe in big oil"., etc etc.  Do not waste your breath argueing with these idiots.  Fight back with proper legislation.  They will burn themselves out like their loser parents did in the 60's.  Losers begat losers so to speak.   

Al Gore can run...but he

Al Gore can run...but he cannot hide.

...Forever.

This is too much fun anymore.

Come on sissy boy AGW DEBATE....

Poor leftist media are going to end in being in a quagmire if they keep this pretending up themselves.

Al Gore can run

Hi BT, Al Gore can run...but he cannot hide.

I don't think Gore can run, I know he can't hide unless its behind Michael Moooooore, or Rosie

ts... LOL! Never

ts...

LOL!

Never thought of all the weight the guy is carrying any more.

and...

doesn't all that extra weight contribute even more greenhouse gases as he is riding along in his private jets/limos etc???

LOL CC... You certainly

LOL CC...

You certainly would think so...

Maybe he has magical numbers for his weight gain or some illusions we haven't heard/seen of quite yet.

Kind of like his AGW now isn't it?

Don't judge him because he

Don't judge him because he is differently weighted, Cape.

 (Or is that, "thinly challenged" ...?)

The MSM won't press Gore for a debate on AGW

Avery joins Lord Christopher Monckton (former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher advisor), Bjorn Lomborg (Danish economist), author Michael Crichton, Prof. S. Fred Singer (former director of the U.S. National Weather Service), Tim Ball, Ph.D. (historical climatologist), Prof. Ian Clark (University of Ottawa), and Prof. Richard Lindzen (MIT) among others.

 

Any one of whom would eat Gore for lunch.  That's why he's declared the "Debate is over."

 

Okay, yes, they

Okay, yes, they would. 

How about this, Galvanic.  He designates a scientist (or anyone he wants) to debate in his stead as his proxy.

Amazing.  Why won't Gore

Amazing.  Why won't Gore debate or even listen to the other side?  Hollywood acts as if Gore is God believing whatever he says about anything.  However, Gore KNOWS he is wrong.  Otherwise he'd be happy to listen and debate about it with opposers.  Why can't liberals realize this?  Why do they put him up on a pedestal?  I don't get it.  He's NOT God! 

-------------------------------------------------------------
Take it easy!  We're not making a western here.
      ~ Uncle Junior
 
 (The Sopranos)

They won't debate because

They won't debate because to do so would legitimize the opposing viewpoint.  They (libs) refuse to do this on any issue.  So they claim "the debate is over" or they demonize the opposition, or preemptively ridicule anyone who might be inclined to even listen to the other side, or some other similar tactic.

Like most bullys

Like most bullys, Al Gore is a coward.

So, Al Gore is the Scut

So, Al Gore is the Scut Farcus of Global Warmning, and Leonardo DiCaprio is his toadie Grover Dill?

Very nice analogy! 

Very nice analogy!  DiCaprio even looks like a 'toadie'!

He sure does s-n-t... I

He sure does s-n-t...

I have never for the life of me understood what any gal sees in him (look wise anyway)...but then again I never understood the swooning over the likes of Mick Jagger either.

Ecccchhhh!

Gore as coward

Good point, RJ.

AlGore's motto...

Like a true left-coast, bleeding-heart, 'do as I say, not as I do' liberal, the chief environmentalist wacko AlGore has announced that he is once again refusing to debate the global whining issue. 

 http://www.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/8/6/220237.shtml?s=ic

Apparently he wants to stay true to his motto: "My mind is made up - don't confuse me with the facts!"

"Yeah, that's the ticket!" - Tommy Flanagan

I would pay good money to

I would pay good money to see that debate, but alas it will never happen. Gore cannot afford to look like a fool as that would be bad news for all the global warming fanatics.

Ditto that!

 And if it ever happened I would HOPE it would be available on DVD or other format to watch.

"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war"  - Shakespeare

Mr. Avery et al. need to

Mr. Avery et al. need to challenge not only Gore, but the scientists he references, as well as the climate 'expert' hacks that have been spewing their lies on the discovery channel, weather channel etc.  Gore is just the face and mouth piece for AGW.

As a scientist myself, I know one thing is for sure; if the AGW scientists are challenged they most likely would not back down--they would welcome it. 

They would obviously lose, however they wouldn't be able to resist--it is encoded in them (on both sides of the issue).  Science is about debating the facts and interpretations; it is how our understanding of the world around us developes and evolves (no pun intended).   Any scientist worth a damn, that actually believed his or her hypothesis and interps, wouldn't and shouldn't be affraid take on the proposed challenge.

Put Gore and 'his' scientists on a panel against Avery et al and watch the fireworks fly!!

Gold mine for budding journalist

Hey, you at the New York Times, the guy who got into the business because of Woodward & Bernstein.

Yeah, you.

You ain't gonna get the big impeachment. Kiss that goodbye right now. 

Wanna climb the ladder of success? Here's your shot. The debate that isn't over. How many days can Al Gore avoid these articulate, eminent scholars? Can the global warming coalition hold together as pressure mounts?

It's all yours, baby. Go for it.

 

I am a native Dallasite and

I am a native Dallasite and have to say we've had the best summer ever.  We still haven't hit 100.

 I'd like to see someone like Laurie David or Cheryl Crow debate Dennis Avery.  I'd pay to see that.

 We should put all the money being spent on Global Warming and divert it to REAL problems-like border security........

well stated

well stated stance - the "party line" - excellent ....

http://www.whitehous...

 

Will the inventor of the internet agree to a youtube??? I think not!

 

thanks for the link uncle buck

reading the president's statement in its entirety rather than hearing soundbites here and there was very informative.

And we shouldn't hold our collective breath til AG accepts the challenge of a debate...he wants 100% of the time to preach to the unwashed, uneducated masses - heaven forbid that he should allow someone else to express a different opinion.

Watched a National

Watched a National Geographic show this weekend that focused on one particular Polar Bear. They made it seem like it was the end of the world (due to AGW of course) because the bear walked 70 miles south away from the ice. They had a big buildup of how he was going to starve and how uncomfortable he was because it was warmer, yada-yada-yada. Just when you thought the bear was a goner, the bear finds a huge sperm whale carcus and spend s the next few months gorging on whale blubber. Then the bear simply walked back north to the ice. End of story? No.

They still blamed his ordeal on AGW! Silly people.

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You have to be a gal to

BigTimer....You have to be a gal to understand...i sure wouldn't kick him out of bed...unless, of course, he opened is mouth.

jeze... I am a

jeze...

I am a gal/

....all gal all the time.

I do not understand....

Period.

BT, I saw that and

BT,

I saw that and thought, "uh-oh"... 

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

Chris... Can't help but

Chris...

Can't help but laugh some....

BT, Well, you are no

BT,

Well, you are no doubt a lady, in my book... 

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

Chris... Well thank you

Chris...

Well thank you kind sir....let alone good friend.

Very much appreciated.

Ah, don't mention it. It's

Ah, don't mention it. It's just so. 

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

I find talented people

I find talented people attractive. I have always liked and admired Leo D. I just don't agree with his ideas and politics.

jez... Leo

jez...

Leo Dicaprio? 

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Clear, yeah.

Clear,

yeah.

To each their own

To each their own jeze...

Not in my world though...talented can take on a lot of definitions by one, but being physically attractive, not hardly IMO.

In the eye of the beholder as they say. 

...'nuff said.

BT,I know that 99.9% of

BT,

I know that 99.9% of the actors in Hollywood and New York are very liberal - it seems to come with the territory. I can put up with that from many of them, most of the time. However, at some point, they cross the rubicon - when their political personas over shadow their professional life - and I can't watch them play a role  without thinking, "That's so and so, and he (or she) is an obnoxious liberal". Know what I mean?

The dogs bark, but the caravan moves on.

- Arabian Proverb

I sure do Chris. I could

I sure do Chris.

I could name a few I used to think were attractive but that is gone now because they will just not keep their big leftists mouth shut and it does affect if I watch a show or movie with them in it.

If they were running for something...fine...

Trying to enforce their crazy communistic ways on the rest of us makes me ill...they become the enemy within for me. 

Looks or not....

and

they get no $$$ in their pockets from this household either.

Their offensive words linger and I cannot disassociate the person from the actor, hence no thank you!  I'll stay home!

I will not watch a Hanoi

I will not watch a Hanoi Jane movie no matter what. I am getting that way with Sean Penn. I have quit watching movies with Tim Robbins or Susan Suranden (?).

A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.

movies & song

I really enjoy a Barbra Stresand or Bette Midler song or movie, but I wouldn't walk across the street to see either one as I am well aware that unless someone else puts the words in thier mouths, they are absolute total fools -- and they are the start of a VERY long list
~~~

“I would remind you
that extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice! And let me remind
you also that moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue.”

}}---> Showtunes

And though they may be very good at delivering the lines (I'd question Streissand's acting though), it seems the mush head audience fails to grasp that actors make a living at portraying somebody else's reality or parody thereof. 

jez

just wondering...how does one "like and admire" a person with whom you disagree on ideas and politics??????????

Sounds rather odd to me.

CC,I am an actor and an

CC,

I am an actor and an artist.  I love good actors.  I can admire the creative artistic side of the person but not like thier the political beliefs.  I can seperate between the two.  I can enjoy movies for entertainment and art content. So, I can apperciate and admire Leo D for his talent. 

I dislike Michael Moore for obvious reasons but if he made a half decent movie and i mean movie not his so-called "documentaries" I could admire him as a creative talent. But, I highly doubt that will ever happen.  

Hope that clears up any confusion.

I was talking about looks

I was talking about looks jeze in the first place...when this all started.

For me neither Leo or Jagger are good lookin' men.

In no way shape or form.

All I said was I have never understood what all the women are gag-ga over them.

Guess you have to be an artist/actor to see it...lol.

I admire Republicans I know

I admire Republicans I know for what they've accomplished in their lives, but I don't agree with them on politics. No big deal.

Gore's a Putz

 As the list keeps growing, with people willing to debate Gore, do you think Newsweek could find any of them, to provide a counterpoint to their propaganda campaign.

Never argue with an idiot.  They'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Gore's doctorate to be awarded near fallen bridge

You know, Gore will get that honorary doctorate from the University of Minnesota, which is only a mile or two from the I-35W bridge that collapsed. Is it a sign? Hmm....

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

viking... It's a Sign of

viking...

It's a Sign of the Times! (Pet Clark)

I love the way you think....

LOL!

Ain't I a stinker?

As Bugs Bunny used to say, "Ain't I a stinker?"

(Rest in peace, Mel Blanc)

When you put the clowns in charge, don't be surprised when a circus breaks out.

nkv

Since I hadn't heard anything lately, I was hoping against all hope that perhaps the trustees of the university had decided to reconsider this foolish award. 

If I were an alumnus of UMN, I would withhold my $$$ as a statement.

Global Warming : An Opposition of Science Falsely So Called

1 Timothy 6:20-21

(20) O Timothy, keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called:

(21) Which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee. Amen.

"Global" warming is a false doctrine used to enact crippling economic legislation against the United States.

 

Global warmists ignore this key verse :

Psalms 47:9

The princes of the people are gathered together, even the people of the God of Abraham: for the shields of the earth belong unto God: he is greatly exalted.

The "global warming" problem has already been taken care of by the 5 trillion trees on earth that remove carbon dioxide from the air, the 7 different 150 m.p.h. jet streams that circle the earth daily (and disperse emissions into space to levels of parts-per-trillion), the tilt of the earth that brings SUMMER in its season and WINTER in its, the existing FREE-MARKET legislation already in place, and the fact that an all-powerful Creator can expand the orbit of the earth if "global" warming really was a "global" problem.

 

Globalwarmingtologists are being blown about by mined, sifted, and manufactured "scientific" "facts".

Ephesians 4:14

That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive;

Oh Jonathananderson -- Acaguana Notes from Underground 1:1

"I have no thought unto myself so I impose the theology of my sect on others through mindless parroting of scripture in order to appear as if I had some basis for being."

and...

"My prosethelyzing is profound and ye must bow down so as to understand the backside of the burro."

and...

"All of this over time is supposed to not only take up space in your brain if you read it but also to turn all away from evil, for I am the brimestone of idiocy."

1:2:  "And I will ursurp the space of NB in order to present to the world  that my fundamentalist Iguana religion is so profound that even it can take to task the sublime divinity of the space I steal."

Ad nauseous...

Please stop doing this.

ACA

...

Quoted from:  'Acaiguana Notes from the Bomb Shelter' (soon to be a movie at theaters near you)

 Preach it brother! The

 Preach it brother! The truth shall set you free.

 

 

A bonafided and certified member of the beer guzzling, NASCAR watching middle class.

Al Gore=girly man, nuff said

Al Gore=girly man, nuff said

Algore won't debate because

Algore won't debate because he is making money hand over fist pushing this crap.

He typically get $100,000 for a talk and has given over a 1,000 talks.

That works out to be 100 million dollars.