If you needed a better example of the hypocrisy involved in Nobel Laureate Al Gore's global warming hysteria, read this delicious segment from an article just published by the British Sun (emphasis added throughout):
The man who is now as much part of the Hollywood Establishment as he was a political player with the Democratic Party is very careful not to upset any of his celebrity friends.
He wouldn’t dream of suggesting that their lavish jet-setting and gas-guzzling lifestyles could be reined in for the good of the environment.
Imagine that. But that was only the beginning of the hypocrisy:
When we point out that David Beckham has recently been given the dubious title of having the worst carbon footprint in history – clocking up enough air miles to fly to the moon and owning 15 gas-guzzling cars, Mr Gore shifts uncomfortably in his seat. [...]
When asked what he would say to the football icon – a hero to millions – about his impact on the environment, Mr Gore refuses to be drawn.
He gives a huge belly-laugh at the notion that Posh and Becks could invest in an environmentally-friendly hybrid car such as a Toyota Prius.
He careful considers his answer before saying: “I don’t think that’s my place. I don’t want to get into personally criticising anyone.”
It's not his place? He doesn't want to personally criticise anyone?
How about your regular references to everyone that disagrees with you as being "deniers" and "flat-earthers?"
And why is it okay for you to travel the world telling governments how they need to alter their energy policies and tax codes, which will end up costing regular people billions nay trillions of dollars, but you don't think it's your place to tell the wealthiest members of society to change their lifestyles?
At the same time, Gore's VERY interested in telling regular people what THEY should do:
“Long-life lightbulbs, recycling, window treatments, extra insulation – these things can all help.
“I appreciate they cost money to begin with but they will save money in the long run.
“But the main benefit of people going green is that they will join a movement to pressure their governments.”
So, let's add this all up: He doesn't want to tell the wealthiest people in the world that they need to make sacrifices in order to save the planet, but he's more than happy telling the common man to spend more money in order to pressure governments to raise taxes and energy prices.
Meet the new Robin Hood, ladies and gentlemen: he steals from the pool so the rich can continue their lavish lifestyles without feeling guilty about imminent planetary doom.
Honestly, you can't make this stuff up.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Of course
April 20, 2008 - 23:10 ET by SpockThis man is an idiot to any educated mind willing to admit the truth.
Just to make sure I'm on
April 20, 2008 - 23:36 ET by mulerider24Just to make sure I'm on the same page...
To help our economy, liberals want to raise taxes on the top 10% of wage earners, even though they pay around 70% of all federal taxes.
To help the environment, liberals want the top 1% (Hollywood) of the world's carbon footprint to buy a Prius to go in their 20-car garage.
Am I starting to get the hang of this?
And to solve the
April 21, 2008 - 11:06 ET by mattmAnd to solve the "climate-change" problem so as not to destroy our environment and our survivability, we must mandate the use of food for fuel, thus creating food shortages, especially among the most vulnerable among us.
BTW - the only times in history that people have burned foodstuffs for fuel was when grain prices fell below fuel prices.
matt, as a corollary, take a
April 21, 2008 - 12:38 ET by motherbeltmatt, as a corollary, take a look at this that I posted in the OT.
.......Mr Gore shifts
April 20, 2008 - 23:25 ET by MidAmerica.......Mr Gore shifts uncomfortably in his seat.
That's probably from having a rash because he only uses one square.
Famous Last Quotes
April 20, 2008 - 23:50 ET by dbo"Are you willing to change the way you live?" Al Gore
Great article and points Noel
April 21, 2008 - 00:00 ET by Dee BunkIt's what it's all about for Gore and Obama. Telling the Poor what to do so that the rich can live better.
Nicely put, DB.
April 21, 2008 - 11:58 ET by Chris NormanNicely put, DB.
I don't think it is my place to criticize Al Gore, but why not
April 21, 2008 - 00:08 ET by PopularTechAl Gore's Gulfstream (Video) (7min)
The Anti 'Man-Made' Global Warming Resource
The Goracle speaks to the poor only.The rich may carry on.
April 21, 2008 - 00:14 ET by Army BratHe gives a huge belly-laugh at the notion that Posh and Becks could invest in
an environmentally-friendly hybrid car such as a Toyota Prius.
He carefully considers his answer before saying: “I don’t
think that’s my place. I don’t want to get into
personally criticising anyone.”
However , he has no problem criticising EVERYONE.
Happy Trails...
Thanks for the link
April 21, 2008 - 00:53 ET by DEVILDOCMOMit was a real laugh. Those liberals are such losers, but they sure throw their weigh around.
“But the main benefit of
April 21, 2008 - 00:21 ET by Franksam“But the main benefit of people going green is that they will join a movement to pressure their governments.”
As many critics have observed, the warming alarmists are not about warming. They are about distribution of wealth, and a one-world economy. So far one of the greatest benefits of people going green is the benefit to Al's net worth.
I am going to pressure my government, however. I want Al Gore sent to a gulag.
The Tennessee two by four
April 21, 2008 - 00:48 ET by jefflebowskiWhy am I not surprised that he won't criticize the loony Hollywood left and their mansions, boats, jets, etc? Because he also has the exact same stuff.
He should be forced to buy carbon credits every time he opens his yapper!
But the main benefit of
April 21, 2008 - 07:10 ET by motherbeltBut the main benefit of people going green is that they will join a movement to pressure their governments.”
And that's the main reason that they start propagandizing kids in Kindergarten. So that they will go home in panic, and cry to their parents that they are destroying the earth.
And Franksam, I agree. It's all about "control." (with of course, the controllers excused, just like in the Soviet Union.)
Oh The Hypocrisy of it All!
April 21, 2008 - 01:24 ET by geoff.galeWell, it's not news that Algore is a horrible hypocrite. He has been ever since he hit the public eye. Rich and powerful because of his dad's ties to Occidental Coal, Algore rose to the top just like the scum that forms on a pot of tomato soup. Let's all just hope that when the revolution comes, he's one of the first to be sacrificed.
What I find particularly interesting about this article, Noel, is that in spite of having Algore firmly locked in their sights, The Sun just couldn't pull the trigger. They had his horrible hypocrisy laid out cold on the table. They could have ripped Algore up one side and down the other, but instead they succumbed to their own hypocrisy and just let Algore ramble on about whatever crap he wanted. They let the whole thing turn into one gigantic puff piece.
Way to fulfill the role of the fifth estate there, Sun. Where exactly is that lockbox in which you keep your 'nads? Does Algore ever let you exercise them?
"All that is necessary for the trimuph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
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Surprise, suprise
April 21, 2008 - 03:37 ET by ToddonCapeCodAlgore doesn't have the courage of his convictions, but instead says. “I don’t think that’s my place. I don’t want to get into personally criticising anyone.”
Hello?
That's ALL he's done since he's left the White House!
can I use this quote?
April 21, 2008 - 20:10 ET by UndercoverConservativeThis is the best thing evar!
"Rich and powerful because of his dad's ties to Occidental Coal, Algore
rose to the top just like the scum that forms on a pot of tomato soup. "
Is that an original quote? Can I have your permission to plagairize it?
"to call an illegal immigrant an "undocumented alien" is the same as calling a streetcorner drug dealer an "unlicensed pharmacist".
re: Can I Use This Quote?
April 22, 2008 - 01:52 ET by geoff.galeFeel free, my friend.
"All that is necessary for the trimuph of evil is that good men do nothing."
- Edmund Burke (1729 - 1797)
www.conservativeboot...
I'm beginning to hate spring......
April 21, 2008 - 05:22 ET by old crowith everything turning green and all that.
I no longer celebrate St. Patrick's Day, either.
DON'T KID YOURSELF...
April 21, 2008 - 08:47 ET by danybhoyPolitically speaking, (going)green is the new red(sqare).
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Of course he isn't going to
April 21, 2008 - 07:30 ET by KillgraveOf course he isn't going to criticize his rich liberal friends. Otherwise, they wouldn't be donating money to his scam, giving him free advertising by running their mouths, and inviting him to those swanky, carbon-belching parties.
An Inconvenient Truth
April 21, 2008 - 08:00 ET by GalvanicIt's not at all unusual for elites of extreme movements to dismiss the ideological trangressions of allies.
Reichsmarschall Hermman Goering reportedly was once questioned by fellow Nazis as to why he had some wealthy Jewish friends, to which he replied, "I say who is a Jew."
Gore himself is a major AGW violator, and seems oblivious or dismissive of critics who point it out.
And his supporters are equally guilty when they excuse Gore's transgressions because, after all, He's the Messenger.
Having been born with a silver spoon in his mouth, Gore learned early on that there was place for him in the Democratic Party, where the super-rich like he and the Kennedys can talk like the Champions of the Good evcn as they make themselves richer by refusing to change their lifestyles.
Your not exaggerating
April 21, 2008 - 08:21 ET by Par for the CourseYour not exaggerating Noel, when you say "which will end up costing regular people billions nay trillions of dollars" :
which amounts to:
Let's not overlook the fact
April 21, 2008 - 08:29 ET by dscottLet's not overlook the fact that people like Al Gore use half of all the residential electricity in the US, as much as the entire electrical output of India! But hey, it's their money, they can blow it off any way they choose. http://conservablogs.com/publiusforum/2008/03/17/wasteful-lifestyles-of-the-rich-and-famous-a-challenge-to-al-gore/
Here's the real kicker, if Al and his buddies were to get off the electric grid, electricity rates would fall. If Al Gore and his buddies would stop flying private jets and just fly 1st class like Prince Charles then the airlines would do just fine with lower fuel prices, yes folks they do use a lot of jet fuel just flitting around. But never mind pushing up the prices on the poor or the middle class, just go live your lifestyle just because you can. What is legal is not necessarily ethical or moral.
Lord Sidious / Darth Vader 2008 Long Live the Empire! Come to the Dark Side, it is your Destiny.
This may be a little off
April 21, 2008 - 08:31 ET by rimskyThis may be a little off topic, but has anybody seen the new spots on TV with Sharpton and Roberston, and also Pelosi and Newt? I'm fairly sickened by these. Of course, it's no surprise to see Sharpton and Pelosi selling this tripe, but Robertson? and Newt? The masses are slowly but surely being sucked into this AGW, Climate Change, Save the Planet hysteria, never to see the light again.
going green
April 21, 2008 - 08:41 ET by DanoRimsky, I saw the commercials and thought the same thing as you. The Right is always bowing to the Left to keep the peace!?!?!? Just another example.
Glad you brought it up.
COMARADES...
April 21, 2008 - 08:57 ET by danybhoyI did see the 1 with Newt & Stretch Pelosi, Newt will regret ever doing that spot at some point. The eco-left is willing to destroy the American economy to install their socialist dream/nightmare with carbon credits, cap & trade, dangerous CFLs, ethanol mandates, & an energy policy that will never solve our energy needs.
I don't get how so many Republicans are buying into this crap now, it makes me sick.
"Some of us are wise, some of us are otherwise" Mark Levin
Why would he question his
April 21, 2008 - 09:35 ET by suzycreamcheeseWhy would he question his Hollywood friends? They're his bread and butter and the reason he is viewed as legitimate even though he's not a scientist and doesn't know what he's talking about when he spouts off about global warming.
This is all about, as John
April 21, 2008 - 09:42 ET by motherbeltThis is all about, as John Edwards said: Two Americas, and who can afford what.
In one America, people are allowed to use and waste as much energy as they want, because they can afford to buy "carbon credits." The folks in the other America are supposed to suck it up and "conserve."
It's no different from the rich wasting energy by turning their thermostats up to 75 in the winter and down to 70 in the summer, because they can afford it, while Joe Six-pack piles on the clothes and blankets in the winter, opens the windows and prays for a breeze in the summer, and hangs clothes outside to dry, to keep his bills down.
Super Scam !
April 21, 2008 - 10:38 ET by DanoThe Rev. Al Gore is perpetuating the largest scam of the 21st century. I guess I'll have to remortgage my house to buy "carbon credits" to keep my thermostat at 65 in the winter.
Be the Change
April 21, 2008 - 10:19 ET by jpatchHypocrisy - a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.
"We must be the change we wish to see in this world."
-Gandhi
How much more cut and dry can it get?
The Sun's own sideboxes
April 21, 2008 - 10:59 ET by MassConservativeThe Sun's own sideboxes point out some of the hypocrisy.
"20m - Years since the Earth's carbon dioxide levels were as high as they are today"
So 20 million years ago carbon dioxide was as high as it was today. Hmm..what was the root cause? Maybe it was the exhaust from the "Rock-Royce" driven by Chip Rockefeller, the Brontcranes operated by Fed and Barney, or the glittering stones of Rock Vegas?
"Obama '08 - He has the Wright stuff...and that is WRONG for America !!
Comment in wrong place.
April 21, 2008 - 11:59 ET by Chris NormanComment in wrong place.
Time to take a stand against Liberal Hypocrisy
April 21, 2008 - 11:55 ET by ladyrvtTime to take a stand against Liberal Hypocrisy.
My Rubbermaid tub full of recyclables is going into the dumpster tonight. Which is just as well, since the recycling center is across town and requires gas to drive it there. I can walk to the dumpster.
When alGore said
April 21, 2008 - 12:24 ET by Hoosier Daddy“The idea that individuals in their own activities are going to change this is wrong." that said it ALL for me.
It's all about control.
Typical!
April 21, 2008 - 14:10 ET by Wildcatter1980Do as I say, not as I do. - The Global Warmingest-in-Chief Al "The Goreacle" Gore.
AlGore,
April 22, 2008 - 02:01 ET by gfrrmanthe hoaxster, travelling "Snake Oil" man. When will people wake up to this hypocritical charlatan???
"Eventually, Socialists run out of other peoples' money...." MARGARET THATCHER