Al Gore apparently has canceled a high-priced speaking engagement during the upcoming climate change conference in Copenhagen.
As NewsBusters reported Tuesday, the Nobel Laureate was slated to lecture about his new book "Our Choice" where attendees could pay over $1,200 a ticket for the right to meet the Global Warmingist-in-Chief and have their picture taken with him.
According to Danish newspaper Berlingske, this has been canceled due to "unforeseen changes" to Gore's schedule (rough translation follows, h/t Marc Morano):
Al Gore has this morning told Berlingske Media's great annoyance has canceled his planned major climate talks for Danes 16th December 1 Tap in the old Carlsberg because, under the title "Climate Conclusion".
Cancellation comes with regard to unforeseen changes in Al Gore's program for the climate summit, COP 15. [...]
Around 3000 the Danes had already secured a ticket for Berlingske Media's event, planned since August and should have taken place just two days before the climate summit, COP 15, will end. [...]- We have had a clear-cut agreement, and it is unusual with great disappointment that we have to announce that Al Gore cancels.
From what NewsBusters can tell, this is the $1,200 per handshake lecture. Unfortunately, the link advertising this event at VisitCopenhagen.com now goes to a page claiming "This page cannot be found."
However, the cached version disclosed:
The lecture with Al Gore is on 16 December 2009 in one of the old bottling halls, Tap 1, at Carlsberg Brewery. Tap 1 is a new venue for concerts, lectures and exhibitions in Copenhagen's new developing area of Carlsberg's old brewery site.
Obviously, this is the same event that Berlingske claims has been canceled.
Makes one wonder why VisitCopenhagen.com chose to scrub this event completely from its website rather than inform folks it's been canceled.
Exit question: Do the "unforeseen changes" to Gore's schedule have something to do with ClimateGate and/or the fee being charged for his handshake?
Stay tuned.
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters. Follow him at Facebook and Twitter.
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Yep...heard about it on
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:51 ET by bigtimerYep...heard about it on Rush...Scammer-in-Chief is in a tangled web he created, let the sun shine in...cleaning the cob-webs have never been so fun!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Bailout
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:55 ET by countmein5050He's in line behind the newspapers for help via a bailout.
That works out to...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:06 ET by AtillaKahuna...$3,600,000 that has to be paid back.
Just to hear him blather on about counter-roatating hurricanes in the Atlantic, rising sea levels able to erode mountains, and meteorologically-impossible equatorial cyclones?
Where can I sign up for work like that?
Of course, I'd have to get my pride, self-respect and morals removed first. I can do that by registering as a Democrat, right?
Kahuna
Yup, couldn't get his hot
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:22 ET by d1carterYup, couldn't get his hot air balloon cranked....
That sound you just heard in
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:52 ET by BKeyserThat sound you just heard in the background was me laughing from Maryland.
Plane ticket
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:53 ET by Jerry MackDarn it! I hope that the airline will refund my ticket.
NS.....that translation
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:54 ET by BlondeNeeds a beverage alert.
Unforseen changes, indeed.
The whole house of cards is collapsing. This is going to be better than the FSU game last week.
I hope he fails, too.
Maybe
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:54 ET by 10ksnookerHe is worried about investors with pitchforks?
10k... Let alone
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:56 ET by bigtimer10k...
Let alone Capn'Trade being null and void.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
INTERNATIONAL PREMEDITATED CRIMINAL CONSPIRACY...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 16:55 ET by danybhoyYeeeeeeees, it's taken some time, but the tide is turning on these frauds. For the "Global Warming God", Al Whore, to be bailing out of events is a great thing. Now we got to get these guys investigated for what they were trying to pull off.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Walter time
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:06 ET by nadadhimmiIt was a real Cronkite moment when Lib John Stewart just destroyed Gore and the Global Warming scam on his show. TILT......GAME OVER.
The Nobel committee should
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:19 ET by mattmThe Nobel committee should rescind Algore's "peace" prize and give it to Irena Sendler, who was passed over for Al the liar.
AGREED...
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:25 ET by danybhoyBut remember, politics is more important then accomplishment.
"...How blind can you be, don't you see...
...that the gambler lost all he does not have..."
Nightwish
Kiss me Tipper, kiss me
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:34 ET by TomoramaCan they take back his prize due to an act of cowardice?
How about Obama sending over 30,000 troops, and he still get's the "peace prize"?
Takesy backs, takesy backs...............
You know why he is calling this off and I challenge any lefty troll that ventures onto this site to "school me" that he ISN'T DOING THIS SOLELY because he would obviously be asked to defend the e-mails and all his buddies.
And the lying sack of fat has NO ANSWERS.
He has been challenged over and over and he never DEBATES people that know more than he ever will.
Recently he was confronted on tape and couldn't answer bleep and they shut off the guys microphone.
New word for coward - "Toughen up, stop acting gorely".
A great man once said, YOU only get out of life what YOU put into it, he obviously wasn't a liberal.
Oops!
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:43 ET by Cambell1662Al Gore will have a hard time showing his face, Because there is egg all over it. I hope he realizes how angry the American people are and how angry they are going to stay as they realize how much money he made off of this fraud!
Moot Point Cambell
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 17:45 ET by countmein5050That issue is moot considering the MSM will have to reveal all that damaging information and....well....we have to remember...THEY'RE IN ON IT!!!
HA
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:12 ET by MOONSTRUCKNo shake and bake for Al.
Methinks that the Goreacle
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:25 ET by eaglewingz08Methinks that the Goreacle is feeling global warming under his collar.
Perhaps he cancelled because he has tree 'ring around the collar'"
Or to paraphrase Jon Stewart, Oh the irony that Goreacle's man made global warming alarmism is being undone by the internet, which Al Gore also manufactured and created. The I-R-O-N-Y and the A-G-O-N-Y.
Saudi Arabian Copenhagen Climate Change Minister said that after climategate disclosures there is almost no way that any agreement to catastrophically cripple western economies and limit 'greenhouse' gases, could pass at Copenhagen. (Well he said that no agreement would be agreed to, I just filled in the truthful commentary about what Obama and the other socialists are trying to accomplish there).
Big Al's Contract Mistake
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:19 ET by Gary_in_SeabeckBig Al must have made a mistake. His appearance contract must have left out the parts where:
1. He doesent allow the press to attend his lectures, and
2. He does not allow a question session at the end.
NucEngineer
GiS... Exactly right,
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 18:27 ET by bigtimerGiS...
Exactly right, remember what happened not all that long ago when he was questioned...can you imagine now?
Well, he can....and he can't handle it, let alone face it.
Cowardice...plan and simple, hoping and praying all this will just go away, with the majority of the msm doing their best to ensure that as well.
Newsflash Gore...your gig is UP!
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Totally deluded
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 19:19 ET by COI swear people who bow down to this guy have to be deluded. He walks away rich and we get screwed.
Algore Handshake
Thu, 12/03/2009 - 20:19 ET by CTOne wonders which is worse, the fact that the arrogant asshat Algore thought it appropriate to charge $1,200.00 a person for a glorified book signing or that 3000 Danish Euro Lemmings signed up for it!
Carbon Credits Smoke'em if you got'em!
Whatever makes the right
Tue, 01/05/2010 - 06:06 ET by AlexaWhatever makes the right wing nuts happy. I would have thought reruns of Dora the Explorer would make most of this crowd happier.
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