What's in a name? If your name is Al Gore, it means that a majority of respondents to a worldwide poll believe you have the power to battle the evil known as global warming:
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore, talk show host Oprah Winfrey and ex-U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan are best suited to champion work to fight climate change, a 47-nation opinion poll said on Monday.
The three were most picked by more than 26,000 Internet users from a list of more than 20 politicians, actors, singers and soccer players to highlight links between celebrities and the environment before Live Earth pop concerts on Saturday.
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Gore was chosen by 18 percent of people when asked to pick up to three people from the list as the most influential to "champion efforts to combat global warming".
The survey was conducted by Oxford University in conjunction with the Nielsen Company media group.
I find it interesting that celebrities, politicians and sports stars would have any kind of credibility when it comes to such scientific matters. Apparently only one-third of the repondents to this survey agree, as that's how many thought no one on the list was "suited to lead an assault on climate change." It goes to show how fame can instantly make one credible on just about any topic.
It looks like Gore has learned about self-promotion from the best -- the celebrities he has recently surrounded himself with -- as he managed to beat out such Hollywood luminaries on the list as Leonardo DiCaprio and George Clooney. Ironically, according to Oxford University's Max Boykoff, the movement has to be careful when recruiting star power to get the message across:
"...[I]nvolving Hollywood means there is a risk that some of these questions may just be confined to trivial fashion."
As Al Gore's star continues to rise, how long will it be before his celebrity persona gets in the way of the message he seeks to convey?
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Hmm, the power to fight Globa
July 2, 2007 - 14:28 ET by BlazerHmm, the power to fight GlobalWarming huh? Well they did just kill Captain America this week, maybe Marvel Comics has something up thier sleeves.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
Were there any climatologists
July 2, 2007 - 14:56 ET by GalvanicWere there any climatologists on the list? Probably not, since most people can't name one.
Gore seems the obvious choice, since he's been in the news.
Oprah Winfrey's showing must stem from her "Oprah is God" fan base.
Kofi Annan? The man who was one of the least effective Secretaries General the UN has seen?
So, to sum up, we have a fraud, a twit, and a crook. And not one scientist. I would say that the GW movement has selected the leaders it deserves.
And "Farfur," the j
July 2, 2007 - 15:00 ET by Mica the MagnificentAnd "Farfur," the jihadist Hamas mouse, was voted best informed and best suited to eliminate the jews by the same people.
Unfortunately, Farfur was killed after this survey was taken.
Gone, but not forgotten. :-
July 2, 2007 - 15:25 ET by GalvanicGone, but not forgotten. :-)
The fraud of global warming...
July 2, 2007 - 15:27 ET by danybhoyNone of those listed have any real knowledge of climate change. Gore? Oprah? Kofi? Who's kidding who? Let me explain this to the sheep who buy into the cult of golbal warming/climate change, when the weatherman,(presenter or talking model) who for some reason has the AMS seal as a certified weatherman can give me a forcast that is on the mark a few days ahead of time at least 2/3 of the time, then I'l buy into the models of the bought off "experts" the likes of Gore site that tell us all of global gloom & doom in 50 years time. Telling everyone that we only have 10 years to save the earth every year gets old, especially since I first heard that about 15 years ago, you GW cultists will have to come up with something better. As for the earf concerts on 7/7 might have a few ok acts, but I DO NOT LIKE BEING PREACHED TO BY MUSICIANS ABOUT POLITICS. As Laura Ingraham says, "Shut up & sing".
"A goverment big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away" Barry Goldwater
The Gore Threat
July 2, 2007 - 16:44 ET by takingmyconstitutionaldanybhoy writes, "None of those listed have any real knowledge of climate change. Gore? Oprah? Kofi? Who's kidding who?"
That would be "Who's kidding WHOM," and if you can't acknowledge that Gore knows something about global warmng, you are either ignorant about the man or unwilling to set aside politics to give credit where credit is due. Gore has studied the work of climate scientists for years, and such scientists give him generally high marks for the factual accuracy of "An Inconvenient Truth." See:
http://www.usatoday....
Like the rest of us, Gore is a fallible human being. But he is impressive in many ways---especially in contrast to the guy who denied him the White House. No wonder he drives conservatives nuts. He's certainly more of a threat to them than the corporate-bought-and-paid-for Hillary
"who's kidding who?"
July 2, 2007 - 16:49 ET by RJThanks, Grammar Nazi, but "who's kidding who" is a routine American colloquialism....
BTW, Algor is a goofy clown, an unbalanced fool who could only be taken seriously by other fools. It's wishful thinking on your part to believe he's "driving conservatives nuts."
takingmyconstitutional
July 2, 2007 - 16:57 ET by misterbilltakingmyconstitutional -- yes you are--please don't leave it on my screen again. Try flushing!
And as someone else pointed out "who's kidding who" has been around for longer than you have.
"Gore has studied the wo
July 2, 2007 - 17:26 ET by RESTLESS 1"Gore has studied the work of climate scientists for years..."
Problem is, he has not studied both sides, (if you believe he has studied anything, I do not). He has cherry picked his information, misrepresented data, and all out lied in order to perpetrate this fraud on the world, all the while, making sure he is able to line his pockets if he can just get people to buy into this B.S.
No see you are wrong there 't
July 2, 2007 - 18:06 ET by BlazerNo see you are wrong there 'takingmyconstitutional' Gore has studied GW only to extract the information he percieves necessary to attack, and bring about the demise of capitalism from the standpoint of a Liberal activist, there is a difference you know. I'm sure if I studied Mein Kampf long, and hard enough after awhile I could find enough good in it between the lines to claim that the writings inside rival that of Confucius, or Aristotle, from a humanitarian perspective, that is if I left half of it out.
"You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy. We must be cautious. "
- Ben Kenobi on Liberals, and the MSM.
Stupid liberal stoolpigeon.
July 2, 2007 - 19:44 ET by Nforce"That would be "Who's kidding WHOM," and if you can't acknowledge that Gore knows something about global warmng,"
Isn't that just like a typical little whineyassed liberal who can only moan about grammar, as if the message should be null and void. Liberal diseases.
Regarding the Alsore's global walarmism cult, even his own are turning on him. Idiot liberals are a lot like sheep: both cluster flock© like nobody's business and both groups of mindless bots would lead themselves right over a cliff.
Read it and weep, stupid liberal sheep: http://www.canada.com/nationalpost/financialpost/comment/story.html?id=597d0677-2a05-47b4-b34f-b84068db11f4&p=4
Regarding the Sore losing Florida, we can't help it if a) you stupid RATs threw out military votes, b) insisted on ONLY recounting 3 counties that leaned RAT, and c) having said dumb@sses in said counties so damned STUPID they couldn't figure out how to use a butterfly ballot that was designed by a RAT in Michigan! IDIOTS! But that's what happens under the disease of liberalism and RAT politics from cradle to grave gubment care. Who the hell needs to learn how to think? Look at all the Katrina victims who couldn't get out of their own way. That's right where the RAT pack wants you.
Anyway, why do the diseases on the left feel they have to fumigate Conservative blogs with their Marxist fascist bullsnot? Liberal demoncats... I despise 'em all equally.
That would be "Who's kid
July 2, 2007 - 20:03 ET by Jack BauerNo it's not. Pompous windbag.
The phrase is well established in informal English as "who is kidding who."
You may have noticed that this is what we ruffians call a "website," and it's very informal.
But if you wish, you may address me as "sir."
And therein, the pompous wind
July 2, 2007 - 20:06 ET by BlondeAnd therein, the pompous windbag (and troll), has been given an English lesson by one who speaks the "Queen's English". (Wish I could actually hear your accent, though).
Nicely done, Sr. Bauer.
Muchios grasias senorena (I t
July 2, 2007 - 20:08 ET by Jack BauerMuchios grasias senorena (I think)
Jack, you must forgive Hater,
July 2, 2007 - 20:27 ET by Roger the ShrubberJack, you must forgive Hater, er, whichever loser lib troll this is. It is time for him to unroll the prayer rug and pray to AlGore and the Klown God.
pray to AlGore and the Klown
July 2, 2007 - 20:33 ET by Jack BauerTalking hater and the rest of the 'disappeared,' whatever happened to Tumbler. Was he deported by ICE or something?
If you don't think Gore is bo
July 2, 2007 - 20:31 ET by GalvanicIf you don't think Gore is bought and paid for by big-business, you don't know Gore. Check out where Daddy got the family fortune from: Armand Hammer and Occidental Oil. Still, he was there to take money from the Chinese in 1996.
As for his expertise on Global Warming, even the IPCC disputes Gore's claims.
For example, Gore's shock film An Inconvenient Truth claims sea levels will rise up to 20 feet by 2200. The IPPC's 2007 report to the UNSC say 9-21 . . . . . . INCHES!
On other points, Gore points to the shrinking snow cap on Mt. Kilimanjaro as evidence of warming temperatures, when the actual temperature readings on the mountain are getting COLDER.
Several years ago, Gore forecast increasingly fierce and numerous hurricanes against the US; in 2006, not one hurricance hit the US.
Gore has warned us that we have only ten years to act! He wrote that in 1992 (Earth in the Balance), he said in again in 1998 when he came home with the absurd Kyoto Treaty (rejected by the Senate 98-0), and he said it again in An Inconvenient Truth (2006). For fifteen years now, he's been telling us that we have ten more years to act. He's not only weak on science, he can't do the math. Maybe that's why Gore has turned down invitations to debate experts on the science.
Gore tells us that the polar bear is endangered, and offers computer-generated images of a polar bear struggling to get on an ice flow before he drowns. (1) Polar bears can swim as much as 100 miles, and (2) the Canadian official charged with monitoring the country's 13 polar bear populations has stated that 11 of those populations are stable or growing.
It's evident that despite the Left's fawning for Gore's green expertise, and the presentation of an Oscar by a Hollywood culture that's even weaker on scientific knowledge than Prince Albert, the man is either ignorant or a complete fraud.
Gore's scientific expertise..
July 3, 2007 - 01:10 ET by danybhoyGreat post, top to bottom. Nobody ever brings up how Al Gore's wealth is tied up with big oil, well done. Nobody likes to bring up his stance in the 90's on Kyoto either. The only thing I'll add to your point is this, when you question whether Al Gore is ignorant or a fraud, your on the right track.
The "global warming" movement is a political thing, not a scientific one. It's all about being able to tax people on a global basis with "carbon taxes". To control your life by mandating you offset your energy use, to tell you who how warm you can heat your home in the winter & how cool you can air condition your home in the summer. So to your question, Gore is a fraud who is counting on the ignorance of the public & the complicity of the media to advance a radical socialist agenda. Notice how nuts Gore & his sycophants get when someone(sometimes they are scientists or climatologists with extensive backrounds) brings up things that don't jive with every talking point they put out. The GW nuts are against free speech as well.
So lets review, fraud, yes...ignorant, he hopes the folks are...& they are jackbooted thought nazis.
"A goverment big enough to give you all you want is big enough to take it all away" Barry Goldwater
Look up "Elk Hills"
July 3, 2007 - 08:33 ET by danboLook up "Elk Hills", under Gore's so called "Reinventing Government" program.
Look up his sale of his vote over the 1st gulf war. For air time.
This so called expert has had 2 college, science courses. Got a "D" in one and a "C" in the other. I believe the "D" was given by his so called mentor, Roger Revelle. Who published and made a number of statements that disagreed with Gore. (Though Gore's henchment tried to slander those who coarthored with Revelle.)
Yep wonderful expert we have here. Just ask our grammer nazi. I have to wonder how many courses our grammer Nazi had in research design.
"The urge to save humanity is almost always a false front for the urge to rule.” H.L. Mencken
Looks like Al wins a one-man
July 2, 2007 - 15:51 ET by mattmLooks like Al wins a one-man race!