Here's yet another addition to the annals of the "do as I say crowd." The rehearsal dinner for Al Gore's youngest daughter's wedding last week featured, among other items, Chilean sea bass for 75. Sounds yummy!
Unfortunately, Chilean sea bass is considered to be a threatened species, although not yet technically endangered:
Also known as Patagonian toothfish, the species is under pressure from illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing activities in the Southern Ocean, jeopardising the sustainability of remaining stocks.
The species is currently managed by the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Living Marine Resources, the body which introduced a catch and trade documentation scheme as an attempt to tackle illegal poaching of this species.
Working with non-government organisations, the Humane Society International's focus is now on pursuit of illegal fishing operators who, in the rush to cash in on the highly valued species, plunder stocks with no regard for sustainability.
Not only that, but as this particular fish is found nowhere near Beverly Hills, where the wedding was held, I'm guessing it was flown in. How much carbon was spewed into the air so that Gore's guests could dine on one of the most sought-after fish in the sea? I'm guessing the busy Gore hasn't had time to read the book promoted by Live Earth organizers called the Global Warming Survival Handbook, which urges us to eat locally:
My favorite tips from the The Live Earth Global Warming Survival Handbook involve shopping locally for food. Tip No. 29 says to count and reduce your food miles. A typical meal travels about 22,000 miles to reach your plate. This produces between four and 17 times as many greenhouse gasses as a meal that is locally supplied. This is how "locavores" came about. They are people who follow the 100-mile diet, where they won't eat anything that has traveled more than 100 miles.
I suppose that's where those carbon credits come in handy.
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This story made me smile
July 18, 2007 - 08:54 ET by Free ThinkerThis story made me smile when I fist saw it this morning. How rich. Couldn't di Caprio just pick up some local catfish and deliver it in his Prius? I suspect Al had to open his lock box and dole out a fortune in carbon credits.
And stink up the upholstery?
July 18, 2007 - 08:58 ET by Pam MeisterAnd stink up the upholstery? Sacre bleu!
So true about the
July 18, 2007 - 09:20 ET by Free ThinkerSo true about the upholstery, but I'm sure his buddy Rob Lowe could have passed legislation to secure a tax credit for using hybrid cars for such worthy causes.
Free, Fish for
July 18, 2007 - 11:46 ET by Dave RFree,
Fish for seventy-five would have required two trips in a tiny death-trap like that. I mean, if Leo was to get into a wreck with a Corrolla, he could be killed.
Help Fred defeat the RINOs, along with the Hitllary-Obama Axis, & win the White House in '08.
"..if Leo was to get into a
July 18, 2007 - 11:49 ET by bassndude"..if Leo was to get into a wreck with a Corrolla..." Dont get my hopes up there Dave. Already mad at Gore for not practicing catch and release.
Save a SeAL, club a liberal!!
disappointed in Rob Lowe
July 18, 2007 - 11:54 ET by LilyPearlI thought Rob Lowe was a conservative until recently.
brewski
July 19, 2007 - 13:35 ET by brewski01One again, the crack staff of ExxonMobil-funded Newsbusters fails to check out the real story and has gone on one of your now-infamous childish rants with the usual commentors scurrying out from dark places to mark their territory.
The fish at the Gore/Lee dinner were not endangered or illegally caught. The restaurant confirms the fish were from one of the world's few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and were caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations.
Perhaps you should change your name to GoreBusters since you seem intent -- at any cost -- to discredit the man.
Think ANIMAL FARM
July 18, 2007 - 08:55 ET by Prester JohnAll animals are equal, but some animals (especially the politicians and "artists" among them) are more equal than others, especially when it comes to the vehicles they drive, the planes they travel on, the homes they live in, the schools they send their children to, the food they eat, the taxes they pay......
Chilean Sea Bass
July 18, 2007 - 08:57 ET by P.J. GladnickChilean Sea Bass really isn't bass. However, who would want to eat something called Patagonian Toothfish? Oh, and here's a newsflash. Florida Lobster isn't really lobster. It is actually a large saltwater crawfish that the local PR types inaccurately renamed as lobster. However it still tastes great...yummm!!!
No, they taste horrible!
July 18, 2007 - 09:23 ET by sarcasmoNo, they taste horrible! Don't even try them! Floridians call 'em "bugs" because they're relatives of arthropods, I tell ya! Do YOU want to eat the horrible oversized kin of kitchen insect pests? NO! Besides, it might be a sin. So leave them alone, and eat something like Chilean sea bass instead!
JMR
Sarc - stop hording all the
July 19, 2007 - 14:04 ET by florida_chadSarc - stop hording all the bugs for yourself. Same with the FL Shrimp.
When I visited Louisiana
July 18, 2007 - 21:57 ET by dahliatraversWhen I visited Louisiana several years ago, I was served a dish called crawfish etoufee (sp?). It was de-li-shuss.
But were they ill-mannered
July 18, 2007 - 08:58 ET by Prester JohnBut were they ill-mannered sea bass?
Not if they don't have
July 18, 2007 - 09:27 ET by HypocriteHaterNot if they don't have laser beams attached to their heads.
Chilean Sea Bass
July 18, 2007 - 09:22 ET by ts88Chilean Sea Bass or Spotted Owl, slowly cooked over old growth tree wood.
Nice, I'm there. Pat
Kinda reminds me of that
July 18, 2007 - 09:28 ET by BruzillaKinda reminds me of that bit that Dennis Leary used to do about animal rights groups. A group of PETA folks are watching a net full of tuna being drug onto a tuna boat. In amongst the tuna are some dolphins. The PETA folks freak out and start crying for the dolphins. "Oh... those poor dolphins!", "We must save those dolphins!", "How horrible it is for those dolphins to be trapped in that net!"
Then someone says "But what about the tuna?", and the PETA folks say "Fu%# them, they taste good!"
The important question....
July 18, 2007 - 09:35 ET by Roger the Shrubber...we need to be asking asking is were they laden or unladen Chilean sea bass, don't you think?
algorus magnus
July 18, 2007 - 09:38 ET by bulbasaurAlgor, the great gift that keeps on giving. You go algor!!
Is Gore arrogant or just ignorant?
July 18, 2007 - 10:16 ET by GalvanicGreat catch, Pam (no pun intended). Another classic example of eco-elites telling us how to change our life-style when they themselves remain above all that. I really don't know whether Gore is arrogant or just plain ignorant, but I find that there are always Dems who will appear on TV to defend and alibi every AGW gaff he makes.
Al Gore ate fish that isn't
July 18, 2007 - 11:34 ET by Chidi NwachukhuAl Gore ate fish that isn't endangered? OMG, that is totally newsworthy. The fish were flown in? Holy Cow, I can hardly beleive it! I am sure that the Alaskan Cod I ate last night came from one of the great lakes....
So, this was reported
July 18, 2007 - 12:18 ET by ThisnThatin an Australian newspaper? Where is the outrage on CNN, or CBS? How many days in a row is this going to be the headline on World News Tonight? When is Olbermann going to label Gore the worst person ever? And when are the Times, Globe, Post, and Newsweek going to coordinate their editorials?
Never, you say? Such doubters, I respond.
Finally, what would have happened if Mitt Romney had done this? I predict the silence would have been deafining.
NOT
Same guy who has water
July 18, 2007 - 15:45 ET by danboSame guy who has water released from a damn during a drought. Just for a photo opt of him the savior of the environment canoeing.
Whoever undertakes to set himself up as a judge of truth and knowledge will be shipwrecked by the laughter of the Gods. Albert Einstein
Rehearsal Dinner
July 19, 2007 - 00:32 ET by blogonatorUm, isn't the rehearsal dinner traditionally planned and paid for by the groom's family?
Hey Pam, When are you
July 19, 2007 - 12:03 ET by LeonHey Pam,
When are you going to issue a retraction for this FALSE post?
Considering you posted lies, you should probably take it down or amend it or apologize.
Super researching though! Good to see a media watchdog group put a high premium on accuracy!
So not only is Chilean Sea Bass a common delicacy (as per my post yesterday and our own state departments numbers), but Al Gore's meal specifically was GREEN!
From today's Telegraph:
"[T]he fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught.
Rather, the restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the world’s few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and caught and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations."
BURN...
When are you going to do the right thing and issue a retraction PAM? Have you learned your lesson about trusting the Aussies?
Can't trust a country where all of the people's ancestors were criminals.
If you're going to argue for accuracy in the media, you might want to make sure you're actually accurate with what you post.
Fishy story
July 19, 2007 - 22:31 ET by brewski01Hey Pam, are you there or are you hiding after the crappy rumor you repeated? Don't you think you should step up and confess misplaced zeal to dis Gore? If you don't do what is right, how can we EVER believe ANYTHING you post again? How about journalistic integrity or is that not understood at ExxonMobil-funded NewsBusters?
Unless I am mistaken, a
July 19, 2007 - 12:24 ET by MightyMouthUnless I am mistaken, a great number of posts on this topic have been deleted. I may be wrong, but was there another discussion on Chilean Sea Bass?
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...
As usual, you are
July 19, 2007 - 12:24 ET by LeonAs usual, you are mistaken.
Different thread.
Thanks screech. "There
July 19, 2007 - 12:27 ET by MightyMouthThanks screech.
"There are two types of people in this country; those who provide freedom and those who enjoy it." MM says...