On NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday, host Chuck Todd opened by freaking out over the summer heat wave and credited former Democrat Vice President and climate alarmist Al Gore with being right in his predictions that “climate change” would cause catastrophic consequences for the planet. Most despicably, Todd sat by and allowed Gore to compare “climate deniers” to the “almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred.”
After a brief opening monologue in which Todd whined about the hot weather, he turned to Gore and praised him and his documentary "Inconvenient Truth.” Todd claimed everything Gore warned about had “come to life.” “How much do you look back at what you warned and suddenly you see it come to life?” Todd asked.
Gore bemoaned how he wished the “scientists had been wrong in their predictions” but admitted all he had done was “convey the scientific facts as the scientists have patiently explained them to me.” He also panicked that “it’s due to get much, much worse and quickly.”
Todd then jumped in to complain about how other countries like “China and India are emerging powers that are relying on fossil fuels” and how “Europe is backsliding with a decision on methane.” This led Todd to wail: “if the United States can't be a global leader here, who will?”
This led Gore to compare “climate deniers” to Uvalde police officers who stood outside the classroom while children were shot and killed:
You know, the climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those, almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred. They heard the screams. They heard the gunshots and nobody stepped forward. And God bless those families who've suffered so much. And law enforcement officials tell us that's not typical of what law enforcement usually does. And confronted with this global emergency, what we're doing with our inaction in failing to walk-through the door and stop the killing, is not typical of what we are capable of as human beings. We do have the solutions.
A sane, level headed host of a Sunday morning political talk show on a major television network would’ve responded with disgust after hearing Gore say that and would’ve challenged him.
Unfortunately, Todd is none of those things. Instead, he simply responded that “it’s interesting” how “public sentiment on climate” is “growing more urgent.”
Completely ignoring Gore’s outrageous comparison, Todd complained how “public opinion is on one side on abortion. It’s on one side on guns. It’s on one side on climate. And yet you see it hasn't mattered to some of the decisions that are made in our politics.”
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NBC’s Meet the Press
July 24, 2022
10:34:15 a.m. EasternCHUCK TODD: You know, this week felt like your powerpoint from "Inconvenient Truth" come to life, some of the headlines, the Colorado river having to do water rations, the monarch butterfly declared an endangered species, we had the ice melt in Greenland, record high temperatures in the UK, wildfires in France and Greece, the Rio Grande is running dry in New Mexico. It's here. How much do you look back at what you warned and suddenly you see it come to life?
AL GORE: Well, I wish the scientists had been wrong in their predictions going back decades now, Chuck. All I have done is really convey the scientific facts as the scientists have patiently explained them to me. It’s due to get much, much worse and quickly.
But we have the ability to stop temperatures from going up. If we got to true net zero, the temperatures on Earth would stop going up with a lag time as little as 3 to 5 years, almost as if we flipped a switch. And if we stayed at true net zero, then half of the human caused C02 emissions would fall out of the atmosphere in as little as 25 to 30 years. And we have the solutions available. We need to deploy them quickly.
TODD: Let's talk about the issue though that is probably the biggest challenge and that is political will. And it’s not just in this country. China and India are emerging powers that are relying on fossil fuels. Europe is backsliding with a decision on methane. If the United States can't be a global leader here, who will?
GORE: Well, the United States must step up and provide leadership. And, of course, President Biden’s been trying to do that, and he has a 50/50 Senate, really a 49/51 Senate on everything related to the climate and a razor thin majority in the House. You know, Abraham Lincoln once said that with public sentiment everything is possible, without it, nothing can succeed. The rest of us need to step up.
The one thing that Senator Manchin said that I really agree with is that if we want more pro-climate policies, we need to elect more pro-climate Senators and Representatives in both parties. And we've got an election coming up. And this is time for all of us to step up.
You know, the climate deniers are really in some ways similar to all of those, almost 400 law enforcement officers in Uvalde, Texas who were waiting outside an unlocked door while the children were being massacred. They heard the screams. They heard the gunshots and nobody stepped forward. And God bless those families who've suffered so much. And law enforcement officials tell us that's not typical of what law enforcement usually does. And confronted with this global emergency, what we're doing with our inaction in failing to walk-through the door and stop the killing, is not typical of what we are capable of as human beings. We do have the solutions.
And I think these extreme events getting steadily worse and more severe are really beginning to change minds. We have to have unity as a nation to come together and stop making this a political football. It shouldn't be a partisan issue.
TODD: You know, it’s interesting. Public sentiment on climate is certainly in some ways growing more urgent. And you have made notice that rank and file Republicans are growing more concerned about the climate. But, you know, public opinion is on one side on abortion. It’s on one side on guns. It’s on one side on climate. And yet you see it hasn't mattered to some of the decisions that are made in our politics. How do you break through this?
