Al Gore continues to live large

and, why do I care about Al Gore at this point? Get a life you right wing hack. Maybe you should get behind 'Senator Mensroom' from Idaho and get him exonerated. I think the liberals set him up to look like a hypocritical pervert.

orbitboy wrote:

Anyway... why talk about Al Gore, a retired politician, when we can talk about Larry Craig, a currently serving, anti-gay, Republican pervert who likes to have anonymous sex with men in public restrooms in his spare time, when he's not grandstanding about how awful gay marriage is. THAT, my friend, is a hypocrite.

but anonymous gay sex doesn't hurt the public at large, regardless of his stance on gay marriage. i couldn't care less that he likes to suck a little dick now and then.

al gore, on the other hand, preaches to us about using longer lasting light bulbs, lowering our thermostat, and reducing the number miles you drive by walking, biking, carpooling or taking mass transit wherever possible...

all good suggestions, no one argues that, but...

does he really need to fly around the world in a private jet to get his message out, or is it just about self promotion?

his words contradict his actions, just like Larry Craig, but unlike Larry Craig, his actions actually have an impact on society as a whole.

just my $.02

To accuse Larry Craig of hypocrisy would be borderline homophobic because it would suggest that homosexuality IS inconsistent with family values. It isn't possible for him to be a hypocrite if homosexuality is not a choice because hypocrisy means that you say one thing and DO another. If homosexuality is not a choice, then he is simply preaching a belief (based on an interpretation of the Bible that with which he was doubtless raised) which is inconsistent with his own experience of life.

I'm sure he believes that homosexuality is wrong, yet he solicits anonymous gay sex. This isn't flaunting a standard to which he wishes to hold other people; it's succumbing to something that he believes is sinful. He probably considers his "family values" line to be some sort of penance or self-flagellation. I have a hard time imagining a more pitiful figure than that of the homosexual religious conservative. The proper emotion for Larry Craig is pity.

larry craig is absolutely a hypocrite, as we all are at times. whether homosexuality is a choice or not is irrelevant to the argument. he damns homosexuality and speaks out against gay marriage, but solicits gay sex on the side - pretty much a text book case of hypocrisy.

but i agree with you that pity is an acceptable emotion.

Gore was flunking out of Vanderbilt Law School when the US Rep district that his Dad once owned opened up to him. The name recognition was what got him elected. He grew up like Li'l Lord Fauntleroy living in a posh hotel in DC even as his father, Democrat Senator from TN, voted against the 1964 Civil Rights Act, because he had zero balls to do the right thing. Li'l Al then went to a snobby prep school, and then got gentleman C's in the Ivies, and then got a protected reporters job in Vietnam, where Dad made sure he was not allowed anywhere near the front lines, even though later he claimed to be one of America's finest.

They're all hypocrites, but the most self-righteous, like Al Gore, end up being the worst. He's little more than a small piece of dog shit, and it's troubling that people actually think he has a brain.

sounds like Bush Jr.

orbitboy wrote:

Put it this way, when Drudge is de-bunked, as he often is,

Like WHEN, often?

Do you know who many retractions the NYT, NBC, ABC, AP, Reuters, etc that either never come or are buried deep in the newspaper?

All the major media go to Drudge for their news.

800 dude wrote:I have a hard time imagining a more pitiful figure than that of the homosexual religious conservative. The proper emotion for Larry Craig is pity.

The proper emotion for a pious Al Gore is pity.

People in this thread are calling the OP mean names and standing up for Al Gore because he is a registered democrat. This isn't about Republican vs. Democrats; HE IS A HYPOCRITE. He talks about conserving, yet even since his movie came out, he uses more electricity than he did before the movie came out. I'm not going to go down the list, since everyone including liberals in denial know that.

His actions don't mean what he says isn't true. Don't get bogged down in the small stuff. There is global warming, it is a threat to our world, something should be done. Are you seriously less inclined to help because he has a big house?

your are missing the point wrote:

His actions don't mean what he says isn't true. Don't get bogged down in the small stuff. There is global warming, it is a threat to our world, something should be done. Are you seriously less inclined to help because he has a big house?

lol

The is no conclusive evidence that Man made Global warming THEORY (not fact, there's a difference!!)is anything other than natural tempurture variations which existed before mankind and have very little to do with man made fossil fuel admissions. Other planets are warming up as well. Do people listen to anything besides the mainstream media?

The first few sentences of the article read:

"Simultaneous warming on Earth and Mars suggests that our planet's recent climate changes have a natural—and not a human-induced—cause, according to one scientist's controversial theory.

Earth is currently experiencing rapid warming, which the vast majority of climate scientists says is due to humans pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere."

The term "theory" does not mean the same thing in the scientific community as it does in everyday language. A theory is something that is supported by all available evidence; or rather, there is no contradictory evidence. Evolution is an example of a theory. Exploiting this subtlety perpetuates the ignorance of the general population, and makes it increasingly difficult to make informed policy decisions based on scientific consensus.

I know what you are saying, yes, man made global warming is a well known theory, but it doesn't mean it's true. There's a ton of evidence that refutes this theory, so it's still being debated. Evolution on the other hand, there are some minor refutes, but a lot of people except it to be true. That's one of the main differences (besides both being two completely different things) between man made global warming theory and evolution theory.

Unfortunately a lot of scientists fall for their political bias and need for more funding and accept man made global warming theory to be true (or at least they say they do).

are u a tool... wrote:

and, why do I care about Al Gore at this point? Get a life you right wing hack. Maybe you should get behind \'Senator Mensroom\' from Idaho and get him exonerated. I think the liberals set him up to look like a hypocritical pervert.

How come there is no "Left wing"?

Oh Boy wrote:

orbitboy wrote:

Put it this way, when Drudge is de-bunked, as he often is,

Like WHEN, often?

hello.jpg wrote:

People in this thread are calling the OP mean names and standing up for Al Gore because he is a registered democrat. This isn't about Republican vs. Democrats; HE IS A HYPOCRITE. He talks about conserving, yet even since his movie came out, he uses more electricity than he did before the movie came out. I'm not going to go down the list, since everyone including liberals in denial know that.

False. Al Gore has made considerable strides towards being eco-friendly. He recently finished a major retrofit on his home in Tenn, and the roof is now covered with solar panels. In fact, he would have done it sooner except his neighbors didn't want him to do it, and he had to get the zoning changed (they said solar panels were "generators" and generators could only be mounted on the ground).

Try doing some research next time, idiot.

two houses?!?! Woah who needs that? I wait I forgot since he's a rich environmental LIBERAL he could probably get away with anything. Don't support Al Gore because you think the man made global warming theory is true. Nothing wrong with believing the theory as long as you could pull up a good argument. Al Gore is a liar, hypocrite and refuses to conserve. He doesn't deserve any Nobel Peace Prize.

I guess you didn't listen to me IDIOT. He talks about conserving energy but instead he uses 20 times the amount the normal citizen uses each year. He could lend some of the energy he uses to some of his neighbors, I don't see any harm in that, at least it shows him trying. I guess solar panels are a new fad, or is a just a coincidence? He doesn't even have kids, the electricity is between him and his wife. Why should we listen to this buffoon if he's not willing to walk the walk but instead talk the talk. On capital hill he was given a contract he could sign which would limit him to the amount of electricity he would use each year, he declined. He rides in luxery private jets to places to give his global warming presentation and now is going somewhere else, (click on link OP posted) I'm sure he is working REALLY HARD for himself to save the environment since he's riding in Jets that release more carbon emissions than any other car I know of. At least he could TRY something else, perhaps a train around the continent and maybe a boat across oceans? Electric cars perhaps?

Al Gore is a Moore Democrat: Do as I say, not as I do.

You are either a really good troll, or too ignorant for words.

Despite it being pointed out that he generates his electricity via SOLAR PANELS, you say he "refuses to conserve". Duh.

Logistics wrote:

You are either a really good troll, or too ignorant for words.

Despite it being pointed out that he generates his electricity via SOLAR PANELS, you say he "refuses to conserve". Duh.

Close ... he's an ignorant troll.

The posters on this board who bag on Al Gore are just lazy echo chambers for GOP talking points. Out front on the major issues that have defined our modern society - from the Internet to global warming to his voiciferous objection (ahead of time) to the war on Iraq - Gore has established himself as a leader with foresight ... and one who possesses an uncommon knack for being right. GOP apologists don't like this; wrong on almost every issue (see Global Warming, Iraq), they need to champion their own visceral response at the expense of rational thought. Al Gore's personality may leave some people cold (it did the same to me back in 2000), but his rational conclusions about the world we live in are spot on. To think otherwise is to ... well ... not think.