Great post! None of us cares how much energy Algore uses, or for what purpose. But when he uses his position of wealth and power to try to impose on the rest of us standards of behavior that he himself is unwilling to adhere to, then, yes, the man is a hypocrite. Period.
Speaking of hypocrites, I notice that the revelation of Gore’s personal power consumption has generated (pun intended) no public backlash from the environmental whackos of the far left. Nor has there been any leftwing commentary noting that President Bush’s more modest Crawford, Texas home, and more modest lifestyle, are both far more environmentally friendly than those of the more flamboyant Algore.
Apparently, the “green” cause isn’t really all THAT important after all. Surprise, surprise!
Perhaps sound ecological practices are only for those who can afford them ... Perhaps in Bush’s ... World ... if you can pay for them, fine; if not, tough. The rest of us will just have to put up with more toxic dumps and more public lands being turned over to logging, mining and oil companies.
So the left automatically accepts Algore’s excuse that the utilities for his 10,000sf house are offset with money, but when they find out that W’s 4,000sf house is ecologically friendly, they cry about how only the rich can afford to live that way.
To make matters worse, W doesn’t claim to be carbon neutral yet Algore makes money from claiming to be.
electnixon - 10:02am on 02/28/2007
electnixon,
I don’t think the Left automatically accepts Algore’s excuse, as you suggest. That’s far too generous. Instead, I think it’s really a tacit acknowledgment that all this eco-friendly bullshit is just that… bullshit.
These people are all about having a cause… a credo… a faith. The actual contents of that faith hardly matters. If Algore were to start hawking “Soylent Green” the lunatic lemmings of the left would be lined up round the block, money (green) in hand, ready to buy.
Bat One - 11:02am on 02/28/2007
If Algore were to start hawking “Soylent Green” the lunatic lemmings of the left would be lined up round the block, money (green) in hand, ready to buy.
I wonder where they’d get the people?
“Soylent Green uses only carbon-neutral people as ingredients”
electnixon - 11:02am on 02/28/2007
The Saint, Algoreia (a poem)
By C. MacLeod Fuller
I am the Saint, Algoreia,
excélsis Deo Me!
Environmental haystacks
are just my cup of tea.
Once… I was Vice President
but that time is no more;
the scathing proletariat
hath swept me out the door.
Now… I’m the Ebdomadarius[1]
of the environmental choir,
deus ex machina, very lite,
and I order you, “Perspire!”
I am the authoritative throne,
and the U.N. quite agrees;
on matters of environment,
I bring all to their knees.
I am the Great and Powerful Oz!
Intone it acappella.
Doxology before my throne:
“Its hot! Grab an umbrella!”
Our globe is getting warm. I swear!
Our snows are fastly melting.
Ignore white Christmas Malibu
and the frozen mid-West’s helpings.
Ignore that flatulated cows,
prove baneful as we mortals.
A scientific slip of fact -
only the sophomoric chortle.
Ignore Kant’s song! I’m shilling strong.
I promise, the enviro’s dire -
its categorically imperative[2]
for my performance choir.
I am the Saint, Algoreia.
I am the Great Presume.
My really inconvenient truth -
I bear Ozymandius’s[3] tomb.
My environmental fantasies
are luscious algorithms,
for turning viewpoint into cash -
I’m their enigmatic prism.
With California’s hip elites
sewn-up in my chic back-pockets,
(along with Europe’s and New York’s)
I put America on the docket.
Mr. Redford is my friend.
Categorically, there’s no one wiser.
He doffs his Sundance boots to me,
as I play the enviro lyre.
I am the Saint, Algoreia.
Its no confabulation,[4]
and critical that you all accept,
I’m the savior of every nation.
My precepts? They’re unquestionable.
My science? Its uncanny.
My conclusions that the earth is flat
prove Congress the perfect nanny.
And one day, when I’ve saved the earth -
just wait - I’m sure you’ll see;
they’ll take St. Alban’s Abbey
and name it after me.
So, very soon, now just stay tuned,
I’m the one God shall replevin,[5]
He’ll come Himself, while I’m alive,
and entrust my rule with Heaven
Mickey - 11:02am on 02/28/2007
Maybe Al Gore belives that global warming can be solved only through collectivist and government-sponsored actions, and not through convincing John Doe to carpool to work. Just a thought.
Dave - 11:02am on 02/28/2007
collectivist and government-sponsored actions
So he wants the govenment to force John to carpool?
electnixon - 12:02pm on 02/28/2007
collectivist and government-sponsored actions
Govt ownership of the means of production, coupled with a permanent Dem govt and nosebleed taxation and restrictive regulation. In other words, the Soviet Union with better weather.
robert108 - 12:02pm on 02/28/2007
I appreciate the truth coming out about Al Gore, to bad know one really listens. Keep it coming, and I will continue to read and pass it on.
Again keep it up!
True Blue
True Blue - 12:02pm on 02/28/2007
As far as the environment is concerned, the only thing Algore brings to the table is about 300 pounds.
That boy needs to purchase a grocery buggy full of calorie offsets.
Rob,
Great post! None of us cares how much energy Algore uses, or for what purpose. But when he uses his position of wealth and power to try to impose on the rest of us standards of behavior that he himself is unwilling to adhere to, then, yes, the man is a hypocrite. Period.
Speaking of hypocrites, I notice that the revelation of Gore’s personal power consumption has generated (pun intended) no public backlash from the environmental whackos of the far left. Nor has there been any leftwing commentary noting that President Bush’s more modest Crawford, Texas home, and more modest lifestyle, are both far more environmentally friendly than those of the more flamboyant Algore.
Apparently, the “green” cause isn’t really all THAT important after all. Surprise, surprise!
I loved this analysis of W’s eco-friendly house:
So the left automatically accepts Algore’s excuse that the utilities for his 10,000sf house are offset with money, but when they find out that W’s 4,000sf house is ecologically friendly, they cry about how only the rich can afford to live that way.
To make matters worse, W doesn’t claim to be carbon neutral yet Algore makes money from claiming to be.
electnixon,
I don’t think the Left automatically accepts Algore’s excuse, as you suggest. That’s far too generous. Instead, I think it’s really a tacit acknowledgment that all this eco-friendly bullshit is just that… bullshit.
These people are all about having a cause… a credo… a faith. The actual contents of that faith hardly matters. If Algore were to start hawking “Soylent Green” the lunatic lemmings of the left would be lined up round the block, money (green) in hand, ready to buy.
I wonder where they’d get the people?
“Soylent Green uses only carbon-neutral people as ingredients”
The Saint, Algoreia (a poem)
By C. MacLeod Fuller
I am the Saint, Algoreia,
excélsis Deo Me!
Environmental haystacks
are just my cup of tea.
Once… I was Vice President
but that time is no more;
the scathing proletariat
hath swept me out the door.
Now… I’m the Ebdomadarius[1]
of the environmental choir,
deus ex machina, very lite,
and I order you, “Perspire!”
I am the authoritative throne,
and the U.N. quite agrees;
on matters of environment,
I bring all to their knees.
I am the Great and Powerful Oz!
Intone it acappella.
Doxology before my throne:
“Its hot! Grab an umbrella!”
Our globe is getting warm. I swear!
Our snows are fastly melting.
Ignore white Christmas Malibu
and the frozen mid-West’s helpings.
Ignore that flatulated cows,
prove baneful as we mortals.
A scientific slip of fact -
only the sophomoric chortle.
Ignore Kant’s song! I’m shilling strong.
I promise, the enviro’s dire -
its categorically imperative[2]
for my performance choir.
I am the Saint, Algoreia.
I am the Great Presume.
My really inconvenient truth -
I bear Ozymandius’s[3] tomb.
My environmental fantasies
are luscious algorithms,
for turning viewpoint into cash -
I’m their enigmatic prism.
With California’s hip elites
sewn-up in my chic back-pockets,
(along with Europe’s and New York’s)
I put America on the docket.
Mr. Redford is my friend.
Categorically, there’s no one wiser.
He doffs his Sundance boots to me,
as I play the enviro lyre.
I am the Saint, Algoreia.
Its no confabulation,[4]
and critical that you all accept,
I’m the savior of every nation.
My precepts? They’re unquestionable.
My science? Its uncanny.
My conclusions that the earth is flat
prove Congress the perfect nanny.
And one day, when I’ve saved the earth -
just wait - I’m sure you’ll see;
they’ll take St. Alban’s Abbey
and name it after me.
So, very soon, now just stay tuned,
I’m the one God shall replevin,[5]
He’ll come Himself, while I’m alive,
and entrust my rule with Heaven
Maybe Al Gore belives that global warming can be solved only through collectivist and government-sponsored actions, and not through convincing John Doe to carpool to work. Just a thought.
So he wants the govenment to force John to carpool?
Govt ownership of the means of production, coupled with a permanent Dem govt and nosebleed taxation and restrictive regulation. In other words, the Soviet Union with better weather.
I appreciate the truth coming out about Al Gore, to bad know one really listens. Keep it coming, and I will continue to read and pass it on.
Again keep it up!
True Blue
As far as the environment is concerned, the only thing Algore brings to the table is about 300 pounds.
That boy needs to purchase a grocery buggy full of calorie offsets.