Look, up in the sky! It’s a bird, it’s a plane! No, it’s just a hypocrite…
Posted on September 7th, 2007 at 10:04 am by Phillip McCracken
Al Gore, never one to live how he wants to impose on others, is traveling the world giving speeches to promote his latest venture, selling carbon credits to people who desperately care about the environment but don’t actually want to change their lifestyle to do anything about it, probably because they know global warming is not human caused.
But that’s neither here nor there, what is both here and there is that Gore has become the Pope of environmentalism, preaching the carbon neutral lifestyle as virtuous and morally correct. But does he live that way? Do you really have to ask?
Aside from having the highest energy bill in Tennessee, where he heats his pool (Tennessee is HOT! Why would you need to heat your pool? That’s like an Eskimo buying an ice machine.), he flies on private jets to his sermons.
This story on Drudge touts video of Gore sneaking onto a private jet that will be premiered this Sunday on Fox.
We wonder how many trees Gore is having planted to make up for his luxury lifestyle.
We have to ask: If you’re going to buy in to the global warming is caused by humans garbage, why stop at buying carbon offsets to lead a carbon neutral life? Why not fly commercial, drive a wind-up toy, ride a bike, power your house made of recycled trash with used corn oil, and give speeches by video conference rather than jetting everywhere AND buy those garbage carbon credits to live a carbon positive life? If you really believe in it and it will save the world, why wouldn’t these people do it? After all, that’s how they want you to live. Leading by example is the best way to lead.
Seems the Pope would rather preach. Let them eat cake…
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hard to imagine what this has to do with Political Derby, as Gore is pretty clearly not running for any office, and equally hard to imagine what Gore’s apparent hypocrisy has to do with the science supporting global climate change.
Appears to be a hit job that doesn’t address the real issue. Well played.
Gore is all about politics and the global warming or should we say climate change (just in case he’s completely wrong and we are cooling) is a big deal to the Democrats running for president, so Phillip is on track to put this in Political Derby. Their “green” Pope needs to be exposed. Besides that, how do we know Al won’t still make a run for the white house? If he thought he had a prayer, he’d be announcing in a heartbeat! We need to keep showing his hypocracy so he’ll feel compelled to stay on the sidelines.
It’s “political derby” not “2008 derby”. This is politics. And if you think it’s a “hit job” than it’s “mission accomplished”. If it hadn’t hit, you wouldn’t have commented.
If he really cared, he’d put all this info on the internet for free. Instead, he kills millions of trees to print books so he can make some money.
Absolutely pathetic.
For the second time ever, BJD and I agree. Good post. I had never thought of it as a religion but it really is. Good comparison.
This is typical of Gore and the rest of the upper-crust “enviromentalists”. What they mean is, they want us middle-class Americans to live in solar powered 3 room apartments, drive European city-cars instead of SUV’s, and ride a train everywhere. THEY don’t need to change a thing. The carbon offset montra is, “As long as your rich enough to buy offset, you don’t have to change your lifestyle.” Pick any of the hollywood evriomentalists, and the message is plain: “SUV’s are the devil! BUt, I require a fleet of five Suburbans to take my entorage to Burger King because I’m so much more important.”
Nice post Chris. It seems like Gore and the other “upper-crusts” are trying to get a localized version of the Kyotol Protocal going. If he can get everyone else to lead a carbon-neutral lifestyle, he can spend all the money he wants on “personal-carbons.”
What is the real issue Toby, since Mr. McCracken failed to outline it appropriately?
Oh, Philip… you live in your own little, bitter world, don’t you? I feel for you… I really do.
Peter