Originally posted by der schwarze RitterWell, at least Elian Gonzalez got sent back so he won't be driving a car here or anywhere.
The energy guzzled by Al Gore’s Home in past year could power 232 U.S. homes for a month. Furthermore, Gore’s personal electricity consumption is up 10%, despite “energy-efficient” home renovations. If they only gave an award for hypocracy, then Al Gore would win hands down:
http://tennesseepolicy.org/main/article.php?article_id=764
Originally posted by uzlessthat's quite foolish. i voted for him, and i dont dislike him. i just know when something is unfair, like "do as i say, not as i do".
You must live in a pretty strange world where a simple plan flight is considered an excess for a former Vice President.
United States baseball teams take more flights per year than he does ffs.
Y'all don't like him because he's a democrat. Plain and simple.
Originally posted by PinkFloydConsidering that he is trying to raise an awareness on an issue that many are skeptical about, he should he go about trying to bring the publics attention to the problem?
that's quite foolish. i voted for him, and i dont dislike him. i just know when something is unfair, like "do as i say, not as i do".
His position is no less hypocritical than the general article of faith than can absurdly suggest that the US has the right to tell other people how they should exercise their freedom. Its a contradiction in terms to suggest to another country that freedom should be expressed in ways described by another perspective. Yet most Americans have no problem with the idea that a representative democracy should be the preferred form of government the world over. Anyone disagrees and the invasion starts.
In terms of Al Gore, where is the groundswell of public,, private and governmental support to get behind the issue of changing the way we do business and with it our dependence on the burning of fossil fuels. The fact that his actions seem hypocritical at least causes people to consider the rationale of perusing energy policies that are unsustainable and environmentally unsound.
In the same way that there is a flaw in the way the US expects the rest of the world to adopt its political system, at least it would create an environment where people might be free to choose whether or not they supported a particular oligarchical religious regime. Who are we to denounce the treatment of women and children in some parts of the world and say that the denial of human rights to more than half the population in some regions of the world is reprehensible?
No one, but thats the western philosophy and it is hypocritical to pretty much force your world view on someone else. maybe its not our right to look into another culture and say what you are allowing to happen is not right, when our world is not perfect either.
The point is until something actually changes and the results of the best intentioned plans are brought to fruition, then until it occurs the actions of those who expect the vast majority to follow will always be caught between the old way which they reject and the vision of the new that each person has yet to adopt.
Being a hypocrite does not necessarily make your message wrong.
LOL My penis might be dull but I know how to use it. 🙂 I'm not jealous of Al Gore I just think that he gets way to much praise and for what? A nobel prize ? By the way there are alot of rich democrats in America. I don't have a problem with that fact. I do have a problem with the hypocrite mentality of democrats telling the American people to do without When they don't. What the hell is a freaking carbon credit anyway?? Does it have any real basis in reality?? I have no problem with people being wealthy. Say what you want about America but you can accomplish anything you want it's a land of oportunity. Sure it's not perfect but it's one of the only countries where you can have free speech and not be killed for it. Lastly I was not insulting anyone personally (well except Mr. Gore)
Manny
I think the United States of America should lead the way in alternative fuels and technologies to help the enviroment and the world. We sent a man to the moon in 1969. I think that the United States of America is way to dependant on fossile fuels and from other countries such as Saudi Arabia. The problem is the technogies have not become cheap enough as of yet. I think we need to tap our resources we already have such as in Alaska and off shore in the mean time while technolgies become better and cheaper. As far as Al Gore does he lead by example? You have to ask the question that is all I'm saying.
Manny
Originally posted by PinkFloydNo, I don't call being a lunatic an improvement, which is why I said "he's improved a lot."
....if you call becoming a lunatic an improvement.
Being wrong is one thing--a lot of good people are wrong. But to be a hypocrite AND wrong about global warming? That's just sad.
And what do you mean "wrong about global warming"? Global Warming is a fact of life now. It's sad, it's very sad, but that's why people are trying to prevent it.
Originally posted by scherzoAs has been said many times--the jury is still out on global warming, There are reputable scientists on both sides of the issue. I just happen to side with those who say that GW is....doodoo.
No, I don't call being a lunatic an improvement, which is why I said "he's improved a lot."
And what do you mean "wrong about global warming"? Global Warming is a fact of life now. It's sad, it's very sad, but that's why people are trying to prevent it.
Originally posted by PinkFloydOkay. You seemed to say that the conception of global warming was false, and I wanted to debunk that.
As has been said many times--the jury is still out on global warming, There are reputable scientists on both sides of the issue. I just happen to side with those who say that GW is....doodoo.
Originally posted by scherzoand thus far you have not done so. But despair not, grasshopper. Scientists have been trying to debunk those of us who say GW is an overhyped nothing for years, with no success. We've heard 'Wolf' cried too many times by environmentalists. "A new icce age is a-comin'!! this season of hurricanes will dwarf all past ones!!! Doom, Despair and Agony!!!!"
Okay. You seemed to say that the conception of global warming was false, and I wanted to debunk that.