Al Gore has a bunch of good ideas on how to save the planet from the impending (and imminent) doom of man-made global warming (oh my!).
Those good ideas have to do with sacrifice, protecting the environment, and investing in global warming offsetting programs and companies.
Unfortunately, none of those ideas seem to actually apply to Mr. Gore himself, as evidenced by the number of air miles he’s racking up, his ownership of a zinc strip mining operation, and the fact that he owns one of those “carbon offsets” investment companies that he thinks everybody should be giving their money to.
So, when you hear another story of Al Gore charging $6000 per minute to give the same ol’ tired Global Warming power-point speech, you have to start to realize that Al Gore has a greater motivation than altruism — it’s called greed.
And apparently his Princess attitude doesn’t always sit so well with the very people he’s bilking:
The former American Vice-President was also accused of being “precious” at the London event, demanding his own VIP room and ejecting journalists, despite hopes the star-studded gathering would generate publicity for the fight against global warming.
Many of the audience at last month’s Fortune Forum summit were restless as Mr Gore, who has won both a Nobel Peace Prize and an Oscar for his campaigning work this year, delivered the half-hour speech that netted him £100,000.
The glittering fundraiser was held in The Royal Courts of Justice and attracted world leaders, entrepreneurs and celebrity activists including Bob Geldof, Darryl Hannah and Jerry Hall, who was there as “a Special Ambassador of The Alliance for a New Humanity”. Guests had paid between £1,000 and £50,000 to attend.
But a source told The Mail on Sunday: “Many guests looked tired and began to talk among themselves during his speech. Heads began to twitch with tiredness.
“Al uses his position for great personal gain. He goes from event to event delivering a similar speech, earning a large fee, and a lot of the time he doesn’t actually inform the audience.
Al Gore — perhaps the greatest Snake Oil Salesman of our time.
Only if you know what he uses it for - if its just for fun and drugs you might have a point. But it isn’t, its to try and do something about the global warming problem, since so many idiots out there would rather listen to the voices in their head and dismiss it as nonsense. So you fail - probably at both topics.
Left by PJ on December 10th, 2007 at 12:50 pm