There is nothing quite as sweet as catching a blowhard like Al Gore in the act of…how shall we describe it?…extreme hypocrisy. Therefore, we are deeply indebted to The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, a “nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through the ideas of liberty,” as its website puts it. Visit www.tennesseepolicy.org to make your own judgment. In case you haven’t seen this in the LA or NY Times, or heard it on ABC, CBS, NBC, MSNBC, or CNN, the TCPR is reporting “In the past year, Al Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.” Ah, the fragrant aroma of Stalinist dogma at work.
Big Al has not been shy about telling the rest of us to cut way back on energy consumption, a necessity thrust upon us with weighty warnings that plant earth “hangs in the balance.” Al’s is a message to peons, like you and me, who must use green light-bulbs, drive smaller fuel-efficient cars, set our thermostats at uncomfortably high levels, and generally reduce our standard of living or, damn it, the earth and everything on it will die. Al’s docu-drama “An Inconvenient Truth” used apocalyptic language designed to spur nations and individuals to sacrificially set-aside their aspirations for the good of humanity. I’m sure you’ve read the tripe. In case you haven’t, just Google Al Gore or Global Warming and in short order you’ll get the flavor of the message. YOU MUST REDUCE YOUR CONTRIBUTION TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS NOW! That goes for everyone — except Al Gore and other elites.
Al’s home has 20 rooms and a covered pool and an electric gate, creating — I hope you are sitting down — electricity bills hovering around $30,000 per year. Of course, that’s pocket change for our planet saver, since “Gore saw his personal wealth increase by an estimated $100 million thanks largely to speaking fees and investments related to global warming hysteria,” according to that pesky Tennessee outfit. Similar to Jim and Tammy Faye’s discovery, almost President Gore now knows there’s big money in religion. It’s obvious Al and Tipper eat well.
But Big Al’s carbon footprint doesn’t end there. He flies to Global Warming conferences in private jets, generating enough CO2 on one trip to equal the yearly output of one of those hated SUVs driven by insensitive soccer Moms. But that’s OK. He’s Al Gore for goodness sakes. He gets a get-out-of-doghouse-free pass not available for you, me, or Republican politicians. Here’s a thought; write to your newspaper of choice and see if they’ll report on this. My guess is, when pigs fly.
We really shouldn’t be too surprised by all this. After all, more than 300 years ago Marie-Antoinette uttered the standard elitist response to the suffering of average people with “let them eat cake.” Today, you can almost hear Big Al saying “let them ride bikes” or some such thing.
Many average Americans will vote for Barack Obama in November, and if Barack is elected he may very well place Big Al in a key administration post likely to result in a diminution of your lifestyle. Now that Gore has announced for Obama, there’s been talk of Al becoming America’s Energy Czar. Yikes. Meanwhile, Michelle and Tipper and Hillary and the boys will travel, eat, and live like queens and kings.
In case your still laboring under the illusion that Al Gore is actually trying to save the planet, watch the video above. Then, just say “no” to Big Al.
Posted by Jerry Pomeroy in Campaign 2008, Cultural Insanity, Energy, Fraud Watch, Global Warming, Video