[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Isochroma', '2')32kwh? he's running a gro-op for sure
time to call the cops

[smallpoxgirl]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Isochroma', '2')32kwh? he's running a gro-op for sure
time to call the cops

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TheDude', ' ') He's a real unctuous drip in any case, which is unfortunate.

[Isochroma]

yeah i bet those floating toxic waste pods love him

[Ludi]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '[')
First, there is no carbon release from "renewable sources."

[Javaman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Forney2008', 'N')ot to defend the man, but what would his energy use be by use per square foot. Considering he has such a large house compared to most Americans, would it not be more appropriate to compare the average American's home energy use per square foot to that of Al Gore's use to see just how much of an "energy hog" Al Gore really is?

[mistel]

It is very easy to heat a pool with solar energy. I have installed several systems in Toronto, Canada, much further north than Gore's house. It is actually the best bang for your buck in alternative energy. Gore has no excuse if he doesn't have one.

[Cabrone]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')n the past year, Gore’s home burned through 213,210 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity, enough to power 232 average American households for a month.

[Javaman]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('mistel', 'I')t is very easy to heat a pool with solar energy. I have installed several systems in Toronto, Canada, much further north than Gore's house. It is actually the best bang for your buck in alternative energy. Gore has no excuse if he doesn't have one.

[Blacksmith]

You expected more from Mr Potatoe Head?

[AlexdeLarge]

Now a message from Algore:

.... the single biggest threat to our planet. something out there which threatens our very existence and may be the end to the human race as we know it. i'm talking of course, about... "manbearpig." it is a creature which roams the earth alone. it is half man, half bear, and half pig! some people say that manbearpig isn't real. well, i'm here to tell you now, manbearpig is very real, and he most certainly exists! i'm cereal... manbearpig doesn't care who you are or what you've done. manbearpig simply wants to get you! i'm super cereal...

[seahorse]

So, Al Gore's power usage could power 250 U.S. homes? US homes are not known for being conservative, so, how many homes would Gore's usage power in China? India? Russia? Zimbabwe? The guy's a fraud. He's given a Nobel Prize for his "green" message when the world would be a lot greener without his big fat, gas guzzling, ass flying around everywhere and using too much AC when he is at home.

[cualcrees]

Yesterday I saw an article in digg criticizing Al Gore; most of the comments where negative and, as you can imagine, all of the GW deniers had a field day saying how GW is a scam, a big conspiracy and how he only does all of this for the money, and so on...

In the interest of full disclosure, I do believe GW is real and i also like Mr. Gore and I really enjoyed his movie.

My question is, how do you all feel about him? Is he the real deal? What's the consensus regarding him (if there's one) amongst the global-warming-believers community?

Thanks!

[Petrodollar]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat's the consensus regarding him (if there's one) amongst the global-warming-believers community?

[Peleg]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Petrodollar', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat's the consensus regarding him (if there's one) amongst the global-warming-believers community?

[Ludi]

I always kind of liked Al Gore for his nerdishness. I think he's kind of a jerk for using so darn much energy in his house.

I never saw his movie, didn't need to.

[Petrodollar]

This was the question that was asked, and the one that I answered:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')hat's the consensus regarding him (if there's one) amongst the global-warming-believers community?

[mos6507]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Ludi', 'I') always kind of liked Al Gore for his nerdishness. I think he's kind of a jerk for using so darn much energy in his house.

I never saw his movie, didn't need to.

[DomusAlbion]

He may be right about Global Warming, at least in the broad strokes, however he is a major hypocrite and he has all the sanctimonious charm of a Southern Evangelical preacher.

I don't like him in the least.

[hippiema1]

I'm a nerd, a progressive, a Southerner with a Harvard degree (just like Gore), and I voted for him every chance I got. But I've never been crazy about him.

Recently I've started realizing that he has the same weakness I have: he thinks a lot about what's right and wrong, but he's not very good at acting on it.

His version of acting is all about showing others what's wrong--and he's done it in several different and very effective ways. That is all to the good--but...

I think I'd find him more compelling if he seemed to really feel things personally and do things tangibly. He always sounds like he's living in two worlds: the theoretical one where he has profound vision, and the daily one where he just stumbles along eating french fries with his eyes closed, like the rest of us.