Tag Archives: Al Gore

Drum on the Liberal ‘Lesser of Two Evils’ Argument Against Obama

Posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:33 am by Bob Cesca

Kevin Drum wrote a beautiful and brief takedown of Conor Friedersdorf, John Cusack and others who just can’t vote for President Obama because of drones, etc, as well as others who are peddling this quadrennial and insufferable “lesser of two … Continue reading →

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Crazy Quote of the Day

Posted on February 2, 2011 at 5:13 pm by Bob Cesca

“The consensus behind the climate change bill collapsed and then further deteriorated with the personal and political collapse of Vice President [Al] Gore.” Senator Mark Kirk (R-IL) When we joke about the GOP’s “But Al Gore is fat!” attack on … Continue reading →

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Hottest Year on Record So Far

Posted on July 13, 2010 at 11:13 am by Bob Cesca

And the climate crisis gets worse: Following fast on the heels of the hottest Jan-May — and spring — in the temperature record, it’s also the hottest Jan-June on record in the NASA dataset [click on figure to enlarge]. It’s … Continue reading →

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Excuses, Excuses

Posted on December 11, 2009 at 12:30 pm by Bob Cesca

Sarah Palin on debating Al Gore: INGRAHAM:Would you agree to a debate with Al Gore on this issue? PALIN: Oh my goodness. You know, it depends on what the venue would be, what the forum. Because Laura, as you know, … Continue reading →

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Very Serious

Posted on December 10, 2009 at 2:18 pm by Bob Cesca

Benen observes: This morning, Gore appeared on MSNBC, where Andrea Mitchell read from Sarah Palin’s Facebook page to ask the former vice president questions about climate change. And then maybe Chuck Todd tweeted about how Pat Buchanan said Gore didn’t … Continue reading →

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Teabaggery: Climate Edition

Posted on November 18, 2009 at 6:06 pm by Bob Cesca

Americans for Prosperity, the astroturf group at the heart of the teabagger protests, are continuing their effort to stalk Al Gore. Tonight in Portland, for example. Gore was recently heckled by teabaggers at an event in Florida. The protesters carried … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

Posted on April 25, 2009 at 12:31 pm by Bob Cesca

“There are people who still believe that the moon landing was staged on a movie lot in Arizona.” —Al Gore on climate crisis deniers

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The Hero of 9/11

Posted on January 17, 2009 at 10:42 pm by Bob Cesca

When I watch My Pet Goat in real time juxtaposed with the tragedy of that morning, I can’t help but to think how quickly the president shown in this video would’ve been disgraced by the media and impeached by Congress … Continue reading →

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The New Al Gore Ad

Posted on December 23, 2008 at 9:55 am by Bob Cesca

Awesome. h/t Think Progress

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Drudge Exposes Obama Hypocrisy (Not Really)

Posted on November 23, 2008 at 6:07 pm by Bob Cesca

Drudge: Green Obama’s official limo is a gas guzzler… Right, Drudge, do you think maybe the president-elect is riding around in a large vehicle because people are, you know, trying to kill him? And do you think maybe he needs … Continue reading →

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