More Hot Air: Creating Doubt and Distraction.
Right Wing Smear Campaign. It is the republican machine trying to create doubt and distraction. The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is the Tennessee equivalent to the local Fraser Institute. First of all, they are a republican think tank, just like the Fraser Institute is a Conservative think tank. They both make hollow claims of bi-partisanship, and continually trumpet a few objections that really only reinforces their true ring-wing identity. Just follow the donor money.Think about it, why would a "bi-partisan think tank" possibly care about what Al Gore spends on gas? And how did they get his utility bills? Why did they time it to be released as a press release the day after the film won two oscars. Not to mention, they also didn't have the courtesy to ask the vice president Gore for a comment.
His estate is 20x bigger than the average citizen, and Al Gore turns his lights on like the rest of us. Unlike the rest of us, over the last 20 years, he's done more in bringing the environmental cause to the forefront of public conciousness (especially in America) than any other other figure.
What's mostly interesting is the information that is left out of this 'press release', namely that if you have read his book, watched the film or have spent more than 5 minutes researching Al Gore on his web site, you would be aware that Al Gore and his family have consistently been proponents of purchasing carbon offsets, and they can boast a environemental footprint of zero.
Can the right-wing doubt and distraction machine make such a claim?
posted by Brad @ Tuesday, February 27, 2007
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