Irony abounds. I wonder what Gore was thinking during all this?
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Color me “not amused.” Embarrassing. i was hoping Al would get a chance to tell us about inventing the Internet, or something equally stupid, but NOOOOO. I think we all wasted our time, and so did Al and the other “guests.” But I suspect he knew what was coming and decided the mini-plug was worth it. Didn’t cost him a dime, did it? It’s just show biz, and Al was playing a role.
Remember, Michael Crichton said he LIKED Al Gore, despite all the BS. I doubt if Al writes his own material. You might want to consider who does…
Priceless …
(this sent from uncle Al’s backyard in Nashville)
Wow, if that is the quality of SNL then I am shocked anyone watches it at all… Horrible skit. S Imply Horrible.
[quote]Nothing in these e-mails seems to touch Hansen??[/quote]
Hansen is CCed on several e-mails, including a discussion on how they cannot balance the energy budget and if clouds are making the planet brighter. Example shown below.
> How come you do not agree with a statement that says we are no where
> close to knowing where energy is going or whether clouds are changing to
> make the planet brighter. We are not close to balancing the energy
> budget. The fact that we can not account for what is happening in the
> climate system makes any consideration of geoengineering quite hopeless
> as we will never be able to tell if it is successful or not! It is a
> travesty!
> Kevin
P.S.
The example above is taken from 1255550975.txt
Not only does GE own NBC, and not only does GE benefit from all the “green” energy contracts being let for wind turbines among other hardware, but NBC continues to insert non-sequitorial “green” brainwash into all it’s programming these days. It’s all so clunky and obvious, it’s laughable. MSNBC has also produced numerous uncritical “news” “interviews” with Obama staffers and GE employees. They might as well be on Oprah, for all the real, actual news value these programs contribute!
GE is also to be the purveyor of the centralized medical data management in the idiotic Obama Care regime – a contract of monumental proportions, among many, many others.
i need the What up with that lyrics…someone post em please
funny that people think gore had something to do with this sketch. it’s all kenan. i hope people dig this sketch that kenan seems to be pitching to the hosts every week. it one of the best i’ve seem from the recent snl cast. props kenan!
Okay, Al knew…no one goes on SNL expecting there to be a serious discussion…I mean, come on! He was even joking about it/himself later in the episode during Weekend Update. His “back-up plan”?!?! Come on people! And did any of you see his spot on 30 Rock? Al Gore is amazing.
And, he’s also right you know…I mean, we all must’ve heard about the giant glaciers heading to Austrailia. Watts up with that?!
I am amazed at the amount of people who wonder if this was a diss in the direction of Al Gore. Amazed!
For God’s sake people, SNL is satire. Al Gore has guested on this show many times, and he plainly is a good sport. There is a reason why they do dress rehearsals all week. “What Up With That” mocks the talk-show circuit, and DeAndre Cole’s long intro with his theme song is hysterical because he is left with too little time to chat with his guests. Add to that the random special guests that appear and the random dancing and you’ve got a winner in my book! Love DeAndre!
Jeanne
You guys are kind of weird- with weird perspectives. Hilarious sketch though.
Awesome sketch, I agree! Sometimes comedy is just comedy. Don’t need to read into it too much. SNL writers have gotten better over the last 10 years. Lorne can be proud.
Are you people living on another planet? Obviously Gore knew about it you knuckleheads. Talk about naive. It’s a SCRIPTED sketch on a comedy show. This was the second of what is now three installments of What Up With That. Do you think Gore came on the show not realizing it wasn’t an actual show? Do you think he doesn’t know he’s working with actors? I’m actually getting mad thinking about the stupidity of people out there. Has anyone here seen Saturday Night Live before? It’s a sketch comedy show. It’s been on since the 70’s. Gore has been on multiple times. It’s a joke, and he’s OBVIOUSLY in on it. I can’t believe someone has to explain this to you people. It makes me really worry about the state of this country when people are so stupid that they don’t realize their stupidity. Then you have the audacity to act smug about it. Even if you haven’t seen SNL before, can you really not tell that Gore is acting (even if it’s a bit subpar acting.) I love the guy who says “I suspect Al knew it was coming.” Really? What gave you that idea, idiot, the fact that he was on a comedy show and he had scripted lines with a bunch of comedians? Get a clue morons.
Jeanne, This is the first I saw of your response. THANK YOU. I was amazed by the responses as well. It actually made me feel bad about the intelligence of the human race to know that many people didn’t understand that the sketch is a joke and has nothing to do with the beliefs of the supposed “guests” on the show. These people actually thought that it was somehow a diss of Gore. LOL!! This week Mike Tyson was on. I wonder what the secret message behind that was!
I am dittoing the above comment….Al Gore knew what was going to happen in the skit, the whole thing is a joke. If you were to watch the whole episode, he is in a few more sketches. So in this case, its a good thing for Gore, considering he can take that joke.
Jim,
I’m with you! Even my kids, in their early 20s, (and my youngest, age 11) know about satire, and are huge fans of SNL. They can appreciate irony, and poking fun at the powers that be. Better yet when a guest host can poke fun at themselves. Even Palin was on and was pretty entertaining, and yes, she poked fun at herself and was a hit. I don’t agree with her brand of politics, but I thought she was a good sport as was Al Gore.
So, wake up folks! Maybe do a little research regarding SNL on Wikipedia and THEN comment. Clearly, y’all haven’t been watching it through the years. There’s hope for you yet. You’re never too old to learn so do your research!