UPDATE: Some commenters seem to think Al is being treated unfairly. Gore press policy might be the reason we see this sort of thing happening. See the update below the “read more” line.
Seems that former Vice President Al Gore doesn’t like the cameras when people ask tough questions about the Arctic Sea ice, or Climategate, or er, anything. Lunch is more important than telling those pesky Fox News viewers how wrong they are.
Ambush journalism? Seemed good enough for CBS 60 minutes back when they were a real news program. Watch the video.
Alternate link if you are having trouble seeing the first:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmzCY-9lo6g
Here’s Al on the “ambush journalism” 60 Minutes show when the conditions are favorable to him:
No, Al would never associate himself with an outfit that does “ambush journalism“.
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UPDATE: Some WUWT readers may remember this post I did back in 2008:
Gore to press: Stay Out!
Credit: Robert Vamosi / CNET Networks
One blogger, Tim Wilson, with press credentials writes:
Gore, who reportedly receives $100,000 for personal appearances, apparently has a standard contract that bans the fourth estate from all of his speeches. No one seems to know why, and we can’t ask — on account of we’re out here, and he’s in there.
So with such a policy and contract language, is it any surprise that Gore would not talk to a Fox News reporter and the only opportunity the reporter had would be in a hallway?
Gore’s Contract:
http://www.thesmokinggun.com/archive/years/2007/0717071gore1.html
Very funny! I hope he didn’t have an indigestion…
Ecotretas
The video is no longer available.
REPLY: Try again
Video already pulled down, it seems. You don’t ridicule The Profit.
Heck, I don’t like to be interrupted during lunch hour either. ;->
Paul
I just watched the video again – it seems OK to me. A caching problem somewhere along the interweb perhaps?
Wonderful! Why didn’t Al Gore just wheel around for the camera and say “The science is settled!”
Trying the video now from the UK and it says “This video is not available”.
Says the same if you right click and select ‘view on youtube’.
Nope, not getting to see that. Move along.
Try here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZC1Rnm5z5WI
It seems it is working now. I saw it earlier. The part that caught my attention was how silent he was when climategate was brought up.
See it while you can. Or download it while you can. Just Google “Youtube download” for sites that let you download Youtube videos. Or you can try the “Flashgot” add-on for FireFox.
Gore was out to lunch years ago
Oh my dear! The video is down. But it’s available here also: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmzCY-9lo6g
Ecotretas
Yep, i tried too, No longer available
REPLY: Refresh your browser, I’m able to view it. – A
Only part 1 seems to be unavailable.
I actually feel sorry for Gore. He’s not a scientist, and he’s not a lawyer. He turned out to be a rather mediocre politician, too. He’s been caught with his investment hand in the Global Warming cookie jar, while his book and film have been severely discredited. Every time he does a real interview, he makes an abject fool of himself. His friends are either incredibly brainwashed, complete idiots, or crooks like he is. He is responsibile for preaching falseholds that are responsible for genocide. Perhaps it is living under those circumstances that has caused him to be the biggest hypocrite ever.
Plays for me @ur momisugly 15:51 CDT.
I saw it yesterday at Bill O’Reilly’s show. It called my attention the Profit’s deep red rushed cheeks…made me remember NOAA’s SST anomalies graphs.
If you are a politician who starts down the “I will not debate the issue” track – this is where you end up.
…and had he not invented the interweb, he would have got away with it!
That is the most hilarious video of Gore that I’ve ever seen…
AL GORE is wrong again. He’s having everyone else’s lunch!
The state run media doesn’t get out much. They used to travel to the events. Now they just regurgitate from bloggers and read Press Releases form the Information truth command headquarters.
The IRS still does ambush visits as does Osha.
Though I don’t agree with Gore, I feel bad for him. I, for one, don’t like ambush journalism, no matter who it’s practiced on.
Algore is headed into a minority but for some reason the word “tiny” seems to not fit.
I watched the second video, and the “expert” “pretty impressive” person who was a sceptic turned out to be …. Dick Cheney, a man lucky not to be in the dock for war crimes and torture.
You’ve got to be joking! Is this the best you can do?
Incidentally, just reading Gore’s “Our Choice”, and I would recommend it to anyone who wants a guide to alternative energy generation, not just for the people who accept AGW. It’s a book written by an intelligent man for the intelligent reader, the type you’ll never find the Dick Cheneys of the world bothering about.
RockyRoad (13:50:00) :
good summary
Always download those youtube videos since they have a policy of removing them at anytime.
If I was in his situation I’d not be commenting either. Boxed in on all fronts by the inconvenient facts of Nature not following his soothsaying. He’s got Blood & Gore on his hands, in the cookie jar as noted above, and ice popping up and scientists being caught in blatant lies, damned lies and lousy statistical games of fraud. He is pretty much on the run.
I wonder what the Goracle’s next moves will be?
Some other Gore exploits:
“In the United States of America, unfortunately we still live in a bubble of unreality. And the Category 5 denial is an enormous obstacle to any discussion of solutions. Nobody is interested in solutions if they don’t think there’s a problem. Given that starting point, I believe it is appropriate to have an over-representation of factual presentations on how dangerous (global warming) is, as a predicate for opening up the audience to listen to what the solutions are, and how hopeful it is that we are going to solve this crisis.” — Al Gore in an interview.
“The interior of the earth is extremely hot, several millions of degrees.” – Al Gore!!!
http://pathstoknowledge.net/2009/11/16/the-interior-of-the-earth-is-several-millions-of-degrees-al-gore/
Al Gore Illegally Assaulting, Harassing and Detaining People With his Security Goons With Guns To Avoid Any Questions on Climategate and AGW
http://pathstoknowledge.net/2009/11/30/al-gore-illegally-assaulting-harrasing-and-detaining-people-with-his-security-goons-with-guns-to-avoid-any-questions-on-climategate-and-agw
If the Climate Alarmists Are Not Hiding Anything Why Do They Keep Calling Security To Avoid Answering Questions on AGW and Climategate?
http://pathstoknowledge.net/2009/12/12/if-the-climate-alarmists-are-not-hiding-anything-why-do-they-keep-calling-security-to-avoid-answering-questions-on-agw-and-climategate/
I’m amazed that no one has started legal proceedings against Al Gore in the USA or England for his role in the climate mess.
Ambush journalism is the only option when Gore will not allow opposing voices to challenge him anywhere or at anytime.