Climategate

I think we all know that most rational people agree Global Warming is at best a scheme Al Gore has created to achieve notoriety (seeing failed presidential bid, and claim to have created the internet), but for obvious fraud to have occurred and major news networks to not report it is ridiculous:

"An examination of morning and evening news programs on ABC, CBS and NBC since Nov. 20 yielded zero mentions of the scandal, even in the Nov. 25 reports about Obama going to Copenhagen to discuss the need for emissions reductions," the Institute reported Wednesday (http://www.businessandmedia.org/articles/2009/20091202135822.aspx).
But during that time, the Institute says, "the networks reported on pro-golfer Tiger Woods' 'minor' car accident at least 37 times. They also found time to report on an orphaned Moose and the meal selection at the president’s State Dinner."
Media Research Center President Brent Bozell reacted to the findings saying, "To pretend this story simply doesn’t exist is damning to journalism."

Comedy Central Scoops Network News on Climate-Gate Scandal - Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News - FOXNews.com (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,578990,00.html)

Obama science advisers grilled over hacked e-mails - Yahoo! News (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/sci_climate_hearing)

Or how about a week or so ago when Al was asked questions about the 9 errors found in his flim he refused to remove:

When asked by McAleer whether he would do anything to correct the errors found by the British court, Gore said he wouldn't go through each of the errors but added that the ruling was in favor of screening the film in schools.

"There's been such a long discussion of each one of those specific things," he said. "One of them for example was that polar bears really aren't endangered. Well polar bears didn't get that word." The audience laughed.

Phelim countered that the number of polar bears has increased and is increasing.

"You don't think they're endangered?" Gore asked.

"The number has increased," McAleer repeated, prompting the same question from Gore. "If the number of polar bears has increased, surely they're not in danger."

Before McAleer could say anything else, he was interrupted by environmental journalists who said it wasn't a debate and shut off his microphone.

FOXNews.com - New Documentary Challenges Gore's 'Inconvenient Truth' on Global Warming (http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/11/21/new-documentary-challenges-gores-inconvenient-truth-global-warming/)

You said Al Gore pushed globle warming to achieve notoriety and I say that maybe 1% of it and the other 99% was to make a millions of dollars. It does not surprise me the media has not covered this at all.

So is the intent of this thread to somehow discredit Al Gore and Democrats on this issue, and more broadly global warming? Or is the intent to actually discuss the scientific facts supporting both sides of the argument. Because there are facts on both sides. I'm just curious.

For the record, I'm not interested in joining the debate I just want to boost my post count:)

So is the intent of this thread to somehow discredit Al Gore and Democrats on this issue, and more broadly global warming? Or is the intent to actually discuss the scientific facts supporting both sides of the argument. Because there are facts on both sides. I'm just curious.

For the record, I'm not interested in joining the debate I just want to boost my post count:)


My intent is not to discredit Democrats or discuss the scientific facts supporting both sides. My quesition is why is this not being reported?

I think discrediting Al Gore and taking shots at him is fair game as he is a public figure and puts himself at the head the Global Warming inuitive. There are plently of Republicans that believe in Global Warming. For the record i am neither a Republican nor a Democrat (And have a zero vote track record on all non-sga elections); however, i do not believe in man caused global warming.

My intent is not to discredit Democrats or discuss the scientific facts supporting both sides. My quesition is why is this not being reported?

I think discrediting Al Gore and taking shots at him is fair game as he puts himself at the head of leading the Global Warming inuitive.

Well let me ask you, why do you think it's not being reported?

Didnt ski resorts in Co have their earliest openings ever -or in a long time- this year? Sorry if you posted this in a link but i didnt go through them so if you did just overlook this post.

Well let me ask you, why do you think it's not being reported?

For NBC, the hacked email info came out during their much publicized "Green Week", so i am guessing they had conflicts of interest with reporting it. It would have been bad for business.

I dont know why ABC or CBS has not. Obviously someone said No, lets go with the Tiger story again tonight...

It doesn't take a genius to know that you're all god damn filthy polluters and eco-system killers (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/13/ap/cabstatepent/main5382492.shtml). What do I know though, I'm just a liberal tree hugger who can't see "conservative facts."

You said Al Gore pushed globle warming to achieve notoriety and I say that maybe 1% of it and the other 99% was to make a millions of dollars. It does not surprise me the media has not covered this at all.

I honestly dont think money is the driving force behind Gore. He married rich, he has everything he could want except the spot light.

Ive always wondered why a rich person would want to enter politics and expose themselves to constant public scrutiny and lose their privacy. Some people just need that spotlight or recognition or to prove themselves to friends/family.

However, making a a couple bucks while you are at it is a no brainer:

Chicago Climate Exchange - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicago_Climate_Exchange)

CCX is 10% owned by Goldman Sachs (http://www.thewarpath.net/wiki/Goldman_Sachs) (GS) and 10% owned by Generation Investment Management (http://www.thewarpath.net/wiki/Generation_Investment_Management) (GIM), an investment firm founded & chaired by Al Gore (http://www.thewarpath.net/wiki/Al_Gore).