NY Times excuses Gore’s climate profiteering

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NY Times excuses Gore’s climate profiteering
November 3, 2009

The New York Times and reporter John Broder get partial credit for spotlighting Al Gore’s climate profiteering on the front-page of today’s paper.

Unfortunately the article offers really lame justifications for Gore’s self-serving alarmism.

Gore only responded to the Times in an e-mail:

Mr. Gore says that he is simply putting his money where his mouth is.

“Do you think there is something wrong with being active in business in this country?” Mr. Gore said. “I am proud of it. I am proud of it.”

In an e-mail message this week, he said his investment activities were consistent with his public advocacy over decades.

Or is it that he’s putting his mouth where his money is?

Don’t forget that Al Gore testified before the House last spring that he has no profit motive. As reported by Broder:

But at the hearing in April, he was challenged by Ms. Blackburn, who echoed some of the criticism of Mr. Gore that has swirled in conservative blogs and radio talk shows. She noted that Mr. Gore is a partner at Kleiner Perkins, which has hundreds of millions of dollars invested in firms that could benefit from any legislation that limits carbon dioxide emissions.

“I believe that the transition to a green economy is good for our economy and good for all of us, and I have invested in it,” Mr. Gore said, adding that he had put “every penny” he has made from his investments into the Alliance for Climate Protection.

“And, Congresswoman,” he added, “if you believe that the reason I have been working on this issue for 30 years is because of greed, you don’t know me.”

It was apparently “a bridge too far” for Broder to notice that Gore’s House testimony is entirely inconsistent with Gore’s e-mail to the Times.

Readers of this blog will recall that it was this Steve Milloy column in Human Events that prompted Rep. Marsha Blackburn to ask Gore about his profiteering. But rather than saying he was “putting his money where his mouth was,” Gore chose to dissemble, if not outright lie, to Congress.

And let’s not forget about Gore’s feigned ignorance before Congress of his relationship with Goldman Sachs.

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This entry was posted on November 3, 2009 at 11:26 am and is filed under New Social Order.
6 Responses to “NY Times excuses Gore’s climate profiteering”

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dublds Says:

November 4, 2009 at 7:03 pm

justbeau is right about Gore being the new Madoff. The carbon trading market is real and has oversight. Gore is invested in the sale of (unregulated) carbon credits as well as Green companies whose success or failure influence the value of carbon futures. Furthermore as a former VP and person who receives Secret Service protection and things of that nature he is NOT your average Joe citizen. His influence and party connections are more capapble of steering legislation that will benefit these companies than those of the average lobbyist or advocate. And when challenged on the ethics of this clear conflict of interest he gives one answer to congress and another to the private sector. You tell me what INNOCENT person changes their story like this?

As I see it the writing is on the wall. And the only thing that has prevented him from being tried like Madoff is the fact that there is no legal precedent set for his exact type. In other words our legal system was never prepared for a VP leaving office and using his influence to make personal profits off of selling out his nation to global governance.

Here’s hoping such preparations are now underway…