Al Gore is such a moron

[DarkMinion]

http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=1958

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research says today that Al Gore, who won an Academy Award last night for his film about global warming and the importance of energy conservation, uses 20 times the national average to power his Nashville mansion.  What's more, his use has increased since the release of "An Inconvenient Truth".  The Center says:

  "Gore's mansion consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).   The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.   Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.   Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.   Gore's extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year ... In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006."

So I'm supposed to live like a raccoon while this tubby fuck drives a go-cart from room to room on his fabulous estate.  These dirty god-damn hippies all tell me how awful America is and how great everyone else is, and we should all roll around in the mud like these third world nightmares whose number one export is alien like diseases, meanwhile he's flying back and forth to Caligula-like parties in Beverly Hills on his 20 million-dollar Gulfstream jet.  I'm supposed to power my shower with a treadmill, but according to this editorial in the USA Today, Gore can't even be bothered to sign up for "earth friendly" power sources like wind energy, even though the utility companies that service his homes (he has three) in Tennessee and Washington DC offer it as an alternative.  I think Ed Begley Jr. is a damn retard, but when he shakes his malnourished fingers at me and says we can all live "green", I at least know that he's speaking from experience, because he truly lives that life.  Al Gore is not a scientist or an expert on weather and he's sure as hell not an environmentalist.  He might as well tell me he's a Japanese super train that transforms into a tiger.

[Barabajagal]

Do some research on "The Tennessee Center for Policy Research".

[Stealth]

It appears that the Tennessee Center for Policy Research is merely the messenger -- they are "armed with Gore's utility bills for the last two years" -- and Gore does not dispute the figures. Their politics may have led to their discovery of this dirt, but it doesn't appear that it has any impact on the cut-and-dried facts of the matter, which are those utility bills.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/GlobalWarming/story?id=2906888&page=1

[Barabajagal]

I guess the real question, then, is "has he changed his lifestyle since he did this documentary?" I don't have the answer to this; does anyone here know?

[Invert]

The real question is: Would you ever take advice from a 900lbs man on how to lose weight?

[Barabajagal]

If he was once 900lbs and is now 200, yes, I would. I'm saying, if he had reduced his usage to at least normal (since the estimate was 20x), I'd trust his judgment.

[DarkMinion]

I guess the real question, then, is "has he changed his lifestyle since he did this documentary?" I don't have the answer to this; does anyone here know?

You should perhaps read the entire post then.

http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=1958

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research says today that Al Gore, who won an Academy Award last night for his film about global warming and the importance of energy conservation, uses 20 times the national average to power his Nashville mansion.  What's more, his use has increased since the release of "An Inconvenient Truth".  The Center says:

  "Gore's mansion consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).   The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.   Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore's average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.   Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore's energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
   Gore's extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore's mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year ... In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006."

So I'm supposed to live like a raccoon while this tubby fuck drives a go-cart from room to room on his fabulous estate.  These dirty god-damn hippies all tell me how awful America is and how great everyone else is, and we should all roll around in the mud like these third world nightmares whose number one export is alien like diseases, meanwhile he's flying back and forth to Caligula-like parties in Beverly Hills on his 20 million-dollar Gulfstream jet.  I'm supposed to power my shower with a treadmill, but according to this editorial in the USA Today, Gore can't even be bothered to sign up for "earth friendly" power sources like wind energy, even though the utility companies that service his homes (he has three) in Tennessee and Washington DC offer it as an alternative.  I think Ed Begley Jr. is a damn retard, but when he shakes his malnourished fingers at me and says we can all live "green", I at least know that he's speaking from experience, because he truly lives that life.  Al Gore is not a scientist or an expert on weather and he's sure as hell not an environmentalist.  He might as well tell me he's a Japanese super train that transforms into a tiger.

[Barabajagal]

O.o I misinterpreted that sentence (meaning i was reading too fast). Wow... maybe the world's fucked up beyond repair and he's decided to live it up before it ends... Or, yes, he's a moron and should have paid attention to things like that because someone was bound to bitch about it if he did what he did.

[MyndFyre]

O.o I misinterpreted that sentence (meaning i was reading too fast). Wow... maybe the world's fucked up beyond repair and he's decided to live it up before it ends... Or, yes, he's a moron and should have paid attention to things like that because someone was bound to bitch about it if he did what he did.

You're missing the point, though.  It's the classic mentality of "Do what I say, not what I do."  It's the idea that the privileged should not only live by different standards than the common folk.

[Joe[x86]]

Gore's mansion consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

I'm wondering who made it NES' business to release that information.

[Stealth]

The article I linked says the bills are public record. Perhaps that is a Tennessee-specific situation?

[DarkMinion]

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Gore's mansion consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

I'm wondering who made it NES' business to release that information.

That information is public domain.

This is just another example of why I'm really, really glad this headcase didn't become president.

[brew]

george bush ftw.

[Ishbar]

I don't see why people are making such a big deal about this.

x86] link=topic=16413.msg166079#msg166079 date=1172765814]

Gore's mansion consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

I'm wondering who made it NES' business to release that information.

That information is public domain.

This is just another example of why I'm really, really glad this headcase didn't become president.

Cause Bush was all the better?
Perhaps everyone can stop your carping because if you people really did care you would have voted for Nader.
I'm not necessarily defending Gore for his lavish spending on energy, but you shouldn't attack him for what he's done. What he's trying to do is raise  the awareness of Global Warming. & From the article; his attempts to lessen his own CF seems justified.

*Take Jared from Subway; he was fat. Now he is thin, tonnes of people listen to him! (Despite how Subway now all of a sudden looks like fast food and is serving people pizza's) *Or people who have AIDs, they try and warn people about the harm it can do, stop them from making the wrong choice. *On an similar note pregnant mothers try and educate those who were just as naive as they were to provide them with a knowledge they previously did not have.

Point being; don't assault him if you haven't done anymore than he's done to promote his cause.
It's like calling yourself a vegetarian (pseudo-vegan) and being disgusted by someone eating a burger simultaneously attempting to justify yourself eating chicken as it is not a "red meat"



*Works Cited

http://www.aegis.com/
http://www.subway.com/subwayroot/index.aspx
http://www.teenpregnancy.org/

[Stealth]

Cause Bush was all the better?

Well, yes!

*Take Jared from Subway; he was fat. Now he is thin, tonnes of people listen to him! (Despite how Subway now all of a sudden looks like fast food and is serving people pizza's)

Subway was always fast food -- Jared succeeded because he practiced what he preached and got thin. Subway, like any other food joint, will sell whatever makes them the most money -- and that includes healthy food, to take advantage of those who want to eat healthy and be like Jared, but also includes things like mini pizzas. Ever try to get your average little kid to eat a veggie sub sandwich?

*Or people who have AIDs, they try and warn people about the harm it can do, stop them from making the wrong choice.

AIDS is generally speaking not a choice..

*On an similar note pregnant mothers try and educate those who were just as naive as they were to provide them with a knowledge they previously did not have.

Again, this is not a good parallel. Gore can very easily (especially with his kind of money) reverse his decision to consume ridiculous amounts of energy at his personal home, pregnant mothers cannot somehow reverse their pregnancy.

Point being; don't assault him if you haven't done anymore than he's done to promote his cause.

The point being attacked is the hypocrisy. He could have at least made an effort to reduce energy use at his home, perhaps put some of his energy savings suggestions into practice, but it would appear that he didn't even try to do so, and that undermines his credibility as a person-telling-everyone-else-how-to-live.