The DaleyGator

Can you say opportunist? How about tragedy pimp? Either would surely apply in this case.

Former Vice President Al Gore in an interview on NPR’s May 6 “Fresh Air” broadcast did just that. He was interviewed by “Fresh Air” host Terry Gross about the release of his book, “The Assault on Reason,” in paperback.  

“And as we’re talking today, Terry, the death count in Myanmar from the cyclone that hit there yesterday has been rising from 15,000 to way on up there to much higher numbers now being speculated,” Gore said. “And last year a catastrophic storm from last fall hit Bangladesh. The year before, the strongest cyclone in more than 50 years hit China – and we’re seeing consequences that scientists have long predicted might be associated with continued global warming.”

Gore claimed global warming is forcing ocean temperatures to rise, which is causing storms, including cyclones and hurricanes, to intensify.

“It’s also important to note that the emerging consensus among the climate scientists is although any individual storm can’t be linked singularly to global warming – we’ve always had hurricanes,” Gore said. “Nevertheless, the trend toward more Category 5 storms – the larger ones and trend toward stronger and more destructive storms appears to be linked to global warming and specifically to the impact of global warming on higher ocean temperatures in the top couple of hundred feet of the ocean, which drives convection energy and moisture into these storms and makes them more powerful.”

Hmmm, Gorezilla keeps trying to convince us all that severe weather never happened before climate change. And, some folks will listen with their hearts and emotions and not their heads.

But, if you look at how Gorezilla acts, flying around the gobe in private jets, making HUGE carbon footprints with concerts and generally living in ways he says are killing the earth, how can anyone take him seriously?

Either he is just a scam artist who is making BIG BIG MONEY off of this, or he is a liar! Or both?

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