When Video Is Not Your Friend
[tweetmeme alias="http://bit.ly/cLMmMV"]Video can often provide compelling evidence to support a point in a discussion. Sometimes, a person like independent filmmaker Phelim McAleer thinks he is about to obtain footage that will expose a person as a fraud but only succeeds in making himself look like a fool. Such was the case when Mr. McAleer confronted Al Gore during a environmental conference. His goal was to expose the fallacy of global warming by asking the former US Vice President what he called “tough questions.”
The first thing that you notice is that what he believes are tough questions bare a striking resemblance to utter lunacy. He stated matter-of-factly that polar bear populations are up and implied that this alone constitutes proof that global warming is not real. When Mr. Gore out-maneuvered Mr. McAleer by asking if he believed that polar bears were no longer in danger, things got weird. It seems that town hall nut jobs have proliferated further than previously believed.
One would think that that in the 21st century mankind would be willing to let science direct its new course. Why then, are some conservatives unable to understand that to deny those applications of science that do not support one’s agenda is always harmful in the long run? In any case, let the comedy commence:
A video, just like a mind, is a terrible thing to waste. It is obvious that the intent was not to ask questions of relevance, but to achieve Limbaughian status. I am reminded of a child who stutters when I see this video.
You know, I think this guy actually thought he was going to give us real, hard-hitting journalism and that the resulting fame (or would he now be notorious?) would propel him into his own CNN show just opposite Amanpour and definitely lead to his getting laid. Now unfortunately, neither will happen.