AL GORE SUPERSTAR

Al Gore is STILL hawking his movie, An Inconvenient Truth.

He was Jay Leno's guest on Thursday night.

Leno introduced Gore as a "big time movie star."

When he made his entrance, Gore walked over to shake Kevin Eubanks' hand. I didn't know they were such good buddies.

Leno first brought up the death of al-Zarqawi.

Gore said that it's "great" they got him, but it would be wrong to think that this solves anything.

I think it's strange that Gore said "they" got him. Shouldn't that be "we" got him? It sounded like he was trying to avoid acknowledging that he's an American.

However, unlike other Leftists, Gore actually said, "I'm glad he's dead."

Gore really looked old to me. He was quite gray. I also think he's put on more than a few extra pounds. Cannes can do that to you, I guess. Still, he seemed very relaxed and much less stiff than he used to be. I guess Cannes can have that effect on you, too.

He was wearing a black suit and a blue shirt, open collar, no tie. What was striking was the high, shiny black boots. Does Gore have a Hollywood stylist? He certainly doesn't appear to have a personal trainer.

Leno talked about Gore's new status as a movie star.

Gore responded with some goofy stuff.

He said he was having a feud with Lindsay Lohan, but he'd say no more about it because she knows what she did.

Kind of creepy.

Leno asked him about future movie projects. Gore said that he refuses to do nude scenes.

He said there's a buzz about him doing such a scene.

Jokingly, Gore said he has no intention to do one, but he hasn't made a Shermanesque statement ruling it out.

He was kidding around, but yikes! The thought! What can I do to make that image go away???

Leno wanted to know if Gore would run for president again. He said no, and some in the audience moaned in disapproval.

Then, the discussion turned to global warming.

Gore said that "the scientific debate is over."

Huh?

I don't think so, Al.

He said there's only an appearance that there is still debate, but he claimed that notion has really been created by the biggest polluters. There is no debate according to Gore.

He likened it to the tobacco companies denying that smoking was a health hazard. How can Gore have the nerve to try to take the moral high ground when it comes to attacking tobacco? What a hypocrite!

He went on to preach that "the polluters" (AKA evildoers) have a moral obligation to address global warming.

Gore cited the United States as the biggest producer of CO2. He said that means we must lead in solving the problem.

Although Leno gave Gore two segments, it was a brief interview. An in-depth discussion was impossible given the time restraints.

I didn't expect Leno to be confrontational, but it would have been nice if he had challenged Gore about his habit of flying on private jets, especially since Leno brought up the pollution caused by planes.

The Tonight Show is a friendly forum so I don't fault Leno. His program is meant to be entertaining. It's not the same as when Tim Russert tosses softball questions out on Meet the Press.

Gore left at the end of his interview. Of course, he didn't move down the couch. Leno explained that he had other engagements to get to, pointing out what a celebrity Gore has become.

Gore responded with humility, "I'm old enough to know the red carpet is just a rug."

It's too bad that he's not old enough to understand that he shouldn't mercilessly trash the sitting president, especially during wartime.