I thought it was a poor choice of words when Meredith Vieira started her interview this morning with Al Gore with this line:
Former vice president Al Gore is back in the spotlight today. He's throwing his weight behind this weekend's Live Earth concerts which will educate people about what many call a global climate crisis.
I think it was a mistake to highlight Gore's weight.
It doesn't appear that he practices what he preaches. He needs to walk or bike or eat less meat.
It's not surprising that Gore was promoting his concerts on NBC since the network and its cable outlets will be airing the events.
Before getting to the climate crisis, Vieira brought up Al Gore III's arrest.
“Not as a politician or someone who is concerned about the climate, as a dad, what was your reaction to this?” Vieira asked the former vice president.
“We are dealing with this as a private family matter,” Gore said. “We love him very much. We are glad that he is safe and that he’s getting treatment. We are gong to leave it as a private matter.”
Case closed, as it should be, though I think Gore should have stressed that he was glad Gore III didn't injure or kill someone else. It took Vieira's prompting for Gore to comment on that.
Once Gore got around to pretending to be Bob Geldof, he talked about the goals of the concerts.
“We are going to ask the two billion people estimated to be in the audience Saturday to take a seven-point pledge that is designed to change behavior and also to put pressure on political leaders in every country across the ideological spectrum,” he said. “We really have to solve this.”
Although all the major candidates in both the Republican and Democratic parties have expressed concerns about global warming, Gore said climate change must rank high on the next president’s list of priorities.
“It’s 500 days off,” Gore said of the Democrats’ convention. “If I do my job, then all of them will make this their top issue. None of them have yet.”
Two billion people?
That seems as inflated as Gore's ego.
Anyway, I think it's crazy to suggest that climate change should be the "top issue" for presidential candidates.
Does Gore really believe that climate change is the MOST pressing issue facing our nation?
If he does, he's not fit to be President of the United States.
There's no way that Gore's going to run again. No way.
Will the "seven-point pledge" make a difference?
I doubt that many in the concert audiences will follow through on the pledge.
Does Gore really think he has the power to control the planet?
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