Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" winning the 2007 Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature.
It's a shame Gore was right when he said in his acceptance speech, "My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue; it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act..."
There is no will to act... Thanks (in part) to people like Will who are still deeply in denial.
Once again WD hits the nail square on the head.WD is an outstanding blogger,with his own outstanding blog.
Its a little warm here today,proving Al Gore correct beyond any shadow of doubt.
I aways thought him and his beautiful wife Tipper were the ideal american couple...I still get chills when I see them together holding hands.What a dream paring.
Thanks WD for again forcing the truth upon the hard heads here at Wills blog.
As for the Oscars; the biggest travesty is how they always give an oscar or nomination to practically anything done by the over rated and goofy Woody Allen.
That and Blazing Saddles not winning an Oscar. I will never watch any award show until that despicable overlook is corrected by the Academy.
Russ, what kind of person tries to turn every little blessed thing into a political football/an opportunity for grandstanding. You're pretty good at deconstructing this type of behavior. What do you think?
Bless his heart,he's an idealist,but only his ideas have value.
I think he cannot understand when someone does'nt believe exactly what he does.
I think he's very envious of success.It seems he resents people who've made some serious money,thinking they did something dishonest to get it.
A person of his ilk refuses to acknowledge the failings of socialist governments like Greece,Spain or Portugal instead they will scour the net looking for another reason however silly they may be.
His limited views cant understand how a person like you can be a moderate.In fact I dont think he actually accepts there is such an animal.He knows and accepts there are conservatives like me.He views us as the devil,but the devil he knows.
Damn...I think I just used the two psychology classes I took.
Of course I understand that people have different opinions! What does it say about someone who thinks people who disagree with what they say must be disconnected from reality. To the psychologist in Rusty I say, "heal thyself".
Will, sorry about responding with a politically themed comment on a politically themed blog.
Excerpts from the president's State of the Union address released by the White House...
President Obama: "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we restore an economy where everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules".
Is the president playing to the typical Liberal who is envious of success?
And he talks about everyone playing by the rules... which begs the question, who hasn't been playing by the rules? Is he implying that people who've made some serious money did something dishonest to get it?
Is this a speech that is going to tee Will off? Sounds like the State of the Union might contain more of the divisive, demagogic and deceptive rhetoric that Will dislikes.
My comment concerned the Oscars. dmarks also made a comment about the Oscars but had nothing to do with Edward G. Robinson. He also referenced a political figure. Yet I notice you admonished me and said nothing about your buddy dmarks' comment. I wonder why...
dmarks comment wasn't a political comment. It was a funny comment about a person who he apparently knows and doesn't harbor ill-will for.............And just for the record, I do believe in global warming. I'm just not completely sold on man being the primary cause. There are a plethora of other possible explanations for the change in temperature; indirect solar forcing, natural climate cycles, oscillations, chaotic variations, etc.. When you couple that with the fact that 95-99% (depending upon whether or not you include water vapor) of all greenhouse gasses are NON man-made and I really think that we need to be cautious before we decide to devastate the entire Western economy. And, you know what, the U.S. Senate apparently agreed with me. What was it, they voted the Kyoto protocol down 95-0?
Not sure what the worst moment was, but the best moment was in the 2004 Oscares when the giant elephant stomped Michael Moore flat.
ReplyDeleteHere's a best moment for you...
ReplyDeleteAl Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" winning the 2007 Academy Awards for Best Documentary Feature.
It's a shame Gore was right when he said in his acceptance speech, "My fellow Americans, people all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue; it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started, with the possible exception of the will to act..."
There is no will to act... Thanks (in part) to people like Will who are still deeply in denial.
Once again WD hits the nail square on the head.WD is an outstanding blogger,with his own outstanding blog.
ReplyDeleteIts a little warm here today,proving Al Gore correct beyond any shadow of doubt.
I aways thought him and his beautiful wife Tipper were the ideal american couple...I still get chills when I see them together holding hands.What a dream paring.
Thanks WD for again forcing the truth upon the hard heads here at Wills blog.
Rusty speaks the Truth.
ReplyDeleteAs for the Oscars; the biggest travesty is how they always give an oscar or nomination to practically anything done by the over rated and goofy Woody Allen.
That and Blazing Saddles not winning an Oscar.
I will never watch any award show until that despicable overlook is corrected by the Academy.
Russ, what kind of person tries to turn every little blessed thing into a political football/an opportunity for grandstanding. You're pretty good at deconstructing this type of behavior. What do you think?
ReplyDeleteMy opinion of a WD?
ReplyDeleteBless his heart,he's an idealist,but only his ideas have value.
I think he cannot understand when someone does'nt believe exactly what he does.
I think he's very envious of success.It seems he resents people who've made some serious money,thinking they did something dishonest to get it.
A person of his ilk refuses to acknowledge the failings of socialist governments like Greece,Spain or Portugal instead they will scour the net looking for another reason however silly they may be.
His limited views cant understand how a person like you can be a moderate.In fact I dont think he actually accepts there is such an animal.He knows and accepts there are conservatives like me.He views us as the devil,but the devil he knows.
Damn...I think I just used the two psychology classes I took.
Of course I understand that people have different opinions! What does it say about someone who thinks people who disagree with what they say must be disconnected from reality. To the psychologist in Rusty I say, "heal thyself".
ReplyDeleteWill, sorry about responding with a politically themed comment on a politically themed blog.
Excerpts from the president's State of the Union address released by the White House...
ReplyDeletePresident Obama: "We can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of Americans barely get by. Or we restore an economy where everyone does their fair share, and everyone plays by the same set of rules".
Is the president playing to the typical Liberal who is envious of success?
And he talks about everyone playing by the rules... which begs the question, who hasn't been playing by the rules? Is he implying that people who've made some serious money did something dishonest to get it?
Is this a speech that is going to tee Will off? Sounds like the State of the Union might contain more of the divisive, demagogic and deceptive rhetoric that Will dislikes.
I guess I started it off with a political comment. But it was less political than you think, and certainly not Moore-bashing.
ReplyDeleteI asked Moore about this bit and he enthusiastically participated in it.
The post was about the great actor, Edward G. Robinson, wd. It had absolutely nothing to do with politics.
ReplyDeleteMy comment concerned the Oscars. dmarks also made a comment about the Oscars but had nothing to do with Edward G. Robinson. He also referenced a political figure. Yet I notice you admonished me and said nothing about your buddy dmarks' comment. I wonder why...
ReplyDeleteEddie G. was great when he played gangsters....he was horrible in the Ten Commandments.
ReplyDeletedmarks comment wasn't a political comment. It was a funny comment about a person who he apparently knows and doesn't harbor ill-will for.............And just for the record, I do believe in global warming. I'm just not completely sold on man being the primary cause. There are a plethora of other possible explanations for the change in temperature; indirect solar forcing, natural climate cycles, oscillations, chaotic variations, etc.. When you couple that with the fact that 95-99% (depending upon whether or not you include water vapor) of all greenhouse gasses are NON man-made and I really think that we need to be cautious before we decide to devastate the entire Western economy. And, you know what, the U.S. Senate apparently agreed with me. What was it, they voted the Kyoto protocol down 95-0?
ReplyDeleteYeah, Moses. Yeah, yeah, you see. LOL Yeah, I definitely agree with you on that one, Russ.
ReplyDeleteWill: dmarks comment wasn't a political comment.
ReplyDeleteI didn't say it was. I said he referenced a political figure.
Also, dmarks *knows* Michael Moore? I'm very skeptical of that.
I don't have anything to say about Edward G. Robinson, except that he was (apparently) a Lefty.
dmarks says that he knows him. Are you calling him a liar, too?
ReplyDeleteWill: dmarks says that he knows him. Are you calling him a liar, too?
ReplyDeleteThat isn't the word I used. Also, what's up with the "too"? Did you also claim to know someone famous? If so, I missed it.
You call everybody a liar. You do it as readily as you breathe.
ReplyDeleteWill: You call everybody a liar. You do it as readily as you breathe.
ReplyDeleteYou're lying.
After reading all the commentgs the only things we can agree are the Truth are Truth 101.
ReplyDeleteAnd that Blazing Saddles and Smokey and the Bandit are the two finest movies of all time.
Truth, might I also add "Barfly"? "To all my friends!!"
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