Saturday, May 11, 2013

Rex Murphy: Remember Al Gore? At the Globe & Mail, he’s still a big star

Rex Murphy | National Post
Whatever else carbon dioxide is doing to our planet, it emphatically is not turning the atmosphere into a toilet. But in any event, from a former Vice-President can we not expect a finer tone and a more civilized manner of speaking? Does Mr. Gore drop into other friendly countries — the nations of the Persial Gulf, for instance — to insult them and demonize their endeavours?

There are a few questions I’d like to have seen put to Mr. Gore by those who sought him out. For instance: Does his commercial relationship with the absolute and hereditary emirate of Qatar, whose wealth is built on oil, gas and petrochemicals, in any way colour his view of Canada’s oil?

Has Mr. Gore lectured Qatar or its Emir? If so, let’s see the front-page news coverage from the Gulf.  [Via SC]

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