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My notes and comments from Al Gore's idiotic book, when I read it some years ago:
Gorbasms
Earth In The Balance by Al Gore
“Eight acres worth of prime topsoil floats past Memphis every hour.” - Page 3
[1. “Eight acres worth” is baby talk. 2. Topsoil does NOT “float.” ]
“…the unrestrained burning of cheap fossil fuel has many ferocious defenders…” - Page 6
[Like liberals who have been whining about “the high cost of gasoline” for months now.]
“We were anchored…” - Page 19
[Ships sitting on sand many miles from the Aral Sea are not “anchored.” One “anchors” only in water.]
“… one China’s worth of people…” - Page 30
[More baby talk from a man who liberals maintain is sophisticated and “intelligent.”]
“Relativity Theory can easily be explained with the help of a picture (of a funnel)…” - Page 48
“… a blind devotion to laissez-faire economics…” - P 75
[Elsewhere Gore waxes enthusiastic for capitalism and its triumph over communism.
Gore never examines his own “blind devotion” to environmental extremism and its impossibility, financial and political.]
New homes “strip the hillsides of vegetation that used to soak up the rain.” - P 76
[So we shouldn’t build new homes? Is that it?]
Are we “entitled to do so?” (Cut down three yew trees to save a woman’s life) - P 119
[No, Al, let her die.]
“… we are running out of places to put it (our garbage).” - P 151
[Drive from Las Vegas to Phoenix some time, Al.]
“…one African leader recently denounced ‘garbage imperialism’.” - P 155
[Al and other liberals like to quote socialist thugs who have devastated Africa in countless ways.]
“…the worst of all forms of pollution is wasted lives!” - P 162
[But abortion is just fine. No “lives” wasted there.]
“The Constitution … is still universally recognized as the world’s most forward-looking charter for self-government.” - P 171
BUT: “Perhaps the most sluggish of all, after our political system, is our system of economics.” ( P 181)
[We’re great. We’re “sluggish.” Stay focused, people.]
“awesome power and efficiency of our economic system…” - P 185
[We’re great. We’re sluggish. We have “blind devotion”.]
“…the loss of 75 percent of California’s annual moisture…” - P 192
[He meant “decrease in rainfall” not “loss of moisture.”]
“…our society has allowed…crime, drug abuse, poverty, ignorance, and desperation.” - P 210
[Okay, so stop all of them, Al.]
“Today a different form of dysfunction takes the form of ravenous, insatiable consumption…” - P 273
[Thus does a globe-trotting rich man who travels in his private jet lecture to the rest of us far beneath him.]
“…senseless trade barriers…” P 296
[There are various legitimate reasons to limit trade with despots, communists, and countries that hate us.
Al condemns all of those reasons with one word, "senseless," which Al Gore symbolizes.]
Gorbasms
Earth In The Balance by Al Gore
“Eight acres worth of prime topsoil floats past Memphis every hour.” - Page 3
[1. “Eight acres worth” is baby talk. 2. Topsoil does NOT “float.” ]
“…the unrestrained burning of cheap fossil fuel has many ferocious defenders…” - Page 6
[Like liberals who have been whining about “the high cost of gasoline” for months now.]
“We were anchored…” - Page 19
[Ships sitting on sand many miles from the Aral Sea are not “anchored.” One “anchors” only in water.]
“… one China’s worth of people…” - Page 30
[More baby talk from a man who liberals maintain is sophisticated and “intelligent.”]
“Relativity Theory can easily be explained with the help of a picture (of a funnel)…” - Page 48
“… a blind devotion to laissez-faire economics…” - P 75
[Elsewhere Gore waxes enthusiastic for capitalism and its triumph over communism.
Gore never examines his own “blind devotion” to environmental extremism and its impossibility, financial and political.]
New homes “strip the hillsides of vegetation that used to soak up the rain.” - P 76
[So we shouldn’t build new homes? Is that it?]
Are we “entitled to do so?” (Cut down three yew trees to save a woman’s life) - P 119
[No, Al, let her die.]
“… we are running out of places to put it (our garbage).” - P 151
[Drive from Las Vegas to Phoenix some time, Al.]
“…one African leader recently denounced ‘garbage imperialism’.” - P 155
[Al and other liberals like to quote socialist thugs who have devastated Africa in countless ways.]
“…the worst of all forms of pollution is wasted lives!” - P 162
[But abortion is just fine. No “lives” wasted there.]
“The Constitution … is still universally recognized as the world’s most forward-looking charter for self-government.” - P 171
BUT: “Perhaps the most sluggish of all, after our political system, is our system of economics.” ( P 181)
[We’re great. We’re “sluggish.” Stay focused, people.]
“awesome power and efficiency of our economic system…” - P 185
[We’re great. We’re sluggish. We have “blind devotion”.]
“…the loss of 75 percent of California’s annual moisture…” - P 192
[He meant “decrease in rainfall” not “loss of moisture.”]
“…our society has allowed…crime, drug abuse, poverty, ignorance, and desperation.” - P 210
[Okay, so stop all of them, Al.]
“Today a different form of dysfunction takes the form of ravenous, insatiable consumption…” - P 273
[Thus does a globe-trotting rich man who travels in his private jet lecture to the rest of us far beneath him.]
“…senseless trade barriers…” P 296
[There are various legitimate reasons to limit trade with despots, communists, and countries that hate us.
Al condemns all of those reasons with one word, "senseless," which Al Gore symbolizes.]
