Al Gore: Smoking is a "significant contributor to global warming!"

[ATFFL]

GORE: CIGARETTE SMOKING 'SIGNIFICANT' CONTRIBUTOR TO GLOBAL WARMING
Fri Sep 29 2006 09:04:05 ET

Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore warned hundreds of U.N. diplomats and staff on Thursday evening about the perils of climate change, claiming: Cigarette smoking is a "significant contributor to global warming!"

Gore, who was introduced by Secretary-General Kofi Annan, said the world faces a "full-scale climate emergency that threatens the future of civilization on earth."

Gore showed computer-generated projections of ocean water rushing in to submerge the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, parts of China, India and other nations, should ice shelves in Antarctica or Greenland melt and slip into the sea.

"The planet itself will do nicely, thank you very much what is at risk is human civilization," Gore said. After a series of Q& A with the audience, which had little to do with global warming and more about his political future, Annan bid "adios" to Gore.

Then, Gore had his staff opened a stack of cardboard boxes to begin selling his new book, "An Inconvenient Truth, The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We Can Do About It," $19.95, to the U.N. diplomats.

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[From Drudge]

I think he should study if people eating Taco Bell is a "significant contributor to global warming!" in his next study.

[John Dibble]

Ok people, are you convinced that he's not the person we need to listen to on this issue yet?

[Fmr President & Senator Polnut]

I want the full context of this - not some Drudge-job.

If he said it the way it suggests - I agree it's a stupid thing to say.

[ATFFL]

Dibs:

Is smoking less enviromentally damaging than fascism?

[John Dibble]

Dibs:

Is smoking less enviromentally damaging than fascism?

Facism is generally very militaristic, requiring many factories to be built to support the facist war machine in it's quest for domination. Those factories pump out greenhouse gasses and consume many non-renewable resources. The attainment of those resources may involve strip-mining and other environmentally damaging processes. So the answer is yes, and yes I am being a smart-ass.

[Swing low, sweet chariot. Comin' for to carry me home.]

I am quite surprised Gore didn't attempt to piss down Annan's back and then tell him the warmth he felt was Global warming.

[Joe Republic]

I'm far more concerned about the imminent threat of ManBearPig.

[MODU]

I am quite surprised Gore didn't attempt to piss down Annan's back and then tell him the warmth he felt was Global warming.

*dies laughin*  Well, there is a lot of amonia in there. 

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

I'm far more concerned about the imminent threat of ManBearPig.

Why?a few nukes would clear THAT right up.

[Bono]

I'm far more concerned about the imminent threat of ManBearPig.

I'd like to know how much smug did that conferenge generate, if you know what I mean.

[Speed of Sound]

As earlier said, Ill wait for full context. And while the selling books move is less than tactful, Hes technically right that smoking doesnt exactly help. Im not sure as to what extent he said smoking was an effect. So really, looking at this, I see no no mistake made here by Al Gore, nor do I lose any respect for him.

[David S]

I want the full context of this - not some Drudge-job.

If he said it the way it suggests - I agree it's a stupid thing to say.

^^^^^^

[MasterJedi]

I bet he supports legalizing marijiuana though.

[Colin]

I'm far more concerned about the imminent threat of ManBearPig.

Yes because then they'll take him super cereal.

[Undisguised Sockpuppet]

I bet he supports legalizing marijiuana though.

No. He's a health nut.

[J. J.]

I bet he supports legalizing marijiuana though.

No. He's a health nut.

He did it in the Army.