Are icebergs, asteroids and ozone holes forms of temotional errorism?

[Rockstone]

Emotional terrorism? I have wondered if Al Gore's buildup of fear of the environment isn't akin to the global war on terror?

They are both using fear to motivate and win emotional support.

That is not to say that I don't believe in global warming etc. I do love Al Gore (not quite as much as Dennis).

I guess it is an issue of reality and priority.

But still, will there ever be time again when we are not terrorized by something?

Is this just the hunger for material profit that makes the media do it to us?

Are fear of terrorists and fear of environmental disaster just different ends of the egg?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Is this some kind of joke?

What I mean is, are you intending it to be a joke?

[KittyWampus]

2. Gore opens his spiel by saying 'crisis is opportunity'. He is about positive change

and speaks about global climate change as something that needs be understood to be confronted.

He is not about fear or terrorism.

[Rockstone]

6. Well he wants us to empower him

I believe Al Gore. I respect the issues he has taken to say is what is important.

That said, Bev Harris is an example of someone who took an important issue and used it to empower herself and has done a few things, but is generally been cast as a bad guy.

Carville is obviously a two faced opportunist who says what people love to hear, but is obviously willing to do underhanded deeds. I am glad he finally exposed himself for good.

So I have to look at dems now and try to figure out which ones are the DLC ish ones who are just gaming for power. Kucinich, to me, stands alone in a class of leaders who are %100 worthy. Dean, Al Gore, and some others are believable enough players, but players nonetheless, aren't they?

As I said I love Gore, but, hey I loved Carville, until he showed his true colors.

[Kelvin Mace]

7. Some of the things Bev did was

1) Trash other activists.

2) Smear a man on his death bed.

3) Fail to properly account for over $1 million in donations.

4) Alienate a major cross-section of the real liberal media (Randi Rhodes, Keith Olberman, etc)

5) Recently gave herself a 50% raise, despite donations falling 80%.

6) Cooperated with the police in Stephen Heller's investigation.

There are very good reasons she is "cast as a bad guy".

[Poll_Blind]

3. Most Americans need to be provided with a sense of urgency...

..in order to become involved in the perceived esoteria of the economy, politics and conservation, among other things.

Having said that I, unfortunately, do not believe that Mr. Gore is exaggerating. He could conduct every interview with hip waders, a daub of sun block on his nose and a wide-brimmed hat and still be appropriate, urgency-wise.

The media, of course, will apply a sense of urgency or scandalousness to everything as it sells papers and gets people tuning into channels.

They may be both ends of the same egg but if they are, envirionmental disaster is the pointy end.

PB

[BuyingThyme]

4. U.S. law requires terrorism involve violent or dangerous acts.

(Including the threat thereof.)

[lapfog_1]

5. I suppose you think that someone that shouts "Fire" in the crowded theater

is engaging in terrorism. 'Course, when the theater is ACTUALLY ON FIRE, you might think differently.