April 19, 2007
At the D.C. Premiere: 'A Convenient Fiction'
Attended the Washington, D.C., premiere of the "An Inconvenient Truth, or Convenient Fiction?" the film that refutes and pokes fun at Al Gore's extreme claims in his environmental mockumentary, "An Inconvenient Truth." (Gentle fun. The documentarian, Steven F. Hayward, may be big-boned, as the New York Times describes him, but he appears to not have a malicious bone in his body.)
It was a good event hosted by the Heritage Foundation and the Pacific Research Institute. The film ably demonstrates how Gore picks and chooses only the most dramatic -- and scientifically weak -- projections to forecast doom, and with those projections, demand wrenching economic and societal change. Hayward:
"The problem with Vice President Gore and other global warming extremists is that they distort the science, grossly exaggerate the risks, argue that anyone who disagrees with them is corrupt, and suggest that solutions are easy and cheap. And that's an all too convenient fiction."Hayward makes an important point in describing Gore as a pessimist, afflicted with a Weltschmerz that does not fit well with the reality of politics.
Anyway, Fred Barnes has already done a bang-up job reviewing the film, so rather than rehash his points, we'll just link to his column from The Weekly Standard. And suggest that any teachers who show "An Inconvenient Truth" to their classes should feel themselves compelled by a sense of fairness to also screen the rebuttal.
The movie premieres next Tuesday in New York City. More details here.
Tagged: A Convenient Fiction , Al Gore , Heritage Foundation , Pacific Research Institute , Steven F. Hayward
oh brother....Another far-right wing whacko blindly following his parties' ideology....if Bush believed in Global Warming, so would you...The evidence is mounting whether you like Gore or not...There are PLENTY of conservative republicans that disagree with you. I'm one. Wake up.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThis has nothing to do with George Bush or the Republican Party. The whole environmental global warming movement has everything to do with the "one-world government" crowd that still desires to redistribute wealth producers. The mathods and tactics have changed but the goal remains "from each according to his means, to each according to his needs"...Karl Marx.
Take some time and read some of the perspectives from scientists that have found simple mathematical flaws in data used by Al Gore and the IPCC to make some of their outrageous claims that are without basis.
Read the US Senate Report that includes 400 climate scientists that are questioning the premise as to whether there is in fact global warming and whether mankind has anything to do with it. Many of these scientists initially participated in the very same IPCC Reports parrotted by Gore and the media.