Gore: 'TV news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation'

[highplainsdem]

Source: The Hill

During a sit-down with CNN's Fareed Zakaria, Gore said that the U.S. has had "11 once-in-a-thousand-year events" in the past seven years.

"And they're now fairly commonplace," Gore said.

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"And every night on the TV news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation, and, though the scientists have long connected the dots, the carbon polluters have mounted this lavishly funded, rear-guard action to pretend there's still a debate," he said.

"But again, Mother Nature is piercing that veil and convincing people that, whether they want to use the terms 'global warming' or 'climate crisis' or not, they can see for themselves with the evidence of their own senses that things are really changing for the worse."

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Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/345515-gore-tv-news-is-like-a-nature-hike-through-the-book-of-revelation

[sandensea]

1. Whore of Babylon included

[dalton99a]

2. +1

[lunasun]

14. +1 I was at a hotel for work travel one night . I don't have cable at home . Turned on the TV &

decided to see what FOX was all about. This creature's show was starting

edit to add I think that is her.?

[sandensea]

16. It is indeed Jeanine the Pirromaniac

Being part Italian myself, it always irks me a little when I see Italian-Americans such as herself kiss up to the GOP - when most of its voters despise Italians (particularly the tawnier, southern Italian variety such as Ms. Pirro).

[lunasun]

17. She scared the hell out of me had to turn it off it was like a monster in a box . Lying fear monger

Reincarnated Nazi propagandist or something
I thought most ItalianAmericans leaned GOP?maybe just around here

[sandensea]

18. A lot do, maybe even a majority - which is quite the irony, given how WASP Republicans think of them

The reasons vary from individual to individual, of course. But the common thread I've found in every Italian-American GOP voter I've met, is a need to feel accepted by whomever's at the top of the social totem pole.

They are generally very proud, and status to them is very important. To be lumped in with "disadvantaged" groups - i.e. people of color - is simply intolerable.

There are of course other reasons, particularly what they see as the GOP's hard-line stance against crime and on issues important to Catholics such as abortion. That crime has gone up under most Republican presidents, and down under most Democratic ones is something that doesn't seem to register with them mostly because the GOP is good at talking "tough."

But the truth is that status, the need to "prove" themselves, and the need to belong, is what motivates many to vote GOP (with many exceptions). This seems to be particularly true of those of southern Italian background (like Ms. Pirro).

[lunasun]

19. They remind me of a large percent of CubanAmericans who I always think of as leaning GOP

also then
Not all again, but a large percentage have that GOP outlook
Yet I bet there were plenty GOP that didn't really want to see a President Marco Rubio
or Rafael Cruz (although his religious slant may have given him a pass )

[sandensea]

20. Exactly.

These ethnic dynamics are real; but with so many exceptions.

Such exceptions are most visible among younger voters who generally seem better at seeing the big picture and concerning themselves with real bread-and-butter, war-and-peace issues than their more dogmatic elders often do.

[lunasun]

21. Let's hope so and that is a good thought to go to sleep on which I have to do & better than

that horror pic you posted of what's her name that was previously in my brain !
Thanks for the insight . Have a good night

[sandensea]

22. Buona notte!

[raven mad]

23. +1

[riversedge]

26. I only heard a little of one segment of her show. Never again. She has an ugly soul.

[sandensea]

27. Frankly, I doubt she believes a word that comes out of that greasy mouth of hers.

She'll do anything for money - hence...

[Mountain Mule]

3. K & R!

I often wonder if the repugs never even bother to look out their windows. The evidence of climate change is clearly visible to all except those who are willfully blind.

[ananda]

4. Great analogy!

And hold onto your hats, cuz it's going to get worse!

[Doug the Dem]

5. TV News doesn't talk about Climate Change

They report weather events, but the sponsors don't like it when actual Truth is told.

[DemoTex]

6. Saddling up the Four Horses of the Apocalypse

Behold, the Pale Horse.

[B2G]

7. That's coming in September.

[raven mad]

24. The scary one................ red horse.

When He broke the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come.” And another, a red horse, went out; and to him who sat on it, it was granted to take peace from the earth, and that men would slay one another; and a great sword was given to him.

And when the Lamb opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4Then another horse went forth. It was bright red, and its rider was granted permission to take peace from the earth and to make men slay one another. And he was given a great sword.

The white supremacists occupying our highest offices seem to want this. Are they ALL Armageddonists? So much for progress, America.

[DemoTex]

25. Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.

[oberliner]

8. That's not what he said

He said ON the news one can see things that are like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation.

[callous taoboy]

9. We just drove 25 miles down the South Padre Island National Preserve yesterday-

It was heartbreaking the amount of plastic debris on the beach- including a Hitachi T.V. console. Depressing.
We used to visit South Padre Island in the late 60's and it was pristine, no trash, thousands of incredible shells, blue crabs
everywhere. No crabs were to be seen, bits of shells was all we found. Even my RW brother was saddened by it all
and took to filling sack after sack full of plastic. But it was futile. We cleaned a 500 yard stretch.

[dembotoz]

13. 500yard no cleaned before

Thank u

[H2O Man]

10. Recommended.

[BigmanPigman]

11. Too bad the fake prez decided to say "No" to the Paris Climate Deal

during a period of good weather in the US and Europe. I there had been tons of fires, the extremely high temperatures like you see in Europe this week, or severe abnormal flooding and storms then perhaps the environment and visuals that surrounded him would have given him a weaker argument. But of course this is also assuming he is normal, rational, and gives a shitty about anything other than himself and his money.

[AwakeAtLast]

12. We know who the Anti-Christ is. n/t

[lunasun]

15. Yes we do

[Kaleva]

29. The description of the Anti-Christ doesn't fit Trump

The Anti-Christ is supposed to be someone who is a master politician, loved and revered throughout the world.

Trump is a dumb, pile of cow dung. Despised, laughed at and ridiculed throughout the world.

[underpants]

28. Mother Nature always bats last

Bumper sticker I saw a few weeks ago.