Posted by
Catmman on Friday, August 17, 2007 8:58:55 AM
"ever put on film." One critics response to the Goracles "An Inconveniet Lie", uh, I mean, "Truth".
From Hot Air:
http://hotair.com/archives/2007/08/17/goracle-delivers-one-of-the-stupidest-
statements-ever-put-on-film/It is the nature of civilization to use energy and it’s the nature of liberalism to feel bad about it. That’s my conclusion after finally sitting down to watch “An Inconvenient Truth,” the Oscar-winning documentary that has turned Al Gore into a rock star (and rock music promoter). Here’s my review: it is an overly simplistic look at a complex problem and it concludes with one of the single stupidest statements ever put on film. Yes, that’s harsh criticism. But it’s the right one, given that just before the final credits, in a segment addressing what individuals can do about global warming, the following line appears onscreen: “In fact, you can even reduce your carbon emissions to zero.”
And this excerpt from the review at Newsbusters:
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/08/16/gore-movie-
contains-one-single-stupidest-statements-ever-put-filmThis statement is so blatantly absurd that I am still stunned, weeks after watching Gore's movie, that none of the dozens of smart people involved in the production of the movie - including, particularly, Gore himself - paused to wonder aloud something to the effect of, "Hey, what about breathing? Don't we produce carbon dioxide through respiration?"
The answer, is yes, we do. Thus, by including the claim that you can "reduce your carbon emissions to zero" the film's producers might as well have hung a sign around Gore's neck that says "I'm an idiot."
Well, the Goracle is an idiot so it follows...