Al Gore:How Green Is He?

[Alex]

Originally Posted by Nephythys

He publically changed his life and behavior- You show me the same of Gore- and then I will reconsider my comment.

Oh, so your condemnation of hypocrisy is not so strong as you initially declared. At least when you like what the person is saying.

Still, I've seen no public change in behavior from Rush Limbaugh so I don't know what you base your forgiveness on. All I've seen is a public commitment to change. Hardly the same thing.

Have you seen An Inconvenient Truth? Do you have any idea what Gore actually says and therefore the standard to which he maybe should be held? Do you know the degree to which Gore does live by the principles he preaches or just know about the purported failures to do so? How much do you have to fail to live up to principles before you become a hypocrite? If Gore has reduced his carbon footprint by 70% is he still a hyprocite because he could have reduced it by 72%?

In other words, do you have anything even approaching enough information to condemn the man as a hypocrite unworthy of any attention?

Or do you just rely on ideological filters to provide you with talking points on which to become indignant?

However, just to make sure it is unnecessary to consider anything I have to say:

I frequently say that you shouldn't eat doughnuts. That they are bad for you. And yet I eat them all the time! Obvious hypocrisy. Therefore doughnuts are good for you.