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Does Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth live up to the hype? Well, y’know, now that I’ve seen it I don’t think the buzz can be called hype.
I’ll put it this way. Nothing I heard four years ago from the Bush administration about the alleged weapons of mass destruction in Iraq was convincing, let alone compelling. Not a single word of any of it rang true.
But everything in “An Inconvenient Truth” is compelling. There are a few moments when the story is about Al Gore, but they always lead back to the topic of global warming.
Frankly, I was doubtful that Al Gore, the stuffed shirt, could come across as personable and persuasive as I had been told he is in An Inconvenient Truth. But he pulls it off masterfully, and George Bush looks positively pitiful by comparison.
“George Bush looks positively pitiful by comparison.” Ain’t it the truth. Sigh…
“…the public is led by the industry to believe there is more controversy on the scientific evidence than there really is.”
As with “Intelligent Design.”
The fringe “scientists” are covered in the movie. As with the debate over cigarettes in the past, the public is led by the industry to believe there is more controversy on the scientific evidence than there really is.
Go, Big Al! The only thing anybody has made fun of is the weight Al has put on since he’s started making the rounds selling this thing. Too many tempting donuts and danishes in the Green Rooms, I guess. 😉
Actually, some of the fringe scientists are saying that it IS a cyclical thing, and goes back really far. So, I don’t know what to think!