Seattlest: Al Gore's Nature Hike Through The Book Of Revelations

Carl

Mon, 29 May 2006 04:24:51 -0800

MvB I think we are both in agreement but maybe I was a bit negative it's just I think this is very important issue. I thought it was clear but if not I'll say it again "Too Bad Important subject lost in petty fibs" The people that dont want to talk about it will jump over the truth stretching especially since this has been an issue in the past. The problem is when you stretch the truth to get attention and then people stop listening when it gets pointed out

MvB

Thu, 25 May 2006 11:35:43 -0800

Carl's post (yeah, global warming, completely forgotten thanks to an ad hominem aspersion) reminds me that oil-connected spin tanks have geared up to meet the movie's premiere, as the Slog mentions. That's heartening, as the added publicity will help bring the movie to everyone's attention.

Carl

Thu, 25 May 2006 07:39:46 -0800

Amazing he has given the presentation a 1000 times and hes going to train a 1000 people hmmm a pattern here? OK so lets see 1 presentation a day 365 days hmmm the same presentation for 3 years. Looks like old Al is still stretching the truth. Too bad important subject lost in petty fibs

Michael

Thu, 04 May 2006 13:53:32 -0800

Actually, Ron, while I agree it'd be great to see Nickels at a bus stop or zipping along on a Vespa, the film shows Al flying commercial air. And while the limo part bugged me, I checked, and he's committed to paying for carbon neutrality, to offset the greenhouse gases his trips release. In short, Gore's trips = carbon-dioxide-eating trees being planted.

Ron

Thu, 04 May 2006 13:20:19 -0800

"Early on, there's a shot of Al tooling along in his limo." He probably flew here in a private jet too, burning lots of fuel. Mayor Nickels's 2006 Cadillac limo has burned 152 gallons of gas per month since January, 2005 - 5 gallons a day, 365 days a year. But their message is that you and I should park or sell our cars and stand at bus stops, while they whiz by in their limos. Because global warming is our fault - not theirs.

Jason Sandoval

Wed, 03 May 2006 15:22:17 -0800

Right on Scott. I'd suggest one addition to Gore's strategy: some sort of web-based system to update subscribers and give action alerts. Maybe an RSS feed, or real-time update tickers to show progress, Co2 emissions, American cities pledging to join Kyoto, which officials are on board vs. which ones aren't, etc. I imagine someone is on this...

Audrey

Wed, 03 May 2006 12:09:02 -0800

What about the imminent threat of global catastrophe due to Manbearpig?

Scott Kennedy

Wed, 03 May 2006 11:59:53 -0800

This is the most important issue of our time, and demands the most effective marketing strategy in the history of marketing strategies. Gore nails it; 1) Create a straightforward, irrefutable presentation. 2) Use your celebrity and money to fly around the world and give the presentation. 3) When the presentation becomes refined - perfected as it were - film it (adding some background) to reach the largest possible audience. 4) Donate all the funds of the book and movie to further the cause 5) Use the movie to recruit others to give the presentation. The message is compelling, the messenger is inspiring, and the method is rock solid. HOpefully this will work; it's is the only chance we have (short of major catastrophe) to change the consciousness of a science-phobic country, and change the fate of the planet.Please re-read Rebecca's post today about Patagonia (http://www.seattlest.com/archives/2006/05/03/extreme_roadtrip_patagonia.php) and take a good look at the pictures... if we don't act now, this will be that last of the Patagonia glacier,and quite possibly, the end of us. And I'm sorry, but that's just plain fucked up.

Michael

Wed, 03 May 2006 10:09:28 -0800

Mark: he's preaching to the choir because he wants the choir to sing louder in public. He wants the climate crisis on the U.S.'s collective mind, and he can't do it all by himself. Seth: Hey, remember Game 2 of the 2000 Yankees-Mariners series? Whoa. I mean, remember that? Courtney: The flight seems to have done him good. He's really energized, passionate, very funny, and he's done his homework. What the film does that the slideshow doesn't is let him speak from the heart, personally, and damn if he doesn't pull it off. I don't know who that pod-person was running for President, but this guy wins you over.

Courtney

Wed, 03 May 2006 09:38:26 -0800

Ooops, I also meant to link to this Wired article about him as well (warning: long).

Courtney

Wed, 03 May 2006 09:24:57 -0800

I suppose a different way of putting it would be to say he flew right past the "being president" part and now he's onto his Jimmy Carter phase, where he might actually get something good done for the world. So far, we haven't seen crap from Clinton in that department, so I'm happy to see Gore pick up the reins.

Seth

Wed, 03 May 2006 09:12:15 -0800

Do you think Gore's just a LITTLE bit sick of the "you were really elected president" jokes yet? I mean, the guy was one competent ballot designer in Florida away from being leader of the free world. Is this something you want to constantly be reminded of? If people brought up game 2 of the 2000 Yankees-Mariners series to me every day, I'd be in a mental ward.

Mark

Wed, 03 May 2006 08:32:25 -0800

All well and good, but why deliver this presentation in Seattle? Talk about preaching to the choir; is his next stop Berkeley? This talk needs to be heard, but not so much here -- take it on a tour through the red states, where maybe someone will be surprised at what they hear.