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| Followup: Gore's Mining Hypocrisy |
| 2007-03-18 |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #5 I wouldn't disagree that zinc is a necessary commodity, and that a property owner is fully within his rights to do as he's done. It's just his Goracle Messiah preaching down to us about our flaws as he transits the globe in a private jet that makes this additional hypocrisy. In a ddition there's the stench of teh original deal with Occidental that reminds us of his Buddhist campaign contributions, Chinese funny money, "no controlling authority" et al. Prince Albert is a walking poster boy against honesty and integrity. I cede him absolutely NO moral high ground |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-03-18 18:05 |
| #4 It would be possible to defend the zinc mining by saying that zinc allows steel to be made corrosion resistant which is a net environmental plus. This has the virtue of being a rational argument. Of course the problem with the argument is that it means that some industrial activities are a net environmental plus. The other way of defending it is to say that the Gore family's diligence made the mining ops less polluting than if the zinc would have been mined elsewhere. This has the virtue of being true because almost any mining operation in the US is cleaner than the world average. However, the bad side of this is that it admits the US is good. Probably there are other defenses that I haven't thought of. |
| Posted by: mhw 2007-03-18 17:55 |
| #3 Hit the button too soon. There has been nothing localy or state-wide other than The Tennessean reporting about it. As far as most people around here are concerned it', Al who? Oh him. Wahtta Maroon. I think a lot of people would just as soon forget they even voted for him. He's no longer a factor in Tennessee politics, at least here in East Tennessee. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-03-18 17:39 |
| #2 As far as I no Howlin' Al is keeping quiet on this. He's counting on the press to bury it. So far they are. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2007-03-18 17:36 |
| #1 No doubt he was using Green mining techniques :) So how is he going to spin this one. Has anyone heard if borGore has responded in public? |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2007-03-18 17:25 |