Al Gore is a big fat liar (Wizbang)

No, really:

The former US Vice-President, who became an unlikely figurehead for the green movement after narrating the Oscar-winning documentary An Inconvenient Truth, became entangled in a new climate change "spin" row.
Mr Gore, speaking at the Copenhagen climate change summit, stated the latest research showed that the Arctic could be completely ice-free in five years.

In his speech, Mr Gore told the conference: "These figures are fresh. Some of the models suggest to Dr [Wieslav] Maslowski that there is a 75 per cent chance that the entire north polar ice cap, during the summer months, could be completely ice-free within five to seven years."

However, the climatologist whose work Mr Gore was relying upon dropped the former Vice-President in the water with an icy blast.

"It's unclear to me how this figure was arrived at," Dr Maslowski said. "I would never try to estimate likelihood at anything as exact as this."

Mr Gore's office later admitted that the 75 per cent figure was one used by Dr Maslowksi as a "ballpark figure" several years ago in a conversation with Mr Gore.

The embarrassing error cast another shadow over the conference after the controversy over the hacked e-mails from the University of East Anglia's Climate Research Unit, which appeared to suggest that scientists had manipulated data to strengthen their argument that human activities were causing global warming.

The dude's oilier than a Beluga whale.

Who in his right mind takes him seriously? Who?

Crossposted(*).

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Comments (20)

But..But...But...The Goracl... (Below threshold)

1. Posted by GarandFan | December 14, 2009 11:09 PM | Score: 8 (10 votes cast)

GarandFan:

But..But...But...The Goracle only speaks truth. After all, it's not like he has MILLIONS invested in this....er....wait....he does.

Never mind.........................

Posted on December 14, 2009 23:09

It must have been the HEAT ... (Below threshold)

2. Posted by Justrand | December 14, 2009 11:15 PM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)

Justrand:

It must have been the HEAT that made alGore, um, misspeak!

Posted on December 14, 2009 23:15

A ballpark figure? Ebbets F... (Below threshold)

3. Posted by proof | December 14, 2009 11:25 PM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

proof:

A ballpark figure? Ebbets Field, maybe!

Posted on December 14, 2009 23:25

I'm cereal!... (Below threshold)

4. Posted by algore | December 15, 2009 12:01 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

algore:

I'm cereal!

Posted on December 15, 2009 00:01

Or am I serial? I'm confusi... (Below threshold)

5. Posted by algore | December 15, 2009 12:03 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

Or am I serial? I'm confusing myself.

Posted on December 15, 2009 00:03

Al Gore, B+... (Below threshold)

6. Posted by davidt | December 15, 2009 12:28 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

davidt:

Al Gore, B+

Posted on December 15, 2009 00:28

"Mr Gore, speaking at the C... (Below threshold)

7. Posted by 914 | December 15, 2009 12:36 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)

914:

"Mr Gore, speaking at the Copenhagen climate change summit, stated the latest research showed that the Arctic could be completely ice-free in five years."

So what? He's such a bitch!

He'll still be flying his worthless ass all over the world flapping His yap scammin untold millions while the polar bears are sunbathing in the arctic living stress free.

Posted on December 15, 2009 00:36

I suppose Al will next tell... (Below threshold)

8. Posted by GarandFan | December 15, 2009 1:01 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

I suppose Al will next tell the Canadians that they're full of crap and that their statistics of an increase in the polar bear population is built on lies. Al knows, because he gets his polar bear population stats from tree rings.

Posted on December 15, 2009 01:01

When they start booking cru... (Below threshold)

9. Posted by Jack Army | December 15, 2009 2:25 AM | Score: 7 (7 votes cast)

Jack Army:

When they start booking cruises to the ice-free Arctic, I'm so going!

Posted on December 15, 2009 02:25

I'll tell you who,that woul... (Below threshold)

10. Posted by 1903A3 | December 15, 2009 5:13 AM | Score: 3 (5 votes cast)

1903A3:

I'll tell you who,that would be vic,stevep,etc etc.the same ones who come on here to deliver the lefts talking points.

Posted on December 15, 2009 05:13

Algore is not just borrrrrr... (Below threshold)

11. Posted by Maggie Mama | December 15, 2009 6:56 AM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)

Maggie Mama:

Algore is not just borrrrrrring; he's a total loser.

He's always been trying to live up to his deceased father's expectations and thought he had surpassed them.

Now Algore has to face the fact that he's built his reputation not on facts but on a footing that's "melting" beneath his feet ... now that's true justice.

Posted on December 15, 2009 06:56

Seriously, where is Vic and... (Below threshold)

12. Posted by SCSIwuzzy | December 15, 2009 8:36 AM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

SCSIwuzzy:

Seriously, where is Vic and company? Out hunting for Manbearpig?

Posted on December 15, 2009 08:36

It's not the heat. It's the... (Below threshold)

13. Posted by bobdog | December 15, 2009 9:09 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

bobdog:

It's not the heat. It's the hilarity.

Posted on December 15, 2009 09:09

"It's unclear to m... (Below threshold)

14. Posted by _Mike_ | December 15, 2009 9:51 AM | Score: 5 (5 votes cast)

_Mike_:

"It's unclear to me how this figure was arrived at," Dr Maslowski said. "I would never try to estimate likelihood at anything as exact as this."

Gore pulled it out of his oracle.

Posted on December 15, 2009 09:51

Who in his right mind ta... (Below threshold)

15. Posted by Andy in Agoura Hills | December 15, 2009 11:49 AM | Score: 2 (2 votes cast)

Andy in Agoura Hills:

Why none other than that failed blogger and jazz musician, Chuckles Little Green Johnson! That's who! Chuckie knows all and sees all (mostly neo-nazis)

Posted on December 15, 2009 11:49

The Bible's absolutely righ... (Below threshold)

16. Posted by Tammy | December 15, 2009 12:11 PM | Score: 3 (3 votes cast)

Tammy:

The Bible's absolutely right about pride. It'll blow up in your face eventually, bite you in the butt, whatever. Okay, of course the Bible doesn't use that terminology, but you get my drift.

Posted on December 15, 2009 12:11

Oh what a tangled web He we... (Below threshold)

17. Posted by 914 | December 15, 2009 1:18 PM | Score: 4 (4 votes cast)

Oh what a tangled web He weave's when first Al practice's to decieve.

Posted on December 15, 2009 13:18

HEY AL! Tell another BIG O... (Below threshold)

18. Posted by GarandFan | December 15, 2009 2:44 PM | Score: 0 (0 votes cast)

HEY AL! Tell another BIG ONE. You've been practicing Joseph Goebbels tactics for years, what's a couple more BIG ONES?

Posted on December 15, 2009 14:44

AL GORE. LIAR LAIR PANTS ON... (Below threshold)

19. Posted by Flu-Bird | December 15, 2009 2:51 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Flu-Bird:

AL GORE. LIAR LAIR PANTS ON FIRE,HANGING FROM A TELEPHONE WIRE

Posted on December 15, 2009 14:51

Where is tina s when we nee... (Below threshold)

20. Posted by Greg | December 15, 2009 6:50 PM | Score: 1 (1 votes cast)

Greg:

Where is tina s when we need real fact checking?

Posted on December 15, 2009 18:50

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