Did you see Melissa Etheridge sing her song about the farce we know of as Global Warming while subliminal words played on the screen behind her? Actually, I think they now call it Climate Change due to all the record freezing temperatures and record snowfall the WORLD has been encountering. Or did you see Al Gore not only coincidentally WIN an Oscar for Best Documentary, but was also escorted to the stage by Leonardo Di Caprio and encouraged to make a presidential candidate acceptance speech? I would have thought I was watching the Democratic National Convention!
2007-02-27 16:39:36 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
Yeah - that's why I can't watch the awards!
You might find the following that a friend emailed me interesting:
Al Gore’s Personal Energy Use Is His Own “Inconvenient Truth”
Gore’s home uses more than 20 times the national average
Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.
Gore’s mansion, located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).
In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.
The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.
Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.
Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.
Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.
“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk the walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.
In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research is an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions.
2007-02-27 16:46:24 · answer #1 · answered by Kris 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
well then why don't you just go watch the democratic national convention and shut up. it's a free country - people can do what they want.
they only had al gore come up on stage to say that this year's oscars was committed to being environmentally-friendly. whether you believe climate change is happening or not, you should at least care how the earth you live in is treated. his documentary won best documentary because it was actually pretty good at keeping all the politics out. and did you notice that james taylor sung his song from the movie 'cars'? melissa etheridge wasn't the only person performing songs from a movie.
wake up and smell the coffee.
2007-02-27 16:44:49 · answer #2 · answered by mighty_power7 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
you cant please everyone. since when have any of these award shows actually represented everyones views?
they are a fabricated event. man, you are way too gullible for even getting upset over the awards.
they have never effectively represented reality. just like hollywood is the greatest fabricator of film, so to is the event based on fabrications that it isnt a reflection of reality at all.
your argument is like being sad because Simbas father dies in The Lion King. hey man, it isnt real!
2007-02-27 16:49:25 · answer #3 · answered by SAINT G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course, because as you know singers and actors know so much more about science than the rest of us. I really love it when the multi-billionaires ask for my $ to help their cause. Afterall, I don't need to feed my own family.
2007-02-27 21:28:26 · answer #4 · answered by nettie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, that is why I stopped watching that crap years ago!!!
2007-02-27 16:44:35 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
ah yeah.
2007-02-27 16:52:39 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋