Judge Rules that Gore's Film Had 9 Major Lies About "Global Warming." Will Gore & Dems Apologize For Support

Question

....(supporting) falsehoods?

Are Gore and Dems trying to destroy their own reputations?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/education/7037671.stm

Answer 1

You should read the whole article next time instead of stopping at the headline.

"The judge said nine statements in the film were not supported by mainstream scientific consensus."

There were some minor errors in the film, but it got all of the basic science right. More importantly the judge was correctly comparing the film to the scientific consensus that humans are the primary cause of the current global warming, which is based on the overwhelming scientific evidence to that effect.

If it's good enough for Nobel Laureates, then it's good enough for me:

"Mr. Gore was not here, but his name came up frequently. And the Nobel winners, far from nitpicking “An Inconvenient Truth,” the film chronicling his climate campaign, seemed to embrace it."

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/11/world/europe/11potsdam.html?_r=2&ref=world&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

Answer 2

READ THE FULL DECISION, not a biased article. Available here:

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.global-warming/msg/87ffb8db671bf175?

The plaintiffs asked that the film be banned. The judge denied them and said it could be shown provided that it was explained that SOME things in the film were political, something necessary because of strict English laws. He specifically found that:

"The following is clear: i) [the movie] is substantially founded upon scientific research"

"These propositions [that global warming is mostly due to man, is dangerous, and can be fixed by man], Mr Chamberlain submits (and I accept), are supported by a vast quantity of research published in peer-reviewed journals worldwide and by the great majority of the world’s climate scientists."

"It is clear that the Defendant understandably formed the view that AIT was an outstanding film, and that schools should be enabled to show it to pupils."

"I have no doubt that Dr Stott, the Defendant's expert, is right when he says that: "Al Gore's presentation of the causes and likely effects of climate change in the film was broadly accurate."

There were some relatively minor points the judge found inadequate proof for (not that they were wrong), but the full decision makes it clear he found the film basically correct. As do scientists.

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2006-06-27-gore-science-truth_x.htm

Answer 3

Yes he would be as he isn't a scientist and therefore has no clue what he is talking about. There have been several hundred real scientist that have come out and said man-made global warming is a farce because global cycles of warming & cooling have been happening for thousands of years without man's intervention.

Answer 4

I doubt it.

Al Gore will find some lame excuse as to why this is politically motivated. He'll probably get the Nobel Peace prize. Al Gore is a Hypocrite. His family used to be in the Oil business and when that became politically incorrect... He invented this scheme of making people feel responsible for causing what is actually natural fluctuations in Earth's temperature. I know one thing... I'm tired of having "Green Guilt".

Answer 5

Did you read the entire article? At no point did the judge say there were lies, and at no point did he say anything about global warming not being effected by mankind.

His points were things like "There's no proof the polar bears downing is related to GW"

All the judge said is that the school has to show both sides of the argument to be legal.. he never even said HE didn't support the man made GW theory.

Answer 6

Read your own article.

""Children's Minister Kevin Brennan had earlier said: "It is important to be clear that the central arguments put forward in An Inconvenient Truth, that climate change is mainly caused by man-made emissions of greenhouse gases and will have serious adverse consequences, are supported by the vast weight of scientific opinion.

"Nothing in the judge's comments today detract from that." ""

The Judge didn't rule that the 9 issues were lies, just that they were unresolved and controversial.

Answer 7

Well we are talking about the same Gore that "invented" the interned, right? He's above having to apologize for his mistakes. He, like other elitist liberals, is better than the rest of us. Therefore, he shouldn't have to apologize. Yeah right! What he'll most likely do is say something to the effect that, they were not lies but exaggerations used for "dramatic effect". Nice spin! Personally I have about as much use for Al Gore as I have for having another hole in my head...

Answer 8

Unfortunately for the Earth Haters, the main point of the movie, that man made global warming is real, was not one of those nine points.

You gonna blast the Bush Administration any time soon for the Yellowcake Forgeries and saying that they don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud anytime soon? We're waiting.

Answer 9

Please post a link to the judge's peer-reviewed papers disproving man-made global warming. Oh, he doesn't have any! Man-made global warming is the truth, and there is uncontrovertible evidence to prove that it is. If there was as much evidence supporting the existence of the christian god as there is to support global warming, every single person on Earth would be christian.

Answer 10

Well, you can always tell when Algore is lying...his mouth is moving.