Al
Gore's new book is a partisan screed that pretends to be objective and
thoughtful. Corporations, Wall Street money, and right wing Republicans
are the villains. Problems created by the left are never mentioned or
downplayed. For example the bankruptcy and impending bankruptcy of many
states and municipalities because public employee
unions wielded great political influence is completely ignored. The
financial crash of 2008 is blamed on Wall Street while the role of the
quasi-governmental corporations Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is totally
ignored.
Gore is not a serious thinker but a politician and self-promoter pretending to be a serious thinker. He has successfully wielded the power of celebrity to make immense amounts of money; for an occasional meeting of the Apple board $30 million, for selling his failed TV network to the sinister Al Jazeera, $100 million.
Gore is not a serious thinker but a politician and self-promoter pretending to be a serious thinker. He has successfully wielded the power of celebrity to make immense amounts of money; for an occasional meeting of the Apple board $30 million, for selling his failed TV network to the sinister Al Jazeera, $100 million.
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