Sorry I wasn't able to do my signature live-blogging today -- there was no wi-fi at the Edgewater, or rather, they had wi-fi you had to pay for, and I'm cheap. Plus we left mid-day to go see Clinton's address, and there wasn't wi-fi at Benaroya Hall either. When oh when will Seattle get municipal broadband wi-fi?
At this afternoon's luncheon, Al Gore spoke to the mayors conference via satellite.
(He claimed he couldn't be here in person because his wife Tipper had her first photography exhibition today in Nashville. Irresponsible speculation ensued among, um, me and others that he didn't want to run into Bill Clinton, with whom he has a notoriously fraught relationship.)
For the most part, Gore's remarks were … Gore's remarks. Climate change is a moral issue, etc. You've probably heard it before. He did call out the fact that the Lieberman-Warner bill passed out of subcommittee. He mentioned it as a sign of progress -- a "good first step" -- but made a point of saying that several good amendments had been rejected and that the bill badly needs to be strengthened. It doesn't currently "do the job." I'm curious to see if he tries to play an active role in beefing the bill up.
The Q&A session was where the action happened. I'll probably break it into a few separate posts.
The first question, from Minneapolis' R.T. Rybak: Will you help us lobby for federal action?
Gore: "Does Howdy Doody float?" That got a laugh.
Rybak: "If they don't like global warming in Minneapolis, they won't like it anywhere." Another laugh.
Climate talks timeline: From 350 to Kyoto to Copenhagen and beyond
Gore on the Daily Show: extended dance remix
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caniscandida Posted 6:43 pm
01 Nov 2007
So I am puzzled, if it is true that they are purposely trying to avoid one another. If Al shook Bill's hand on stage, would that be interpreted as an endorsement of Hillary? And then, if later Al decides to endorse another candidate, would the Clinton people drag out the shot of the handshake so as to make Al look like a slimy, unbelievable two-timer?
Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.
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Delay And Deny Posted 2:00 am
02 Nov 2007
I can't think of a single thing that Gore has done to reduce greenhouse gases.
He was given ultimate power: the Senate and the White House, and yet he failed miserably.
Meanwhile, real and effective legislators have been doing the dirty work of prosecuting polluters, promoting new technologies like fuel cells, and helping business become more efficient by reducing tax and regulatory burdens.
John Bailo
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