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Al Gore

2007-10-19T01:47:19Z

PeterMacKay:

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'''Albert "Al" A. Gore, Jr.''' was the 45th [[Vice President]] of the [[United States]] (1993-2001) succeeding [[Dan Quayle]] and succeeded by [[Dick Cheney]], following service in the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate]], spanning 1977-85 and 1985-93, respectively.

He was the [[Democrat]] Party's candidate for President in the 2000 national election, running on a ticket with then Vice Presidential candidate [[Joe Lieberman|Joseph Lieberman]].

In his early life, Al Gore attended [[Harvard University]] and (briefly) Vanderbilt University.
He also served in the [[United States Army]], and worked as a war correspondant during the [[Vietnam War]]. <ref>William V. Kennedy, ''The Military and the Media: Why the Press Cannot Be Trusted to Cover a War''. Westport: Praeger Publishers, 1993. [http://com.hilbert.edu/students/papers/carolina-1999/1999vietnam.html]</ref> He is married to activist [[Tipper Gore]].

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Speaking of his Senate career, in Gore's own words,
{{cquote|I took the initiative in creating the Internet.<ref>{{cite news | first=| last=| url=http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1999/03/09/president.2000/transcript.gore| title=Transcript: Vice President Gore on CNN's 'Late Edition'| work=[CNN|publisher=[[CNN]]| date=[[09 March]] 1999| accessdate=2007-06-02}}</ref>}}

Gore is the author of ''[[Assault on Reason]]''. He also starred in the 2006 documentary about [[global warming]] entitled, ''[[An Inconvenient Truth]],'' which won an [[Oscar]] despite its blatant scientific inaccuracies. In 2007, British Court warned schools which show the film to school children that:
#The Film is a political work and promotes only one side of the argument.
#If teachers present the Film without making this plain they may be in breach of ... the Education Act 1996 and guilty of political [[indoctrination]].
#Eleven inaccuracies have to be specifically drawn to the attention of school children. <ref>http://newsbusters.org/blogs/noel-sheppard/2007/10/09/court-identifies-eleven-inaccuracies-al-gore-s-inconvenient-truth</ref>

In 2007, his efforts regarding global warming won a [[Nobel Peace Prize]] shared with the [[IPCC]].<ref>http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/</ref>

==Vice Presidency==
The [[Democratic Party]] selected him for Vice President on the 1992 ticket. The Democrats were victorious and he was sworn in on January 20, 1993.
==Campaign for the Presidency==
[[Image:041109 al gore vsml 6a vsmall.jpg|left|thumb|150 px|Al Gore, 2004]]
As is customary with Vice Presidents, he was nominated to the [[Democratic]] ticket for the 2000 Presidential election. Gore lost to [[George W. Bush]] in the [[Electoral College]] after a close vote, in which Gore received more popular votes than Bush, but fewer electoral votes. Gore contested the results in Florida. On December 13, 2000, after an extensive court battle ([[Bush v. Gore]]), Gore accepted Bush's election to the Presidency.<ref>[http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=2000 2000 Presidential Election Results]</ref>.

In the spring of 2000 Gore told the International Press Institute in [[Boston]],

:"For all of my career, I have believed that America has a responsibility to lead in the world. ...we must also recognize that there is ...a set of threats that affect us all and that transcend political borders....we need a foreign policy that addresses the classic security threats -- and understands the new ones as well....We need to pursue a policy of "forward engagement" -- addressing problems early in their development before they become crises; addressing them as close to the source of the problem as possible" <ref>[http://usinfo.state.gov/journals/itps/0900/ijpe/pj52gore.htm ''A New Security Agenda for the Global Age''], Al Gore, Speech to the International Press Institute, Boston MA, April 30, 2000. Retrieved from U.S. Department of State, International Information Programs.</ref>

Gore contemplates a dark horse bid for the [[2008_Presidential_Election|2008 Democratic Presidential]] nomination, he appears to have been downgraded from an [[Alpha male]] to a [[Beta male]] by ''Newsweek'' magazine. <ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18881794/site/newsweek/page/0/ Betas Rule], By Jennie Yabroff, ''Newsweek'', June 4, 2007.</ref>

==Political views and positions==
[[Image:20001025 xnjdo FredGoreFiny.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Fred Phelps, Al Gore, and former Kansas Gov. Joan Finney. ]]
In 1988 Gore courted the support of [[homophobia|anti-homosexual]] [[activist]] [[Fred Phelps]] of the [[Westboro Baptist Church]] in Topeka, Kansas. In appreciation for Phelps help and support of Gore, Phelps was provided tickets to the [[inauguration]] of [[President Clinton]] in 1992 and 1996.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15559 Gore sought help from anti-homosexual group], 'God hates fags' creator preaches 'hate because the Bible preaches hate', By Jon E. Dougherty, ''WorldNetDaily.com'', October 25, 2000.</ref>

Phelps and the [[Westboro Baptist Church]] have been the subject of much controversy for several years, having acquired a reputation for hosting the infamous anti-homosexual, "God Hates Fags" website.<ref>[http://www.adl.org/poisoning_web/homophobia.asp Homophobia Online: The Westboro Baptist Church], Anti-Defamation League (2001). Retrieved 05/23/07.</ref> The website has been accused of [[hate speech]] for its explicit failure to properly distinguish between Biblical condemnation of [[homosexuality]], and God's love for [[sin]]ners.

This former support later became an embarrasment for Gore when his position on homosexuality became more [[liberal]].

==Current activities==
Gore has started an investment firm to invest in environmentally sustainable technology and industries, a cable channel (Current TV), and is an adviser to [[Google]]. Al Gore is also mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. His famous sentence: "I used to be the next president of United States of America."

Gore shared the 2007 [[Nobel Peace Prize]] for his work on [[climate change]].<ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/nobel_peace Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize]</ref>

== Criticism ==
[[Image:Al and GW.png|thumb|400px|Cartoon by Greg Sheffield]]

[[Ann Coulter]] claims Gore exaggerated his military service record.
*Al Gore endlessly bragged to the media about his service in Vietnam. "I took my turn regularly on the perimeter in these little firebases out in the boonies. Something would move, we'd fire first and ask questions later," he told Vanity Fair. And then we found out Gore had a personal bodyguard in Vietnam, the most dangerous weapon he carried was a typewriter, and he left after three months. <ref>http://www.anncoulter.com/cgi-local/welcome.cgi</ref>

Al Gore has recently received criticism for his environmental issues. When it was discovered that Gore's electric utility bill is 20 times higher than the average American's<ref>[http://stoptheaclu.com/archives/2007/02/26/al-gore-hypocrite/ Al Gore - Electric consumption bill]</ref> many of his detractors accused him of not living up to his own standards. Gore's defenders claim that the majority of that power came from 'green', or environmentally friendly, power sources such as solar and wind power. These power sources are much more expensive than traditional power sources such as coal and nuclear power. {{Fact}}

From The Tennessean:

<blockquote>
"Gore purchased 108 blocks of "green power" for each of the past three months, according to a summary of the bills.

That's a total of $432 a month Gore paid extra for solar or other renewable energy sources.

The green power Gore purchased in those three months is equivalent to recycling 2.48 million aluminum cans or 286,092 pounds of newspaper, according to comparison figures on NES' Web site."<ref>[http://tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070227/NEWS01/702270382 Error: Invalid story]</ref>
</blockquote>

Also, some conservatives have pointed to Gore's use of a private jet while spreading the message about the dangers of [[global warming]].<ref>[http://www.gnn.tv/articles/2332/More_Inconvenient_Truths_About_Al_Gore More Inconvenient Truths About Al Gore]</ref>

Attention has also been called to Gore's profits from mining royalties. Specifically, the mining of zinc adjacent to his property he leased in Tennessee, which has released millions of pounds of potentially toxic substances into the environment.<ref>[http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200770316074 Tennessee Mine Enriched Gore, Scarred Land]</ref> The mine has been closed since 2003. The new owner Strategic Resource Acquisition is planning to re-open the mine. From The Tennessean (3/12/07):

<blockquote>
'Last week, Gore sent a letter asking the company to work with Earthworks, a national [[Environmentalist|environmental group]], to make sure the operation doesn’t damage the environment.

“We would like for you to engage with us in a process to ensure that the mine becomes a global example of environmental best practices,” Gore wrote.'
</blockquote>

However, this was after he had already made $500,000 from the mining operations.<ref>http://archive.newsmax.com/archives/ic/2007/3/17/93301.shtml?s=ic</ref>

==Known Fabrications and Blunders==
:February 20, 2000 Al Gore ''claimed'' he has “always, always, always” supported [[Roe v. Wade]]. Gore, in 1977, voted for the Hyde Amendment, which says that abortion “takes the life of an unborn child who is a living human being,” and that there is no constitutional right to abortion. He cast many other votes favorable to the pro-life cause and earned an 84 percent rating from the National Right to Life Committee.{{fact}}

:February 4, 2000 Gore ''claimed'' “We had a huge event with 3,000 people at [[Ohio State University]].” In reality, “Officials at that rally said the room where it had taken place did not hold more than 1,200 people, and, given the area needed for the staging erected for the occasion, they estimated the crowd at 500,” according to known [[liberal]] media source the [[New York Times]].{{fact}}

:February 2, 2000 [[Good Morning America]] Al Gore ''claimed'' “We won in every single [[demographic category]]” in the [[New Hampshire]] [[primary]]. In reality [[Bill Bradley]] carried [[male]] voters and voters aged 18-29, according to exit polls.{{fact}}

==See Also==
[[Previous Breaking News/Al Gore|Articles about '''Al Gore''' from previous "Breaking News"]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.ibdeditorials.com/IBDArticles.aspx?id=276476942822261 Al Gore, Ignoble Laureate], ''Investor's Business Daily'', October 5, 2007

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Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:54:22Z

PeterMacKay:

'''Old Earth''' theories contrast with [[Young Earth Creationism]] by positing the age of the Earth in the billions of years. A sizeable minority of Americans accept the biblical literalist position that God created the Earth less than 10,000 years ago.

Most Americans are either [[Old Earth Creationist]]s, believing that God created the Earth billions of years ago - and the various forms of life over the last several hundred million years or [[evolution]]ists. Evolution advocates support the same time line but don't believe in supernatural intervention.

Both Old Earth Creationists and Evolutionists believe the age of the Earth is over 4.5 billion years old.

[[category:creationism]]
[[category:evolution]]
[[category:geology]]

Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:54:11Z

PeterMacKay:

Talk:Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:47:58Z

PeterMacKay:

There is already an article on this, check out this page: [[Old Earth Creationism]]. This article should be deleted or merged. --[[User:Tash|Tash]] 20:47, 14 September 2007 (EDT)

It's not the same thing because evolution proponents also support an old earth as well as OEC. --[[User:PeterMacKay|PeterMacKay]] 20:47, 14 September 2007 (EDT)

Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:42:18Z

PeterMacKay:

Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:41:52Z

PeterMacKay:

Bill Casey (Canadian politician)

2007-09-15T00:38:17Z

PeterMacKay:

Bill Casey is a Canadian Conservative Politician who was kicked out of the Harper government for supporting his constituients and not the government's agenda. When Harper planned on taking money away from Nova Scotia, Casey opposed it and was subsequently kicked out of the Conservative Party. People from all three parties (Liberal, Conservative, NDP) have praised Casey's courage in standing up to Harper.
==External Link==
*[http://www.billcasey.ca/]

Bill Casey (Canadian politician)

2007-09-15T00:32:56Z

PeterMacKay: New page: Bill Casey is a Canadian Conservative Politician who was kicked out of the Harper government for supporting his constituients and not the government's agenda. When Harper planned on taking...

Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:30:23Z

PeterMacKay:

'''Old Earth''' theories contrast with [[Young Earth Creationism]] by positing the age of the Earth in the billions of years. A sizeable minority of Americans accept the biblical literalist position that God created the Earth less than 10,000 years ago.

Most Americans are either [[Old Earth Creationist]]s, believing that God created the Earth billions of years ago - and the various forms of life over the last several hundred million years or [[evolution]]ists. Evolution advocates support the same time line but don't believe in supernatural intervention.

Both Old Earth Creationists and Evolutionists accept the mainstream scientific estimate of 4.57 billion years old for the age of the Earth.

[[category:creationism]]

Old Earth

2007-09-15T00:29:36Z

PeterMacKay: