Al Gore, Media Whipping Boy (Laugh riot and barf alert in one!)

CBS News ^ | June 30, 2007 | Eric Alterman.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Al Gore an "environment and nuclear weapons expert"?! I can't get off the floor, I'm laughing so hard!! Did Eric drink the bong water or the Kool-Aid (or both)?

[Slings and Arrows]

[kaehurowing]

Yes, I can’t understand why they were so dismissive of someone who both invented the Internet and was the real-life subject of “Love Story.”

[Darkwolf377]

Just in case you thought you were hallucintating, here's that opening paragraph again:

That Al Gore's 2000 presidential candidacy was treated unconscionably by most members of the mainstream media is not really arguable by sentient beings. The very idea that a candidate like George W. Bush — extremist, incompetent, unprepared for office, addicted to cronyism and incapable of admitting even the simplest human error — could have been held by so many reporters to be a better choice for President than the two-time Vice President, Senator, Representative and environment and nuclear weapons expert, to say nothing of his central role in the Clinton Administration's successful two-term presidency, would be laughable were its consequences less tragic.

Yes, it REALLY says that.

I guess I was out of the country when the media were attacking Al Gore and supporting George Bush.

[Graybeard58]

Eric must be smoking some powerful stuff.

[Darkwolf377]

Next came Post news columnist Dana Milbank. After attending a Gore speech he observed, "Even if Gore were speaking before a sellout crowd at Verizon Center, he would still be the smartest guy in the room. He reminded his listeners of this repeatedly last night,"

WOW! What SAVAGE criticism!

Dana Milbank, DNC bumlicker, unleashes both barrels on Gore and calls him...the smartest guy in the room!

[Darkwolf377]

At ABC News, Diane Sawyer badgered Gore about his political ambitions, Jake Tapper compared the book to a Michael Moore missive and Terry Moran portrayed it as an act of vengeance.

I wish BUSH could get such softballs as these!

[John Valentine]

I’m not sure if he (Eric) requires immediate medical intervention, or if he is already overmedicated as a result of past interventions.

He’s probably a goner either way.

[F.J. Mitchell]

I for one wouldn’t want to really whip the boy. I would however enjoy back handing the punk until his ears rang eternally.

[60Gunner]

Al Gore: Poster child for perpetual losers everywhere.

How truly fitting.

[SAJ]

Nope. He mixed 'em both with a little absinthe.

As I once noted in a book I wrote, ''World-class morons are scarcer than you might like, if we exclude politicians from consideration.''

This turkey almost makes me want to retract that statement. Gawd, what an imbecile!

[Darkwolf377]

So give George W. Bush credit. He may lie about counterproductive wars, destroy our reputation abroad, ignore Katrina victims, approve torture, blow up our balance of payments, ignore scientific evidence, undermine our Constitution and turn the Justice Department over to a collection of ideological hacks...

If there was any doubt this is nothing but a big whine from someone who has an Al Gore autographed photo on his desk...

[Slings and Arrows]

Al Gore: Poster child for perpetual losers everywhere.

The Adlai Stevenson of his time.

And as for Mr. Alterman...

[Lorianne]

???
Eating their own?

[Bon mots]

Al Gore an "environment and nuclear weapons expert"?! I can't get off the floor, I'm laughing so hard!! Did Eric drink the bong water or the Kool-Aid (or both)?

You forgot to mention that he created the Internet...

Al Gore invented the Internet! It's true! He said so himself! Just listen...

Al Bore invented the Internet.

Putfile Version (Higher quality)

[shibumi]

Hey!!! Eric!!!

Don’t Bogart that joint, my friend!

[shibumi]

"to say nothing of his central role in the Clinton Administration's successful two-term presidency, would be laughable were its consequences less tragic."

I guess the definition of a "successful two-term presidency" has something to do with the number of felonies committed versus the amount of jail time personally served.

[flowerplough]

Geez, Alterman, if you love the guy that much, marry him!

[dennisw]

Al Gore hero worship at its finest. This is some of the most pathetic liberal drivel I’ve ever read.

[dennisw]

could have been held by so many reporters to be a better choice for President than the two-time Vice President, Senator, Representative and environment and nuclear weapons expert,

Nuclear weapons expert? That's a new one on me
But I do know that traitor Bill Clinton had the doors thrown open for Chinese, Russians, other foreigners at Los Alamos