Gore Takes Train From Oslo Airport, Luggage Takes Mercedes

http://newsbusters.org/ ^ | December 8, 2007 : | Noel Sheppard

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Gore Takes Train From Oslo Airport, Luggage Takes Mercedes

By Noel Sheppard | December 8, 2007 - 11:41 ET

Friday's adoring Associated Press piece concerning Nobel Laureate Al Gore's noble decision to take the train from the Oslo airport rather than the traditional motorcade to his hotel neglected something else besides the huge amount of carbon dioxide being emitted by the Global Warmingist-in-Chief: his luggage!

After all, Gore and wife Tipper aren't going to wear the same clothes this entire trip they wore on the plane, right?

So, where was all their baggage as the couple took the train?

Well, according to the Norwegian website VG Nett, Gore's luggage went by Mercedes van (h/t NB reader in Norway Trond Ruud who supplied the following translation):

Headline: Here the climate conscious Al Gore takes the public train, but his luggage is transported in a Mercedes

 

Picture caption: Peace Prize laureate Al Gore and his wife Tipper are having a nice trip on the airport express train. On the motorway, their luggage is being whisked to Oslo in a Mercedes van.

 

Together with the Leader of the Nobel Institute, Geir Lundestad and the Nobel Committee Leader, Ole Danbolt Mjoes, they took the Airport Express train from Gardermoen airport to the National Theatre station in Oslo.

 

Never before, has a Peace Prize laureate chosen this mode of travel.

 

I was told that the Express Train, was both faster and more comfortable, so it was an easy choice. And trains are symbols of environmental consciousness, a vigourous Gore, told the press corps.

 

Much Luggage

 

Leader of the Nobel Ceremony arrangements, Sigrid Langebrekke from the Norwegian Nobel Institute, said they had to use a Mercedes van to handle all the luggage. She says, that all cars being used during the Nobel Ceremony have high environmental standard.

Do you think his luggage bought carbon credits to offset the greenhouse gases emitted on the trip from the airport?

Honestly, would it have been too much like journalism for the AP to inquire about where Gore's luggage was, or might that have interfered with the agenda?

—Noel Sheppard is an economist, business owner, and Associate Editor of NewsBusters.

[purpleraine]

I still think there’s a good chance it will be Gore/Obama next year. Maybe, if the time comes, we can spend 10 months pointing out these inconvenient facts and others as well.

[Allegra]

[SPRINK]

has there ever been a bigger fraud than Al Gore?

[JRios1968]

Ah yes...Global Warming strikes Oslo

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bump

[Revolting cat!]

So what, my luggage always insists on taking a Mercedes!

[Mark was here]

This just proves once again how a car is better than public transportation as it has a nice place to haul your stuff around in.

I would like to see one of the Gore’s servants take a bus grocery shopping.

[eyedigress]

The launch codes must be protected at all costs. Even if they originated from a mayonaisse jar on Funk and Wagnalls front porch.

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Related: AP: ‘Gore Takes Public Transportation During Nobel Trip in Norway’

[citizencon]

So, where was Gore’s massive ego as the couple took the train and their luggage took the Mercedes?

[lowbridge]

So what, my luggage always insists on taking a Mercedes!

My luggage always insists on the same thing. And that I should seperately take a bus.

I get no respect.

[johnny7]

[Emmett McCarthy]

I don’t actually have any luggage, but I do have 2 exes who are baggage. What they take is money.

[Yaelle]

Algore: “But, but, I bought some global offsets for EACH Luis Vuitton I was carrying with me!”

[FormerACLUmember]

Gore Takes Train From Oslo Airport, Luggage Takes Mercedes

Seriously, you simply cannot make this stuff up!

[FormerACLUmember]

I will believe that there IS a crisis in global warming, when the people who CLAIM that there is a crisis in global warming, BEHAVE as if there is a crisis in global warming!

[UCFRoadWarrior]

When all the enviro-wackos start walking everywhere...then maybe most of us will start taking them seriously

[JRios1968]

[JRios1968]

So, where was Gore’s massive ego as the couple took the train and their luggage took the Mercedes?

It had a window seat...oh, wait...