Posted on 02/26/2007 4:32:15 AM PST by libertarianPA
LOS ANGELES - Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to expand his efforts to educate people about global warming — and to tell a few jokes.
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The film turned Gore's road show about climate change into a film that won Academy Awards for best documentary and best song.
Gore also teased a bit Sunday night about his plans to possibly make another presidential run, although backstage, he said he was not a candidate.
The win was a triumph for Gore, who has kept a sense of humor about the 2000 election, where he won the popular vote, but lost the election to George W. Bush.
"My fellow Americans," Gore said Sunday. "People all over the world, we need to solve the climate crisis. It's not a political issue, it's a moral issue. We have everything we need to get started with the possible will to act. That's a renewable resource. Let's renew it."
Earlier in the evening, Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio took the stage to unveil a series of efforts the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took to make this year's awards more environmentally friendly.
Pressed by DiCaprio about any other major announcement he might like to make, the former vice president pulled out a statement.
"My fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now, to formally announce my intentions to ..." Gore said before the orchestra broke in and he walked off, laughing arm-in-arm with DiCaprio.
Backstage, Gore put speculation to rest, saying "I do not have plans to become a candidate for office again."
Instead, Gore said he was dedicating all his efforts to pressuring governments to act on climate-crisis issues.
"It is the overriding world challenge of our time," Gore said.
"I really hope the decision by the academy to honor the work by director Davis Guggenheim and these producers will convince people who did not go see it before to see the movie and learn about the climate crisis and become a part of the solution."
Guggenheim also thanked Gore for inspiring his film.
"All of us were inspired by his fight for 30 years to tell this truth to all of us," Guggenheim said.
The win was especially pleasing to Gore because it came during a year when the academy had taken steps to save energy and preserve the environment.
Oscar ballots were made from partially recycled paper and organic produce was served at the Governor's Ball. The academy joined with the Natural Resources Defense Council to reduce energy usage and increase recycling.
"For the first time in the history of the Oscars, this show has officially gone green," DiCaprio said.
Other initiatives included rides for presenters and stars in hybrid vehicles. The academy said it had explored hydrogen-powered fuel cell buses to transport crew and other workers, but did not have enough time to do it this year.
Meals for the hundreds of crew and cast members were served on reusable plates and biodegradable dishware.
Food left over from the post Oscars Governor's Ball was to be donated to a local shelter.
It's OK as long as they thought about it.
Any which way you look at it, between Moore and Gore, the Academy has effectively changed the category to Crockumentary.
Fitting that the award was presented by a comedian. The whole "documentary" category is a joke...
10" of snow in parts of northern and central Iowa today. Biggest snow of the year. Freezing rain, power lines snapped.
The Oscars also honored the passing of Leni Riefenstahl, Nazi Propagandist. This shouldn't be too much of a surprise.
"It is the overriding world challenge of our time," Gore said.
Silly me, here I thought the overriding world challenge of our time was to stop the spread of death and destruction that calls itself islam.
Didn't Rush say Al spent $500,000 of his own money promoting the film to the Academy members? And who said Hollywood couldn't be bought....but then I guess that is what Hollywood is all about...Money and Power.
I spent the weekend watching old movies like Lawrence of Arabia, Patton, and Casablanca...ah for the good old days when Hollywood was about spending money on making good entertainment.
I was thinking that they should retain the "Documentary" category, but be honest and add a "Propoganda" category.
A guy at the gym thismorning mentioned that "Al Gore invented the Oscars".
The world takes the clowns of Hollywood entirely too seriously!
Because Gore situates has fat butt in the United States and infects these United States with his hypocricy and lies, I consider Gore a greater threat to this country than Joseph Goebbels and Heinrich Himmler were in WW II.
I think "that's it" for me in terms of watching or giving 2 squirts of pi** ever again about the Oscars. Screw them.
I might suggest a slight modification. "GOREbull Warming"
I missed the Oscars again. I had something more important to do, sleep.
It's not easy being green.
Hollywood's gone GREEN I tell ya. In fact, they all rode their bikes to the Oscars. Or walked!
They were giving us little people pointers during Melissa Etheredge's performance, so here's my list. Hey Hollywood, this is how YOU guys can help with the "man made" global warming problems!
1. Sell your mansions and move into an apartment. If you're single, move into a studio.
2. sell all your cars (including hybrids) and ride your bikes, walk or take public transit.
3. never, ever fly in a public jet and fly with the rest of us little people.
4. don't buy new clothes, buy recycled clothes at the Salvation Army.
5. always bring tote bags when you go shopping. And not just for grocery shopping. Bring them when you buy ANYTHING. You'll save SOOOO many plastic and paper bags that way!
good luck!
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