[2ndDivisionVet]

“Even if we give first priority to the destruction of terrorist networks, and even if we succeed, there are still governments that could bring us great harm. And there is a clear case that one of these governments in particular represents a virulent threat in a class by itself: Iraq. As far as I am concerned, a final reckoning with that government should be on the table.” - Al Gore, before Council On Foreign Relations, Washington, D.C., Feb. 12, 2002.

"If you allow someone like Saddam Hussein to get nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, chemical weapons, biological weapons, how many people is he going to kill with such weapons? He's already demonstrated a willingness to use these weapons. He poison-gassed his own people. He used poison gas and other weapons of mass destruction against his neighbors. This man has no compunction about killing lots and lots of people." -- Al Gore, Dec. 16, 1998

[kinoxi]

Gore, who is promoting his new book "The Assault on Reason,"

I can't believe he was that honest with the title.

[P-40]

"What is it about our collective decision-making process that has led us to this state of affairs

A dumbed-down population demands dumbed-down news. It let's the individual feel informed without actually having to take the trouble to be informed. Run a newscast with nothing but 'hard news' and you will have few viewers.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

..."vulnerable as a democracy to mass and continuing distraction."

That's just too rich coming from the Distractor in Chief himself, the head global warming pseudoscientist who wants control over every aspect of your life and the loss of democracy.

[LibFreeOrDie]

"...we spend much more time in the public forum talking about -- or receiving information about -- Britney Spears shaving her head or Paris Hilton going to jail?" Gore asked.

So if Gore has such a problem with those topics being discussed, why is he discussing them? If he thinks celebrity news is bad, why does he even know about these incidents? Oh yeah, someone post that photo of him in his office, sitting in front of 3 computer monitors and a wide-screen TV...

Al, no one wants to discuss "global warming" 365/24/7.

[Para-Ord.45]

algore has exaggerate his whole life. From Love Story to Love Canal to I created the Interent to Man Made Global Warming.

He is, without a shadow of a doubt,

an Anti-Christ.

[southernerwithanattitude]

Opps those quotes are a “inconvieniant truth” ha ha Al, you crack me up.

You would think he would be happy after inventing the internet, having a movie made about he and Tippers courtship, really being the V.P. and almost being the POUS.

What a guy!

[SlowBoat407]

First he slams "trivialities and nonsense", then he wants us to focus on climate change. Al, make up your mind!

You tell 'em, Al!

[ken21]

gore’s use of the word “reason” in his new book flies against

the emotionalism of his previous two books.

[joshhiggins]

where he was treated to a rock star reception by more than 1,300 cheering and screaming fans...recently nominated for a Nobel Peace Price for his work in drawing attention to climate change, while the film he helped make of his best-selling global warming book "An Inconvenient Truth" earlier this year won an Oscar.

Is this the kind of triviality he was referring to.

[Tall_Texan]

Al Gore slams 'trivialities and nonsense' in news media

I agree, Al. Let's start with all that nonsense about global warming. Too bad they can't see past the Kool-Aid and gut that liefest for what it truly is.

[higgmeister]

"vulnerable as a democracy to mass and continuing distraction."

That is why we were created as a Representative Republic to buffer the potential harm of mob rule.

And we still are in spite of everything you have done, Vice-President, Mr. Gore, to change us to a Socialist Democracy at the mercy of the dumb masses.

[Nachoman]

Hey Al, if it wasn’t for dumbed-down, trivia obsessed Americans, nobody would be paying attention to you.

[keepitreal]

And, Mr. Gore, you hang around with the Hollywood crowd because they are so....deep??

[finnman69]

"What is it about our collective decision-making process that has led us to this state of affairs where we spend much more time in the public forum talking about -- or receiving information about -- Britney Spears shaving her head or Paris Hilton going to jail?" Gore asked.

I equate the global warming hype with coverage of Britney Spears not wearing underwear. Not very exciting, over hyped, and pretty cheap.

[F.J. Mitchell]

Gore knows triviality and nonsense. He sees it in the mirror each morning and hears it every time he opens his stupid mouth.

[Let's Roll]

Hilarious from a man who has achieved infamy from “nonsense”.

[razorback-bert]

I think Britney Spears shaving her head is more important than an Albore speech.

[TimSkalaBim]

"collective decision-making process"

This is Al's problem -- it's always stupid.

[dighton]

Added keyword chutzpah.

[Rennes Templar]

Gore’s an idiot, but I agree with everything he says. The fact is with 24 hour news, cable needs material to fill air time, so they use trailer trash stories. And the sheeple lap it up. This is why Fox has national breaking news stories of a car accident in Georgia. But we’re in a freemarket economy. If cable sells and the people buy, what can one do?