If there's one thing this guy doesn't need, it's a snack.
This is one of those stories that sounds like it comes from the Onion. But it’s absolutely legit.
And the Washington Times does an admirable job of reporting it with a straight face:
An official announcement from this fair Danish city says all: the former vice president is getting star treatment when he arrives with an entire swarm of green-minded gadflies for the United Nation’s week-long global warming extravaganza that begins Dec. 7.
“Have you ever shaken hands with an American vice president? If not, now is your chance. Meet Al Gore in Copenhagen during the UN Climate Change Conference,” notes the Danish tourism commission, which is helping Mr. Gore promote “Our Choice: A Plan to Solve the Climate Crisis,” his newest book about global warming in all its alarming modalities.
“Tickets are available in different price ranges for the event. If you want it all, you can purchase a VIP ticket, where you get a chance to shake hands with Al Gore, get a copy of Our Choice and have your picture taken with him. The VIP event costs DKK 5,999 and includes drinks and a light snack.”
How much is that in American dollars? The currency conversion says all too: 5,999 Danish kroners is equivalent to $1,209.
“If you do not want to spend that much money, but still want to hear Al Gore speak about his latest book about climate challenges, you can purchase general tickets, ranging in price from DKK 199 – 1,499 depending on where in the room you want to sit,” the practical Danes advise for the Dec. 16 event.
“There will be large screens, so that everyone will get a good view.”
Two comments:
One, there’s no such thing as “a good view” of Al Gore.
And two, the press release neglects to mention that while you’re shaking Gore’s right hand, he’ll be picking your pocket with his left hand.
The science is settled!
Source: Washington Times
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Gore is Jabba the Hut.
http://www.framingthedialogue.com/archives/separated-at-birth-jabbagore/
Isn’t all that hand shaking going to warm things up?
I wouldn’t shake his hand if he paid ME $1000. I would, however, pay $1000 to punch him in the face.
No, you should not offer to pay a $1,000 to slug him in the face.
However, when I see him in hell when we are all in the afterlife, we will have a “conversation”.
When is this “Greatest Scam in History” going to go away? Read the leaked Emails Stupid Green Weenies. They admit they can’t prove global warming exists and consider it a “travesty” that they can’t. However they know how to manipulate numbers to “scare” people into doing something and they worry about not having a job if they can’t scare someone into giving them a research grant.
Follow the money trail. Gore, Pelosi, GE, and a few other Obama pals will win big.
Shake hands with Gore? Ya gotta be joking.