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Movie Star For Climate Czar
By Kyle | November 12, 2008
Jules Crittenden takes a look at potential Obama cabinet appointments headed by Al Gore as Warming Warlord or Carbon Colossus. One wee problem: Al Gore is partner in a private-investment firm dedicated to investing in green technologies and therefore stands to benefit hugely from any government mandates, subsidies or changes in regulation aimed at fostering a green revolution. It would be like trying to head Raytheon and the Pentagon at the same time. Or can there be no conflict of interest if you are sufficiently well-meaning? (Also, I doubt that Gore wants to be a mere cabinet functionary–a Donna Shalala of the Greenhouse Effect…being the star of an Oscar-winning film and a Nobel laureate, he would be accepting a demotion if he joined the cabinet).
Topics: Barack Obama, Movies, Politics |
November 13th, 2008 at 11:53 am
That’s what people have been failing to acknowledge from the start with Al. This is all about his business. Al also owns significant shares in a carbon trading firm and on an unrelated matter 5% of Google. The man is now worth over $100 million dollars for crying out loud anyone who sees his “mission” as more than a money grab is horribly naive.