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If it was not Al Gore narrating and promoting the movie, would any of
these doubts exist? The arguments against sound a bit disingenuous. This
is not "Fahrenheit 911." The content should stand on its own. I think we
have gotten a pretty definitive answer on that. Al Gore is not running
for office. What's the problem?
Are we going to hide every time we think there might be some pushback
from the ignorant right? Are we worried about offending Rush Limbaugh?
If we believe that global warming is a problem, then we should be
pulling out all the stops to get the word out, even the empassioned
words of an ex-vice-president. Am I sounding too empassioned about this?
Jonah Cohen wrote:
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> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Evan Koblentz
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> I really, truly want to believe both of those statements. But my
> training
> is in journalism, and my brain just can't separate the concepts of
> "popular
> politician" and "documentary" without "bias" forcing 'em back together.
> Sorry.
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> I dunno on that, Evan. A reasonably well-respected skeptic (Carl Sagan)
> would likely include the above statement under one item in his "baloney
> detection kit" --- the ad hominem attack.
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> "Al Gore is a (retired) politician, therefore anything he says must be
> politically biased/political propaganda"... that's attacking Gore
> himself, not doing anything to demonstrate that the movie in question
> is, in fact, propaganda or is scientifically flawed.
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> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> The Children's Museum
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