Posted by
Bill Crawford on Thursday, January 29, 2009 1:38:55 PM
Al Gore was more than happy to sign on to the Clinton administration's eternal search for better focus group tested phrases, to better sell their policies.
This is where government spending became "investments", and GOP opposition became the "Republican tax scheme", which was retired after the 2000 Presidential debates when focus groups essentially told Gore's staffers, "enough with the schemes, already".
Now, when the Nobel Prize winning environmentalist enters the capital to prattle on anew about global warming, it becomes obvious that his focus groups have told him that the ones from the northern half of the country (where most of his support comes from) have been suffering from huge snowfalls and bitter cold since last November.
So into the compactor goes "global warming". The latest and greatest terminology is "climate change".
The rest of it hasn't changed at all. The cause of said climate change is still decidedly anthropomorphic- man can't predict the weather, but he sure as hell can change it radically (I'm still trying to figure that one out).
Also, the hinge of history is.......oh, my God! It's right now! Last year, the critical year was 2008. Now, it's 2009. This "flat earther" (Gore doubter) wonders if Gore realizes he is starting to sound like the bearded sidewalk denizens in Los Angeles with the "The End Is Near!" signs on their shoulder.