The Hippies at LDSHQ: Gore Meets With Monson, Ballard, Cook

Had this been a few days ago, I would have thought it was an April Fools' joke.

However, it's no joke:

Al Gore met Thursday with LDS Church leaders in Salt Lake City.

The Nobel Peace Prize winner and former U.S. vice president requested the dinner time meeting to discuss climate change and its solutions, sources said.

Gore had a brief courtesy visit with President Thomas S. Monson before talking with other church leaders.

Gore did not make a public appearance or speak with reporters.

Church spokesman Scott Trotter called it "a cordial meeting" attended by Elder M. Russell Ballard, Elder Quentin L. Cook and other members of the church's Public Affairs Committee.

Gore "gave a 30-minute presentation and expressed his concerns about CO2 emissions, which was followed by several minutes of questions and answers," said Trotter.

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last Saturday, church officials participated in the worldwide "Earth Hour" campaign to draw attention to climate change. The Salt Lake Temple's outside lights were darkened for an hour along with those in 88 countries and more than 4,000 cities.

"Prudent stewardship and wise use of resources are principles that church leaders have emphasized throughout the
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history of the church," Trotter said in announcing the LDS involvement. "The church encourages its members to join with their fellow citizens in supporting worthy programs that will make their communities better places to live and raise their families."

John McCain invented the Blackberry

This is almost the same thing as Al Gore said in 2000 that led to the "I invented the internet" stories.....

Asked what work John McCain did as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee that helped him understand the financial markets, the candidate's top economic adviser wielded visual evidence: his BlackBerry.

"He did this," Douglas Holtz-Eakin told reporters this morning, holding up his BlackBerry. "Telecommunications of the United States is a premier innovation in the past 15 years, comes right through the Commerce Committee. So you're looking at the miracle John McCain helped create and that's what he did."

Oh, and the company that actually invented and makes the Blackberry is up in Canada.

He invented it and outsourced it.

The Case Against Al Gore

I find it interesting how many people are talking about jumping on the Al Gore bandwagon should he declare himself in the race for President.

I think that is the stupidest thing since The 1/2 Hour News Hour. W could probably beat him. (You laugh, but he beat Kerry.)

He's still got the CLinton stain on him. Always will. 7 years later, and he's still got stuff like inventing the internet hanging around his neck. And now he can really be painted as a Hollywood Liberal.

Let's not forget that while he has shown more charisma the past 6 years, he's still boring as ever. I haven't seen his movie because I can't stay awake during the trailer. A Gore vs Romney debate would rid this country of insomnia forever.

People point to things like his Vietnam experience. Because that's helped the Democratic candidate so much the past two elections.

No, I'm not sold on President Al Gore. And I never will be.

-Bob