Gore-ing Us All
A word of caution to Republican legislators; the man who invented the internet is not a man to be trifled with!
Al Gore brought his global warming dog and pony show to Capitol Hill last week as the key speaker before the House Energy and Commerce Committee. The purpose of his visit was to discuss new cap-and-trade legislation. A topic near and ear the ex-VP’s heart and wallet.
Gore left Washington DC in 2001 with a net worth of around $2 million. In only 8 years he has been able to increase his personal worth to an estimated $100 million. To say the least, global warming has been berry berry good to Mr. Gore.
The reason for his intense interest in getting cap-and-trade legislation passed is that he got in on the ground floor of creating this whole scam. The essence of cap-and-trade is that polluting industries will be given limits on the amount they can pollute the atmosphere. If they go beyond those limits (caps) they will be forced to buy carbon offsets. These carbon offsets will be the new currency of industry. Companies that reduce their emissions will end up with extra carbon offsets to trade to companies that need them. It’s like a monopoly game where Big Al and his business partners are the bankers. As such Mr. Gore stands to make money on every trade of his newly created currency. Even Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs understands the potential for uncapped profits in this shell game and has invested as part owner of the Chicago Climate Exchange, a board where these carbon offsets will be traded like stocks and bonds.
During the question and answer period of Big Al goes to Washington Tennessee Republican Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn noted that Mr. Gore had joined the venture capital group Kleiner-Perkins. She also noted that K-P had invested a billion dollars in 40 companies that stood to benefit greatly from the new cap-and-trade legislation. Ms. Blackburn asked “Is that something that you are going to personally benefit from?” Mr. Gore was not amused.
His demeanor immediately changed and in his most indignant, condescending tone replied “You know congresswoman, anybody who thinks I would do this for the money doesn’t know me very well. Why would you ask me a question like that?” Ms. Blackburn replied that it was in fact a legitimate question that she had been asked by her constituents. Mr. Gore continued his non-answer by saying “I have been willing to put my money where my mouth is. Is there something wrong with that? Are you telling me that you are against American business?” The false bravado and feigned look of martyrdom on his face had all the markings of “I did not have sex with that woman, Ms. Lewinski”.
The answer of course is clear. Mr. Gore and his business partners stand to personally make a literal boatload of money from this eco-game of three card monty. Gore later claimed that all the money he has personally made, “every penny of it” was directed by him back into a nonprofit organization. How noble. How inspiring. How much of this blatant BS does he expect us to believe?
The fact is that the very un-altruistic Mr. Gore has personally invested over $35 million, not in nonprofits but in the very for profit Capricorn Investment Group. This group invests in the makers of environmentally friendly products, each of which would likely benefit greatly from new cap-and-trade legislation and the continuation of the “go green or die” hokum being perpetrated on the American psyche.
You may ask “Hey Big Frick! What do I care if Al Gore makes a lot of money by helping save the planet?” To which I would respond “How wrong you are my bright little star.”
You see cap-and-trade does nothing to save the planet. It allows industry to continue to pollute at the same level they always have. It’s just now they must pay for it through the carbon offsets. And where do you think the money will come from to pay for the carbon offsets? Why from the consumers of the products those industries manufacture of course.
If this whole smoke and mirrors cap-and-trade system was above board Mr. Gore would have no problem admitting where his newfound wealth had come from and why he and his business partners are working so tirelessly to get this new legislation passed.
Big Al “Mr. Roboto” Gore has learned a most important lesson from his past boss Bill Clinton. The key to success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you got it made.
