Warning: The following report is guaranteed to elicit uncontrollable bouts of laughter that could be hazardous to your computer if you are currently eating or drinking. Fair and final warning.
The Global Warmingist-in-Chief, Emmy award-winning schlockumentarist and fear monger Al Gore, is currently touring Australia to drum up climate change hysteria while certainly padding his wallet and emitting more carbon dioxide on the trip and during speeches than most people do in a year.
Yet, even more delicious, Australia's Liberal Party has banned all of its members from attending any of Gore's events.
I kid you not.
As reported by Live News Wednesday (emphasis added to hopefully enhance the comedic experience):
The Liberal Party has banned its state and federal parliamentarians from attending events starring former US vice-president Al Gore, celebrity agent Max Markson has alleged.
[...]
Gore spoke on the topic at a $1,000 a head lunch today in Sydney. He's scheduled to address a similar event in Melbourne on Friday.
Event organiser Markson says while he sent invitations to Liberals from the Prime Minister down, only one accepted and then promptly cancelled.
"There is absolutely an official boycott in place. We had one NSW Liberal MP [agree to come] and he had to ring back and apologise and say he wasn't allowed to come," says Markson.
For those experiencing confusion with their laughter, Liberals in Australia are different than here in America. Besides clearly having a better sense of humor, they are also to the right of center, as the current Prime Minister John Howard is a member of this Party.
Dontcha wish we had Liberals like that here?
—Noel Sheppard is the Associate Editor of NewsBusters.
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Bless you, Noel
September 19, 2007 - 12:14 ET by HelenSThis is way too much fun and confirmation that there is a God (though I never had any doubts :o).
"Cry havoc and let slip the dogs of war" - Shakespeare
I was drinking coffee, and I appreciate the warning
September 19, 2007 - 12:24 ET by KC MulvilleOf course, my carpet took the brunt of if, but we have cleaners for that.
KC
September 19, 2007 - 12:28 ET by Noel Sheppard:-) ns
That was cold, Noel. Funny,
September 19, 2007 - 12:43 ET by MikeBThat was cold, Noel. Funny, but cold.
"A communist is someone who reads Marx. An anti-communist is someone who understands Marx." Ronald Reagan
Geez, Mike, must have been a lot of coffee for all that.
September 19, 2007 - 13:30 ET by Dave RLOLK-Had a similar experience in another thread earlier, so I empathize.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
LOL
September 19, 2007 - 13:45 ET by KC MulvilleOK OK OK OK - I meant we have bottles of chemical carpet cleaners, not hired help. But you did get me. Sheppard 1, Mulville 0.
Dontcha wish we had
September 19, 2007 - 13:37 ET by Dave RDontcha wish we had Liberals like that here?
Actually, it wasn't all that long ago that we did have liberals like that in this country. Sadly for this country, as well as for that once-great political party, the new masters of same have absolutely no tolerance for them.
Zell Miller was the last of the classical liberals of any real significance, and he was treated as a leper by the Democrat Party leadership.
Too Bad.
When I'm president, privatization is off the table because it's not the answer to anything.-Hillary Rodham, September 3, 2007 AARP Legislative Conference.
Classic "Congressmen who
September 19, 2007 - 15:32 ET by wiwfClassic
"Congressmen who willfully take actions during wartime that damage
morale and undermine the military are saboteurs and should be arrested,
exiled, or hanged." -Abraham Lincoln
left is right down under
September 19, 2007 - 16:30 ET by wizardjrIt's no surprise. As they are on the other end of the earth and it spins the opposite direction for an observer at the respective pole, then ipso facto left becomes right when you cross the equator.
Them darned Aussies just got no respect. Where do we send the 'thank you' card.
And it just keeps getting better
September 20, 2007 - 10:12 ET by GMFAnd to add to hilarity - how about this:
There was a report in a local paper (Daily Telegraph) by a female journalist commenting on how she was there to hear what Al had to say so she could do a report for her paper. She and other media got to hear about three minutes of the Goracle before PR starting throwing them out. She didn't appreciate being pushed by one of the female PR types.
Way to go Al ! How to win over the media in one easy lesson.
Of course if they had shelled out the 2300 bucks the Gorester required in tribute, they would have been allowed to stay. But still - nice way to schmooze the media !!
Once again...
September 20, 2007 - 10:16 ET by sarcasmoThe US-politics NewSpeak-definition of "liberal" confronts the rest of the world's definition...(See why, as a classical liberal, I prefer terms like "lefty" or just "socialist"???)
JMR
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