by arthur Weinreb, associate Editor,
January 26, 2004
apparently not for al Gore. The former U.S. vice-president and radical environmentalist gave a speech to an environmental crowd in New York City on January 16. In his speech, Gore called George W. Bush "a moral coward" and criticized the president for his failure to address "overwhelming and undeniable evidence" that global warming poses "a serious threat to our common future".
The fact that the 2000 Democratic nominee for president gave this speech during a time when severe cold was gripping the eastern seaboard of the United States, including New York City was not lost on much of the media. In the outrage of the week portion of CNN’s Capitol Gang, Kate O’Beirne made fun of the Gore speech that was delivered, according to O’Beirne, on the coldest day in memory when the temperature was — 1F or —18 C.
Even the media’s most Democrat friendly newspaper, the New York Times couldn’t resist taking little pokes at their boy al. according to the report in the Times, the audience had to stand in line shivering in sub-zero temperatures while waiting through security before being allowed in to see Gore give his presentation which included pictures of glaciers melting.
Needless to say there were some left wing papers such as the Philadelphia Enquirer and the Los angeles Times that left out any reference to the freezing temperatures outside of the hall where Gore preached his doom and gloom scenario of impending global disaster.
Closer to home, there have been a few instances this month where forecasts for moderate or heavy snowfall were broadcast, only to be followed by a light dusting of the white stuff. During the first weekend in January, the media was saturated with severe winter storm warnings for Toronto that was followed by very little accumulation of snow. On a subsequent weekend, there was another light dusting when forecasters had predicted 10 to 20 centimeters of snow.
Perhaps the media could put the current forecasts and the global warming scenario together. It would be interesting to have the left lib media explain to its readers, viewers and listeners why they unconditionally accept global warming that is based upon computer models of what the average temperature will be in the year 2100, when the science of weather forecasting can’t accurately predict how much snow is going to fall two days later.
Don’t hold your breath waiting.
Belinda’s looks — 680 News first off the mark
Less than two hours after former Magna International President and CEO, Belinda Stronach announced that she was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada, 680 News hit the streets to ask people if her good looks would become a factor in her quest to be the leader and the next prime minister of Canada.
There was nothing unusual in the fact that 680, the all liberal news station in Toronto mentioned Stronach’s physical attributes. The entire media seems obsessed with her youth and her looks and there will be more of the same in the future. What was unusual about 680 News was that the station, by eliciting people’s comments within minutes after Stronach announced her candidacy, it showed a complete disinterest in what she said she stands for.
Belinda Stronach surprised many during the announcement of her candidacy by making her views on many issues known such as her support of a common security perimeter around North america and partial mortgage payment deductibility. In its early broadcasts 680 News had no desire to find out what people thought of these policies. If Stronach had espoused more left wing policies that the left wing media like so much, one wonders if maybe the radio station would have been just as quick to hit the streets to find out what the average person thought about those policies.