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[SlaveNoMore]

POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday:

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

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[Adder]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday:

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This does not sound like an unbiased source.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Adder
This does not sound like an unbiased source.

Heh.

http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/page.php

[SlaveNoMore]

Adder
This does not sound like an unbiased source.

How, pray tell, could pointing out Gore's unabashed hypocrisy be anything but biased?

[Adder]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
How, pray tell, could pointing out Gore's unabashed hypocrisy be anything but biased?

Well, for one, it could be based, you know, on actual truth. A source like that makes one wonder (although I have no idea whether the underlying facts are true).

And, of course, it could not engage in the obvious fallacy of comparing a house that is at least several times bigger than the average house, and certainly expends much more electricity on security, with the average household. Especially since the average household includes a huge number of small apartments.

That could be two ways to be less biased.

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

I am exactly as outraged by this as I am by the fact that you have so far declined to serve your country overseas.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Adder
Well, for one, it could be based, you know, on actual truth. A source like that makes one wonder (although I have no idea whether the underlying facts are true).

And, of course, it could not engage in the obvious fallacy of comparing a house that is at least several times bigger than the average house, and certainly expends much more electricity on security, with the average household. Especially since the average household includes a huge number of small apartments.

That could be two ways to be less biased.

so its cool that he burns 20 times the electricity because it takes that much for an unnecessarially large house. Got it.

I think this means we get to keep our SUVs though.

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by SlaveNoMore
POWER: GORE MANSION USES 20X AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD; CONSUMPTION INCREASE AFTER 'TRUTH'
Mon Feb 26 2007 17:16:14 ET

The Tennessee Center for Policy Research, an independent, nonprofit and nonpartisan research organization committed to achieving a freer, more prosperous Tennessee through free market policy solutions, issued a press release late Monday:

Last night, Al Gore’s global-warming documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, collected an Oscar for best documentary feature, but the Tennessee Center for Policy Research has found that Gore deserves a gold statue for hypocrisy.

Gore’s mansion, [20-room, eight-bathroom] located in the posh Belle Meade area of Nashville, consumes more electricity every month than the average American household uses in an entire year, according to the Nashville Electric Service (NES).

In his documentary, the former Vice President calls on Americans to conserve energy by reducing electricity consumption at home.

The average household in America consumes 10,656 kilowatt-hours (kWh) per year, according to the Department of Energy. In 2006, Gore devoured nearly 221,000 kWh—more than 20 times the national average.

Last August alone, Gore burned through 22,619 kWh—guzzling more than twice the electricity in one month than an average American family uses in an entire year. As a result of his energy consumption, Gore’s average monthly electric bill topped $1,359.

Since the release of An Inconvenient Truth, Gore’s energy consumption has increased from an average of 16,200 kWh per month in 2005, to 18,400 kWh per month in 2006.

Gore’s extravagant energy use does not stop at his electric bill. Natural gas bills for Gore’s mansion and guest house averaged $1,080 per month last year.

“As the spokesman of choice for the global warming movement, Al Gore has to be willing to walk to walk, not just talk the talk, when it comes to home energy use,” said Tennessee Center for Policy Research President Drew Johnson.

In total, Gore paid nearly $30,000 in combined electricity and natural gas bills for his Nashville estate in 2006.

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I've seen the place. It's lit up every night when the Gores are around with crowds of people inside. It ought to be compared instead to a decent size inn.

It's almost as big as the Frist's place around the corner.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I've seen the place. It's lit up every night when the Gores are around with crowds of people inside. It ought to be compared instead to a decent size inn.

It's almost as big as the Frist's place around the corner.

I heard that jet engines dwarf car emissions- 2 reasons: there are so many ancient airplanes out there with very old engines AND everyone has been working to reduce car emissions since the 70s. Jets not so much. You want to know who is burning up the planet look to the private jet flyers: what airline did Al GOre take to Cali?

[Greedy,Greedy,Greedy]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
I heard that jet engines dwarf car emissions- 2 reasons: there are so many ancient airplanes out there with very old engines AND everyone has been working to reduce car emissions since the 70s. Jets not so much. You want to know who is burning up the planet look to the private jet flyers: what airline did Al GOre take to Cali?

BUSH FLIED -- PEOPLE DIED!

(OR BUSH FLEW....)

[Spanky]

Originally posted by Adder
This does not sound like an unbiased source.

They probably are biased, but as long as they are not using anonymous sources, and their facts are correct, does it matter? In addition, the average US consumer of energy is highly wasteful. It is not that hard to drastically reduce ones energy consumption if one is willing to spend the money. Just ask Mr. Lovens in Aspen. I think Al Gore can afford it.

What I am curious about is whether he has taken the steps that my parents took in the 1970s when this issue first came in vogue. 1) Solar Panels 2) Full insulation of the entire house 3) Double paned windows 4) a regrigerator with the engine on the top - most refrigerators use eighty percent of their energy cooling the heat from their own engine 5) atmoshpere sealed environment 6) no use of a clothes dryer 7) no use of a automatic dishwasher etc. etc. etc.

My parents reduced their energy consumption by seventy five percent in the seventies. Hell of if my parents could do it in the seventies (and I had to suffer through it) there is no reason Mr. Green can't make the sacrifice.

My guess is he hasn't. He probably has not done any of those things. But then again, I don't think Al Gore really cares about this stuff, I think he just see it as a route to the Presidency. Maybe I will be proved wrong.

(By the way, the Frists can have their house lit up like a Christmas tree everynight and not be hypocritical about this subject).

[Tyrone Slothrop]

Originally posted by Spanky
as long as . . . their facts are correct, does it matter?

Not in the slightest.

Frankly, I was hoping that Slave had found a reason to think we don't have to worry about global warming, but we're still on the hook. The fact that Al Gore has a big house and flies on airplanes doesn't change things.

[SlaveNoMore]

It seems like the lefty rank-and-file are pushing the impeachment issue, even though it's a death wish for the Dems:
From the Seattle Times

D.C. Dems want to stop legislative impeachment talk

Sen. Patty Murray and Congressman Jay Inslee are lobbying legislators to cancel this week's hearing on a resolution calling on Congress to investigate and consider impeaching President George Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. Inslee and Murray, both Democrats who voted against the war, think state lawmakers holding hearings and voting on impeachment is a distraction from what Democrats are doing in Congress, including their efforts to end the war.

Murray spokeswoman Alex Glass confirmed that Murray told Senate Majority Leader Lisa Brown last week that the impeachment resolution was a bad idea: "Senator Murray's message was, 'I have two words for anyone who wants to impeach the President: Dick Cheney.'"

"Jay called and he said, 'Darlene, don't do this,'" said Sen. Darlene Fairley, D-Lake Forest Park. She is chairwoman of the Senate Government Operations and Elections Committee, which is scheduled to hold a hearing on two measures Thursday. One is Sen. Eric Oemig's joint memorial calling for Congress to investigate and consider impeachment of Bush and Cheney. The other is Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles' measure opposing Bush's troop increase in Iraq.

"I said, 'Jay it's all over YouTube. I can't un-ring that bell,'" Fairley said. There are a number of videos posted to the site featuring Oemig and the impeachment measure.

Inslee has been busy with a family matter and unavailable. But he earlier told The Stranger's Josh Feit why he opposes impeachment.

As much as I despise what this president has done to the country, my job is to find a way to end the war in Iraq, which I voted against. We should do nothing whatsoever to hinder our effort to end the war. Grandstanding that prevents us from growing a coalition against the war is a luxury we cannot afford. We don't have the votes to remove Bush from office. Bush is leaving office. We need to make sure our troops are leaving Iraq.
The hearing at 3:30 p.m. Thursday is looking to be a major spectacle. The Washington Legislature's anti-Bush moves have become, at least temporarily, a center of attention of anti-war forces around the country. At an impeachment forum in Olympia last week where Oemig spoke, according to reports, the audience included Rachel Corrie's parents, Lt. Ehren Watada and James Yee.(Slave - what esteemed company)

Coming to Olympia to testify in favor of Oemig's impeachment resolution are Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, a growing voice in the anti-war movement, and Mary Ann Wright, a retired Army colonel who resigned from the U.S. State Department in 2003 to protest the invasion of Iraq. She has since worked closely with Cindy Sheehan and others in the peace movement.

Kohl-Welles told me she invited retired Chairman of the Joint Chief Gen. John Shalikashvili, who lives near Gig Harbor, and actor and activist Sean Penn. She said she was waiting to hear back from Penn's publicist.

The hearing is turning into just what Democrats in Congress worry about. Fairley said that in a Feb. 14 telephone call with Inslee:

He said it sent the wrong message and 'detracted from the good things we are doing with education and health care.' I agree with him, as I said, but there is a large group of people who want to have a say on these two things and this gives them a venue.
Truly, I think both he and Patty feel that people would compare what the state of Washington was doing with what D.C. was doing — to their detriment.

Oemig said by e-mail that he has heard that some members of Congress want the impeachment memorial, Senate Joint Memorial 8016, to "go away." His reponse? Best answer I can give, I'm on their side. They should help me help them. As soon as Congress starts issuing subpoenas or indictments 8016 will go away.
A very large crowd is expected Thursday. There will be a rally at 1 p.m. that day on the Capitol steps. The Eastside Fellowship of Reconciliation is also raising money to "keep this valuable campaign alive."

Writer Dave Lindorff, who spoke at the Olympia impeachment forum last week with Oemig, wrote:

It seems likely that if Washington passed Oemig's bill (it currently has eight co-sponsors), or if one of the ones moving through the legislatures of Vermont or New Mexico were to pass, the other states might follow suit. As well, representatives in Congress could feel emboldened to submit their own bills of impeachment.
In other words, the dam will burst, and impeachment will be underway.

Lindorff is co-author of "The Case for Impeachment: The Legal Argument for Removing President George W. Bush from Office." Writing about this week's hearing, Lindorff said the plan is to "have hundreds — perhaps thousands — of backers on hand to make sure it gains committee approval."

Fairley is expecting a huge crowd for the two measures. And she plans to keep tight control. There will be a little more than two hours to take testimony on both bills. Each bill will get a pro-panel designated by the sponsor and a con panel chosen by Senate Republicans.

The panelists will each get three minutes to talk. The rest of the time Fairley wants reserved for citizen testimony — not questions or speeches from senators. And she's willing to have legislators, or anyone else, removed if they don't follow the rules.

I'm restricting questions from the members to one question per panel speaker without follow-up. Hopefully, we won't have a lot of questions because this is the time to listen to the public's testimony. Some of the committee members want to make floor speeches instead of asking questions. Normally, I don't believe in gaveling people quiet, but I will if I have to. And, if I have to, I'll resort to using the sergeant-at-arms to escort people from the room. Everyone has a right to their opinion and everyone will be treated with respect. Period.


SIDEBAR: Murray's vote against the Iraq war doesn't seem to mean much today to anti-war activists. Last week, while Murray was meeting with a group of local police chiefs in Bellevue, protesters asked the chiefs to arrest the senator for war crimes.

They didn't do it, but in a just world they would have. There's a low quality video of it here. The demonstrators were from Stand Up Seattle and the Green Party of Washington State, which are part of the local Occupation Project.

TO BE CLEAR: The above line about a just world, is a quote from the Occupation Project folks, not my thoughts. That's why it is indented, as quotes and excerpts are on the blog. That statement was not from me.

Dan Riehl on how this can mushroom into a real problem for Pelosi

The Impeachment Meme
Allah posts video of a peace please! group calling for Patty Murray of Washington State to be arrested for war crimes, because she hasn't done enough to stop the war. The problem with this below is that they don't need a chain reaction.

The Sheehan crowd’s energized because a bill calling for Bush’s impeachment has been introduced in the Washington state senate and will be given a public hearing on Thursday. The moonbats are expected to be out in force to pressure the legislature into passing it and hopefully start a chain reaction in other blue states cuminating(sic) in the mother of all political headaches for Nancy Pelosi (and Hillary, Obama, etc).

As I posted in January with regard to Keith Ellison, who launched a similar bill as a state representative - and could now receive it as he's in the House: they only need one state resolution and one member of the House to accept it. They'd likely claim they were dragged into it by the Jefferson Manual. A chain reaction would exert more political pressure, but it isn't required.

This is an accepted form of launching Impeachment proceedings, per The Jefferson Manual. A Representative from the state that sends up such a resolution to Congress only need acknowledge its receipt to launch impeachment proceedings.

In the House there are various methods of setting an impeachment in motion: by charges made on the floor on the responsibility of a Member or Delegate; by charges preferred by a memorial, which is usually referred to a committee for examination; by a resolution dropped in the hopper by a Member and referred to a committee; by a message from the President; by charges transmitted from the legislature of a State or territory or from a grand jury; or from facts developed and reported by an investigating committee of the House. (here)

The Jefferson Manual, rules used by the U.S. House, allows for impeachment to be begun in this manner. It only takes one state legislature. No governor is needed. One Congress Member, from the same state or any other, is needed to essentially acknowledge receipt of the state's petition. Then impeachment begins. (here)

Back to a quote from AM:

Last year the state legislatures of California, Minnesota, Illinois, and Vermont introduced but did not pass resolutions to send impeachment to the U.S. House.

Any of those resolutions need only be re-introduced and passed in a new state legislative year. So, while the same might be said for a number Democrats in Congress, as Bush continues to try and lead the fight in the GWOT, ironically, it could be the first Muslim elected to Congress who used a Koran once owned, but ultimately repudiated, by Thomas Jefferson in his private swearing in ceremony, who ends up most uniquely positioned to tie Bush and his administration up in the legal wrangling such a process would necessitate.

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[SlaveNoMore]

Greedy,Greedy,Greedy
I've seen the place. It's lit up every night when the Gores are around with crowds of people inside. It ought to be compared instead to a decent size inn.

It's almost as big as the Frist's place around the corner.

Is Frist narrating "An Inconvenient Truth, Part Deux"?

If not, how is he being a hypocrite?

[SlaveNoMore]

ironweed
I am exactly as outraged by this as I am by the fact that you have so far declined to serve your country overseas.

Straw, argument, etc.