On Meet the Press, Brokaw attributed proposal for gas-tax holiday to Clinton, but not McCain
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SUMMARY: On Meet the Press, Tom Brokaw asked Al Gore if, on the subject of renewable energy, "Hillary Clinton reset this debate when she said there should be a summer holiday on the federal gas tax." But Brokaw did not mention that Sen. John McCain also proposed a gas-tax holiday or that one of his top advisers still touts the plan as "the best stimulus package we can have right now."
On the July 20 edition of NBC's Meet the Press, host Tom Brokaw interviewed former Vice President Al Gore and asked him if, on the subject of renewable energy, "Hillary Clinton reset this debate when she said there should be a summer holiday on the federal gas tax." But Brokaw did not mention that Sen. John McCain also proposed a gas-tax holiday or that one of his top advisers still touts the plan as "the best stimulus package we can have right now." Brokaw did not mention McCain's proposal despite having said of McCain on the July 13 edition of Meet the Press, "Here's a man who has worried about global warming, now he wants to give American motorists a gas tax holiday so they can drive even more during the summer months."
The environmental news website Gristmill wrote that Brokaw "pestered Gore to condemn Hillary Clinton -- who's no longer in the race -- for proposing a gas tax holiday, without so much as mentioning that John McCain -- who's still in the race -- is still supporting one" [italics and bold in original].
From the July 20 edition of NBC's Meet the Press:
BROKAW: Did Hillary Clinton reset this debate when she said there should be a summer holiday on the federal gas tax?
GORE: Well, I don't want to get into a primary battle that I successfully avoided getting into while it was going on.
BROKAW: Well, it's not a primary battle. She's speaking --
GORE: I didn't --
BROKAW: -- to an issue you feel very strongly about.
GORE: I disagreed with those who wanted a so-called gas-tax holiday. And I think -- taking it from that to sort of the whole --
BROKAW: Was that irresponsible on her part, do you think at this time?
GORE: I'm not going to label friends of mine irresponsible. I think that particular proposal -- wasn't one I agreed with -- was in response to what people are feeling with gasoline prices, and we've got to respond to the gasoline price increase. But here's the point, Tom. The people of this country are ready for bolder, more dramatic answers. The real way to bring gasoline prices down is not by going back to try more of the same things that have not worked in the past, but to say, Wait a minute, now's time -- now is the time for a really dramatic shift over to renewable energy.
Oscar-
Thanks for explaining yourself. Since you didn't get my joke - I was using hyperbole to satirize your 'stretching' of the truth, a skill at which you are adept.
Gore was fabulous as usual, but when he started making some in-depth analysis of the energy situation that we now are faced with
Gore wouldnt know energy conservation if it shot him in the foot. The only reason normal people are conserving is because of money, not to be "green" or to care for the environment.
Your thesis has all the integrity of a condemed limburger.
Evidence that you have some connection to reality would be rilly appreciated.
Well, maybe, just maybe if people are conserving because of money, it might lead them down the path to conserving to, you know, help out this big blue ball we all live on.
Are you going to bring this subject up in every discussion? You're doing a pretty good job thus far.
"and the NYT refusing to run an editorial by McCain after running one for Obama with no rules"
The rules were simple. If you're gonna write about your plan for Iraq, then you gotta have a plan. Obama had one, McCain doesn't. That's all that happened-- at no time was the NYT dictating specific content.
I absolutely believe it. You've seen several examples here of McCain getting a free pass. I watched Fox this weekend, kinda funny how they were saying if Obama made any gaffes by referencing a wrong country his presidential hopes would be sunk by the media.
TheMSM bias in favor of Mccain is extraordinary. Tonight he talked about the dangers at the border between Pakistan and Iraq.
What if Obama had said that?
It's a nightmare.
Come on now we gotta sell off some landscape that ain't making some corp big money so we can fer shur see our gas prices go down by 3 cents next year on the outside, uhuh.
Maybe I disremember, but didn't John bring it up first. Then Hillary bought into it?
How come Tom Brokaw did not ask Al Gore what did the Clinton Administration do for the eight years it was in power to curtail global warming? Why does your own home even after you made it green use more energy than 20 average or more americans? How come at the speech you gave ,were there 2 lincoln town cars and a number of SUV'S that were allowed to idle with the AC on for at least 20 minutes? How come this fat slob does not sell off all his property and set a good example for the rest of us and show us how easy it is to use the energy that he proposes the rest of us use? How much money is he making off of this charade? Why does'nt he donate all his wealth to the cause? How come he sold off all our oil reserves to oxidental petroleum when he took office without any bids from any other companies? How come he lied when making his documentary and used footage from the movie the day after tomorrow? Finally does mother nature channel these idea's directly to the Goracle himself?
Do some research, my dear. It will do you some good.
You posted so much disinformation, I'm not even sure where to start.
But, you may start with doing some research on Gore's house. It's not what you'd like others to think.
I've got a question for you:
If "global climate change" is a threat to national security (as noted by a Pentagon study), why to you hate the security of the U.S. so much?
WOW! Nice unhinged attack there.
Let's break it down a little bit shall we?
"How come Tom Brokaw did not ask Al Gore what did the Clinton Administration do for the eight years it was in power to curtail global warming? Why does your own home even after you made it green use more energy than 20 average or more americans? How come at the speech you gave ,were there 2 lincoln town cars and a number of SUV'S that were allowed to idle with the AC on for at least 20 minutes? How come this fat slob does not sell off all his property and set a good example for the rest of us and show us how easy it is to use the energy that he proposes the rest of us use? How much money is he making off of this charade? Why does'nt he donate all his wealth to the cause? How come he sold off all our oil reserves to oxidental petroleum when he took office without any bids from any other companies? How come he lied when making his documentary and used footage from the movie the day after tomorrow? Finally does mother nature channel these idea's directly to the Goracle himself?"
Clinton administration and environmental policies. How about first, the fact that most of the policies put into place during Clinton's terms in office were removed by Bush almost as soon as he took office:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=9307833
Here's an entire report (99 pages) about what the Clinton administration did during their time in office on the environment:
http://www.aei-brookings.org/admin/authorpdfs/page.php?id=469
Did you even bother to look around? Nah, probably not.
Why does Gore's home use more energy? Because it's a lot bigger than a lot of other homes. Compare houses of the same size, and I would bet that his uses about the same amount of energy. Compared to my modest 1100 sg ft house, I'm sure he uses tons more than I do. Plus he has stated and shown, time and again that he buys carbon credits to offset what he uses. Don't ignore the facts.
How do you know at the speech he gave there were limos idling and SUVs idling? Were you there? Chances are good, that they were. Do you know why? It's called national security. Terrorists would love to off a former president, or in the case of Gore, a former VP.
What does him being fat have to do with anything? He's not a slob, now you're just projecting. Why doesn't he sell of his property? Where is he going to live? He's not advocating for poverty, he's advocating for climate change.
First, it's Occidental, not Oxidental oil, or however you spelled it. Gore, yes, he had stock in the oil company, from his father's estate after he died. Truth is, he never exercised the options that he legally owned after his father died, and the stock was sold when his father's estate was closed. Again, don't let facts get in the way of a good tirade about Al Gore. And the reserve land was sold to Occidental in 1998 to reduce the size of the federal government, and was approved by, yes, republicans.
He used footage from The Day After Tomorrow to show a worst case FICTIONAL scenario. He noted it in the movie, which I'm sure you've never seen.
Maybe Gore does get inspiration from Mother Nature, but I doubt it. I think he sees something going wrong with our environment, and is in a unique position to try and effect change, and to do something about it. It's not as if he was told by God that he deserved to be President, like someone else I know "cough" George Bush "cough".
Your talking points are tired, and weak, and have been debunked about 16 million times, and yet you hold them so near and dear. Sad really, really sad.
I don't know why they would be running away from that idea. As dumb as it was I think it had broad public appeal. What politicians should be saying about high gas prices is "drive less, car pool, use public transportation, ride a bike, walk". Forget waiting for cheaper gas or more efficient cars. I bet almost every single person in this country could cut the amount they drive in half with little or no disruption to their life style.
I agree with Oscar, gas is too expensive. Heck, I can barely even fill up my private jet to get around the state! It's hard enough getting out to one of my 7 vacation homes without gas being so expensive! Sheesh!
A flip-flopper with a questionable military record who married into inherited money to start a political career?
This is John M, I think you have me confused with someone else...