Gas guzzlers attend Al Gore event

posted at 12:27 pm on May 25, 2007 by Ian

Zombie was at an Al Gore book signing and speaking event Wednesday and caught several pictures of the parking lot. You would think the lot would be full of 60-100 MPG cars like this one:

Well, if you thought so, you’d be wrong. Turns out that was probably the only car that got great gas mileage. It turns out the lot had just as many, if not more, SUVs than sedans:

Remember the cardinal law of the Church of Liberalism: Do as I say, not as I do.

Check out the rest of Zombie’s album, which includes a photoshop contest.

Blowback

Note from Hot Air management: This section is for comments from Hot Air's community of registered readers. Please don't assume that Hot Air management agrees with or otherwise endorses any particular comment just because we let it stand. A reminder: Anyone who fails to comply with our terms of use may lose their posting privilege.

Trackbacks/Pings

Trackback URL

Comments

I missed my chance. A card table selling carbon offsets and a Master Card/Visa machine. Could have retired.

right2bright on May 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM

I missed my chance. A card table selling carbon offsets and a Master Card/Visa machine. Could have retired.

right2bright on May 25, 2007 at 12:34 PM

Please pass the Grey Poupon…

soulsirkus on May 25, 2007 at 12:35 PM

Missed my chance. A card table with a Master Card/Visa scanner, selling carbon offsets. Could have retired.

right2bright on May 25, 2007 at 12:36 PM

Oh, such a big surprise.

tickleddragon on May 25, 2007 at 12:41 PM

You have to understand, the SUV is the only commercially available vehicle large enough to carry their egos.

OT: There was a liberal op/ed in my local paper today regarding the Valerie Plame (non)affair full of half-truths and outright lies. I’m planning on writing a letter to the editor to attempt to set the record straight (or at least get the truth out there). I’m having trouble finding a good source for the actual details about what happened and who did what. If anyone knows of a good source for that information that hasn’t been tainted by a liberal “bring down Bushco” agenda, I’d appreciate the link.

JadeNYU on May 25, 2007 at 12:48 PM

Is Algore Goracle in the back of that duper-Prius? If he isn’t, there’s no way it’s getting 100 mpg.

steveegg on May 25, 2007 at 12:52 PM

Wasn’t Gore a big proponent of the low-water toilets that in reality you have to flush 3 or 4 times, thereby using probably at least twice as much water? Besides all the pain and money spent on clogs and overflows. We had a plumber tell us recently there have been big problems in commercial buildings with the eco-friendly toilets.

INC on May 25, 2007 at 12:54 PM

Well we all know the liberal golden rule is: Do as I say, not as I do!

deadbackpacker on May 25, 2007 at 12:54 PM

We have a local Food Co-op in my hometown. You know, where “common” people are supposed to buy and sell “local” goods all in the name of Mother Gaia?

Well a few points:

1. Prices are sky high
2. Food comes from 1000′s miles away and is geared towards the NPR dinner club member. If it comes from India, it must spiritually nourishing, right?
3. The parking lot is packed with SUVs–even in spots marked “compact cars only”
4. Most of the patrons and all of the staff have a ghoulish look to them. In fact, I refer to them as ghouls. They need to eat more red meat and potatoes.

Hypocritical Lefties is a dog-bites-man topic, but never wears thin.

My former boss and former friend was ranting about the evils of Bushco and the evils of Conservatives while we were having a glass of wine. As we left the bar, she, still ranting, walked to her SUV and I to my compact car…she and her leftist hubby have 3 large homes and 4 vehicles, 2 of which are SUVs and two are Audi’s. I am pretty sure I saw a “Be a Yocal, Buy Local” bumper sticker on one their Audis

–Montana
ps I don’t spell check so deal with it grammar police. I am not a syndicated columnist.

Montana on May 25, 2007 at 12:58 PM

You guys don’t understand. These were dumb liberals coming to the sermon to be lectured so they could become smart liberals. They all went out and traded in their minivans and SUVs for hybrids right afterwards. Honest.

Seixon on May 25, 2007 at 1:04 PM

“How to get rich off Hippies” -Classic

Zetterson on May 25, 2007 at 1:04 PM

Wasn’t Gore a big proponent of the low-water toilets that in reality you have to flush 3 or 4 times, thereby using probably at least twice as much water? Besides all the pain and money spent on clogs and overflows. We had a plumber tell us recently there have been big problems in commercial buildings with the eco-friendly toilets.

INC on May 25, 2007 at 12:54 PM

Waterless Urinals all stink….

Tim Burton on May 25, 2007 at 1:10 PM

Someone should go there and write down every license plate there and put a post on the net showing their gas mileage.

- The Cat

I only say this because putting the number on a bumper sticker could be considered vandalism.

MirCat on May 25, 2007 at 1:16 PM

Sorry for the repeats, the computer was acting strange and crashing.

right2bright on May 25, 2007 at 1:19 PM

I missed my chance. A card table selling carbon offsets and a Master Card/Visa machine. Could have retired.
I missed my chance. A card table selling carbon offsets and a Master Card/Visa machine. Could have retired.
I missed my chance. A card table selling carbon offsets and a Master Card/Visa machine. Could have retired.

/Apply Directly to The Forehead

Bad Candy on May 25, 2007 at 1:48 PM

Wasn’t Gore a big proponent of the low-water toilets that in reality you have to flush 3 or 4 times, thereby using probably at least twice as much water? Besides all the pain and money spent on clogs and overflows. We had a plumber tell us recently there have been big problems in commercial buildings with the eco-friendly toilets.

INC on May 25, 2007 at 12:54 PM

That’s because you eat meat, you murdering warmonger. If you had a nice vegetarian lifestyle, that wouldn’t be a problem (not to mention you’d probably only need one sheet to wipe as well).

SARCASM

Rick on May 25, 2007 at 2:38 PM

I have an idea:

Show up and set up a card table selling carbon offsets along with a Master Card/Visa machine. You can probably retire.

Just kidding right2bright

Rick on May 25, 2007 at 2:48 PM

I’m out in L.A. at the moment, home turf of the North American moonbat, and I’ve been endlessly amused at how common these sorts of hypocrisies are.

My favorite so far has been the Hummer I saw – the original, the big old gas guzzler – with a classic “No Blood for Oil” bumper sticker, right next to “Run Hillary Run!”

Considering the car get’s like 4 feet to the mile, it’s possible the guy was just a conservative with an ironic sense of humor.

But I doubt it.

Professor Blather on May 25, 2007 at 3:06 PM

I need a “My Carbon Footprint is Bigger Than Yours” bumper sticker for my gas-guzzling, carbon-producing, eco-unfriendly SUV.

heatherrc77 on May 25, 2007 at 3:15 PM

“2nd Place is a set of steak knives”

Sorry to quote a Baldwin line here but it’s a great scene

VikingGoneWild on May 25, 2007 at 4:23 PM

Someone should go there and write down every license plate there and put a post on the net showing their gas mileage.

- The Cat

Zom pretty much did that exact thing once!

Axe on May 25, 2007 at 4:35 PM

Dissonant thought & adolescent ego – core to liberalism.

locomotivebreath1901 on May 25, 2007 at 4:50 PM

Heh. Global Warming™

Axe on May 25, 2007 at 5:06 PM

ENVIRONMENTALIST: someone who wants you to change your ways so they don’t have to.

Paul in Poco on May 25, 2007 at 7:58 PM

bunch o hypocrits..they learn from the best! Goracle!

Highrise on May 26, 2007 at 12:05 AM

Kinda reminds me of Sheryl “one sheet of toilet paper” Crow selling out her song “Everyday Is A Winding Road” to sell Suburu’s gas guzzling SUVs. Typical liberal…..anything for a buck!

lynnv on May 26, 2007 at 8:24 AM