Video: Hell freezes over; Update: “Very cordial,” says Goracle
posted at 3:38 pm on November 26, 2007 by Allahpundit
I know, I know — where’s the audio? If and when I see a clip with excerpts of the chitchat I’ll update.
In the meantime, I’m thinking that private Oval Office meeting might have been chilly enough to singlehandedly reverse the trend in global warming. Look at that grin plastered on Dubya’s face. It’s going to freeze that way.
Update: Fake camaraderie spotted!
Update: They talked about global warming “the whole time.”
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Bush’s first words in the private meeting:
“So, Al…how do you like my office?”
flipflop on November 26, 2007 at 3:41 PM
Can I offer you a cup of carbon Al?
Limerick on November 26, 2007 at 3:43 PM
Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Like, say, knocked out and tied up in the White House basement.
Frozen Tex on November 26, 2007 at 3:45 PM
I’m sure he was much nicer and just said: “welcome to my house!!”
Rick on November 26, 2007 at 3:45 PM
I know you gotta play the game, but couldn’t Bush have been less of a pu$$y about this? Is he not aware of the screaming red faced Gore’s “He betrayed this country!!!” attack? Again, Bush’s problems come not from his actions, but from his inaction in the face of attacks from the Dems, which leaves the public with the impression that he’s in the wrong.
RightWinged on November 26, 2007 at 3:46 PM
Does Al have lifts on? I didn’t think he was taller than Bush.
NTWR on November 26, 2007 at 3:46 PM
Laura, make sure the heater is on 90 – I want Al to experience some real “warming”…
Rick on November 26, 2007 at 3:47 PM
The look says it all. “Last week I had to go in front of the cameras and pardon that damned turkey. This week the damned turkey comes for coffee.”
highhopes on November 26, 2007 at 3:48 PM
Don’t you remember that moment at the debates when Gore charged across the stage and GWB just nodded at him and continued? Well, it turned out the reason for that was there is some statistic that the taller candidate usually wins so Gore’s people had him look like a fool in an effort to show that Al was the taller of the two of them.
Gore is also far fatter but I don’t think he’s padding his suit.
highhopes on November 26, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Look at that face. Damn I love W.
After this is over – put NASA into the business of taking down Al Gore 24/7. Can’t trust the CIA.
Agrippa2k on November 26, 2007 at 3:54 PM
HAHA! Neither one of them could quite manage a genuine smile.
baldilocks on November 26, 2007 at 3:56 PM
It is 35 degrees here in temperate western Oregon.
Come on now Al, you promised things would get warmer.
MB4 on November 26, 2007 at 3:57 PM
I wonder George pointed out where his presidential portrait will hang for all eternity?
Dusty on November 26, 2007 at 3:57 PM
Maybe Bush didn’t have his boots on?
MB4 on November 26, 2007 at 3:58 PM
HE PREYED ON HORS D’OEUVRES!
saint kansas on November 26, 2007 at 3:59 PM
I here tell that Al now does swim suit body shot doubles for Teddy.
MB4 on November 26, 2007 at 4:00 PM
“Hey Al, while yer here, wanna see the desk again where Clinton destroyed any chance you had of becoming president?”
fogw on November 26, 2007 at 4:02 PM
This is as comical as Bush swapping spit with dimocrats when he tried to sell us out with his immigration bill that was so shoddy that it was an embarrassment that something so incompetent could actually get to a vote in the Senate.This is a perfect picture of a lame duck and a turkey.
volsense on November 26, 2007 at 4:06 PM
Thought I had forgotten “dangling chads” and this.
Entelechy on November 26, 2007 at 4:11 PM
Al, have a drink. I rinsed the glass out in the sink where your old boss relieved himself.
Valiant on November 26, 2007 at 4:14 PM
Say what you want, but GW is not vindictive and will not embarrass that office. When you win the Nobel, you get to visit the President and be honored, for reasons that I don’t fully grasp. So Bush will do it and do it right.
As for “He preyed on our Fears!”, stay classy, Al.
Jaibones on November 26, 2007 at 4:23 PM
Sorry….if me…lame duck….Al in my office…..he’d have a whoopie cushion on his chair and NBC invited in to film it.
Limerick on November 26, 2007 at 4:27 PM
What Gore did was nothing less than attempted election fraud. He tried to gain power by having election laws anulled after the fact, and now he’s “welcome” in the White House? That tells me that W believes there should be no consequences for attempted election fraud. Kind of like no consequences for sneaking across the border…? I’m so sick of this “new tone” nonsense. It’s eating away at reality.
Halley on November 26, 2007 at 4:29 PM
1. This explains why the circuit board in my furnace burned out today.
2. Gore looks like someone drawn by Mike Judge.
3. Did they check for bugs after he left.
- The Cat
MirCat on November 26, 2007 at 4:30 PM
I guess Al Gore thinks it’s more important for him to receive the accolades in the White House than it is to refuse to associate with a traitor and fear-mongerer.
Or, he didn’t really believe that stuff he said.
NellE on November 26, 2007 at 4:40 PM
By your logic, Bush should have directed the Justice Department to prosecute Gore in 2000; is that your position?
Jaibones on November 26, 2007 at 4:46 PM
“Al, I found a box of cigars you guys left behind. Would you like one?”
Hening on November 26, 2007 at 4:46 PM
Not directed towards me, but as someone who holds a similar position, I will say that there was no need… the 7-2 Bush v. Gore Supreme Court decision did not allow the attempted election fraud to reach its ultimate conclusion.
hindmost on November 26, 2007 at 4:55 PM
Gov. Bush was in no position to direct the Justice Dept. to do anything in 2000. He didn’t become president until January 2001.
Just another useless factoid.
factoid on November 26, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Haven’t watched the video, but in that front picture Mr. Bush looks so sly (the look that must infuriate the lefties at daytime, during their nighmares and dreams). Mr. Gore always looks like a perpetually constipated aristocrat.
Entelechy on November 26, 2007 at 5:13 PM
Dubya wins.
Again.
Professor Blather on November 26, 2007 at 5:20 PM
Mr. Bush should have inquired how that old electric bill was coming along down in Tenn. and offered some tips on how to make his house as efficient as the one in Texas.
4shoes on November 26, 2007 at 5:28 PM
Mi casa es su casa.
Not.
Labamigo on November 26, 2007 at 6:07 PM
Gore couldn’t look more like he was sucking in his girth than if he were Mr. Incredible trying to fit back into his supersuit.
Captain Scarlet on November 26, 2007 at 6:19 PM
So, Al flew commercial to DC, right? I mean, he couldn’t, uh, go to the White House to accept congrats on winning a Nobel for fighting Global Warming after traveling to DC in a private jet, could he?
Oh that’s right, being a patron taint of the left means never having to be accountable.
trubble on November 26, 2007 at 6:20 PM
Heh. How’s the ark coming, Al?
Califemme on November 26, 2007 at 6:47 PM
From ScrappleFace:
Bush Welcomes Gore with Low-Carbon Ceremony
by Scott Ott for ScrappleFace ·
(2007-11-26) — President George Bush today demonstrated that he can be gracious to his defeated opponents by welcoming former presidential rival Al Gore to the White House with a low-carbon ceremony to celebrate Mr. Gore’s Nobel Peace Prize for publicizing man-made global warming.
The day’s events began when the White House sent an ox cart to pick up Mr. Gore at his hotel, where he had arrived by S.U.V. motorcade last night following a charter jet flight to Washington D.C.
All lights had been extinguished at the White House, and the thermostats set to zero, in preparation for the former vice president’s arrival. The fireplaces were cool and devoid of logs. A Bush aide gave Mr. Gore a pair of official White House ear muffs, and guided him to the Oval Office, through the darkened hallways, with the help of a hand-cranked flashlight.
The president invited Mr. Gore to sit in his own chair, where Mr. Bush said, “You would have sat as you signed the Kyoto protocols.”
The two men sipped cold tea and nibbled organically-grown raw carrots before the official ceremony recognizing Mr. Gore’s accomplishment.
Since cameras, lights and recording equipment use electricity, the production of which is rapidly destroying the planet, TV and radio reporters were forced to abandon their gear before entering the White House.
Here is brief excerpt of Mr. Bush’s remarks, recorded by a stenographer, as he recognized the celebrated author and documentary producer, Al Gore.
THE PRESIDENT: It’s a great privilege to welcome Al and Tipper Gore to the Oval Office. Their visit here today was made possible in part by a grant from the Make-A-Wish foundation, and I’m honored to help this dream come true, if only for a few moments.
I always knew that Al would make something of himself, and he has done just that. On the world stage, he has taken gossamer threads of science and twisted them into a bewitching yarn that rivals anything that Walt Disney ever imagined. In the process, he has garnered an Oscar and a Nobel prize — the highest honors bestowed by the entertainment industry. Yes, Al Gore has really made something of himself. I would tell you what that something is, but the dignity of the office constrains me.
Finally, let me say that Al Gore’s work has inspired me so much, that while we were visiting here this morning, I had some people disassemble and recycle his motorcade and the jet he used to get here. The scrap metal will be stamped into commemorative Nobel prize coins bearing Al’s silhouette, which we’ll use to purchase carbon offsets from Al’s own company.
Sergei on November 26, 2007 at 6:52 PM
Any truth to the story that the Secret Service had to drag AlGore kicking and screaming from the Oval Office.
Buzzy on November 26, 2007 at 7:51 PM
He play on our fears – about global warming
Kini on November 26, 2007 at 7:53 PM
Didn’t think sheppy was going to get through that without
blaming GW for global warming.
Texyank on November 26, 2007 at 8:09 PM
Gore… what a sanctimonious SOB. I guess if Arafat was still alive he would have been there too.
W. had better check to make sure nothing is missing after that crowd leaves.
Maxx on November 26, 2007 at 8:11 PM
Al volunteered to be a Deputy Undercover Drug-Enforcement Agent and asked for a badge, leaving his cape at home. Because he’s a rock star now.
Dork B. on November 26, 2007 at 8:25 PM
Like going to the Oylmpics and not getting a medal, but being voted the most congenial.
“I didn’t win, but I’m a nice loser”
right2bright on November 26, 2007 at 9:24 PM
Does anyone know more about that G. Bush visit to the VP residence, in Dec. of 2000? I don’t remember it being reported – it was, apparently, not very friendly.
Entelechy on November 26, 2007 at 9:28 PM
Busy probably did, gave Al plenty of rope, which I’m sure he’ll be laughing about for a long time to come.
4shoes on November 26, 2007 at 9:47 PM
Turns out it was a short and insignificant meeting. I actually recall Mr. Bush meeting with President Clinton.
What is this all about?
Entelechy on November 26, 2007 at 10:04 PM
“A kiss on the lips, but no tongue” PJ O’Rourke
uptight on November 26, 2007 at 10:26 PM
Ah, AG won the Nobel…it comes with a check, so he has enough $$ to pay not only for his carbon credits, but his energy bills.
Bob's Kid on November 26, 2007 at 10:35 PM
…so subliminal….
91Veteran on November 27, 2007 at 12:19 AM
The grin says it all:
“heh, Manbearpig…it fits. Snicker.”
91Veteran on November 27, 2007 at 12:32 AM
The Bushes have true class… politics aside.. He respects the office.
gj
amend2 on November 27, 2007 at 1:19 AM
A comment from a Huffington Post commenter – who unfortunately echoes almost precisely some of the HotAir commenters who wailed at Bush for not snubbing Gore.
Setting that aside, however, note how utterly (and unintentionally) accurate the end of the comment is:
Indeed. As I noted above, Dubya won – again. It must drive them crazy. And now he (we) seems to be winning in Iraq.
Despite my disagreements with the President, I’m going to miss his ability to so easily send liberals into screaming hissy fits.
Professor Blather on November 27, 2007 at 6:59 AM
No ability is required. Knee jerk emotionalism, hysteria, and hyperbole are part and parcel of modern liberalism. President Bush is merely the object of their affliction.
For what it’s worth, I still object to this meeting. This climate change garbage is dumb and dangerous. The President meeting with Al Gore will only serve to legitimize it in the eyes of the American people.
Mike Honcho on November 27, 2007 at 10:16 AM
I agree with the craze over the non-existant global warming. And Gore of all people is the mouthpiece for the scientific loons who cooked up a stupid theory to somehow legitimize Gore again. Fact is, no one can prove the theory. Yep, the polar icecaps are melting………..Just like they have been for thousands of years.
stacman on November 27, 2007 at 6:17 PM