Video: Al Gore and Harry Smith share a moment
posted at 9:58 pm on December 17, 2009 by Allahpundit
Via Ace. Don’t fault the man for waxing lyrical; who among us hasn’t felt moved to compose a sonnet or two about, say, the plight of the beta male? Fault him instead for not realizing that by publishing it, he was practically begging media sycophants to trap him in precisely this sort of awkward, surreal poetry-reading set piece. Good lord, man, you’re a Nobel winner. You deserve better than to be cast in what feels like the best “Inside the Actor’s Studio” skit Will Ferrell never wrote.
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I watched this on Glenn Beck and I wanted to throw up. Pathetic. I thought Harry Smith was going to cry.
Mirimichi on December 17, 2009 at 11:28 PM
Actually here is a Young one’s clip that marries up with Gore’s poetry styling’s quite nicely.
Rick free versing about pollution.
Hellrider on December 17, 2009 at 11:29 PM
Yeah man, Glenn is funny. I think he did this poetry reading the only justice it’s going to get.
If you missed it, here is Glenn Beck making fun of this reading by Al Gore! It’s hilarious!
therightscoop on December 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM
Good God, it looked as though Harry Smith was about to break into tears after Gore recited his pap.
UltimateBob on December 17, 2009 at 11:32 PM
Al Gore’s dramatic reading…now with cool special effects!
billy on December 17, 2009 at 11:36 PM
Pukesville, baby…
Travis1 on December 17, 2009 at 11:38 PM
Is’nt anyone going to tell Algore that his fly is open and he’s not wearing briefs?
davo on December 17, 2009 at 11:46 PM
Climate draft deal agreed
agmartin on December 17, 2009 at 11:47 PM
Free money from UNcle Sam…
Chances of Senate approval: a very small number approaching zero…
elgeneralisimo on December 17, 2009 at 11:59 PM
Whoa. That was embarrassing.
4shoes on December 18, 2009 at 12:04 AM
Hey, WTF, give ‘em a trillion dollars.
No wait, a gazillion.
That’s the ticket.
Anyone know the way to Galt’s Gulch?
justltl on December 18, 2009 at 12:07 AM
Harry Smith, just had a Goregasm. Why didn’t he light up?
Not green.
THE CHOSEN ONE on December 18, 2009 at 12:12 AM
Where is Bluto when ya need him?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a9JYq-mXprw
DSchoen on December 18, 2009 at 12:19 AM
If you missed it, here is Glenn Beck making fun of this reading by Al Gore! It’s hilarious!
therightscoop on December 17, 2009 at 11:30 PM
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Absolutely hysterical! Thanks for posting. (The actual reading was almost as funny as the Beck thing.)
Dopenstrange on December 18, 2009 at 12:22 AM
Solid B+, I say.
LEBA on December 18, 2009 at 12:34 AM
Flash
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Al Gore Reads Poetry to Harry Smith, Flies to Dopenhagen For the Warm(er) Weather (snow, and 4″ of it; first time in how many years?) and Convention; Tipper Unavailable for Comment
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And now, a palate cleanser (with apologies to BL@KBIRD on December 17, 2009 at 10:01 PM):
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Isn’t it ironic?</strong>
Arbalest on December 18, 2009 at 12:36 AM
RRRev-o-lyoushun!
Sharke on December 18, 2009 at 12:42 AM
Me too! Here’s mine:
The Effeminate Poet Al Gore
Was a Pompous and Blathering Bore.
Every word that he uttered
Was mangled and cluttered.
And list’ning to him – such a chore.
Jewel on December 18, 2009 at 12:42 AM
It just occurred to me that Al Bore has the perfect voice for NPR.
Sharke on December 18, 2009 at 12:49 AM
And here is mine:
There was a man named Al Gore
Who was a conniving, lying, American bashing political whore, whose every word makes me want to…..oh, sorry got a little carried away.
right2bright on December 18, 2009 at 12:50 AM
Anybody else here on the “W Ketchup” mailing list? They sent out this clever one today:
Gotta love the comparison between ManBearPig and Caligula.
UltimateBob on December 18, 2009 at 1:00 AM
The beatnik bongo drums are missing. Pow!
yoda on December 18, 2009 at 1:02 AM
Oh, and if you would like to read the entire press release from W Ketchup, here it is.
UltimateBob on December 18, 2009 at 1:06 AM
Gore for president of the Universe!
AshleyTKing on December 18, 2009 at 1:11 AM
They say it will only cost the US about $100 billion …
J_Crater on December 18, 2009 at 1:32 AM
Gore is an embarrassment to me as an American, and I have never voted for him or in any way agreed with or endorsed anything he has ever said or done.
For the life of me, I cannot understand how leftists aren’t completely mortified with shame.
How could anyone take anything this pathetic witless jacka$$ says seriously?
This is the guy leftists want to manage the world’s economy by controlling our production and consumption of energy. This twit would be lost managing a sunglasses kiosk at the local mall.
DeathB4Tyranny on December 18, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Needs more cowbell….or at least some bongos, daddy-o.
Mallard T. Drake on December 18, 2009 at 4:06 AM
Dang man, you have a talent for words that cut.
- The Cat
MirCat on December 18, 2009 at 4:08 AM
Let’s make Albert “President of the Air” and build him a castle bout 20,000 feet up in the Himalayas, to be heated only by goat dung.
Who will second the motion?
BigAlSouth on December 18, 2009 at 5:10 AM
Liars
I think that I shall never see
A climate liar smooth as me.
A liar whose mealy mouth is prest
Against the cooling earth’s treasure chest;
A liar that looks in the mirror all day,
And lifts his greedy arms to pray;
A liar that may in summer wear
A nest of carbon credits in his hair;
Upon whose bosom snow has melt;
Who craves all the world’s gelt.
Cons are made by crooks like me,
But only I do it legally.
(Sorry – it’s late)
fred5678 on December 18, 2009 at 6:13 AM
Gore went around the bend after losing in 2000. From there, he set a course straight for insanity. Has anyone done the genetics to see if his mother and father were related before they were married?
CC
CapedConservative on December 18, 2009 at 6:30 AM
This is OT in a way, but Obama is at Copenhagen right now flapping his gums and of course Fox is running it. on and on and on. Turned the TV off. I just can not listen to the man anymore.
Terrye on December 18, 2009 at 6:35 AM
This whore really is a prostitute. As the debate of AGW is beginning (never mind “It’s over”) and more and more of it looks to come from the Bernie Maddof school of business, ManBearPig turns tricks on air to save his precious scam which he coincidentally stands to skim a few billion dollars of if the fairytale actually became law. Unreal is all I can say watching him turning tricks. I think his mind snapped when he LOST to Bush in 2000. The beard was a dead giveaway, and I believe his wanting to screw the American people is payback for losing.
This is a set up for William Shatner to take into the stratosphere. Yeah, bongos and and finger snapping, smoky dark room, smell of java, and Ray-Ban Wayfairers all around. Throw black turtle neck sweaters in there to complete the look. The left really is becoming a bad joke. It’s like liberal college kids with no clue trying to run the world. Kinda like Berkeley forty years ago.
This “man” should be ashamed of himself for this. I mean the only way for him to go lower is to still refuse to debate and to hang out at the Greyhound Bus station bathroom after hours with kneepads on looking to convince people he’s right as a cheap fellator…He has no soul…
adamsmith on December 18, 2009 at 6:36 AM
And as Colombo would say, “And one more thing”, The left pounded Bush for reading “My Pet Goat” during 9/11, this is 100x worse as ManBearPig is reading this to the viewing public like they have the IQ of a third grader. It’s an abomination. From what I’ve heard he smokes three packs a day(unconfirmed) so he has no problem adding to “global warming” emitting CO2 and 2000 other chemicals into the atmosphere. He’s the biggest hypocrite of all.
adamsmith on December 18, 2009 at 6:47 AM
HARRY SMITH, YOU DESERVE TO GO TO A FEMA CAMP SLIMEBALL!
BobAnthony on December 18, 2009 at 6:48 AM
Al’s talent is exceeded only by his modesty. Note the punctilious clearing of the throat just before beginning to read.
davo on December 18, 2009 at 6:54 AM
This makes Neil Diamond’s “and no one heard at all, not even the chair” sound pretty good.
jackmac on December 18, 2009 at 7:26 AM
The Goracle needs a a sole patch and a set of bongos!
shov74 on December 18, 2009 at 7:30 AM
I’ve concluded that AlGore is the largest source of man-made douchebaggery and we’re all doomed unless he’s stopped.
RadClown on December 18, 2009 at 7:32 AM
ManBearPig Poetry Slam!
This may be the dumbest thing I’ve seen all year from the clods on the environazi left in a strong field of contenders.
Good Lt on December 18, 2009 at 8:01 AM
Unintentional comedy meter has been broken on that one.
And the fawning media members… it’s terrible.
Well, I’m sure we’ll be seeing piss-boys now, to servive our new limosine-liberal ruling class. Maybe some of the new aristocrats will take in unemployed “journalists” in the future.
“Yes, sir, oh, yes what a beautiful poem, you’re just the best!”
::Algore tosses a quarter in the pissbucket::
“Why thank you sir, not only are you a brilliant scientist and poet, but so generous! Thank you lord gore.”
reaganaut on December 18, 2009 at 8:08 AM
serve, not sure why I had survive on the brain…
reaganaut on December 18, 2009 at 8:09 AM
One of the guys with Glenn Beck’s radio show does a hilarious impersonation of Algore. Yesterday they set his poem to music (Star Wars) and laughed for 20 minutes about it. Funny.
petefrt on December 18, 2009 at 8:14 AM
why don’t you 2 get a room?
gsherin on December 18, 2009 at 8:24 AM
Two.grown.men.
Let’s face it, the world’s gone mad.
Oink on December 18, 2009 at 8:25 AM
I have a scrap block of wood in my garage that has more personality than that greedy lying cretin gore.
hogfat on December 18, 2009 at 8:35 AM
didnt click to watch
I heard his rhyming and scansion are faulty
like the CRU data
there is no untainted Algore rhythum
my spelling sucks, sue me =)
mrfixit on December 18, 2009 at 8:42 AM
I cannot find the words to express how pathetic the Left is.
mankai on December 18, 2009 at 8:44 AM
ROTFLMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!
AlGore all breathy like Barry White and crap. Looking at him as if to transfer the meaning from one soul to another. This is the equalivant of climate change foreplay for AlGore. Farking hilarious.
milwife88 on December 18, 2009 at 8:51 AM
Smith:
And my face
having been uplifted
by the beauty of your poetry
seeks to descend
upon your groin
mr.blacksheep on December 18, 2009 at 8:51 AM
That may have been unwise. Can I take it back?
mr.blacksheep on December 18, 2009 at 8:52 AM
No need, that was funny and dead on! Brownchickenbrowncow!
milwife88 on December 18, 2009 at 8:57 AM
What a distinction!
Akzed on December 18, 2009 at 8:59 AM
I think he stole the idea from here:
Go placidly
Amid the noise and waste.
And remember what comfort there may be
In owning a piece thereof.
Avoid quiet and passive persons
Unless you are in need of sleep.
Rotate your tires.
Speak glowingly of those greater than yourself
And heed well their advice,
Even though they be turkeys.
Know what to kiss…..and when!
Consider that two wrongs never make a right
But that THREE………do.
Wherever possible, put people on hold.
Be comforted that in the face of all aridity and disillusionment
And despite the changing fortunes of time,
There is always a big future in computer maintenance.
Remember the Pueblo.
Strive at all times to bend, fold, spindle and mutilate.
Know yourself.
If you need help, call the FBI.
Exercise caution in your daily affairs,
Especially with those persons closest to you.
That lemon on your left, for instance.
Be assured that a walk through the ocean of most souls
Would scarcely get your feet wet.
Fall not in love therefore;
It will stick to your face.
Gracefully surrender the things of youth:
The birds, clean air, tuna, Taiwan
And let not the sands of time
Get in your lunch.
Hire people with hooks.
For a good time call 606-4311;
Ask for “Ken.”
Take heart amid the deepening gloom
That your dog is finally getting enough cheese.
And reflect that whatever misfortune may be your lot
It could only be worse in Milwaukee.
Therefore, make peace with your god
Whatever you conceive him to be—
Hairy thunderer, or cosmic muffin.
With all its hopes, dreams, promises and urban renewal
The world continues to deteriorate.
GIVE UP!
Reprise
You are a fluke
Of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not
The universe is laughing behind your back.
Daggett on December 18, 2009 at 9:18 AM
Open Homosexuality on TV now.
Well … that was special.
I hope they got a room after.
HondaV65 on December 18, 2009 at 9:22 AM
Better get that blue suit cleaned, Harry. You know what happened to Monica!
joe btfsplk on December 18, 2009 at 10:07 AM
They should be sharing a condo in Uptown or Andersenville with all the other mature gay males.
LtE126 on December 18, 2009 at 10:10 AM
I thought this was Vogon poetry. Algore certainly resembles one.
BobOfTexas on December 18, 2009 at 10:24 AM
….and then Blutarsky walked down the stairs and smashed Al Gore’s guitar against the wall…
/Animal House
Matticus Finch on December 18, 2009 at 11:32 AM
Whew, just in time. I was wondering when I might have my next opportunity to not watch Harry Smith.
SKYFOX on December 18, 2009 at 11:33 AM
This cracked me up! All he needs is a little beanie and people snapping their fingers in the background.
SueM on December 18, 2009 at 12:01 PM
1. Al Gore invented poetry.
2. Would love to hear Palin read this
crappoem on the Tonight Show – a la Shatner.PoodleSkirt on December 18, 2009 at 1:24 PM
Oh Oh Oh!!! Let me try a limerick!!!
algore took a flight to nantucket….
runawayyyy on December 18, 2009 at 2:39 PM
(ducks ban hammer)
runawayyyy on December 18, 2009 at 2:39 PM
SNL needs to get on this – STAT!
RedNewEnglander on December 18, 2009 at 3:48 PM
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