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“In former, sane, times, doing something like this would have finished Gore’s credibility forever”
Rubin said Al-Jazeera is a “radical media outlet run by people who are anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western.”
“[I]t is an instrument of extremist revolutionary movements,” he added. “On a number of occasions it has lent itself to promote and be used by violent terrorist groups.”
Rubin said by lending his imprimatur to Al-Jazeera – and potentially personally reaping a sum of $100 million, according to reports — Gore is acting “disgracefully.”
“In former, sane, times, doing something like this would have finished Gore’s credibility forever,” Rubin said. “Needless to say, sanity has long since jumped out the window.”
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Al Gorezeera? Fits.
Greg Toombs on January 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM
Gore had credibility? Seriously?
Rocks on January 4, 2013 at 4:47 PM
Al-Gore, like Al-Jezeera
Schadenfreude on January 4, 2013 at 4:48 PM
Gore’s still looking for a masseuse to release his chakra. With $100,000,000 in his pocket I’m sure he’ll find one.
darwin on January 4, 2013 at 4:51 PM
Hey. At least Glenn Beck didn’t buy it.
besser tot als rot on January 4, 2013 at 4:53 PM
I don’t get it, what did Gore sell for $100,000,000? I have never heard of Current tv, is that on the internet he invented. Al-Jazeera meet PT Barnum.
Ellis on January 4, 2013 at 4:56 PM
So how this affect the endangered manbearpig? :/ :\ :/
Jeddite on January 4, 2013 at 4:58 PM
Richer than Romney. Lefties are gonna crucify this guy now.
Hahahahahahahaha.
fogw on January 4, 2013 at 4:58 PM
The BBC/NYT/MSNBC/CNN/AP/Reuters are…
“…radical media outlet[s] run by people who are anti-American, anti-Christian, anti-Semitic, and anti-Western.”
mudskipper on January 4, 2013 at 5:02 PM
Gore had credibility? Hmph. With whom?
single stack on January 4, 2013 at 5:06 PM
gore doesn’t give a flying flit, he made his millions and got the ‘tax’ break. gore sold his company to the devil’s spawn and will just go about spewing his krap on gw!
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letget on January 4, 2013 at 5:06 PM
Why? He’s doing what all good liberals want to do – stifle the ability to give conservatives a voice.
Apparently Beck offered him more money than Al Jazeera.
So it wasn’t only about the money. Gore and liberals would rather have Al Jazeera run a station than Glenn Beck.
And to even question it the “legacy media” will howl and call us racists.
This is what we are up against. Al Jazeera is preferable to Glenn Beck with liberals.
Never forget this.
kim roy on January 4, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Well, they openly stated that they didnt wanna sell to Glenn Beck because they looked for a buyer more in line with their views.
Valkyriepundit on January 4, 2013 at 5:11 PM
I gotta ask, who/does anyone watch that channel? I have never heard of it. One has to wonder, is bho with his fondness for the rop type devils spawn helping gore with this?
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letget on January 4, 2013 at 5:12 PM
Someone needs a visit from the punctuation fairy.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on January 4, 2013 at 5:14 PM
Well at least that $100,000,000 won’t go towards suicide vests. The left will now make him a hero in the war on terror.
meci on January 4, 2013 at 5:17 PM
I guess the guy from Istanbul, Cenk-I-named-my-son-Prometheus Maximus-Uygur, will keep his job.
Ladysmith CulchaVulcha on January 4, 2013 at 5:26 PM
Lord Sheogorath is pleased!
BigGator5 on January 4, 2013 at 5:27 PM
Or, as Ann Coulter recently commented along the lines of:
Gore sold to Al-Jazeera for $500M because al-Qaeda was only offering $400M.
mredly on January 4, 2013 at 5:28 PM
Rubin needs to embrace diversity.
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Ward Cleaver on January 4, 2013 at 5:40 PM
“Is that $100,000 in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me?”
Ward Cleaver on January 4, 2013 at 5:42 PM
Cenk claims to have more viewers than Rush has listeners.
Resist We Much on January 4, 2013 at 6:02 PM
‘Toon of the Day 3: Al Gore’s ‘Green’ Initiative
Resist We Much on January 4, 2013 at 6:03 PM
If relying on an inherently flawed Hockey Stick chart and relying on a stupid paper about a few floating, dead polar bears to make outrageous claims didn’t finish Al Gore’s credibility then nothing ever will.
blink on January 4, 2013 at 6:03 PM
Um, any one heard of Elizabeth Warren? Eric Holder? Hillary? The world is not sane. We are governed by complete lunatics who are beyond the law. It’s a nightmare.
In what world can Hilda Solis tell us that all the people collecting unemployment is good for the economy? Hillary, with zero previous experience AT ANYTHING ends up secretary of state. Her sole claim to fame is being a betrayed wife?
dogsoldier on January 4, 2013 at 6:07 PM
Well, at least they got all the funding from clean, earth friendly OIL…
BigWyo on January 4, 2013 at 6:27 PM
Yeah. It’s mind boggling. At a certain point though, all the crap being done by the lunatic academics will implode. They have no clue about how things actually work, since they live in the never-never.
dogsoldier on January 4, 2013 at 6:39 PM
Won’t cry a tear when I wake up and see on the news that a certain Global Warming scaremeister has finally kicked the bucket.
When that day comes – it should be made a National Holiday – hell, I think, in the United States of Texas we will do exactly that!!
This guy is worse than Aaron Burr. Dude is only out for himself. He created the whole global warming controversy to make himself RICH. Now he’s selling out to terrorist sympathizers?
I think – that when he LOST in 2000 – AlGore cracked. He is now obsessed with PUNISHING AMERICA for his loss.
HondaV65 on January 4, 2013 at 6:46 PM
“In former, sane, times, doing something like this would have finished Gore’s credibility forever,” Rubin said. “Needless to say, sanity has long since jumped out the window.”
As if Gore will have any mark on the future of politics. His stupid channel has failed; the world, the market, is saner than he thinks.
thebrokenrattle on January 4, 2013 at 7:00 PM
Only 1/3 of the way to go.
Bmore on January 4, 2013 at 7:15 PM