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DrCanuck said, 4 months ago
Far better to sell it to al Jazeera than to sell it to one of America’s enemies.
(But, luckily, Glen Beck couldn’t raise enough money.)
jack75287 said, 4 months ago
@DrCanuck
Do you think that helps the discussion.
Gore also made sure the sale was on Dec 31st to avoid the tax hike.
masterskrain said, 4 months ago
Why wasn’t there so much of a fuss when Halliburton was talking about moving their world headquarters to Dubai, to avoid paying U.S. Corporate taxes??
Also, it could have been a LOT worse…he could have sold it to Rupert Murdoch…
Rickapolis said, 4 months ago
After having the presidency stolen from him I guess Gore feels he deserves it.
ruff
said, 4 months ago
Whats wrong with an All American Businessman doing the best he can do for himself. At least he is not taking the money from the American Taxpayers, like many of them do.
mickey1339
said, 4 months ago
@ruff
“Whats wrong with an All American Businessman doing the best he can do for himself.”
Absolutely nothing. If I was involved in a sale like that (and have been during my accounting career) I would tell him to sell it to the highest bidder and when it is most advantageous for tax purposes. I’m a libertarian, and I don’t really care what his political positions are in regard to energy or business. So goes current law and capitalism, both of which I diligently adhere to.
Now the public perception judges on a whole different level. They see hypocrisy in his actions and will almost always judge accordingly. The court of public opinion can be pretty brutal. Al appears to be in the “do as I say, not as I do” mode…
Stipple said, 4 months ago
Puzzled why this is a toon.
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Even if the buying company made their original money with oil, the TV broadcast is not going to increase pollution.
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Buying gasoline for a large vehicle, now that is dumb enough for a cartoon, not this.
M Ster said, 4 months ago
@mickey1339
Mickey, well put, in regard to both the business transaction and the public perception.
emptc12 said, 4 months ago
Looking at this from another angle:
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One of our local PBS stations has programs from several foreign news outlets, including al Jazeera and RT, as well as the French and Japanese feeds. What a strange thing to see, and I bet some people think it’s not right. There are also programs from Korea and India. How do the English-speaking anchors feel about their jobs, especially at RT?
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But I like the differences between those news shows and the way our own established news programs are now presented. It’s the way our news used to be long ago. And except for inevitable TV graphics the foreign programs aren’t as fancy; the anchors are more serious and less of superstars. They dress modestly, and there is much less flirtation with each other. Or maybe it’s because there are no commercials?
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How strange, too, to see the U.S. from outside as others see us. For example, one of the foreign feeds examined the sad economic situation in Gary, Indiana. Many of the public buildings looked like bombed-out shells from a war. The major expenditure was for a fleet of police cars, not to help rebuild the infrastructure. Businesses do not want to stay or come into town. It was quite an in-depth program, and it was very depressing and embarrassing. I wonder if a U.S. station would pull some punches when showing those things.
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I don’t watch too many U.S. network news shows, anymore. The celebrity news presenters are a turn-off to me. Do any of you agree that Sunday’s “This Week with George Stephanopoulos” has gone downhill, especially with the roundtable freaks it has lately engaged? It might as well be “The McLaughlin Group,” and I’ve stopped watching it. “Meet the Press” is much better lately.
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And many the weather people are mostly women these days. Accuse me of male chauvinist piggism if you will, but they seem more distracting than informative. I certainly don’t tend to notice Tom Skilling’s curves as much as I do theirs — nor do I want to!
Tigger
said, 4 months ago
@DrCanuck
al Jazeera is one of our enemies deguised as our friend
Tigger
said, 4 months ago
@Rickapolis
Had Al Gore carried Tennessee, a State where he served as 4th District Congressman and Senator before being Sworn in as Vice President on January 20, 1993, he would have been President.
His 4th Congressional District voted for Bush, even his Home County (Smith) and Home City (Carthage) voted for Bush.
What do the residents of Smith County and Carthage Tennessee know about Al Gore the rest of us do not know that caused them to vote against their fellow citizen?
Larry said, 4 months ago
Would it be more acceptable if he had sold it to someone else – maybe Bain – for $400M and for THEM to sell to Al Jazeera for $500M?
Dredpiraterobt$ said, 4 months ago
For all the Fatwaheads…Don’t forget that this is Pat Oliphant taking Al Gore to the woodshed!
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When will we see Ramirez take any Republican anywhere but out back for a big sardine smooch? When will we see Mc Coy disagree with the actions of anyone on the right?
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That’s the difference between Liberals and Republicans, liberals will disagree with other liberals. Republicans just keep covering each other’s smeckles with lipstick.
Rottiluv
said, 4 months ago
Personally I find the cartoon funny. Gore has always been “special” like every other person who wants others to live by their rules. Sure we should dump all our old cars into the ocean and buy electric cars. He flew around the world in his personal jet to tell us so.
dtroutma
said, 4 months ago
Conservatives screaming “profit is good”, “free markets”, “freedom of speech”, and touting the screeds of Limbaugh etc. are suddenly condemning Gore for making a buck, and screaming that Al Jazeera should be banned from broadcasting in America!
If “Al Jazeera America” turns out to be as accurate and relatively unbiased in their reporting as the print version, Americans might actually have access to journalism again instead of constant propaganda (left OR right).