Tuesday, June 4, 2019

Watch out, Australia, you're being had!

I half expected to click on this story and find out it was a piece over at the Babylon Bee, but, no, it seems to be genuine: "Australian government pays Al Gore $320k to conduct climate training as rare snowfall hits".

15 comments:

Veeshir said...

Who hates Al Gore?
Gaia hates Al Gore.

bruce said...

Yeah meanwhile:
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/jun/03/three-chinese-warships-arrive-in-sydney-harbour-for-four-day-stopover

Surprising most locals but not our 'Chinese community' who had foreknowledge and were on the docks to meet and greet them, almost I dunno as if they are agents of a foreign power or something.

Hey, Germans don't seem to get this whole democracy thing, when the mayor of Kassel demanded locals accept 700 'migrants' or leave town, some wag decided to give him the flick instantly, election or not. Creative.

Jonah said...

320Gs? Is that all? Sounds like a payoff to make him not come back.

Skeeter said...

When the dopey Queensland state Labor government booked Gore for his expensive global warming tour, we Queenslanders were enjoying our usual benignly warm autumn and Labor federal leader Shorten expected to be our next Prime Minister. Shorten was campaigning with a promise of 50% electric cars by 2030 and the rapid phasing out of coal-fired power generators.
Old Blairites welcomed Al's tour because we knew about the unfailing Gore Effect -- record freezing and snow wherever he travelled to spread his AGW BS cult.
We also knew that Queensland voters would make sure that Shorten's Labor Party would not be elected to govern federally.
The Sky News Outsiders hosts celebrated with us:
https://tinyurl.com/yytly7jr

Deborah said...

Maybe back in the day, but not now. Plus, they had to factor in the snow that accompanies him.

Deborah said...
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Deborah said...

Some rich kid wanted a party with snow, so Daddy booked Al.

rinardman said...

I've often wondered which will die first...the global warming hoax, or Algore.

Could be a close race.

RebeccaH said...

Al Gore is a climate system unto himself. Wherever he goes, freezing temperatures and snow follow.

Deborah said...

One could believe they would die together, but for his devotees who are pledged to keeping his legacy alive. Sad.

bruce said...

Actually we got the snow down here, don't know about hotter Qld. I live at 700m just below the snow line. We got the icy damp air this time while further up got winter wonderland, I got a fire going.

Skeeter said...

Bruce, for pics of Gore snow in Stanthorpe Queensland 2 days ago, see
https://tinyurl.com/yyqj99er

bruce said...

Thanks Skeeter. My grandmother was from Roma and her father had a station near Mt Isa - abandoned when he died I think, while her mother's father had a property near Taroom, all failed squatters I guess, tough country. I must get up there and check some of this out sometime. More Gore snow please!

Deadman said...

Lucretius prophesied the coming of the Al. Gore-effect over two thousand years ago:

tandem Bruma nives adfert pigrumque rigorem;

reddit Hiemps; sequitur crepitans hanc dentibus Algor.


[At last the Hibernal Solstice brings snows and benumbing cold;

Winter returns; Chill follows her with chattering teeth.
 (De Rerum Natura, V. 746-47)]

Thus snows come and all the ground is frore;
e’en Queensland shivers because of Al Gore.

Paco said...

Nice literary context!