http://www.chicagotribune.com/bluesk...313-story.html
He's making such vague comments here about politicians "paying a price" that he really should be asked to explain exactly what he means. Of course, the media isn't going to ask him to explain himself. Please don't attempt to run cover for Mr. Gore on such statements. He's a grown man. He knows what he is doing when he make VAGUE comments about "paying a price" politically. He's trying to start a conversation on political punishments for people who oppose his views.STIN, Texas — Former Vice President Al Gore on Friday called on SXSW attendees to punish climate-change deniers, saying politicians should pay a price for rejecting “accepted science.”
Gore said smart investors are moving away from companies tied to fossil fuels and toward companies investing in alternative energy.
"We need to put a price on carbon to accelerate these market trends,” Gore said, referring to a proposed federal cap-and-trade system that would penalize companies that exceeded their carbon-emission limits. “And in order to do that, we need to put a price on denial in politics."
And what does he even mean by "denial"? Does he mean someone who denies the planet is warming? Or someone who denies the future projections of where global temperature is heading? Or both? Or neither? If I approach Mr. Gore with data that shows solar will make fossil fuels obsolete in 2-3 decades, will he label me a "denier" and seek political punishment for me? Do you agree with the general notion of politicians "paying a price" for "denial"?