Please critique/proof my letter on Al Gore/Environmentalism

[NewJeffCT]

Thanks! This is in response to a letter in my local newspaper (The Hartford Courant) and inspired by the excellent response from NYCGirl in my thread from last night

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=2131473&mesg_id=2131473


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It seems Calvin Hulstein got the widely circulated Republican Talking Point on Al Gore being a hypocrite for living in a big house, as his is at least the third letter citing the USA Today piece by Peter Schweitzer to appear in area newspapers in the past week. It certainly made the rounds on the talk radio circuit, and on CNN and Fox.

Unfortunately, the op-ed piece got all of its facts incorrect. Gore does take advantage of his utility’s green power options, pays for all his own personal carbon offsets, receives no money from a zinc mine on his property, which shut down in 2003 and has no stock in Occidental. Schweitzer also neglects to mention that the Hoover Institution for which he works is funded by Exxon. I am sure Limbaugh, and his fellow babbling heads, will all be rushing to issue corrections.

Al Gore has dedicated many thousands of hours over many years trying to raise awareness on global warming. His book, his movie and his new TV channel, Current TV, are all carbon neutral. While not perfect, Gore is certainly not the hypocrite Schweitzer is for not disclosing his agenda.

[NYCGirl]

1. Sounds great to me, NewJeff — and thank you. Please let us know how

this goes!

[NewJeffCT]

5. The editor wrote back to me...

Said it was a good letter, but I'm not eligible to have one published until Sept 24th since there is a 60 day rule on letters.

[NYCGirl]

9. Well, that sucks. But I have a feeling the particular RW talking points

your letter addresses will show up again!

[NewJeffCT]

10. I bet we'll still hear it years from now

Just like how Sean Hannity still likes to tell people that the Sudan offered Osama to Bill Clinton, but was turned down... even though that was debunked before the Bush-appointed 9/11 Commission debunked it.

[Uncle Joe]

2. Looks good to me NewJeffCT,

thanks for covering Al's back.

:kick:

[NewJeffCT]

3. Thanks

It seems like every time I picked up a local paper here in CT over the past week or so, I saw somebody writing in to complain about Al Gore's hypocrisy... so, I knew it must have made the rounds in the RW Echo Chamber.

[Uncle Joe]

4. Yep, as in war, the first casualty with the RW echo chamber

is the truth.

[H2O Man]

6. Very well done!

Your letter is short, simple, and right on target! This is exactly what a LTTE is supposed to be. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[NewJeffCT]

7. Thanks - but -

the editor wrote back to me & said he liked my letter, but I was not eligible to be published again until Sept 24 due to their 60 day rule.

[H2O Man]

8. I saw that.

The important thing remains, though, that you continue to write some of the very best LTTE that I've had the pleasure to read.