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1. Michelle Malkin » Name Al Gore’s hugetastic boat!:

[...] Steve Gill has more at PJM. Posted in: Al Gore, Enviro-nitwits Send to a Friend Printer Friendly comments [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:32 am 2. The Anti Jihadist:

“Do as I say, not as I do.” This is leftist slash environmental hypocrisy of the highest order. And it’s yet another story you won’t hear or see on CNN, CBS, ABC, MSNBC, or read about in the New York Times or the Washington Post. Indeed, for Mr. Gore, it is truly another “inconvenient truth”!

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:39 am 3. keithacita:

the boat should be called the ecogangbanger. why didn’t he make his global warming hysteria a cornerstone of his 2000 election?

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:01 am 4. Mommynator:

Don’t you know this is the boat he’s planning on riding out the rising waters from melting ice with?

I guess he fancies himself Noah.

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:21 am 5. cedarford:

Not just the fuel consumption of Noble Algore’s 100 foot aquatic monster is involved. How many tons of petroleum went into making that plastic and fiberglass beast? What amount of irreplacable metals were ripped from the bosom of Mother Earth for engines and trim?
Where are the solar panels that will power the Goracle’s stupendous electric loads as he powers up the boat pierside to globally communicate by video and broadband from his hot tub? Could it be that most of the time the Gore Ark will be shore-powered by filthy coal plants until the Goracle’s magic ten years to get “totally wind, solar, carbon free” is achieved?

Where are the sails to exploit America’s limitless wind power? Why carbon-belching engines?

Ohhhhhhh, the humanity!

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:55 am 6. Paul From Hamburg:

I wouldn’t worry too much about Algore being able to refuel his boat. Saying that the boat is “bio-diesel fueled” is really just saying that the boat has diesel engines. Once Al decides that the earth is actually getting cooling, he can buy good old-fashioned petroleum based diesel and crank out plenty of carbon dioxide to warm up the earth.

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:58 am 7. Dave Barnes:

Party time !
I would love to spend a weekend on this beast.
Drinking beer, water skiing, eating burgers.
Good for Al.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:15 am 8. Check out Al Gore’s hugh boat : Las Vegas News:

[...] http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/gore-hi…new-houseboat/ [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:15 am 9. terryfrank.net » Al Gore’s Houseboat:

[...] UPDATE: As promised, Steve Gill has more on the Gore-Boat over a Pajama’s Media.  Check it out! [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:18 am 10. Anthony (Los Angeles):

I don’t know why the Goracle wasted time with bio-diesel engines. A windbag like him could stick up some sails and just blow.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:19 am 11. Sam:

There is no way in hell that you can run engines, I don’t care what kind, powering a vessel that size at cruise speed (not idling) for an hour and burn just 2 gallons.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:19 am 12. Cletus:

What? Al Gore is a hypocrite? What a surprise!! :O

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:19 am 13. CaptDMO:

To each, according to their needs I suppose.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:21 am 14. Gary Maxwell:

There is no way that you can get biodiesel at the Cookeville Boat dock either. I have been there despite living in Texas, as my parents live fairly close to Center Hill Dam. There is only a few places to get gasoline at all on this Corps of Engineers Lake.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:32 am 15. Robert Hume:

The jokes on those who ever thought he was serious. Look at the mans’ history in Tennessee and you’ll see. He’s still sour as hell at the Clintons and the Democrats over not winning the election and making money off of those among the leftmost of the democrat faithful is his way of saying, “screw you, I’ll dupe you into a trance and spend like a drunken sailor on conspicous consumption. You OWE me!!”

Why anyone could ever have thought the man gave a damn about global warming is beyond me. He thrashed around for his own hot button issue for a decade before hitting on one that got the cash rolling in. Remember he and is honey being “ultra conservative” when they were dueling with Frank Zappa over freedom of the airwaves? I guess not, huh? That is just some ancient history, not one of his many attempts to get some mice dumb enough for him to play Pied Piper to. I only hope he does like the original piper and takes a good many of his followers off to never be heard from again.

Regards

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:33 am 16. Buford Gooch:

But..But..But..it’s, well, it’s GREEN!

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:37 am 17. jetski:

Dude,

That’s not a jetski.

It’s a manatee murdering device.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:39 am 18. DaveM:

2 GPH !!?? This scores an 11 on the laugh-o-meter.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:41 am 19. Sandra M:

I had never before experienced “schadenfreude” (pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others) until I read that many of the top Democrat delegates to the Denver convention had invested in a Colorado wind energy company that has not produced ANY power and has proven a very bad investment.

AFTER we pay off T. Boone Pickens investment with tax dollars, finally, the suppressed story of how many birds die because of those wind turbines will surface.

Has the hypocrisy of the environmentalists irritated anyone other than me? I have the carbon footprint of a new born baby compared to big foot Gore and big foot Schwarzenegger who jets daily from LA to Sacramento. And being preached to by hypocrites is making me anti-environmentalist.

Makes me want to see a law passed banning private planes. Hollywood and the politicians would go berserk.

Note to energy companies: Better to advertise how the nuclear waste problem has been solved, how clean coal is now available, and how drilling will not harm the environment than how green we are ads which are making some of us grumpy.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:43 am 20. A.W.:

You know, I don’t knock people for hypocrisy generally, but I think here it shows you that he knows this whole global warming thing is just hooey. If he thought our earth was in half as much trouble as he claims it is, he would be living on much less power.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:48 am 21. kris:

you can’t run jet ski’s on bio-diesel either. what a hypocrite. and the main stream media won’t touch this with a ten-foot pole either.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:49 am 22. Robbins Mitchell:

The ‘Pequod’ sails again

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:49 am 23. kurt9:

Al Gore also bought a water-front condo in San Francisco’s Fisherman’s wharf area for $4 million a few years back. Obviously not a good real estate investment for someone who believes in the global warming induced sea level rise.

Either Al Gore is promoting global warming in order to “pull up” the economic ladder of upward mobility, or he actually believes in global warming, but his think is simply not consistent enough to reconcile it with his personal life and investment decisions. Either possibility illuminate flaws in his personality.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:52 am 24. Howie:

But he’s doing it… “for the children.”

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:59 am 25. Mickeybutane:

This is EXACTLY why Gored lost his home state AND the election. We in his backyard know what an a$$ he is. Forget all the whiners complaining about Florida, we know the true hypocite he is inside out. Thanks, Steve, job well done.

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:04 am 26. Hot Air » Blog Archive » The obligatory “Gore’s got a brand new yacht” post:

[...] houseboat, to be precise. Its name? “Bio-Solar One,” or … BS One. Yes, really. According to Austin, the engines are bio-diesel fueled and Gore can expect to use about two gallons [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:07 am 27. Richard of Oregon:

Al’s Ark. Pretty neat. So when does he start loading up all the animals? When the earth, as we know it, is consumed by Man’s pollution, Big Al and his critters will ride out the storm and repopulate earth. Glory be!

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:08 am 28. amos:

There she blows! Ther she blows, a hump like a snowhill. It is Goreby Dick!

It smells like the left wing of the day of judgment.

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:12 am 29. Al Gore Jr. buys massive new 100ft boat, claims it is eco-friendly - Political Forum - US & World Political Discussion Forums:

[...] not get the joke. Or perhaps the joke is on us?" —————————————– Pajamas Media

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:19 am 30. BTD Greg:

Just a minor nit to pick, but Al Gore has never won an Academy Award. Look it up.

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:22 am 31. John:

Gotta love Al Gore. He sticks it in their face and the greenies still worship him. He’s the envy of used car salesmen everywhere.

My apologies to used car salesmen. At least what you’re selling is real.

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:24 am 32. High Desert Wanderer » Follow the Money:

[...] Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:24 am 33. Finbar:

Al Gore is really quite insane. His legions of followers are going to be quite perturbed when they figure this out.

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:50 am 34. JorgXMcKie:

I just want to know how this will help Obama’s children.

Plus, Sam and the rest, did you know BigWoodenAl intends to *waterski* behind this puppy? Wait til you see that bow rise into the air as the mighty (fuel efficient) bio-diesels labor to lug along the fat, pasty body of the ManBearPig. (And lord help us if Tipper wants to ski, too.)

Aug 6, 2008 - 11:56 am 35. commonsense:

Bio-Solar One?

More like BS One

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:01 pm 36. fly:

He is just preparing an expedition to search for the ManBearFish..

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:14 pm 37. Kevin:

you.re right, he didn’t win the Academy Award. No, worse. He won a share of the Nobel Peace prize. If he had just won the Oscar he could be thrown in with Michael Moore and we could pretty much be done with him. But no. The nut jobs that issue the Nobel had to go and give it to him. Rather than someone, who say, actually made a difference.

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:21 pm 38. The Razor » Blog Archive » Gore’s New Houseboat:

[...] … is a hundred footer. [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:23 pm 39. The BS-1 | Neptunus Lex:

[...] down on an “environmentally friendly” 100-foot houseboat. PJ media’s Steve Gill has more on the “Bio-Solar One.” According to (boat designer Bill) Austin, the engines are [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:34 pm 40. Tee:

If the earth is **really** sick and we only have 10 years to cure her, then why is Al lounging on the lake? Please.

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:37 pm 41. 1SG:

I bet it’s also equipped with large life rings to save the drowning polar bears…but you say it’s on a lake, well once the oceans rise a hundred feet by next week he’ll be able to power his “eco-critical” tub to the north pole on his own gas.

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:41 pm 42. kiwi:

Glad to see he’s using biodiesel, that’ll put up the price of food so that the non believers can starve. Notice he’s put on a lot of weight lately? Seems to have developed his own personal carbon storage system

Aug 6, 2008 - 12:48 pm 43. thedoctor:

He flunked out of law school. Ok, that happens. But, then he flunks out of divinity school! Come on!

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:07 pm 44. eeyore:

He’s Mariner from the film “Waterworld” like Kevin Costner. The man who can save the world, who has evolved beyond us mere mortals. I think Gore’s story is as bad as the movie.

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:11 pm 45. DrDave:

Its motto should read “Strip mining prevents forest fires.”

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:16 pm 46. Anonymous:

I heard he painted the wall where the TV is hanging green.

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:18 pm 47. Saving The Planet, One Massive Houseboat At A Time « QC Examiner:

[...] and gets around in energy inefficient limos, SUVs and jets—oh, no, now Gore has bought a massive 100 foot houseboat he calls “Bio-Solar One” which he claims is environmentally [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:38 pm 48. It only burns 60 subsistence meals per hour — New England Republican:

[...] which isn’t available at the marina where the Goreload moors his marine mansion.  Read about it.  This fat hypocrite is beyond parody. No tags for this [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:40 pm 49. Paul From Hamburg:

I wonder if Al will tell Tipper where the boat is?

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:44 pm 50. Bucktowndusty @ FromThePen.com:

I’d call it “Sir Carbon-Knievel” after a poem I wrote about Gore and his Carbon Crusaders.

““““
The Gore’s Prayer

Al Father, who art in transit,
Phony be thy game.
Thy Lear-Jet hums.
Those lies you’ve spun,
About Earth, and your huge mansion.

Give us a break, your daily dread.
And forgive us with bus passes,
As we curse those flying first-class above us.
And lead us not into stagflation,
But humor us more, Sir Carbon-Knievel.

Amen!
““““““““““`

Buck

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:44 pm 51. hagar:

2 GPH? I think he meant 20 GPH.At any rate the man deserves the hypocrite of the year award.B HUSSEIN OBAMA should consult the world to see if they’re comfortable with this.

Aug 6, 2008 - 1:58 pm 52. » Gore extends his hypocrisy to the remaining 74% of the earth’s surface. CosmicConservative: Rational Conservatism from the Rocky Mountains:

[...] not only guzzles gas, but typically leak oil and other fluids into pristine ecosystems. You go Al!! Pajamas Media » Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat There is no question that the alarmism and doomsday scenarios spread by Al Gore have been very, [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:07 pm 53. Webutante:

Nice piece Steve. Just one other remark: What if Gore’s boat sank in Center Hill Lake with all 500 gallons of bio-fuel? The Exxon Valdez comes to mind. So let’s be sure to keep an eye on Center Hill, very near my hometown of McMinnville, and make sure the ecosystem isn’t destroyed in the next few years!

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:13 pm 54. Al Gore on the High Seas… « Mountain Shout:

[...] Gill is the man on this one.  As far as the name goes, I vote for “The Energy Whore”. Tagged with: Al Gore, [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:21 pm 55. TomJW:

Back when his house electical use became public with 20 times a family of 4 usage, he owned 2 other houses. He didn’t stay in them long because he was busy private jetting around the country and then the world promoting gb garbage. Private jets are the biggest CO2 generators going and he was on one all year long.

He since bought another house and up-greened his behemoth house. How much CO2 does he generate a year? 50 families worth? Yeah, he needed a houseboat to spread out his enormous waste of energy.

Total fraud and hiden by the LameStreamMedia.

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:25 pm 56. Al:

You people have no idea of the sacrifice I am making for you. You simply can’t comprehend the guilt I have taken upon myself so you don’t have to.

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:36 pm 57. Roderick Reilly:

Well, it’s still a lot smaller than David Geffen’s 450 ft. yacht. Geffen is a billionaire music industry mogul and big-time Obama donor who is undoubtedly a big “Greenie” himself.

I became aware of Geffen’s yacht (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7St_fhCd6M), from an item related to the Obama “bitter clingers” gaffe, where the Hufpo posted the unfortunate Obama remarks made in S.F. while Ariana Huffington was away on Geffen’s monstrous yacht.

The whole mental image of juxtaposing Obama’s sneering condescension onto that of his ardent and mega-wealthy supporters hanging out on a battle-cruiser-sized recreational vessel sent my mind reeling from the grotesque hipocrisy of these lefties and their money-fueled pretensions.

The French once sank the “Rainbow Warrior.” I have TWO new tasks for their frogmen (no anti-French slur intended): one in Tennessee, and the other wherever they can catch up with “The Risisng Sun.”

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:53 pm 58. Michael E Brant:

Bio-Diesel is available at any truck stop. Also available for delivery to just about any site vie truck. Just think of large construction projects. The large cranes, dozers, etc are fueled on site.

Aug 6, 2008 - 2:55 pm 59. Jim:

2 GPH! I doubt you could run the air conditioner on that.

Aug 6, 2008 - 3:17 pm 60. Self-hating boomer:

It’ll burn 2 GPH, if you make sure the tires are inflated.

Aug 6, 2008 - 3:48 pm 61. Bill Johnson:

I’m sorry, jetski, you are an uninformed person. We call ‘em ijits, but I’ll refrain for now.

That jetski (Sea-Doo, by Bombardier, a fine canadien company) has a ducted impeller. As in, in an 8-inch diameter tube. A touch small for the agerage manatee body to pass through, if it could get past the intake grate. The only way it could be a manatee killer is if it ran ito them head on.

No, you really want to complain about the outboard mottors - non-ducted, non-shielded propellers. That’s what hurts manatee. Not jetskis. So jes’ git on down the road until you can think of an informed comment to offer.

Like: Al Gore is a hypocritical windbag who shames the whole state of Tennessee. His daddy was better…but not much.

Aug 6, 2008 - 3:51 pm 62. koblog:

Al Gorge (HT: caller to Dennis Miller show)

Aug 6, 2008 - 4:01 pm 63. J.M.Ringo:

I’ve got a boat at this dock and everyone laughs behind his back…what a noob! Someone needs to do a little research into Bill Austin….there’s you a story!

Aug 6, 2008 - 4:27 pm 64. Bryan Cohen:

I don’t know what engines are in this houseboat, but even a 60-footer will have twin-engine, 300 HP Cat diesels. So you have to figure this boat is probably pumping twin 450-500 hp motors.

Running biodiesel in a diesel motor (no one makes a bio-diesel specific motor that big) doesn’t result in much of an increase in fuel efficiency. The advantage of biodiesel is that it can be made from what is normally a waste product like kitchen grease.

In other words, you can’t even IDLE those engines and use less than 2 GPH per hour.

Aug 6, 2008 - 4:27 pm 65. Blue Crab Boulevard » When Karbon Kings Go Yachting:

[...] Oh, good lord. And now, in order to complete his hypocrisy trifecta, Al Gore may now be extending his excessive consumption to the water as well. In an amazing display of conspicuous consumption, even for Al Gore, his new 100-foot houseboat that docks at the Hurricane Marina in Smithville, Tennessee is creating a critical buzz among many of his former congressional constituents. Dubbed “Bio-Solar One,” which may reflect some latent Air Force One envy, Gore has proudly strutted the small-town dock claiming that his monstrous houseboat is environmentally friendly. (Only Al Gore would name his boat B.S. One and not get the joke. Or perhaps the joke is on us?) [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 4:53 pm 66. So much for Global Warming, Oki... - Page 3 - DebateAnything.com:

[...] Warming been berry berry good to me.[/Algore] Pajamas Media » Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat __________________ One’s [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 4:54 pm 67. Patrick1:

You miss the point of Gore’s Ark. He is going to have it flown on an army transport to the Sea of Galilee where he is going to go to the middle of the lake and have Obama walk out to meet him. For a very impressive meeting on the Global Warming.

Come on…

Aug 6, 2008 - 5:08 pm 68. Hud:

2 GPH? Sure. As long as he’s always going left, it’s all downhill!

Aug 6, 2008 - 5:20 pm 69. AllenCic:

Once again, the old saying keeps running through my head whenever Al Gore is mentioned, “If bullshit were electricity, Al Gore would be a powerhouse”.

Aug 6, 2008 - 5:56 pm 70. Bart:

I’m amazed nobody pointed out that “bio-diesel” has no less a “carbon footprint” than regular diesel.

Aug 6, 2008 - 6:01 pm 71. Bart:

See this for at least some info on the carbon comparison between biodiesel and petrodiesel.

Aug 6, 2008 - 6:10 pm 72. FreedomLover:

Maybe he could paint the thing green - then he could say it’s green and be telling the truth!

Aug 6, 2008 - 6:51 pm 73. tanstaafl:

2 GPH? I think he meant 20 GPH.At any rate the man deserves the hypocrite of the year award.B HUSSEIN OBAMA should consult the world to see if they’re comfortable with this.

We’ll need “the world” to know what we think. Or whether what we think is politically correct enough in order that America might be “liked” enough again by the world’s decadent democracies and nascent (or not so nascent) dictatorships.

While B. Hussein’s new retrofitted personal aeroplane (”we jet, you watch”) will not be stopping the seas from rising anytime soon.

Al Gorge

Give that person a medal.

(gorge is throat in french, a bra is a soutien-gorge, meaning, hold up the throat.)

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:02 pm 74. joannmandolin:

Where’s the ‘Blowhole on Board’ sign?

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:04 pm 75. chris:

“While he preaches that the rest of us must dramatically change our lifestyles and lower our standards of living to “save the planet” he lives by another set of rules himself.”

Gore has never said we need to lower our standard of living; in fact he assures us we don’t have to (as long as we act quickly). We need to change our fossil fuel consumption and develop alternatives - why are you opposed to that? Are you an oil mogul?

If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny global climate change we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

Don’t any of you have KIDS?

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:41 pm 76. Gore Ahoy !! - NESR Forums:

[...] scientists would those be? Oh these. It’s over 31,000 now. They’re all PHDs. Oh and here’s an article on the boat. And it’s 100′ not [...]

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:46 pm 77. myna:

I think we should sue Al Gore if it turns out that global warming is a hoax and redistribute all the money he made to all of us.

That is the best example of socialism ever!

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:49 pm 78. viking!1:

The moron will probably have a air tanker bring biofuel and deliver it to his boat

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:54 pm 79. viking!1:

what does that jet-ski run on chicken fat

Aug 6, 2008 - 7:57 pm 80. 00smoothie:

What about the amount of energy used to produce Gore’s brand new houseboat? Why didn’t Gore purchase a used house boat, one whose “carbon debt” has already been paid, and then retrofit that boat?

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:01 pm 81. danztoit:

Once the solar panels are completely installed (by weeks end), they will fully power the boat when it’s in use. When the boat is not in use, the solar panels will feed renewable energy back into the grid at the marina.

Bio-Solar One uses about 4 gallons of biodiesel on a typical weekend, depending on use. This is about 20-25% more fuel efficient than other boats this size. Tennessee is a leader in the production of biodiesel fuels.

There are 16 batteries that store the energy, each weighing 167 pounds. That’s more than a ton of batteries. The power that is not used will be enough to power 4 or 5 other boats at the marina.

more here: nashville talking

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:42 pm 82. Jake:

That is the tackiest mess of a floating hulk I have ever seen! You can tell a lot about a man by his boat. It is quite clear that Gore is little more than a nouveau riche red neck.

Aug 6, 2008 - 8:43 pm 83. Is Man Made Global Warming for real? - Page 10 - Port Aux Basques Online:

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Aug 6, 2008 - 9:08 pm 84. Justthefacts:

Danztoit
Don’t waste your efforts on these morons!
They get their NEWS from Rush

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:09 pm 85. Is Man Made Global Warming for real? - Page 10 - Port Aux Basques Online:

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Aug 6, 2008 - 9:10 pm 86. svenyun:

“If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny global climate change we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.” — so says chris.

Would this be the same global food crises the “scientists” warned us about in the 70’s? When they claimed we would have global famines during the next few decades? Hint: It never happened. They also warned about the coming ice age…these “scientists” were quacks then and they are now. Uninformed fools are the only people impressed by them.

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:17 pm 87. Alz:

Algore can’t be a hypocrite. Since Modern Liberals reject morals, he can’t be a hypocrite. He’s just an ass.

If you want to learn about Modern Liberals, watch the video “HOW MODERN LIBERALS THINK” at YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaE98w1KZ-c

Enjoy!

Aug 6, 2008 - 9:55 pm 88. Sully:

Many of the commenters here are being very unfair to Al Gore. If he were a commoner the criticisms of his lifestyle and accusations of hypocrisy your criticisms would be reasonable, but he’s of the nobility and as such he has to live as befits his station in life.

Aug 6, 2008 - 10:42 pm 89. joannmandolin:

The only ’scientists’ that agree with Gore, are those that nominated
themselves with him for the Nobel.
Fools!

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:05 am 90. Ken in Camarillo:

I have experience with 50′ houseboats at Lake Powell. I’ve heard of 75′ houseboats, but 100′ seems unmanageable. The fuel consumption numbers claimed are ridiculous as mentioned by others. A 55 footer gets about 0.5 mpg running both small V8’s at 2500 rpm for about 8.5 mph - about 17 gph. You could save perhaps by running slower, but at 2000 rpm we went only 6.5 mph. (GPS units are great for this type of experiment.)

An old school 50 footer with two 60hp outboard motors would get about 1.0 mpg.

Solar panels won’t come close to powering the needs of a houseboat, especially with air conditioning which is typically required in the southeast (warm with high humidity). The generator on a houseboat is 7.5KW and up. It takes a large area on the roof of your house to get that much out of solar panels. There just isn’t room on a houseboat for the number of panels you’d need. In a week at Powell the generator fuel usage is dwarfed by the fuel used to move the houseboat about 60 miles total, so solar panels are a hassle just to make a “statement”, and another system to cause problems.

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:24 am 91. SAF:

America is so screwed if we believe people like Gore are leaders.

Aug 7, 2008 - 4:11 am 92. D.R, Moore:

I worked for Al Gore Sr. in Kentucky, he was chairman of the board for Enoxy Coal Corp. Along with his son Environmental AL, they were the key players in the Island Creek Coal to China coaldeal in the early 80’s. You could say they were responsible for the modern coal industry in China. Occidental Petroleum (parent company of Enoxy) chairman Armand Hammer and a life long friend and supporter of the Gores, had spent his career making contacts in communist countries. My man needs a boat like this he earned it along time ago in the coal business.

Aug 7, 2008 - 4:12 am 93. Ann:

All Roads Lead to ____________?

Gore, Gorbachav and the New Age Movement.

http://sovereignsentience.blogspot.com/2008/01/environ-mental-scaremongering-of-new.html

Is this a conspiracy? No, not really?

http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/state96.htm

Aug 7, 2008 - 4:58 am 94. Marot:

Directly from Bill Austin

The houseboat class Fantasy has it own page in the range $ 200.000 and up

http://www.billaustinaircraft-yacht.com/3hb.shtml

Many examples of customization are provided.

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:23 am 95. Swamp Hermit’s *QUICK* Bits « The Swamp Hermit’s Report:

[...] - Michelle Malkin is having a “Name Gore’s boat” contest for Al Gore’s new 100-foot houseboat. Judging by the Al’s size, he mus leave one heck of a [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:30 am 96. GVR:

He should’ve named it the USS Chicken Little, or perhaps The Fat Bastard, and is that a bio-diesel jet ski as well ?

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:31 am 97. Augustus:

When at the dock the boat is hooked up to a power plug. My guess is that the fuel useage is 2 gph when anchored away from the dock. That is about the fuel required to keep the generators running for the a/c and appliances. When the boat is cruising the lake modest speed, the fuel use is more like 10-20 gph. I spent several days on a very similar one a few weeks ago.

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:48 am 98. Bruce:

He needs the jet-ski, though. That 100-ft. behemoth ain’t gonna jump the shark by itself.

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:52 am 99. Jay:

Jake:
You should’nt insult us rednecks like that.

Aug 7, 2008 - 6:33 am 100. Monster from the Id:

Chris in 2008: If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny global climate change we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

Somebody like Chris in 1998: If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny [insert end of world scenario here] we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

Somebody like Chris in 1988: If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny [insert end of world scenario here] we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

Somebody like Chris in 1978: If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny [insert end of world scenario here] we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

Somebody like Chris in 1968: If we continue to hide our heads in the sand and deny [insert end of world scenario here] we will be forced to change our lives, for the worse, when global food crises come home and non-renewable energy sources become depleted.

etc., etc., etc.

Have any of these people read Aesop’s fable about the Boy Who Cried Wolf? It seems to me anybody over the age of 40 has already heard countless doomsday stories and found them all wanting (since, obviously, the world is still here and disaster hasn’t ensued). Anybody over the age of 60 should be completely numb to these sorts of doomsday predictions, and probably don’t even bother addressing them anymore. In short, a few decades of this doomsday nonsense really begins to wear on you after a while.

That said, how old are you Chris?

Aug 7, 2008 - 7:00 am 101. Nate:

Politics is full of hypocrisy. Take George W Bush for example. He had no apprehensions in taking our country to war and ordering several thousands Americans to war yet he choose to dodge the war himself during Vietnam. This action has much more of an impact on the country and world then Al Gore’s hypocrisy of buying a large boat.

Aug 7, 2008 - 7:02 am 102. wraithe:

1 gallon per cylinder per hour…(Diesel)
Thats the basic equation to use, allows for lots of excess use…
He may get better than that, but i doubt it, unless he just takes it real gentle or it has one cylinder, then he may get away with 2 gallons an hour…

Some body said “its green”?, actually what I seen, its white, but the water is green…

Well if the modern ice age hits, he wont have to worry, it wont move anyway…
If global warming hits, then he could be in trouble, too many plants in the way…
If he is totally wrong, it wont matter anyway, he already has all your money…

So either way, he’s in a win win situation…

Anyway, no one has a clue about anything really, the data presented so far, has been twisted and bent so much that no body has a clue about whats happening next week, let alone in 50 years..
I think the scientists that have corrupted data for there own means, need to go back, get the facts, and present the truth, but alas, like pollititions, they will just blame you all for any faults on there part…
Best we could do is get the world to realise they are so dishonest, and possibly look to the real problems with the world, corporate control…and maybe try and settle things down so we can all get on with life, without this rich getting richer, and the rest of us, being ripped off…

Aug 7, 2008 - 7:18 am 103. Monster from the Id:

Political discussions are full of hypocrisy. Take Nate for example. He has no apprehensions about leaving Saddam in power to brutalize 25 million Iraqis, killing 10K annually, and eventually to start another war (killing many more), and yet he considers himself a good person for doing nothing about regimes headed by psychotic dictators. This action by millions of people like Nate has much more of an impact on the country and world then Bush George’s lack of service in Vietnam some 35 years ago.

Aug 7, 2008 - 7:54 am 104. Mason Jahr:

Give up folks. This is beyond parody.

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:02 am 105. wraithe:

Thats funny, considering that Iraq has a population of onlu 28 million…he must have killed 1 out of 2 Iraqi’s…
But then you may say about the Kurds, yet people forget about what happened to them at the hands of Turks 30 years ago…
Hussein is no worse than your Bush, except he didnt have right on his side…
Lets face it, war is a method for the rich to justify making money out of guns and sending the poor to do there dirty work…
And dont start saying I have no idea about it, I have served my country…
There is more to these conflicts than what the media present or the pollies say, quite often they start shooting then worry about the reasons, afterwards…
History has shown that, many times…And afterwards, who gets blamed, the digger that got given the order to go in the first place…
Wars are the result of politics, the reason for conflict is always political…
And politicians will incite a population to carry out there acts…
Bugger war, have a party and enjoy things…
Draft dodgers need to consider why they ran away, before sending the honest ones to die..(the draft dodger, has no right to send another to fight, thats just plain gutless)..

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:07 am 106. El nuevo barco de Al Gore. No es un velero. (Inglés):

[...] El nuevo barco de Al Gore. No es un velero. (Inglés)pajamasmedia.com/blog/gore-hits-the-waves-with-a-massive-new… por nO_nAMe hace pocos segundos [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:27 am 107. 31,000 scientists denounce global warming hysteria - Page 17 - BuckeyePlanet Ohio State Forums:

[...] (Only Al Gore would name his boat B.S. One and not get the joke. Or perhaps the joke is on us?) Link __________________ [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:27 am 108. Angela:

I wondered how long it would be before the liberals showed up to try to mix war with Gore.

It is easy for them to berate Republican morality because they simply do not have any morality.

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:47 am 109. nick:

What? no biodiesel availability.
Why, he could just have it trucked in by tanker.
Just make sure the tanker is runnin` on Bio Diesel,also,and everything will be cool. Right Al?

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:49 am 110. Uh, Priuses aren't 100 feet long - Patrick McIlheran: Right On:

[...] Thursday, Aug 7 2008, 10:55 AM Former somebody Al Gore, he of the private jets, the giant house and the giant ego, has a new toy, reports Steve Gill of Pajamas Media: [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 8:55 am 111. bob hood:

Is Albert on board? The BS-1 looks to be listing to the port side in that one photo. Just asking.

Aug 7, 2008 - 9:11 am 112. MarkD:

I think he meant 2 gallons per mile. A poorly written M looks a lot like an H. It has to be an honest mistake, Gore would never make things up.

/sarcasm.

Aug 7, 2008 - 10:41 am 113. Ashy:

Gore seems too arrogant to understand how much he hurts his own cause. The biggest problem with the environmentalist movement is that in large part it’s become a religion for it’s adherents. They have to be shaking their collective heads that their self-appointed prophet appears to the rest of us to be a hypocrite, and turns away many fence-sitters that would otherwise be sympathetic to their cause. Compare him to a guy like Ed Begley Jr, you may not agree with him, but you at least have to respect the man for living out his belief, as far as I can see.

Aug 7, 2008 - 10:48 am 114. Gary in Washington State:

This reminds me of George Orwell’s Animal Farm. “All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.”

Aug 7, 2008 - 11:05 am 115. Al Gore - The environment guru has a big house, flies in big planes… and now captains a big boat. « Blowing Our Tax Dollars on Wind Farms:

[...] [Continues, with more pictures, on page 2] [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 11:06 am 116. Gary in Washington State:

By the way, in Algore’s future world, shouldn’t the lake evaporate and leave his boat high and dry?

Aug 7, 2008 - 11:10 am 117. Al Gore's Houseboat - VolNation:

[...] Gore’s Houseboat Pajamas Media

Aug 7, 2008 - 11:13 am 118. Joe P.:

A few things:

1. The marina does not allow fuel to be brought in from outside the marina.

2. How “green” is the bank of batteries?

3. The generator would consume 2gph by itself.

4. Those solar panels will not supply the entire electrical demand.

Aug 7, 2008 - 12:12 pm 119. macdaddy:

Gore is getting ripped off. He should have bought my boat. It only uses 1 gph. He’s polluting twice as much! And my engine costs way less. Just give me a minute to scratch off the 5.7L decal.

Aug 7, 2008 - 1:27 pm 120. Al Gore & B.S. One « PburghStever:

[...] by pburghstever on August 7, 2008 Via Instapundit, the only possible response to this “hypocrisy trifecta” is [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 1:30 pm 121. Hypocrisy Floats | Douchebag Report(tm):

[...] MORE energy after making improvements, such as solar panels, etc. Now the hypocrite laureat has a big-ass yacht, named “Bio-Solar One,” which is purported to be the first “green boat” in [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 1:40 pm 122. AL GORE IS SAVING THE PLANET - with a massive new houseboat! « MY INTEREST:

[...] read more | digg story [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 1:47 pm 123. Al Gore anda preocupado com o meio ambiente « perspectivas:

[...] tão preocupado está com o meio ambiente, Al Gore comprou um Iate de luxo no valor de 1 milhão de Euros para poupar gasolina nas filas de trânsito, para deixar de ligar o [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 2:15 pm 124. Pickerhead :: Pickings from the Webvine ::August 7, 2008:

[...] God has a sense of humor. Bill Clinton, in his AIDS fighting role, has come out for monogamy. And Al Gore has a new 100 foot boat named Bio Solar One. That’s right, [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:01 pm 125. Larry Hendry:

Although not as eco-friendly as a tent, these boats are a LOT of fun! And, as Bill Austin says, they are certainly kinder to the enviroment than other boats of a similar size.
Anyone who wants to see more of them should visit http://www.FantasySouth.com

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:20 pm 126. nedarc:

Like most rich liberals, Al Gore is no differant, Like the Kennedys promoting wind power, as long as it isn’t on their property. He can buy a “Carbon Footprint”. May I suggest were the footprint should go. I remember when Al’s Son got into trouble a few months ago for Drugs and the media pointed out his son drove a hybred. What they did not tell you is his sister picked him up at the jail house in her Mazzarati sports car..No doubt a ‘Hybred also’. Pure unadulterated hippocracy !! But that’s ok, some of us will keep on voting for these morons and still compain.

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:23 pm 127. ReCon USMC:

Al Gore and his Rich Elite Global Warming Friends telling Millions … HOW we should Cut our Carbon Foot print is a Prime example .Of do as I say NOT Do as I do .
If he believed his own GARBAGE he would be far more frugal with his own use of energy . Gore is in fact QUITE a SHOW OFF WITH ALL OF THIS BIG ENERGY USEING TOY’S !
Gore to FRUGALITY is what Oboma is to Honesty .Both take neither of the most important issue ever as …..Important .
Deceit said Paul is a enemy to all mankind in need . Especially the least Gore’s plan harms the most .
Al Gore is Gauntness in Mind and in body as he preaches to others to be frugile of energy and soul .

Aug 7, 2008 - 3:55 pm 128. OMSmedia » We Win…it’s like the third time now:

[...] other news….Farve now a Jet and Al Gore bought a houseboat called the B.S. One (I kid you not) « John McCain…a Democrat you can trust? [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 4:54 pm 129. Azzurri:

That thing is awesome. I hate all Gore, but don’t hate him bc he is business savvy and knows and to convince the moronic general public to put money in his pocket. I am saving up.

Aug 7, 2008 - 4:55 pm 130. Kathy Hendry:

Forget about AL! Let’s talk about the boat. In February of 2006, we purchased a 75 x 16 Fantasy from Fantasy Yachts in Kentucky. We took possession of the vessel on Valentine’s Day and brought it down the Tom Bigby Waterway to Hudson, Florida. What an adventure! Most every weekend you can count on us entertaining guests. At times, I feel like I am a booking agrent for a cruise line… AWESOME! Our family members and friends really enjoy the experience. I get the biggest kick out of first time visitors when they arrive for the weekend excursion and see our boat for the first time. The expression on their faces… priceless! They are expecting cramped sleeping quarters, toilet/shower all in one, food in coolers, etc. Once inside, they ooh and ahh. The ceilings are 8 feet high (no bending over). Our boat has three bedrooms, two full baths, an office, a galley with full size appliances, washer/dryer, dining area and a living room area. All the bedrooms and living room have flat screen TV’s. The upper deck is a BBQ’ers dream area (we even have a flat screen TV up there). One more thing, a WATER SLIDE for the kids!!! Like I said in the beginning, forget AL. Get out there and enjoy life… MAKE YOUR FANTASY’S A REALITY.

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:06 pm 131. Doug Dennis:

My 16 and 1/2 foot 85 horsepower ski boat uses more than 2 gallons an hour if it is moving at all. What about the generator? Does it run on bio-fuel also? I would venture to say that most houseboats use more fuel in the generator than the engine. How much fuel (gas or diesel) will be consumed delivering bio-fuel to his houseboat?

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:23 pm 132. Cripsy Duck:

The guy’s ungodly rich from way back. It suprises you he has a yacht? Is this even a story? Whatever.

Aug 7, 2008 - 5:59 pm 133. Bob Beers’ Blog » Blog Archive » What is Science?:

[...] this in mind, I find it interesting that the Las Vegas Sun speaks in such hallowed tones about Al Gore’s science advisor, who has just written a critical letter to Nevada’s chief executive [...]

Aug 7, 2008 - 6:08 pm 134. gofer:

Is Al still “tooling” around town in his hopped-up Mustang?? I continue to be amazed at the stupidity of people believing this hoax. There is a mountain of evidence that exposes the scam, but the libs must have their doomsday. There is ALWAYS a crisis…not a moment without one, global warming is just the latest. We’ve had acid rain, population bomb, nuclear winter, alar, saccharin, ozone, Y2K, and a host of others. Libs have to always have a crisis they can save us all from. It’s in their dna.

Aug 7, 2008 - 6:25 pm 135. gofer:

I wonder if he has “pig-tailed” light bulbs? Congress declared their insanity by banning regular light bulbs…which are used at NIGHT…when the electric grid has EXCESS capacity, so you could say that electricity is being wasted by used CFL bulbs. The juice is still being pumped out and it matters not what type of bulb is used. It has ZERO impact on emissions. It’s time for the people to say “ENOUGH ALREADY.” Funny how we are supposed to change bulbs while they promote Plug-in cars!!!

Aug 7, 2008 - 6:36 pm 136. John:

What is Al going to inflate on this beast to be in line with Obama’s suggestion that Americans inflate their tires?

Aug 7, 2008 - 9:10 pm 137. John:

larry and kathy, you are
more pathetic than al
himself.

Aug 7, 2008 - 10:37 pm 138. An inconvenient boat at Hoystory:

[...] Gore’s got a new houseboat named “Bio-Solar One. Yes, BS-1. I can’t make this up. The boat is a custom-built [...]

Aug 8, 2008 - 12:39 am 139. CT:

My entry for a name: HYPOCRITICAL EXUBERANCE - something Al Gore exceeds at very well.

Aug 8, 2008 - 2:02 am 140. What’s this? « The Tizona Group:

[...] Pajamas Media Posted in Temp. [...]

Aug 8, 2008 - 3:11 am 141. ReCon USMC:

Kathy Hendry:

Forget about AL! Let’s talk about the boat. In February of 2006, we purchased a 75 x 16 Fantasy from Fantasy Yachts in Kentucky. We took possession of the vessel on Valentine’s Day and brought it down the Tom Bigby Waterway to Hudson, Florida. What an adventure! Most every weekend you can count on us entertaining guests.
_____________________________
I’m sorry you didn’t get to show off when you were younger or it is and internal need even now .WITH LOOK AT ME ?
The article was about AL Gore not your equal behavior .
IF YOU SUPPORT BIG AL AN ACT THE SAME WAY THEN YOU ARE PART OF THE PROBLLEM AS WELL HE LIES ABOUT FOR HIMSELF MADAM .

Aug 8, 2008 - 4:10 am 142. Capt Walt:

[B]Good for Him.[/B]

He worked hard for his money. Let him Enjoy it.

[B]THATS THE AMERICAN WAY![/B]

Actually it is a bit Spartan for my tastes. Looks too much like a Motel 6.
Well leave the lights on for ya!

[IMG]http://www.billaustinaircraft-yacht.com/2007fantasy/23.jpg[/IMG]

and AL Gore is helping the Economy of the United States to boot.

He buys the boat. That means jobs and wages for boatbuilders and food for their familys. all the parts that go into the boat need to be produced by someone maybe even you? and that means jobs for all those people. The materials need to be transported and that means jobs for truckers and the truckes need to eat and that means Jobs for Waitresses who get tips to buy fancy hairdoos and that means jobs for hairdressers who buy hairspry and that means jobs for chemists who make Big Bugs and pay Taxes to pay for the Politicians like OBAMA who piss it away on welfare people who buy drugs & Boose and Lottery Tickets and maybe WIN BIG and buy Yachts and Caddalacs. etc…etc etc…

Are you in the Food Chain? I Bet you are!

Aug 8, 2008 - 4:15 am 143. algetsgoodweed:

The generators to run all of the appliances and AC probably use more than 2 gallons per hour. This guy is out of control.

Aug 8, 2008 - 6:22 am 144. Al Gore The Massive Hypocrite at The Commentaries:

[...] Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat « Emperor Obama’s New Clothes [...]

Aug 8, 2008 - 8:42 am 145. Vodkapundit » Eyes to see:

[...] Boy, I’ll say! Just take a look at president lord Gore’s latest bit of dominion: [...]

Aug 8, 2008 - 9:37 am 146. dlsoucy:

You say that Gore said he expects to be able to motor around the lake for two years before refueling with bio-diesel? Since ethanol starts to break down into water after thirty days or so, does he also have a hydrogen generator and motor so that he can convert the water into a usable fuel?

Aug 8, 2008 - 12:40 pm 147. DougM:

Algore invented the houseboat!

Aug 8, 2008 - 2:34 pm 148. Mary:

This depresses me no end! People definitely judge others by what you do and not by what you say. If the guru of the environmental movement is a carbon footprint hog - what’s a girl to do? Well the message is out there and I intend to persevere in diminishing mine - I’ll follow my heart and not Al’s example.

Aug 8, 2008 - 4:58 pm 149. Scirius Vulgaris » Blog Archive » Sábado sabadete … Enlaces para el bloguete 9:

[...] Pajamasmedia: El nuevo barco de Al Gore. El apóstol del ecolojetismo desilustrado una vez más predica con el ejemplo con su nuevo barco. Visto en menéame. [...]

Aug 8, 2008 - 8:14 pm 150. John Samford:

I’m just surprised he could fit in it. Granted, it a big boat, but have you seen al lately? An LST
http://www.lstmemorial.org/
would have more fitting.
Plus if al bought it, they wouldn’t have to worry about upkeep money.

Aug 9, 2008 - 4:24 am 151. Frank Springer:

This article fails to mention Gore’s two (?) or more other homes, all of which require heat, electricity, etc. whether they are being occupied or not. Yes, Al Gore is probably the biggest phony, charlatan, fakeroo of the 20th AND the 21st Century! Hey, Al! Why not debate your “scientific” theories with some scientists? Chicken? No, zealots never stop to examine their ravings; they know they are right and no one can open their minds.

Aug 9, 2008 - 7:49 am 152. Mister Snitch!:

Off-topic: The author will want to know that the link to his site does not work.

[Thanks for the alert; fixed. -- Ed.]

Aug 9, 2008 - 9:49 am 153. Rick R, Anaheim,Ca.:

You’re all overlooking a vital component here…
Al and Tipperr need no biofuel, they need no diesel, they don’t even need solar panels!
Their entire universe is sustained and powered by the leftovers from the warm glow of their own self-satisfaction!

Aug 9, 2008 - 11:02 am 154. Blogs For Victory » Global Warming Update:

[...] 10th, 2008 at 01:48am Mark Noonan Al Gore’s new boat - the B.S. One: But the question persists as to whether he (Gore) actually buys into what he is selling. His own [...]

Aug 9, 2008 - 10:48 pm 155. Seja desonesto e ganhe dinheiro como Al Gore : HA-LIVROS:

[...] Pajamas Media » Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat Former Vice President Al Gore, the Nobel-winning self-proclaimed global prophet of green, has made a lot of money from the so-called “crisis” of global warming. He has profited from best-selling books that tout the looming climatic catastrophe, won an Academy Award for a movie about his slideshow presentation that focuses on his “sky is falling” message about a world on the brink of environmental disaster. [...]

Aug 10, 2008 - 3:46 am 156. Shocked!:

I’ve always believed FraudAlGore to be an agent of a NWO. This is what i expected from Al. What really disturbs me is the gullibility of the many that bought the manure out of his mouth & print. After all, this man is an agent of propaganda.
People, here’s a bit of advice: do not take one’s word as truth, rather, search for their deeds, because that is true subtlety.

Aug 10, 2008 - 10:06 am 157. Maritime Monday 123 | gCaptain.com:

[...] has “Gore Hits the Waves with a Massive New Houseboat“. The name of the boat is BIO-SOLAR ONE or as some have called it B.S.1. I would have liked [...]

Aug 11, 2008 - 5:07 am 158. Judy, NYC:

al”end of days and its all your fault”gore is paying us back for calling him fat and wooden, insinuating the loss of the presidency was all his fault, even after considerable evidence he was a victim of foul play. that having been said, it is quite insulting and considerably unnerving to have him clomping around with a giant carbon footprint, that he claims will end the world. uh. oh.

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:33 am 159. inthebluesea:

I am somewhat surprised people now doubt good old Al. Looking at this boat, it is pretty clear it to be a float water tanker. Mr. Al & his fancy green warriors will take it to the sea to dump water in the ever decreasing ocean water level caused by warm climate change. The sea level must be brought back to a safe normality level.

Kathy, “get out there & enjoy life.” That is exactly the activity he & his ilk are promoting us undesirables should not do. Only the few elite should have this privilege. Get with it.

Aug 11, 2008 - 9:48 am 160. bob:

The solor panals are a joke .. That boat has at least a 5 ton heat pump to cool it and there is no way he is doing that with solor panals .. He has to run the 22kw generator that uses 10gph alone , or be pluged in the dock to stay cool .. This guy is a joke and people still love him

Aug 11, 2008 - 1:01 pm 161. Hare Brush:

I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire.

I own a mansion and a yacht.

Aug 11, 2008 - 3:07 pm 162. Joan Mackie:

The joke is on us. Al Gore will make millions off this and live the life of Reily. Shame on him and his cronies. Shame on Hollywood for listening to him (HA,HA) and shame on the people who awarded him the Nobel Peace Prize. For what I like to know.

Aug 11, 2008 - 3:33 pm 163. Montana Writer:

Actually Steve he is! The problem with critics like you are the facts. Green riches are a good thing. It costs Gore more to do it, and he does do it green, but someday it will be the norm and you will be the court jester looking for another gig. You know damn well you wouldn’t give Gore any credit if all he had was an inner tube. Agendas are easy to spot especially on the Wingerville Online Express!

Aug 11, 2008 - 7:11 pm 164. OldMule:

Forward this story to everyone you know. The national media will NEVER pick it up (OK, maybe Fox would), but the planet needs to know this inconvenient truth. We’ve got to save the planet (just ask Pelosi!)!! We’ve got to save the planet….from Al Gore and his idiot liberal toadies!!!

Aug 12, 2008 - 2:30 pm 165. Scottar:

Well Now Montana Writer

Since Gore has the money to blow on the neat green stuff he can flaunt it. But for most people, some green options will always be beyond their financial reach, especial if Gore has his carbon neutral mandated way.

The fact is that wind and solar farms can’t harvest enough energy to replace the energy density of coal or oil to support the current population much less the projected growth. The projected energy production of either wind or coal is mostly inflated and projected on expectation of delivery.

Fact is they have been working on solar for over 60 years now and it has not become an economical reality. Without subsidies and tax breaks solar and wind would not be undertaken by investors as mainstream power sources. A residential solar energy system typically costs about $8~10 per Watt. Where government incentive programs exist, together with lower prices secured through volume purchases, installed costs as low as $3~4 watt, 10~12 cents per kilowatt hour can be achieved. Without incentive programs, solar energy costs (in an average sunny climate) range between 22-40 cents/kWh for very large PV systems. And currently, wind receives 14 times and more the subsidy paid for nuclear and a whopping 53 times that of coal.

Currently this is the return we get on our investment in Congress. A Berkley professor even admitted that he found the cost for a PV installation ranges from nearly $86,000 to $91,000, while the value of the power produced ranges from $19,000 to $51,000. And solar and wind probably won’t be cost efficient over fossils for the next ten+ years.

That leaves nuclear which can supply us with energy for the next 100+ years if done right with level IV technology. When properly managed their safe, efficient and reliable. there would be next to rill Chernobyl or terrorist incidents with series IV reactors and beyond. those who say they are just don’t really understand the technology.

Aug 12, 2008 - 11:37 pm 166. Bugs:

Believe me, I’ve looking into “alternative utilities” many times. The thought of getting off the grid is quite attractive. But as scottar says, the cost is totally prohibitive. I can afford a solar battery charger - anything more substantial is beyond my means. My impression is that the power company is in the same situation on a larger scale.

So - Gore and is pals want us to go alternative, they’ll have to start shelling out some major bucks in subsidies and tax breaks. When I can install solar or geothermal heat for no more than I’d spend on replacing my oil heater, maybe I’ll go green. Until then, it’s just a fantasy.

Aug 13, 2008 - 7:13 am 167. pat riley:

If you want to buy a houseboat on Center Hill Lake contact Pat Riley at http://www.houseboatsbuyterry.com (we have a approximately 100 used houseboats for sale)

I’ll even sell you a diesel houseboat and you can run it on BIO DIESEL like Al Gore. If you want solar panels we can arrange for that as well.

Center Hill Lake, TN. I’ve made it my home. I’ll “hook” you up!!!

SEA you on the lake

Aug 13, 2008 - 1:34 pm 168. Javelin:

I smell bs on both ends. Please explain to me talk show hosts, how installing solar panels INCREASED his electricity usage?

Aug 14, 2008 - 2:05 pm 169. charles:

This is such B.S., pun intended.

People like Gore are perfectly characterized by the concept of a “Green mansion” or a bio-diesel powered yacht. When I grew up we had a canoe. It was a nice one though, and beter for appreciating nature than a houseboat.

Quit acting like you’re a role model. You’re Not!

Aug 16, 2008 - 11:06 am 170. charles:

Seriously, I can’t stop laughing thinking about Al.

I didn’t see the Jet Ski at first. This is so rediculous. Does Al go drag racing with a bio-nitromethane powered funny car? Does he fish with organic dynamite? Everybody is a little hypocritical, but he’s rediculous.

Aug 16, 2008 - 11:36 am 171. Rick:

Steve,

As a journalist colleague, I can only say bravo! One of the best, funniest columns I’ve ever read. Thanks.

Rick

Aug 19, 2008 - 12:37 pm 172. web design company:

Yes he should only have a boat if its made from empty soda bottles and used dental floss. This all or nothing notion when it comes to environmentalists is asinine. Just go back to your SUV and $5 gas and keep telling yourself its good he didn t end up as president.

Aug 19, 2008 - 2:49 pm 173. Carbon Offsets: the New Papal Indulgence « C T Hall’s Weblog:

[...] 21 August 2008 · No Comments With additional news exposing the Pope of Green, I’ve decided to write about the relation of buying carbon offsets [...]

Aug 21, 2008 - 6:36 pm 174. uncategorized web news - reviews-cell-phones.com » Blog Archive » AL GORE IS SAVING THE PLANET - with a massive new houseboat!:

[...] must dramatically change our lifestyles and lower our standards of living to “save the planet.” read more | digg [...]

Aug 26, 2008 - 10:07 pm 175. Celebrity Paycut - Encouraging celebrities all over the world to save us from global warming by taking a paycut.:

[...] Meanwhile Gore relaxes and waits on his 100-foot houseboat. [...]

Aug 27, 2008 - 11:36 am 176. malakaz:

I was watching Gore’s flick just the other night for the first time, and I’m from Portugal, and I should say that the single most evident lie in the whole thing (in my opinion, and ’cause it was so obvious to me personally) was roughly before the first half-an-hour of the movie, where he states that 13.000 people died in Portugal by the time and as a result of the european 2003 heat wave. I can’t emphasize enough on how big of a lie that is: newsreports from back then announced like… 14 victims, MAYBE! actually that made me stop watchin’ the movie and research a little bit on other potential lies in it. Thus readin’ this article, thus posting this.

holla

Aug 30, 2008 - 8:14 pm 177. Cornwall Alliance-Environmental News « Reformation Faith Today:

[...] Al Gore’s Money Isn’t Where His Mouth Is http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/gore-hits-the-waves-with-a-massive-new-houseboat/ E. Calvin Beisner, Ph.D., National Spokesman Cornwall Alliance for the Stewardship of Creation, [...]

Aug 31, 2008 - 10:53 pm 178. Rick:

Well Well!! The B.S.One WE have a boat docked at this same marina. It’s said that his “people” have contacted other tennants wanting to trade slips with them. This is in an effort to move his B.S.ONE away from the public eye and away from the snickering people at the resturant having dinner. He’s not had any takers and probably won’t. You can’t really slam the guy. He just found a nitch in the Bible thumping way and has made a fortune off it. Heck he probably built the B.S.ONE with a grant!!! Figue he will time share with the tax payers? Oh yea by the way the pictures didn’t show the new Mastercraft Ski Boat!! For those that really want to know. There is no Diesel on this lake. They have to send it to a ramp by special truck!! and pull the boat around there in order to fuel it up. Go Figure!! Yes sir thats really being green. You go BIG AL…

Sep 2, 2008 - 5:06 pm 179. paul from the west:

The real plans of these politicians ultimately come out Big money bill C. al gore,and huge quantities that fear exposure if mccain and palin get elected wow what a show they could put on to wake people up.I think we really need this type of a team in Washington we will see thousands of rats both rep and dems running for cover to avoid prision.There are a few news casters that could not stand the spear as well.

Sep 2, 2008 - 9:11 pm 180. david from the lake:

He really has lost touch with regular people, I dont dislike Al Gore, not at all, I think he is a good guy, but he has lost touch with common people. He has become a hollywood celebrity with no real ties to the area he claims. In all seriousness, what would Al do if there was no warming issue, I mean what would he do to stay occupied?

Sep 9, 2008 - 11:45 am 181. BobbyXD9:

In the words of Obywon Kinoby,” Who is worse, the fool or the fools who follow him?” I believe modern man is the perfection of nature. In the 70’s Newsweek & the wisest of the wise predicted that a new Ice Age was coming to wipe out mankind & there was nothing we could do about it oursdie of saving the trees by using plastic bags instead. So what did we do? We invented SUV’s, we cranked up our engines, we used our spray deoderants & we put a stop to it. We did such a good job that we created a warming trend that will extend the growing seasons so we will have more food to feed hungry people. Thanks for noticing, Algore!

Sep 11, 2008 - 10:14 pm 182. John Porter:

Man, Robert Hume nailed it. I don’t know of a bigger bag of wind, out and out liar in my life than Owl Bore.

Sep 15, 2008 - 5:11 pm 183. It’s How You Play the Game! » Lazy Journalism Protects Gore:

[...] for the Story - She fails to include the web address for the Gill Report article that is the basis for the story, but does take the opportunity to insert her personal opinion on [...]

Sep 15, 2008 - 6:41 pm 184. It’s How You Play the Game! » Lazy Journalism Protects Al Gore:

[...] former Gore staffer from the 80s.  She fails to quote Steve Gill, the object of her scorn, or even provide the web address to his story that prompted the article.  Neither does she quote any scientist on the merits of the charges [...]

Sep 15, 2008 - 7:25 pm 185. Bob Askew:

The hyprocricy of it all.

How “convenient” that he is using the electrical hookups temporarily, until his solar panels arrive. His carbon footprint bloats all others.

This guy is shameless.

We do know that there is justice; however, if he had only carried his “home state” in 2000, he would be former President Gore…

Ah, how sweet it still is….

Drill baby drill..

Sep 16, 2008 - 7:49 am 186. Thomas Brent:

That boat needs a hole in the hull. Where are the Navy Seals when you need them?

Sep 17, 2008 - 8:11 am 187. gilley:

It has been six weeks since Gore installed the solar panels. His boat is STILL plugged into the dock getting its electricity. I guess that solar stuff isn’t any more effective than his carbon credits scam.

Sep 17, 2008 - 9:05 am 188. Lish:

When Al gore starts riding his bike to work then maybe I will. He is so full of it!

Sep 17, 2008 - 12:07 pm 189. Nick Kauten:

Leaving bio-diesel in a tank for a long period is bad news, I left in in my boats fuel tank over the winter and in the spring it was like pudding in the bottom of the tank, had to remove tank and clean it out.

Sep 23, 2008 - 7:09 pm 190. Charlie A:

This slob is the worst kind of “ecothief” we have in the world, a world full of folks making money using scare tactics…..”They talk the talk, but fail to walk the walk”!

A real modern day thief who lives like a King, and talks like he is a down to earth greenie.

Sep 25, 2008 - 5:17 am 191. Algore, Following in Arafat’s Footsteps « Bob’s Bites:

[...] call to arms is typical of his environmental conduct: asking others to do what he himself wouldn’t — sacrifice. His massive carbon footprint, his frequent use of private jets, and his inflated electricity bill [...]

Oct 19, 2008 - 10:54 pm 192. ampersand:

totally right that gore isn’t a living example of what he’s selling. nonetheless, i think he’s right to sell it, i just wish he understood how ridiculous he looks. and it’s unfortunate to me that when a genuinely modest guy like jimmy carter—who very likely never ought to have been president (terrible grammar i know)—does live out his conservation ethics, he gets slammed for being weak, spineless and defeatist.

Nov 19, 2008 - 11:00 pm 193. jack lovat:

Al Gore is so stupid

Nov 20, 2008 - 9:36 am 194. Global Warming - Page 2 - Cincinnati Sports Forums - Reds, Bengals, UC Bearcats and Xavier:

[...] resources, would he live in a gigantic house with a gigantic utility bill? Would he have a massive houseboat? Just because you slap a few solar panels on the roof doesn’t mean a huge amount of resources [...]

Dec 17, 2008 - 6:29 pm 195. Global Warming: Part I - Claims and Criticism « Don’t Drink the King’s Wine:

[...] mansion, and the fossil-fuel burning private jets he takes to his lectures on environmentalism (here).

Jan 10, 2009 - 7:20 pm 196. steve:

What a shame that all of you people are just jealous crybabies. If you were in the same position Mr. Gore is in and as smart as he is, you would do the same thing. You’re just pissed off because you can’t have what he has. If there were any way I could turn back time, I would have him in office for the past 8 years and give back life to the over 4000 who were killed because of the liar you elected. Go for it Big Al, you’re one of the few that has a clue about the ills of this nation and world.

Apr 4, 2009 - 5:34 pm

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