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Turn the old adage around and read the book before you see the movie!

Yes, the man elected president in 2000, Al Gore, is as red hot as the earth will be if we don't do something about Global Warming. Al, unlike the dolt occupying the White House, has been warning the world about the catastrophic effects facing our environment for years, most notably in his 1992 book, "Earth in the Balance."

Gore may not officially be running for president, but God does he know how to make the case for bringing America back into the age of reason. The very title of his acclaimed documentary and book is a sharp barb at the Know-Nothing Bushevisks: "An Inconvenient Truth."

On the inside cover of the book version, there is a quote from Mr. Gore: "We have everything we need to begin solving this crisis, with the possible exception of the will to act. But in America, our will to take action is itself a renewable resource." How wonderfully refreshing to have a sane and inspiring person capturing the attention of the media and public for a change.

"An Inconvenient Truth" is filled with striking photographs, persuasive charts, and Gore's compelling case that we are steering planet earth into a catastrophic future. There is really no argument to counter Gore other than blind ignorance, which is espoused in the name of self-righteous "faith." Such fundamentalist mental recidivism is really just an excuse for destructive, self-serving, self-profiting public policy.

As we mentioned, Gore has been a Jermiah about the rapidly accelerating destruction of the planet. But, it appears, in 2006, the man and the moment are finally in synch. Suddenly, people are listening.

Perhaps it is because he makes no claim to be seeking political office and, therefore, can speak without constraints. But the very freedom Gore enjoys to be honest, relaxed and uncalculating makes him all the more attractive as a leader, whether he is an elected official or not.

After all, leadership has many facets. Certainly, fearlessly and persuasively leading the efforts to save spaceship earth is one of them. Gore has taken an issue scorned and vilified by the Bush Administration and put it -- excuse the pun -- back on the front burner.

Suddenly, people are realizing there is more to fear than just terrorism. The real potential for an implosion of our environment is as real a fear, if not more so, than Osama bin Laden. And the people who are currently enabling that destruction -- and in denial about potential actions that would mitigate it -- are in the White House, not the tribal outlaw lands of Pakistan.

Gore is not a doomsayer. He is filled with optimism, even though some scientists believe that we may have passed the point of no return in global warming.

Gore believes that we are in the midst of a "true planetary emergency." But, he is quick to note, that "The Chinese expression for crisis consists of two characters. The first is a symbol for danger; the second is a symbol for opportunity."

Al's not looking backwards at what might have been were he not mugged on the way to the White House; he is looking forward. So should we.

He'll always be President Al Gore to BuzzFlash -- and maybe someday he will be rightfully restored to the office stolen from him.

Not that we're endorsing any Democrat for president. We're just seeing opportunity.

(The last page of "An Inconvenient Truth" notes: "This is the first book to offset 100% of the CO2 emissions generated from production activities with renewable energy." Nice job, Al. Nice job, indeed.)

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