Harry Reid On President Al Gore

When asked about the Oscar win, Senator Reid seemed more interested in the 5-4 vote that gave Bush the Presidency despite the popular and seemingly electoral win in 2000.

Olbermann Debunks Right-Wing Smear of Gore

The swift boaters for mistruth are at it again. Within a couple days of Vice President Al Gore winning an Academy Award for his documentary the attacks began. Baseless allegations of using too much energy himself popped up. Wingnut sites began carrying the news after it appeared on the Drudge Report. He got it from a think tank in Tennessee that doesn't even get web traffic. Another attack exposed from the wingnuts that attack liberals as much as possible.

Colbert Report: On Oscars And Candidates

After a week off, Stephen comes back with avengance last night. First up is reviewing the Academy Awards. Who won, wore what and what it all means. With Al Gore in attendance and winning an Oscar for himself, Stephen harps on him and the whole 'greening' thing:



Next up is advice for all of those official candidates. It is essential to know how to stand, sit and beg for votes in a dignified way. That includes admitting any drug problems, Mr. Brownback! Also remember the winners come on the shows that influence Washington and the voters that send them there.

Global Warming, Politics and Oscars

Last night Al Gore's incredible documentary 'An Inconvenient Truth' won two Academy Awards at the Los Angeles ceremony. One went to Melissa Etheridge for best song and the other for best documentary. The crowd cheered for him and I even clapped while waiting for my flight back to New York. Al was invited up before with Leonardo DiCaprio to talk about 'greening' the Oscars and how to fight global warming in every facet of life. His film showed the world what is happening to the planet we live on and in my opinion, we owe the Vice President an immense amount of gratitude for his eloquent presentation of those now famous powerpoint slides.

Unfortunately the orchestra started drowning him out while on stage as he talked about the issue. It seemed that to the show's producers, keeping the Oscars on schedule trumped what Al had to say about the environment. Despite the music, everyone kept hinting towards Mr. Gore that if he wanted to make an announcement that this would be the time. Instead he stuck to his message, an important message that society deems inconvenient. When SUVs look as hot as they do, many people care about their looks over the MPG rating of their cars. Of course that isn't true for everyone, so hopefully not all is lost yet.