We’re not gonna lie — former vice president and current carbon footprint hypocrite Al Gore has actually gotten worse at setting up a joke, or at least what comes across as a joke.
His new video lasts just 47 seconds but it seems like hours for him to get to the point; and when he finally does, there is no point. Unless endorsing Earth for Congress is a serious idea from the self-styled expert on climatology.
Totally normal Vice President Al Gore endorses a penguin for congress.
You read that correctly.
Al Gore endorsed a penguin.
The penguin even speaks at the end of the video.
This is your thought leader, libs. pic.twitter.com/K7ChNroxMf
— Benny (@bennyjohnson) October 9, 2018
On the one hand, you have Eric Holthaus declaring that the only way to maintain a habitable planet is to “systematically dismantle capitalism” within the next 10 years, and on the other, you have Al Gore, who seems to have done very well for himself selling climate change books and DVDs and speeches.
Not enough has been written about this buffoon's hilariously tragic fall
— patjhynes (@patjhynes) October 9, 2018
It’s true.
In all fairness, if the choice is between Gore and a penguin, I'm voting for the penguin.
— Dan Roth (@Dan12R) October 9, 2018
Ugh I forgot how much I can’t stand him.
— ??Kelly?? (@Bukolo) October 9, 2018
You're assigning him as thought leader?
— Evan (@DuckFanEY) October 9, 2018
Remind me again when a person with zero credentials as a meteorologist, climatologist, or scientist became an expert in the area of “climate change?”
— Blueceltic (@JBoBeanie) October 9, 2018
Recommended
What did I just watch?
— David Ikard (@davidikard) October 9, 2018
Loving the cringe. It’s palpable.
— Michael Harmon (@vivabuck) October 9, 2018
TBH The penguin flaps its arms less than Booker.
— Robert Wardle (@robwardle) October 9, 2018
Well I totally endorse Batman to run against the penguin
— Gary LaVelle (@3mgary) October 9, 2018
I can't watch the video, I'm dead.
I drowned in 2014 after all the ice melted.
— Joey S (@JoeySFromCO) October 9, 2018
So people are actually defending this video by suggesting conservatives are taking it literally when actually we’re just pointing out what an incredibly pathetic effort it is. It’s a dumb idea that falls flat by having the most boring man alive deliver it. See:
You didn't read it correctly. He's endorsing "Earth' — in other words, come to grips with the slowly unfolding global catastrophe of Man-Caused Climate Change, and take action: https://t.co/oYUJet3Euu
— Warren Beeton (@wlbeeton) October 9, 2018
Duh.
Misunderstanding metaphors to own the libs.
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) October 9, 2018
You’d think a writer would know what a metaphor is, but you work for the Daily Caller so I guess you’re not really a writer.
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) October 9, 2018
I fear you may have missed the point.
— Craig Magee (@KiwiCraig74) October 9, 2018
Totally normal to purposefully miss the point of an ad….
— Rae (@gnrhippie) October 9, 2018
Is there an actual quota for how often you regressives have to make it clear that you have zero ability to recognize when something is satire/a joke?
Go scream at The Onion for a while.
— Boo ???♥ ? (@BenEcker) October 9, 2018
No, we get it — but some honest advice: maybe come up with something halfway between this and Holthaus calling for the dismantling of capitalism — something between banning plastic straws and embracing socialism — and we’ll talk. And for goodness sake, find someone to take Al Gore’s place as climate change spokesman if you’ve decided you need someone to tell jokes.
Related:
We’re all GONNA DIE! (for REAL this time) Climate change SJW’s thread calling to ‘dismantle capitalism’ is all the LULZ https://t.co/D21J1qTdF8
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 9, 2018
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