Belgian Ministers Quarrel over Al Gore

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Belgian Ministers Quarrel over Al Gore

By Luc Van Braekel
Created 2007-03-16 17:29

Last week, a big row broke out in the federal government of Belgium. The reason? Al Gore and his campaign on climate change. But it was not about measures to limit CO2 emissions that the government ministers were quarreling. No, they were fighting about this picture which appeared in the Belgian press:



Some ministers were angry that Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (right) and Vice Prime Minister Didier Reynders (left) were on the picture, but they not. Why hadn't they been invited? They also wanted to be on the picture with Al Gore! Especially Laurette Onkelinx and Freya Van den Bossche, two Socialist Vice Prime Ministers, were angry that the Liberal Vice Prime Minister Reynders was present, and they not. According to the Brussels newspaper Le Soir, the discussion about the Al Gore photo lasted for three hours during a restricted meeting of top ministers, known as the "core cabinet". In the end, Prime Minister Verhofstadt reprimanded Vice Prime Minister Reynders because he had shown up for the meeting with Gore without being formally invited.

The row confirms a few things about the status of climate change and Al Gore: in Belgium, Al Gore is looked upon as a hero, a superman, the only man in the world who can save the planet. And the discussion about climate change in the media and among politicians is not about the scientific data and conclusions, but only about the question whether we are doing enough to fight climate change and whether we are making enough new laws to save our planet.

http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1987/print

Hat tip to JekyllnHyde on Daily Kos who pointed it out:

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2007/3/16/181729/955


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[Greeby]

1. Nice to know President Gore can reduce govt ministers to fanboys

:)

[Cha]

2. "Fanboys"!

:rofl: :D The World knows Gore's Got "It"..it's just the US corporatemediawhores who refuse to acknowledge they backed the wrong donkey.

They're scared of Gore and all he represents...We The Peeps and Big Change.

[Mabus]

6. His milkshake brings all the boys around

That's right, it's better than yours...

[Mabus]

3. Amazing

Yet another reason why I feel that Gore should run for president in 2008. He could help bring the US back into the global community like no one else.

[donco6]

4. Sounds like Al has to return for a follow-up photo op.

:) That's pretty funny.

[ThomWV]

5. The World Clammers To Be See With v'President Gore

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