Big squabble by Belgium Ministers over Al Gore Photo...."Why wasn't I in the photo with Gore?"

[Robson]

How many American politicos and leaders would foreign politicians be fighting about because they were excluded from a photo with said American politician? One thing is certain, if Bush had been there the fight would have been "I don't want to be photographed with him".

Belgium ministers were squabbling because they weren't included in a photo with Al Gore. Apparently Al Gore is considered a rock star and savior of the earth by many in Europe.

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

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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.


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[K8-EEE]

1. K&R!!

Interesting!

[kerstin]

2. Like beautiful, man. n/t

[mark414]

3. awesome

i think mr. gore is our only chance to restore our image abroad...i hope he runs - he'll win for sure

[Robson]

5. Would go far to undue Bush's damage.

I do believe that Gore would do much to undue the damage that Bush arrogance and stupidity has done to our credibility worldwide. As the foreign headlines in 2004 read following Bush's reelection..."how could 50+ Million Americans be that stupid". Unfortunately they probably lump us all together.

We also need to get the voting machines fixed so that we can be confident that they don't have a mind of their own.

[MissWaverly]

4. He's still my president

as well as a rock star and planet saver over here as well, meanwhile we have the squatter
in the White House, which is not call the White House anymore but the White Lies House.