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Last updated on July 16th, 2017 at 11:34 am

The Daily Telegraph’s Saffron Howden attends – briefly – Al Gore’s Sydney speech:

The world will hear just five minutes of his message – because that was all the journalists, invited by his hired PR flacks, would allow the media to hear of Gore’s speech before they were rudely pushed out the door.

And I mean pushed.

A certain flack physically placed her hand on my back at the Convention Centre when Gore was mid-sentence during his speech (you had to pay up to $2500 for the privilege of hearing it in full) and propelled me towards the exit …

Well, that works. Here’s a man who’s made it his life’s mission to teach the globe about climate change and our doomed future but he won’t let us listen.

By contrast, the SMH’s Marian Wilkinson – usually outraged by media censorship – seems relatively relaxed about the whole deal.

Posted by Tim B. on 09/26/2007 at 08:45 AM
    1. This is really, really weird.  He *invites* the media to the speech and then shoves them out the door after five minutes?  What’s the point of that?

      Posted by Sonetka’s Mom on 2007 09 26 at 08:51 AM • permalink

 

    1. What’s the point of that?

      They report that he spoke on the topic, but not what he said. That way no one gets to challenge his lies.

      Posted by Rob Crawford on 2007 09 26 at 08:53 AM • permalink

 

    1. I also have a speech on the imminent demise of humanity.  It must be heard!  And you can hear it.  For $2,500 a person.

      Otherwise, you and everyone else will all die.

      Posted by wronwright on 2007 09 26 at 09:00 AM • permalink

 

    1. A certain flack physically placed her hand on my back at the Convention Centre when Gore was mid-sentence during his speech … and propelled me towards the exit …

      An inconvenient speech?

      Posted by egg_ on 2007 09 26 at 09:14 AM • permalink

 

    1. What’s David Marr’s view on this lack of freedom of the press, hmmm?

      Posted by egg_ on 2007 09 26 at 09:17 AM • permalink

 

    1. Everybody knows what Big Al has to say.  I don’t know why anybody even bothers to go to his speeches.

      Posted by RebeccaH on 2007 09 26 at 09:21 AM • permalink

 

    1. Nekid Ladees come on stage afte rthe press leave.  That’s why it’s 2500 US pesos.

      Posted by Rob Read on 2007 09 26 at 09:30 AM • permalink

 

    1. BigGore’ere’s Secret?

      Posted by egg_ on 2007 09 26 at 09:30 AM • permalink

 

    1. #7 Nekid Ladees come on stage after the press leave

      so that’s what Gore was plotting with The Kruddster

      Posted by eeniemeenie on 2007 09 26 at 09:36 AM • permalink

 

    1. Hey, Scientology charges a pretty penny to hear their secrets; why should Gorezillagy be any different?

      Posted by Mr. Bingley on 2007 09 26 at 09:38 AM • permalink

 

    1. I’m waiting for the outrage to surface about a big fat American capitalist intefereing in the Australian democratic process.

      I’m sure Al Ramsay, Adele, Phatty and Mike Carleton will devote many column inches, and Leunig will produce a pithy but whimsical illustration, possibly involving a rotund,befanged Gorecal crushing a defenceless duck (duckomracy, perhaps- a witty name) beneath his engorged foot-stuffed loafer.

      Should be any day now.

      (Thmbleweeds roll past, sound of plovers and curlews in the distance, mild breeze rustles leaves and twigs).

      Posted by Habib on 2007 09 26 at 09:46 AM • permalink

 

    1. #9
      Can just see KRuddy massaging his opinion poll right now …

      Posted by egg_ on 2007 09 26 at 09:49 AM • permalink

 

    1. What’s so different, he’s been pushing his own garbage for years.

      O/T but it looks like someone in Australia is paying attention.  If these guys could just prove that sharia is actually green and eco friendly they’d start getting some coverts!!!

      Posted by Old Tanker on 2007 09 26 at 10:02 AM • permalink

 

    1. You’re not fooling anyone with that nom de plume, Blair.

      Posted by Margos Maid on 2007 09 26 at 10:16 AM • permalink

 

    1. Speaking of censorship.

      I’m sure the resourceful people here can help me.  I’m looking for the video footage of the massive demonstrations at the UN yesterday by

      NOW
      GLAAD

      There has to be footage of this.  I can’t understand why the major media is keeping this from us.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 09 26 at 12:22 PM • permalink

 

    1. They’re pushing saffron now.  About time.  Good stuff.

      Posted by yojimbo on 2007 09 26 at 12:23 PM • permalink

 

    1. The former US vice-president Al Gore says a change of policy by Australia to support the Kyoto Protocol would be the final nail in the coffin of the Bush Administration’s opposition to the climate change treaty.

      Hey, love you all lots, but not even that would induce us to sign the piece-of-crap treaty known as Kyoto. Sorry, Al. Thanks for playing, though.

      PajamasMedia has this, Jimbo. Haven’t seen it, so I don’t know what exactly is covered.

      Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2007 09 26 at 01:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. Like a good ol 19th century missiaonary, Gore comes to do good and does very well indeed.

      Posted by Pickles on 2007 09 26 at 05:40 PM • permalink

 

    1. #16
      Good, that means my hordes of saffron I have coerced world travellers to bring home to me will finally pay for my retirement! (I hope)

      Posted by missred on 2007 09 26 at 06:38 PM • permalink

 

    1. Does the $2500 go into Al’s pocket or the sponser of this trip, Toyota?

      Posted by monaro on 2007 09 26 at 07:32 PM • permalink

 

  1. Lucky she wasn’t tased.

    Posted by andycanuck on 2007 09 27 at 12:08 AM • permalink