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A look back at ‘An Inconvenient Truth,’ 20 years later | Al Gore’s famous documentary has mostly stood the test of time. (yaleclimateconnections.org)
submitted 4 months ago by [M] to c/climate@slrpnk.net
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[–] 144 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Oh hey I know that guy. He won a presidential election, but then Fox News said “nuh-uh!” and for some reason everyone just sort of went along with it and handed the reigns to a war criminal instead.

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  • [–] 102 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    I believe it was the Florida supreme court that said 'nuh uh' after several recount stalls and mismanagements. Florida govenor at the time in charge of directing recounts? Jeb Bush, George Bush's brother.

    Then the conservative-led Supreme Court said 'we agree with said 'nuh uh'.' and quoted Florida's decision in their ruling. Which ruffled a lot of legal experts.

    But hopefully it's a once-off horrible event that won't affect future legal decisions. Lemme check the names of the lawyers involved here.. Hmm John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, and Amy Coney Barrett. OK you guys are screwed.

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  • [–] 25 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    You're not wrong but I think Fox news calling the race for Bush emboldened some others to do it, and that swayed public opinion, which matters in theory at least.

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  • [–] 22 points 4 months ago*

    Yep, Fox led the charge in manufacturing consent for the ensuing legal “justifications” outlined in the comment above.

    It is a rather incredible cast of characters considering current events, to say the least.

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