Post by CatfishPost by Billary/2008There are two Americas. Those who must consume less. And Algore, who's
being excused by the leftist elite for consuming more.
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Tennesee Center for Policy Research is run by a 27 year old Bush Cheerleader
who loves Bush's Wars, Jason Drew Johnson,
The Center lists a post office box number as its address which makes sense
since occupancy costs were $450 for the year.
The IRS requires 501(c)(3)s to disclose the names of board members and
officers which the Center fails to do. The 990 is signed by Jason A. Johnson
who presumably is related to Drew Johnson, listed as the Center's president
on the website.
Total salary expense for 2005 is $52,213. Despite a tight budget, the
Center's managed to spend $8,155 on meals and travel. Marketing expense is
$5,934 but no money was spent on research.
http://youtu.be/Vfvg1TuER5A
The Tennessee Center For Policy Research is not an obscure conservative
group. It is a FAKE conservative group specifically set up to send out
inflammatory press releases like the one about Al Gore's electricity bills.
Why the Tennessee Center For Policy Research is entitled to tax-exempt
status is beyond me."
More on the Tennessee Center for Policy Research.http://www.tennesseepolicy.org/main/page.php?page_id=35
The Tennessee Center for Policy Researchs 2005 990 was prepared by the
Kingsland Company, P.C. of Tigard, Oregon. (The Center's 2005 990 is
available online at the Foundation Center's 990 Finder.)
Why would an organization based in Tennessee use an Oregon firm to prepare
its 990? A clue is found in the bio of the Center's vice president, Nicole
Williams. Williams was (is) an employee of the Cascade Policy Institute, a
major right wing organization based in Oregon.
Willams also works for the State Policy Network which, in its own words, is
"the professional service organization for America's state-based, free
market think tank community. Founded in 1992, SPN is the only group in the
country dedicated solely to improving the practical effectiveness of
independent, non-profit, market-oriented, state-based think tanks."
The telephone number for the Tennessee Center for Policy Research is (615)
Drew Johnson
1606 Burton Ave
Nashville TN 37215-3018
The Tennessee Center for Policy Research was registered in Tennessee on
4/6/05 by Jason A. Johnson at 1606 Burton Ave, #A, Nashville TN 37215
Property records for 1606 Burton Ave in Nashville indicate that the property
is owned by Cynthia L. Cha who bought it on 12/8/00.
TennesseeMenus, LLC, registered on 12/10/03, listed 1606 Burton Ave as its
address. the company was dissolved on 8/19/05.
Yep, Al Gore is an Inconvenient Truth.....Teller.
Other than the YouTube presentation, everything else seemed to be a
"kill the messenger" attack. This issue is not the validity of the
Tennessee Center for Policy Research, but the validity of the data
they presented.
I watched the youtube video and although it "appeared" to contradict
the data, it pretty much nailed it as fact.
On YouTube, Olbermann said that Gore paid $5893 extra for green
power. OK, subtract that from the $16,308 electric bill and you still
have a "normal" bill of $10,415. Combine that with his gas bill of
$12,960 and you still have a total energy bill of $23,375.
How does that compare with average joe? I have a 5 bedroom house (3
bed rooms & 2 offices), and like Al, both my wife and I each have our
own offices (2 of the bedrooms). Our electric use is twice the
national average at 19,000 kw. That means that it is 1 tenth that of
Mr. Gore. My electric bill is $2,114/year, 1 fifth that of Mr. Gore.
My gas bill was $1,365/yr. So my combined energy bill was $3479 for
2006, compared to Mr Gore's (normalize) bill of $23,375.
Granted, Mr. Gore's house is much bigger and I don't have a "pool
house", HOWEVER, in one of Gore's interviews, he said people should
"think about the environmental implications of their actions".
Does Mr. Gore need a "pool house"? Did he think about the
"environmental implications" of having a pool house? I am not bashing
Mr. Gore for his energy consumption. If I had his money, I would also
have a pool house (I guess I would also have to buy a pool). I just
think it is hypicritical of him to tell others that they should think
of the environmental implications when he is not doing that himself.
Now: about that "green power". Giving Gore a pass because he is using
green power is a bunch of bull. First, not all 221,000 Kwh of energy
was green. NONE of the $12,960 spent on GAS was green. But let's
presume that all of it was to explain why the 'green power' block are
bull. If Gore reduced his electricity consumption down to an
excessive 100,000kwh, then that would be 121,000kwh of green energy
that would be available to some carbon consumer.
In another interview Gore said "we shouldn't be taking 4,000 pound of
steel where ever we go", implying the 2 ton automobile. He said "we
should be investing in light rail and mass transit like your Tube here
in England." So, Gore is telling OTHERS that they should use mass
transit, but he doesn't use mass transit air travel; instead he takes
private jets.
Once again, If I had his money, I would also fly in a private jet.
HOWEVER, he should not be telling others to one thing and then doing
something else himself.