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Quote of the Day: Al Gore on Hockey

by Lloyd Alter, Toronto on 12.27.07
Business & Politics

2007-12-27_180002-TreeHugger-bobbyhull.jpg How did we miss this? Evidently when Canada's environment minister was being a complete obstructionist jerk in Bali, Al Gore called the country out with a pointed hockey analogy that is not quite Bob Dylan's "You don't have to be a weatherman to know which way the wind is blowing" but is close:


One of the most famous ice-hockey players in history was asked the secret of why he was so good. He was the best passer in the history of the game, Bobby Hull. Others might disagree [and say] Wayne Gretzky. And he said in response to the question: 'I don't pass the puck to where they are - I pass the puck to where they're going to be'."

thanks to ::Torontoist

Comments (3)

Actually Apple CEO Steve Jobs used this quote in one of his keynotes recently. Since Al Gore on the board of Apple, I guess he was paying attention.

jump to top Manu Sharma [TypeKey Profile Page] says:

Typical ad-hominem attack in the article--somebody disagrees with St. Gore and you call him names.....pathetic, really.....

jump to top Ferretman says:

I always decry insults, and "Jerk" , actually, originally meant pathetic person or loser, not annoying person. The meaning has mutated. So perhaps "jerk" isn't an appropriate word. Since he's obstructing sensible policy, how about "oil-company toady", or "corporate toad-licker".

We should always be on the watch for inappropriate language...

jump to top rob says:

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