A million little inconvenient truths.......
Posted by Bob Schultz at 2/15/2010 9:24 AM 
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Oprah An inconvenient truth Al Gore Global warming a million little pieces James Frey
Categories: uncategorized
Tags: Oprah An inconvenient truth Al Gore Global warming a million little pieces James Frey
(Kudo's to my sister-in-law, Laura, for this suggestion.)
Do you remember the book from the Oprah Book Club entitled, "A Million Little Pieces"?
The book was an autobiographical portrait of the author's efforts to overcome various substance addictions. As a national best seller, it was celebrated for its raw stories of tragedy and triumph. Oprah gave the author, James Frey, national acclaim when she named him to her "book club". The only problem was the book was pretty much a work of fiction. The author had made up nearly everything in the story.
Oprah was outraged. Author Frey appeared on her show. It was one of the few times that a couch has been used for a crucifixion.
What's little known though is that the author and his publisher were actually sued, in a class action lawsuit, over the book. Under terms of the settlement, author and publisher were required to refund the purchase price of the book to consumers up to a total of $2.35 million.
Where am I going with this?
In 2006, a documentary film was foisted upon the American people. More than $40 million in tickets were sold for the documentary. It's now been discovered that the "factual" piece was based on exaggeration and outright fraud. Just like the book "A Million Little Pieces", the film, "An Inconvenient Truth" was a fiction.
Al Gore's film about global warming was filled with innuendos that had little basis in fact. Further most of the statistical information has now been debunked.
Using the "Millions Little Pieces" lawsuit as the road map, it sure looks like the hucksters behind an "Inconvenient Truth" should also be sued, and refunds remitted to people who were defrauded.
Do you remember the book from the Oprah Book Club entitled, "A Million Little Pieces"?
The book was an autobiographical portrait of the author's efforts to overcome various substance addictions. As a national best seller, it was celebrated for its raw stories of tragedy and triumph. Oprah gave the author, James Frey, national acclaim when she named him to her "book club". The only problem was the book was pretty much a work of fiction. The author had made up nearly everything in the story.
Oprah was outraged. Author Frey appeared on her show. It was one of the few times that a couch has been used for a crucifixion.
What's little known though is that the author and his publisher were actually sued, in a class action lawsuit, over the book. Under terms of the settlement, author and publisher were required to refund the purchase price of the book to consumers up to a total of $2.35 million.
Where am I going with this?
In 2006, a documentary film was foisted upon the American people. More than $40 million in tickets were sold for the documentary. It's now been discovered that the "factual" piece was based on exaggeration and outright fraud. Just like the book "A Million Little Pieces", the film, "An Inconvenient Truth" was a fiction.
Al Gore's film about global warming was filled with innuendos that had little basis in fact. Further most of the statistical information has now been debunked.
Using the "Millions Little Pieces" lawsuit as the road map, it sure looks like the hucksters behind an "Inconvenient Truth" should also be sued, and refunds remitted to people who were defrauded.
Bob,
This whole global warming stuff and The Inconvenient Truth book/movie reminds me of a movie called Shattered Glass.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0323944/
It is about an author at the New Republic Magazine that lied about every story he wrote by making up characters and even whole events.
How is this any different from Al Gore or Phil Jones? Gore and Jones should be prosecuted for fraud, plain and simple. The Academy Award Gore won should be return, if anything because his movie won as a documentary, not as a work of fiction that it was. Gore should also give back his Nobel and the prize money that went with it.
At the very least, check out Shattered Glass. Interesting parallels to Gore and his band of merry frauders.
Reply to this
Forgot to add that Stephen Glass is a real person, and the movie Shattered Glass is based on true events.
Reply to this
I found much attractive material in your blog especially its discussion. Thanks for the information your post.
Reply to this
Great information . I think it sounds like they will resort to reconciliation, so we need all the information we can get.
Reply to this
zenith watches fake watches fake longines en's watches vacheron constantin watches Bit by bit that developed to wrist watches for both sexes fake patek philippe fake rolex watches for sale The eventual outcome is a truly multi-functional watch produced with precision engineering that is very fashionable in design So it is not surprising that noted watch makers like Breitling have begun making designer watches themselves If you are buying watches for men then decide whether they are gizmo savvy or would like a classic watch style Tissot for instance produces the T-Touch Titanium watch and it's s
Reply to this
sic fit to the rest of the brand When a woman in the early 1900s would dress she could easily create a matched outfit complete with her Chanel clothes and accessories The Little Black Bag It is no surprise that when Chanel invented the ''Little Black Dress'' along with it came the ''Little Black Bag Winter hats '' Then when she expanded her costume jewelry line lv fake marc jacobs handbags her handbags began to be accessorized with gucci fall ready to wear gold chains clasps and jeweled buttons louis vuitton Her signature bag become the black handbag with the gold chain shoulder strap C
Reply to this
movado replica iwc watches replica rolex Daytona Watches CaseSS 18k Yellow Gold DialColor omega replica Champagne with Black Subdials Paul Newman Dial WatchClasp Double-locking safety clasp with Rolex Logo WatchBracelet 18k Yellow Gold Oysterlock Brushed and Polished Movement Automatic FunctionsS Hours Minutes Small Seconds Chronograph Tachometer CaseThickness 1215 mm CaseDiameter 400 mm BezelMaterial 18k Yellow Gold with Tachometric scale BezelFunction watches Fixed ResistanceS 100m 330ft suitable for swimming and shallow snorkeling unsuitable for diving LengthS
Reply to this
This was a really quality site. Big thanks. Best Hidden object and Mahjong for boys plus my Download Free Games cheats, and new Zombie Games, Blobink.
Reply to this