FAIRBANKS – In what might become an annual tradition, an ice sculpture of former Vice President Al Gore has taken its place in front of Thrifty Liquor along Airport Way.
The two-ton “Frozen Gore” sculpture isn’t exactly a tribute. It’s a tongue-in-cheek critique of Gore’s vocal belief in man-made climate change, complete with hot air pouring out of his mouth.
Local businessmen Craig Compeau and Rudy Gavora contracted the piece from award-winning sculptor Steve Dean and say they’ll keep erecting one each winter until Gore accepts an invitation to discuss the global warming issue in Fairbanks.
“We do want to invite debate,” Compeau said. “We don’t agree with his theories — we’re suspicious of the financial motivation behind them.”
Follow the money and everything about Gore looks more than a little smelly. Not that the in-the-tank media has any inclination to follow that particular yellow brick road.
Meanwhile, in Britain they are finding out how much a brutal winter costs:
The freezing weather has already cost businesses an estimated £690million, and experts fear economic output could be hit by as much as £14billion over the next three weeks if the bad weather continues.
In the center of the United States a seriously brutal dagger of arctic air is stabbing down all the way to Texas. This is very, very cold air coupled with a severe North wind. Trust me, it is not nice outside right now in my neck of the woods. And it will be hitting hard all the way down to the Gulf Coast by the weekend.
I thought “The Frozen Gore Returns” was the title of a bad supernatural slasher flick sequel.
Hmmm. Wait a sec.