Dowd has repeatedly belittled Gore's focus on environmental issues, and previously referred to Gore as “Ozone Man,” a slur originated by former President George H.W. Bush during the 1992 presidential campaign. For instance:
After President George W. Bush's April 2006 push to promote renewable energy, Dowd stated that Bush had made a “concession speech to Al Gore” but then added: "[T]he president sounded a bit like a wild-eyed Ozone Man himself yesterday, extolling the virtues of alternative fuel derived from cooking grease, sugar, grass, wood chips, soybean oil and corn." (4/26/06)
After attending the February 2002 World Economic Forum, Dowd wrote that her “whole body hurt” from the “chat about coalitions, commonalities and global climate crises.” Dowd continued: “The confab -- overrun with charts, hand-held computers and technobabble -- was starting to feel like an evening with ... Al Gore.” (2/3/02)
In a 2001 column, Dowd described Gore as “the champion of Kyoto and author of a chicken-little polemic warning of 'an ecological Kristallnacht' and 'wasteland.'" (8/5/01)
While complaining that the Bush administration has “reeled” the country “backwards so fast,” Dowd acknowledged that she “used to think” Gore was “striving too geekily to be Millennial Man. The Palm Pilot on your belt. The Blackberry. The Earth-cam you dreamed of. Citing 'Futurama' as your favorite show. The obsessions about global warming and the information highway. Boldly choosing the first Jewish running mate. But now I'm going hungry for a shred of modernity.” (6/1/01)
While discussing Gore's consideration of installing a webcam in the Oval Office, should he become president, Dowd asserted: “I have zero desire to see President Gore round the clock, putting comely interns to sleep with charts and lectures on gaseous reduction.” (10/19/00)
In 1999, Dowd claimed that “Al Gore is so feminized and diversified and ecologically correct, he's practically lactating.” (6/16/99)
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