Gore calls for greener US presidential campaign & Spinal Tap reunites to fight climate change

Gore calls for greener US presidential campaign
23 minutes ago

NEW YORK (AFP) - Former US vice president Al Gore said Wednesday he would like to see the environment play a larger role in the 2008 presidential campaign and that the issue would likely move up the agenda in the coming months.

"I think there should be a much greater focus" on environmental issues, Gore told reporters in New York, adding that the climate change debate was reaching a "tipping point" where it was accepted as a central part of people's lives.

"I think we have a chance to see the same thing happening in the presidential campaign," he said. "This discussion may become really front and center" in the months ahead, he continued, adding: "I hope so."

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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore (R) and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (L) listen as movie director Rob Reiner speaks at a news conference in New York April, 25, 2007 discussing the SOS short films which will play at the Tribeca Film Festival. (Chip East/Reuters)


Spinal Tap reunites to fight climate change
By Claudia Parsons
18 minutes ago

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The spoof heavy-metal band immortalized by the mock documentary "This is Spinal Tap" has reunited to join a campaign to save the world from global warming.

Director Rob Reiner, whose 1984 film set the bar for the "mockumentary" genre, has made a new short film called "Spinal Tap" as part of a campaign dubbed SOS/Live Earth. The band will also play in London at one of 7 Live Earth concerts on July 7.

"I'm here today to talk about something even more important than me or extremely loud music," Reiner -- in character as film-maker Marti DeBergi -- says in the new film which is to help open the Tribeca Film Festival on Wednesday.

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In the new film, Reiner, reprising his role, takes credit for coining the term "global warming." The band members discuss their long history of charity work, such as campaigns to help ferrets -- by raising money to feed them Caesar salad -- and to help people with high insteps.

"Spinal Tap" will be a highlight of Wednesday's opening night gala of the Tribeca Film Festival, which was created after the September 11 attacks as a way to revitalize downtown Manhattan after the destruction of the World Trade Center.

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Former Vice President Al Gore smiles as he watches a 'This is Spinal Tap' movie clip during a Tribeca Film Festival news conference, in New York Wednesday April 25, 2007. On the screen at right are Michael McKeon, left, and Christopher Guest. A new 15-minute film directed by Rob Reiner on the Spinal Tap's reunion will play at the opening night of the festival as part of the opening gala, to be hosted by Gore. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

I think Spinal Tap is going PALADIUM on this reunion! :rofl:

:nuke:

That's reason enough to hope he jumps in.

DON'T POINT!

Will there be a puppet show too? What about Stonehenge?

:loveya:

Lick my Love Pump!

emissions.

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:evilgrin:

morning :kick: