The Low Depths to which Politics Leads People

Yesterday, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette contained a story which asks "Where did that video spoofing Gore's film come from?" which uncovers the dirty details behind a video circulating on YouTube that mock's Al Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth". The story states:

"In the video, Mr. Gore appears as a sinister figure who brainwashes penguins and bores movie audiences by blaming the Mideast crisis and starlet Lindsay Lohan's shrinking waist size on global warming. Like other videos on the popular YouTube site, it has a home-made, humorous quality. The video's maker is listed as "Toutsmith," a 29-year-old who identifies himself as being from Beverly Hills in an Internet profile."

The story goes on to reveal that the reporters managed to uncover ties between the video's maker and a company called DCI Group, a public relations and firm whose client list includes Exxon Mobol Corp.

No matter which side of the global warming debate you're on, there's one thing I think most people can agree on: This sort of underhanded politics is disgusting.