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Exxon-Backed Pundit Compares Gore to Nazi Propagandist

From crooksandliars.com

Sterling Burnett, who works for an organization funded in large part by Exxon Mobil, compared Al Gore to a Nazi propagandist on Fox News.

Sure, it’s despicable. But it’s also a bit gratifying to see how low Big Oil has to stoop to try to squelch Al Gore’s message.

Crooks and Liars:

Sterling Burnett, a man who works for an organization that takes huge amounts of money from Exxon Mobil, went on “Dayside” today to smear Al Gore. These people are beyond shameless. He compared Gore and his new film, “An Inconvenient Truth,” to the Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels.

Notice how the segment ends just as Jeremy Symons was telling the audience that Sterling is a paid, Big Oil shill. Being a Big Oil shill isn’t too popular these days.

Burnett: That’s the problem. If I thought Al Gore’s movie was as you like to say, fair and balanced, I’d say, everyone should go see it, but why go see propaganda? You don’t go see Joseph Goebbels’ films to see the truth about Nazi Germany. You don’t go see Al Gore films to see the truth about global warming…

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By Ruben Rodriguez, May 24, 2006 at 9:17 pm #
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what else do you expect from GOP TV?

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By Steve, May 24, 2006 at 3:00 pm #
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I suspect that Mr. Sterling Burnett would happily shill for The Adolf Hitler Asbestos Manufacturing Company if the price were right - say a half dozen Quarter Pounders with Cheese and a super-sized order of fries.

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By Keone Michaels, May 24, 2006 at 12:20 pm #
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Just look at Exxon’s spokesperson. See how his message is manifest vusually.

Would you hire that fat thing to represent your business? It shows how desperate they are!

WYSIWYG!

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By COMts, May 24, 2006 at 9:45 am #
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Wow, someone on the air at Faux News telling people not to watch and listen to propaganda. That would seem to be incredibly dangerous for that network, as if people really listened to that message, you’d hear the sound of remote controls across the county clicking off Faux News.

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