An Inevitable Oscar

Well, I suppose this had to happen:

Former vice president Al Gore used the success of his documentary, A Convenient Fraud [well, something like that, anyway...] to expand his efforts to educate people about global warming - and to tell a few jokes.

The film turned Gore's road show about climate change into a film that won Academy Awards for best documentary and best song.

Best song? Didn't he rehash the main title theme from Apocalypse Now? Or maybe it was Chicken Little - it's so easy to get those two mixed up.

Anyhow, it looks like Fat Albert has picked up a little buddy of his own, or perhaps a 2008 running mate:

Earlier in the evening, Gore and Leonardo DiCaprio took the stage to unveil a series of efforts the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences took to make this year's awards more environmentally friendly.

Pressed by DiCaprio about any other major announcement he might like to make, the former vice president pulled out a statement.

"My fellow Americans, I'm going to take this opportunity right here and now, to formally announce my intentions to . . ." Gore said before the orchestra broke in and he walked off, laughing arm-in-arm with DiCaprio.

Well, last year the Oscars almost went lavender (i.e. teasing a Best Picture award for Brokeback Mountain). Maybe with that grand exit they made up for it by going green AND lavender....

Dean Barnett has some inconvenient questions for Ozone Man that he'll never be forced to answer. At least not unless his new li'l buddy is strapped to the mast of the Titanic first.