Does Condi Rice Share Al Gore's Views on Crisis?

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The discussion centers around Condoleezza Rice's statement on "Meet the Press" regarding the Chinese character for crisis, which embodies both danger and opportunity. This concept was previously popularized by Al Gore in "An Inconvenient Truth." The conversation reflects on the implications of this idea, suggesting that the White House may be adopting a more rational perspective. There is a humorous acknowledgment of the challenge in using Gore's phrase now that it has been echoed by a prominent figure in the current administration, raising questions about the authenticity of the idea and its origins.
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When I heard Condi say this on Meet the Press

You know, Tim, the Chinese have a character for crisis. It’s weiji—danger and opportunity. I think they have it right. Every crisis has within it danger, but every crisis also has within it opportunity.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14215314/page/2/

I kept thinking how I had just heard this recently for the first time. Now where did I hear that... hmmm... oh yes, I remember, it comes from Al Gore and his "Inconvenient Truth" ! :smile: :smile: :smile:

GORE: Well, you know, there's an old cliche about the way the Chinese write the word "crisis." They have two symbols back to back. The first means danger, and the second means opportunity.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/13/lkl.01.html

It seems that the White House finally has a sane influence. :biggrin:
 
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Ivan Seeking said:
It seems that the White House finally has a sane influence. :biggrin:

Would that be Chinese influence? :smile:
 
damn it Gore, now I'll never be able to respectably use that line again...
 
What's more, now that we've heard it from the White House, can we still be sure that it's true?
 

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