The Goracle became the "Goricicle"

Al Gore Ice Sculpture Created in Alaska

Updated: Thursday, 07 Jan 2010, 2:12 PM EST
Published : Thursday, 07 Jan 2010, 2:12 PM EST

From MyFox National Reports

(MYFOX NATIONAL) - A liquor store in Alaska has put a former vice president on ice.

A 2-ton ice sculpture of Al Gore now sits outside Thrifty Liquor in Fairbanks. The pair who crafted the sculpture said they designed the piece to get Gore's attention. They said they want the vice president to visit so he can discuss global warming.

"We just would like Mr. Gore to realize that there isn't hot water coming out of both caps here, it's pretty cold here in the winter still," said Craig Compeau.

"While Steve Bean was carving this, it was 32 below. So it still gets cold and we just question some of the motives on the whole man-made global warming theory. We're sure that there is a little something to it. We just disagree with the extent of man on the whole big picture."

"Frozen Gore" was made to appear as if he is spouting hot air. The store put up a similar statue last year.

The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported that the hot air effect works thanks to a system that pipes the exhaust from a Ford F-350 out of Gore's open mouth. Compeau will fire up the truck periodically this winter to create the effect.

The store posted pictures of the sculpture up on their Web site. The owner claims the site has attracted over a million hits.

I enhanced the pic slightly so you could see the steam blowing from his mouth. Makes it look very authentic. I saw and copied this off fox news to make the plaigerizer haters happy.