Al Gore won. I was wrong.

[MonkeyFunk]

Congratulations, Mr. Gore!

[mmonk]

1. No problem.

[helderheid]

2. Is'sokay!

:hug:

:woohoo:

[book_worm]

3. We all call it wrong from time to time

[Richardo]

4. You're a gentleman and a scholar, MonkeyFunk.

:patriot:

Now: Who's going to win the World Series? :D

[youthere]

5. How sad is it, that my first thought when I heard the news...

was "MonkeyFunk was wrong"
my second thought was "AllRIGHT AL!"

I spend Waaaaaaay too much time here.:crazy:

*sigh* I REALLY need a life.

[MonkeyFunk]

18. LOL!

That's sorta sad.

I agree with your "ALLRIGHT AL!" What an honor for him.

[katsy]

6. MonkeyFunk is a class act.

:thumbsup:

[Evergreen Emerald]

7. Yeah Al!

It is hard to eat crow: I salute you MonkeyFunk.

[LSK]

8. cool

Thanks for the clarification.

More DUers should admit when they are wrong and we might not have as many flame wars.

[blogslut]

9. good morning

:)

[lonestarnot]

10. less salt less salt less salt less salt less salt less salt less salt

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[Jamastiene]

11. Looks like you owe somebody $100 this AM.

:P

How do I nominate you for a DUzy Award?

[mmonk]

14. Approach the committee.

[spanone]

12. better get that prognosticator tuned up.... glad you were wrong and man enough to admit it

[Turn CO Blue]

13. Great of you to say so! I appreciated seeing this.

[Didereaux]

15. Now PLEASE predict Gore won't run.... ;) n/t

[asthmaticeog]

29. LOL! Seconded!

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

16. Well, OK then, and so it goes.

P.S. You might want to mention that you made good on your wagers, if/when you do. MKJ

[MonkeyFunk]

20. sorry

nobody accepted my wagers. Lucky for me.

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

23. Thanks for the update. And,

it's time for me to practice that forgiveness thing and thank you for your classy handling of a tough (albeit pretty much self inflicted) situation.

And, MF, I'm actually congratulating you on classiness...wow, the Nobel Peace prize winner is a uniter. :-) MKJ

edit, extra "which"

[YOY]

17. It takes a big man to admit he was wrong.

n/t

[Aristus]

19. Congratulations, MonkeyFunk.

You have officially written a phrase George W. Bush will never write. Not even in an autobiography someday.

That took class, my friend. You rock. :yourock:



And so does Al Gore...

[ronnykmarshall]

21. Thanks Monk.

You got class!

[Canuckistanian]

22. Hey, I predicted Gore would lose the 2000 election

I was wrong, of course.

[EstimatedProphet]

24. Spoken like a man

:patriot:

[SlowDownFast]

25. Good on ya. n/t

[malaise]

26. LOL

Should I curry that crow? :D

[MonkeyFunk]

27. evidently

for many here, admitting when one is wrong is a terribly painful ordeal.

Not for me. I made a prediction, I was wrong, I'm thrilled for Al Gore.

[malaise]

32. I know that bro hence my LOL

:D

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

36. Which begs the question - do you WANT to be wrong on the OTHER Gore prediction you made, too?

Now excuse me while I go enjoy the freeper meltdown. See ya! :hi:

P.S.: You are a Gentleman in the true definition of the word. I bet you pull the chair for your dinner guest, too.

[mmonk]

37. The consequences of being wrong on this one isn't bad.

Gore gets a Nobel.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

42. Ooo, how tactful.

Admitting you were wrong with back handed attacks on DUers, and then this doozy:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2010362#2029089

[Name removed]

48. Deleted sub-thread

Sub-thread removed by moderator. Click here to review the message board rules.

[racaulk]

28. I'm glad to see this thread.

Thanks for posting this, MonkeyFunk. :thumbsup:

[PATRICK]

30. Thank Bush

for offering so much repression and dangerous lies against the truth that it made Gore not just a spokesman but a symbol and a champion against abused power. It is always a key ingredient in making a decision, the conflict between the few and the violent rulers.

[Kazak]

31. That's okay, we weren't listening anyway...

:shrug:

[QueenOfCalifornia]

33. Al Gore

probably didn't even notice your negativity.

However, we all hold YOU responsible for everything else that is wrong with Amerika.

[redqueen]

34. Class.

:hi:

Hope you didn't get offended by the responses in the other thread... seems some took it way seriously. Personally, I didn't think it'd hurt your feelers, anyone who makes predictions like that in sports or what have you takes the ribbing in good measure after the fact. But if I'm wrong, and it did... then I am truly sorry. :hug:

[MonkeyFunk]

38. not at all

That's the consequences of making a prediction.

I'm not like other people who are right 100% of the time.

[johnnie]

35. Well, you did take a huge chance

Posting a prediction like that in GD of all place was a pretty big risk and I give ya credit for that. I also give you credit for starting this thread. But you have to admit, that was a bit risky in the first place. So.. It was sort of funny. Sorry.

[AlCzervik]

39. i'm wrong more then i'm right.

happy friday and congratulations Mr. Gore.

[tomreedtoon]

40. Well, so was I. So what? Gore still probably won't run.

And whoever winds up the Democratic candidate will wimp out and lose in 2008. Not that much will change.

[MonkeyFunk]

41. I agree that Gore won't run

but disagree that the Dem will lose in '08. We're gonna win that one big.

[AlCzervik]

43. i don't think Gore will run either.

[JuniperLea]

46. Hahaha!

One down, and two to go...

I'll bookmark this so I can remember who said it... and hope you are as stand-up as MonkeyFunk when you have to admit you were wrong.

;)

[JuniperLea]

44. Congratulations on being a stand up guy, MonkeyFunk!

Looks good on you.

[Clark2008]

45. Takes a big person to admit this.

:hug:

[suffragette]

47. I hope you go two for two

and Al decides to run.

Much admiration for you to come back today and post this.

:toast:

[Libby2]

49. Well done, good for you. n/t

[Bake]

50. I thought you were taking waaaay too much abuse in that other thread

So you were wrong. Big deal! Can we all move on now? At least you took your lumps like a man. :-)

Bake

[MonkeyFunk]

51. It's OK....

let 'em have their fun.

I'm just thrilled that Gore won.

[Jamastiene]

107. So are we.

Believe it or not, most of it is good natured even if it appears not to be. We are glad he won too. But, you very definitely were wrong.

Would you mind saying I'll never win the lottery? Please. :rofl:

[Semper_FiFi]

52. Good Morning!

We can all share in his victory. He is a Democrat and a tireless crusader for the planet Earth. Bravo to him.:applause:


kick&recommend by the way!

[TahitiNut]

53. I hereby nominate you for the KSOTO Award for October.

:rofl:

In the "what a difference a day makes" category. :silly:

[La Lioness Priyanka]

54. you have class monkeyfunk. admitting you were wrong in gd takes courage.

good for you!

and YAY for gore!

[MonkeyFunk]

55. Thanks Lioness

it's not that hard to do, and this is something I'm more than happy to be wrong about. I'm thrilled for Gore.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

56. i predicted kerry would lose (not cos he was a great candidate but because of rovian plots)

i would have been SO Happy to have been wrong.

[prolesunited]

57. How refreshing to actually see a thread posted like this

I think many should have done this in the past and I hope you are setting a trend for the future. Thank you for rising above the abuse that was doled out in that other thread to be the better person.

I would be nice to see some of those people apologizing for being jerks instead of gloating. Oh well. People's true colors are showing.

[MonkeyFunk]

59. Nah

they're entitled to their fun.

That's what happens when you stick your neck out. There's only one poster I begrudge the chance to belittle me, because of HIS history. He has no business gloating. The rest deserve to have a little fun.

[prolesunited]

63. I don't even need three guesses

to figure that one out.

[Lone_Star_Dem]

58. I'm thrilled you were wrong

And I don't mean that in a way disrespectful to you. I freely admit to being concerned he may not win the Nobel Peace Prize myself.

I think the fact that he did does help impress on the world the seriousness of global warming.

However, it is very good mannered of you to post stating that you were mistaken.

[MonkeyFunk]

61. Thank you

I'm very happy to be wrong, too. I just didn't think he would win it. But I'm very glad he did.

[bdamomma]

60. never say never.

[KansDem]

62. It takes a big man to admit he's wrong.

I know, I've been big many, many times in my life! ;)

[MonkeyFunk]

64. evidently

you and i are the only ones on DU who've ever been wrong.

[La Lioness Priyanka]

68. i was wrong too. i didnt think du'ers would mock someone when they openly apologized

i was wrong. mea culpa. etc

[otohara]

65. What I Don't Get, Is Why You'd Even Post

something so ridiculous.

[MonkeyFunk]

66. Because

I didn't believe he would win.

There were 181 nominees... the odds were in my favor :D

[nam78_two]

67. I was wrong too and I am glad about it :-) .nt

[hiphopnation]

69. ummmm

congratulations? what was the point of your first thread, exactly.

and I don't understand why you are to be lauded just for admitting you were wrong.

i guess in the sense that admitting you are wrong about something takes a certain amount of humility and intellectual honesty, but your first thread seemed like a pointless distraction, not to mention a veiled attack on a champion of true American ideals. Or maybe I missed the point of your earlier thread.

Either way, all of my laud and praise go directly to Mr. Gore. To you I say, watch what you post next time.

[MonkeyFunk]

70. oh

go pound sand.

People here make predictions daily that are wrong. They never apologize afterward.

And "watch what I post"? How arrogant and pretentious.

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

72. And vaguely threatening

very douchey

[hiphopnation]

75. ahh, the personal attack

thanks for that.

it's not your prediction nor that you now apologize for being wrong that bother me.

it's that you thought it a good idea to post said prediction in the first place, and here of all places. i scratched my head over it, long and hard and could still not figure out what would possess you to post such a thing. seems that your only response is "cause you didn't believe it and the odds were in my favor" which doesn't remotely satiate my thirst for an answer to the continued nagging question "why why why in these very dark days where Al Gore, whether presidential candidate, nobel prize winner or neither, seems to be one of the only shining beacons of hope, measured reason, and steady attack on the RW machine, would you post something like that?" Guess I'll just have to learn to live with that question.

have a nice day! :hi:

[Susang]

76. If you still are questioning why he posted it

Then you must not know MonkeyFunk. He really did post it for the reasons he stated. Read some of his past threads, maybe you'll understand.

[MonkeyFunk]

77. again

go pound sand.

People here make predictions every day and never admit they're wrong. I've taken my lumps and he's still not running for President.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

78. He's only asking a simple question.

Why dodge the question and engage in more personal attacks?

[MonkeyFunk]

79. What question?

why did I post it? For the same reason hundreds of people post predictions here every day.

When was the last time you publicly admitted you were wrong?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

81. What are those reasons?

"When was the last time you publicly admitted you were wrong?"

I don't remember. When was the last time I was wrong?

[MonkeyFunk]

82. about half an hour ago

when you said I wasn't happy that Gore won.

I await your certain apology.

Why do you post the crap you post? I want detailed explanations. I demand it! GIMME GIMME! OBEY ME!

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

83. But I said you were happy.

I said you were clearly happy.

Are you saying I was wrong, and that you aren't really happy that Al Gore one the Nobel?

[MonkeyFunk]

84. Would you like to borrow my hammer

to pound sand?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

86. Are you sure that's a hammer you've got?

And not a screwdriver or pliers or something?

[MonkeyFunk]

88. Why are you so aggressively

twuntish?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

89. Who's being aggressive here?

[MonkeyFunk]

90. You are

you're being a right ass, in fact.

In a thread wherein I admit I'm wrong, you continuously post wrong things and refuse to take any responsibility. That's just douchey.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

91. I'm being a right ass? A right ass?

Dost thou not suspect my place? Dost thou not suspect my years? O that he were just here to record me an ass! But, masters, remember just for the record that I am an ass; though it be not written down, yet forget not that I am an ass. No, thou saviour of the democratic party, thou art full of happiness, as shall be proved upon thee by good witness. I am a wise fellow, and, which is more, an officer, and, which is more, a householder, and, which is more, as pretty a piece of flesh as any is at DU, and one that knows the Nobel results, go to; and a rich fellow enough, go to; and a fellow that hath had losses, and one that hath two gowns and every thing handsome about him. Bring him away. O that I had been writ down just for a record an ass!

[MonkeyFunk]

92. yeah

nothing about THAT was assholish :eyes:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

96. Would you prefer pounding sand?

[Reterr]

94. Uh you are

Sorry to pile on but hey it is a message board, so I reckon I will. The guy already admitted to having made a mistake, which is more than a lot of DUers including myself would do.
What do you want him to do ? Commit ritualistic suicide because he posted a fricking message on a message board :eyes:...Geez

I do have to say when someone is gracious enough to admit a mistake, it would be nice if people didn't jump all over them. It would be nice if more people could admit to being wrong or having had their position on some issue evolve without being jeered at and triumphed over.

Like I said, there are a lot of us here who could apologize or admit to mistakes a lot more often. The reason they don't would be clear to anyone reading this train-wreck of a thread. Can't you just let it go :shrug:?

[BleedingHeartPatriot]

100. The only other question I would add is:

Was he setting up an opportunity to gloat if another nominee had won? He was denied that opportunity, course. It shall remain a mystery.



MKJ

[Susang]

73. "Watch what you post"?

Tough guy. :eyes:

[MonkeyFunk]

80. I know!

funny, huh?

Maybe he'll write my name down or something.

[ronnykmarshall]

95. oooooo I'm a scared!

I better watch what I post too.

I don't want to be on "the list" or sumthin like that.

[JVS]

71. yup. Any predictions on impeachment?

[MonkeyFunk]

85. I predict

Bush will not be impeached.

[JVS]

87. thanks

[joshcryer]

74. Will you please predict that Al Gore will not run? Please?

Maybe it'll help. :)

[Bluebear]

108. Done!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=2010362&mesg_id=2010362

[hfojvt]

93. Well, even a broken clock is wrong a couple of times a day.

Or something like that. It's kinda hard to predict the future, although I still think a Hillary nomination will hurt us in Congressional races. I will be quite happy to be proven wrong.

[MonkeyFunk]

98. Huh?

What's this got to do with Hillary Clinton?

[Truthiness Inspector]

97. Woo hoo!

Mr. Gore :yourock:

[Reterr]

99. Cool.eom

[TankLV]

101. Feh...

Look like you were pretty foolish in the first place...

I was not alone in my glee with your "prediction" turning out false...

But apology accepted...

Won't be making such foolish certainties in the future, huh?!

Lively thread...

[Uncle Joe]

102. Thanks for the grace, MonkeyFunk.

:thumbsup:

[LisaL]

103. Of course Gore won. I was never in any doubt.

[Terri S]

104. We should all have this much class when we're wrong!

:yourock:

[Warren DeMontague]

105. I hope you realize you'll never get a job in the Bush Administration.

You just failed the entrance exam, there, in your OP.

[bos1]

106. never mind