2007 Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Al Gore & IPCC

[Hissyspit]

Source: Nobel Foundation

Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.


Read more: http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/

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http://www.imgred.com/ The Nobel Peace Prize 2007

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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

1/2 of the prize

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Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.

1/2 of the prize

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/nobel_p...

Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize
By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer

OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary on global warming, won an Academy Award this year and he had been widely expected to win the prize.

"His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change," the citation said. "He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted."

It cited Gore's awareness at an early stage "of the climatic challenges the world is facing.

The committee cited the Panel on Climate Change for two decades of scientific reports that have "created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming."

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Nobel Committee Press Release:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/press.html

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.

Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming. Thousands of scientists and officials from over one hundred countries have collaborated to achieve greater certainty as to the scale of the warming. Whereas in the 1980s global warming seemed to be merely an interesting hypothesis, the 1990s produced firmer evidence in its support. In the last few years, the connections have become even clearer and the consequences still more apparent.

Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world's leading environmentalist politicians. He became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges the world is facing. His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change. He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted.

By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC and Al Gore, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the world’s future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind. Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control.

Oslo, 12 October 2007

[Pachamama]

1. Yes!!!!!!!

:bounce:

[gateley]

21. I thought about you - not only did you and your kids get to meet a great man,

get your daughter's picture autographed, you also met a Nobel Peace Prize Winner! A high point in your lives, for years to come!

[Pachamama]

29. I don't know if my daughter will ever realize the significance of her meeting him on this eve

of his award....or that on the eve he signed her picture of him saving the world....

You know what else was pretty cool? She drew it on the back of a "Safe Routes to School International Walk and Roll to School" Day Poster. I am the team leader in our school district and I had extras and we always recycle, so she picked it up and drew on that....the symbolism isn't lost on me and even Mr. Gore noticed it....

Yes, its a night I won't forget....But the highlight in my life will be if I get to see Al Gore sworn in to office as President.....

[gateley]

33. Oh, I think with you as her mom, she'll understand the significance! nt

[Lisa]

359. well, my students can't say I never give them anything -- I took some of them to see Al Gore

.... when he was in town 2 weeks ago. They're going to remember this, for sure! (Oh -- and he insisted on coming down to the "overflow room" with the video feed, to talk to them in person. I'm always going to remember the way his face lit up when he walked in and saw all those kids sitting there. Never occurred to me before, that Al Gore might want my job.)

http://www.canada.com/victoriatimescolonist/news/story.html?id=708dbe97-90a9-4bbb-a754-e1524162ff16&k=92245

[Justice]

23. Congratulations President Gore!

[bos1]

403. Peace prize to major symbol of party that allowed the Iraq war. hmmm

But you're right, it's really a consolation prize in place of the presidency.

[Hissyspit]

28. Nobel Peace Prize Laureates:

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/index.html

2006 - Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
2005 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
2004 - Wangari Maathai
2003 - Shirin Ebadi
2002 - Jimmy Carter
2001 - United Nations, Kofi Annan
2000 - Kim Dae-jung
1999 - Médecins Sans Frontières
1998 - John Hume, David Trimble
1997 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jody Williams
1996 - Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, José Ramos-Horta
1995 - Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
1993 - Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk
1992 - Rigoberta Menchú Tum
1991 - Aung San Suu Kyi
1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev
1989 - The 14th Dalai Lama
1988 - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
1987 - Oscar Arias Sánchez
1986 - Elie Wiesel
1985 - International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
1984 - Desmond Tutu
1983 - Lech Walesa
1982 - Alva Myrdal, Alfonso García Robles
1981 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1980 - Adolfo Pérez Esquivel
1979 - Mother Teresa
1978 - Anwar al-Sadat, Menachem Begin
1977 - Amnesty International
1976 - Betty Williams, Mairead Corrigan
1975 - Andrei Sakharov
1974 - Seán MacBride, Eisaku Sato
1973 - Henry Kissinger, Le Duc Tho
1972 - The prize money for 1972 was allocated to the Main Fund
1971 - Willy Brandt
1970 - Norman Borlaug
1969 - International Labour Organization
1968 - René Cassin
1967 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1966 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1965 - United Nations Children's Fund
1964 - Martin Luther King
1963 - International Committee of the Red Cross, League of Red Cross Societies
1962 - Linus Pauling
1961 - Dag Hammarskjöld
1960 - Albert Lutuli
1959 - Philip Noel-Baker
1958 - Georges Pire
1957 - Lester Bowles Pearson
1956 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1955 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1954 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
1953 - George C. Marshall
1952 - Albert Schweitzer
1951 - Léon Jouhaux
1950 - Ralph Bunche
1949 - Lord Boyd Orr
1948 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1947 - Friends Service Council, American Friends Service Committee
1946 - Emily Greene Balch, John R. Mott
1945 - Cordell Hull
1944 - International Committee of the Red Cross
1943 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1942 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1941 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1940 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1939 - The prize money was with 1/3 allocated to the Main Fund and with 2/3 to the Special Fund of this prize section
1938 - Nansen International Office for Refugees
1937 - Robert Cecil
1936 - Carlos Saavedra Lamas
1935 - Carl von Ossietzky
1934 - Arthur Henderson
1933 - Sir Norman Angell
1932 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1931 - Jane Addams, Nicholas Murray Butler
1930 - Nathan Söderblom
1929 - Frank B. Kellogg
1928 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1927 - Ferdinand Buisson, Ludwig Quidde
1926 - Aristide Briand, Gustav Stresemann
1925 - Sir Austen Chamberlain, Charles G. Dawes
1924 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1923 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1922 - Fridtjof Nansen
1921 - Hjalmar Branting, Christian Lange
1920 - Léon Bourgeois
1919 - Woodrow Wilson
1918 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1917 - International Committee of the Red Cross
1916 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1915 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1914 - The prize money was allocated to the Special Fund of this prize section
1913 - Henri La Fontaine
1912 - Elihu Root
1911 - Tobias Asser, Alfred Fried
1910 - Permanent International Peace Bureau
1909 - Auguste Beernaert, Paul Henri d'Estournelles de Constant
1908 - Klas Pontus Arnoldson, Fredrik Bajer
1907 - Ernesto Teodoro Moneta, Louis Renault
1906 - Theodore Roosevelt
1905 - Bertha von Suttner
1904 - Institute of International Law
1903 - Randal Cremer
1902 - Élie Ducommun, Albert Gobat
1901 - Henry Dunant, Frédéric Passy

[apex nerd]

67. How the right might spin the prize against Gore...

Yassar Arafat won one.

So, by accepting this prize, Gore will be linked to Arafat. And terrorism.

Wish I was just being snarky.

[MADem]

75. Well, that makes Henry Kissinger a 'terrist' too, then! nt

[The Wizard]

102. Kissinger is a war criminal (nt)

[MADem]

106. Yeah, but he won a NOBEL, as well! It kinda hoses the original argument! nt

[Just-plain-Kathy]

150. Smart people win the Nobel Peace Prize...Chimpy couldn't win a fifth grade spelling bee.

...As happy as I am that Al won, I just got this sad feeling because HE should have been our president for the last 6+ years.

....Imagine how great America could have been without Chimpy leading us.

[NJCher]

360. that brings something back

After the 2000 election, some psychic said that the winner of that election would be the loser and the loser would be the winner.

Regardless of whether one believes in psychics, we can certainly see that bush is the loser and Al Gore has become the winner.



Cher

[calimary]

413. Check out the opening sentence in this New York Times editorial, Kathy.

They share your sentiments EXACTLY.

"One can generate a lot of heartburn thinking about all of the things that would be better about this country and the world if the Supreme Court had done the right thing and ruled for Al Gore instead of George W. Bush in 2000."

http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/101307D.shtml

Read it and WEEP, georgie-poo - you Fucking SCHMUCK!

Interestingly enough, I'm sitting here outside my son's band practice, and the drummer, who's the father of the lead singer (it's a different band - my boy's the rhythm guitarist and backup vocalist for this one) was saying - "God, bush has just RUINED America! The Canadian dollar is higher than it's been since the early '70's - higher than us. You NEVER see that."

The poorest excuse for a human being who walks the earth.

BTW - I filled up my tank this morning at the local self-serve and somebody'd stuck an "IMPEACH!" sticker on the control panel where you pay with your ATM card. And yesterday, at the bank, the young teller who helped me looked at my wristbands and said "I like the orange one!" The orange one says "IMPEACH bUSH & cHENEY" in black block letters. I got it at a recent IMPEACHMENT rally and I NEVER take it off.

There are FAR more of US than there are of bush-apologists. FAR more. More EVERY DAY.

[Just-plain-Kathy]

414. calimary, Where did you get your wristbands? ....I have to check out e-bay.

Today I was traveling down the New York State thruway, this guy drove up real close behind me, then came around and cut me off. This guy gave me the finger for no othere reason than my "Bush belongs behind bars" bumper sticker.

Bush still has a lot of supports, and they're all jerks.

[calimary]

420. I was given the orange one by some woman on the picket-sign line

with me outside Henry Waxman's office in West Hollywood. It's down the street from the L.A. IMPEACHMENT Center. She said she had them made up. I made her take five bucks for it as a reimbursement. There's an ad for orange IMPEACHMENT bracelets here on DU - over on the left margin every so often. That may serve. Last Friday, I had to go to the bank and the young teller who helped me commented on it - "I like the orange one!" I also have a black one that says "I did not vote 4 bush."

I know what you mean, though. I've been flipped off and growled at on the freeway in exactly the way you describe. Some guy kept looking over at me with this rage in his face. I just smiled sweetly and maneuvered away. But I've also had my car keyed and my tires slashed by these "lovable" "all-American" "patriots." I guess that's the kind of personality people like bush attract. I'm VERY gratified not to have people like that as compadres.

[NastyDiaper]

143. Congratulations Gore and IPCC.

[Recursion]

282. "Well, if Kissinger can win the Peace Prize...

...I wouldn't be surprise to wake up and found I'd won the Preakness."

--Conrad Brean, Wag the Dog

[MADem]

411. A classic line if there ever was one! NT

[Hissyspit]

115. Welcome to DU!

...on this great day.

:patriot:

:toast:

[Chico Man]

117. And Woodrow Wilson was a white supremacist

Just sayin ;)

[Maribelle]

151. Russert was already on this morning thumping hate between Al Gore and Hillary.

Russert is a used ass wipe that needs to be flushed.

[JeanGrey]

296. Oh but I bet Hillary is shaking in her sandals right about now.

WHY doesn't Gore run? Something IS going on with him and Clinton's. I don't get it. The Presidency is his to lose - if he got in we all know he'd win. So why isn't he?

[abq e streeter]

289. " Might spin?"

you're right, apex nerd--- just saw another thread this morning, and they've already started; the poor, pathetic assholes.

[calimary]

356. Oh I'm sure they'll try. THEY'RE the real "sore losermans."

Welcome to DU!

The behavior pattern of the bad guys is very predictable. They will try, and try VERY hard, to rain on our parade however they can. If they think it's our strength, they'll go for its throat to try to rip it apart and turn it into garbage. Sometimes they score points, and sometimes they draw blood. And sometimes they just wind up looking like the poor sports and petty, small, puny, arrested-development spoiled brats they are. Arafat shared the prize with two (count 'em - TWO) prominent Israeli statesmen - Shimon Peres and Yitzhak Rabin - for joint efforts, at the time, that attempted to establish Israeli-Palestinian accords that might stick. It was the attempt, at least in my opinion, that earned this international accolade. And to those snot-noses who'd try to discount and downgrade and discredit this in any way, I'd say "SO WHAT'S IT TO YA?" Mother Teresa's on the list, too. You gonna smear her? Go ahead. Let's see you attack that sweet saint. Why don't you put ann coulter on it? C'mon. Let's go. Let's see whatcha got. Lech Walesa is on the list. So is Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu, Elie Wiesel, Andrei Sakharov, Linus Pauling, Dag Hammarskjöld, Amnesty International, and the 14th Dalai Lama. You gonna slam any of them? C'mon, let's see. These are people and organizations who are globally renowned for being about peace and fighting poverty and standing against oppression - ideas YOUR precious bozo will NEVER even BEGIN to understand. Jimmy CARTER'S on the list. DEAL WITH IT. You sneer at him but you still have to face the FACT that he's a far better president, out of office, than any of yours has EVER been, especially your last one, whose "humanitarian campaigns" on the heels of the tsunami and Hurricane Katrina WOULDN'T HAVE GONE ANYWHERE IF HE HADN'T BEEN TEAMED WITH BILL CLINTON. ghwb wouldn't know pure humanitarianism if it threw him on the bathroom floor and gave him an enema. NOBODY would have come flocking to bush 1 for his own sake because he has virtually NO credibility with ANYONE anymore except deep within the bowels of the Saudi royal family and/or the Carlyle Group. All he's EVER gonna be known for is for being a lousy president who sired the All-Time Worst so-called president EVER - a "president" who could only win by cheating. That's YOUR legacy, poppy.

If they start, I plan to get snarky straight back in their faces. Well, okay, then. Let's stack 'em up side-by-side, shall we? OUR guy, WHO REALLY WON IN 2000, has earned the Nobel Frickin' PEACE PRIZE and the admiration of the ENTIRE WORLD. The highly-coveted medallion will go up on AL GORE'S family room mantle next to his OSCAR and his EMMY and his citations as best-selling author (and not merely for bulk-buys, either). YOUR guy is nothing more than an overgrown schoolyard bully who doesn't (and can't) EVER do anything else but go around lying, cheating, flouting the law, menacing everyone, wrecking everything he touches, and picking fights with people all over the world. OUR guy is about life and survival and peace and hope and truth and selflessness and nobility. YOUR guy is about death, destruction, greed, misery, lies, terror, and torture. I know whose side I'M gonna be on. I know whose side has the better man - HANDS DOWN. AND THE WHOLE FRICKIN' WORLD KNOWS IT, TOO!!! And I'll be VERY happy to tell any bush-apologists, assorted Pox Noise pissants or hate-radio hyenas to STFU and go sit on it and swivel.

And btw, some of them are liable to try to mention that Chickenhawk One has been "nominated" for the Peace Prize. Well, yeah, I believe that's true - maybe more than once. ANYBODY can be nominated. It doesn't mean all nominations are viewed with equal merit, or survive the awards committee's deliberations, or in his case, can even avoid being laughed out of the room.

[Uncle Joe]

409. Excellent post, calimary!

:thumbsup:

[Diclotican]

374. apex nerd

apex nerd

But if you rembember the thing right. Not everyone in Norway, and in the world agree that mr Arafat was given the Nobel peace Price... As a norwigian myself I know that many, rigtly disagree deply with that price and dosent think that was a nobel thing to give to a longtime terrorist..

And it was maybee proven too, after many year that Mr Arafat was newer the "peace loving man" who just want justise for his people but rather a man who was in the war to the end.. And the catastrope who has happend after his death is over my head to understand...

But anyway congrats to mr Gore who are given "some" credit for his work.. He maybee not on everyone case be smack in the middle, but he was getting my thinking in the movie an inconvenient truth.. I have it on DVD.,....

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[bluestateboomer]

378. Here's one spin

"It's an unfortunate and misguided move by the Nobel Committee... the energy rationing policies he(Gore) espouses would perpetuate the poverty and human misery associated with political instability and conflict."

Competitive Enterprise Institute


......and so it begins......:banghead:

[Diclotican]

407. bluestateboomer

bluestateboomer

Wel, The conservatives dosent like that "liberals" are pointing the fact in their faces I guess... We Do have a responsibility to clean up and take care of our world... Even when it "may" hit the "botton line" in economic sometimes.. If we dosent clean up and take care, we dosent have a world to live in anymore.... So to be honest, if I have to drive less, and recycle my waste, to work to clean up, so mutch better. It is not THAT dificult to recycle when it come ot it. And I have just good at walkning more than I do..

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[Uncle Joe]

410. I wonder what their thoughts are

regarding rationing in order to support our troops fighting fascism overseas during World War 2, do they believe President Roosevelt should have told the American People to just go shopping instead? "The Greatest Generation" implored to shop until they dropped in order to stop Hitler and Tojo? :shrug:

[Diclotican]

415. Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe

Hm, god questing, dont have the answer. But then Mr Roosevelt was not like this clown the american peopole are "used" to call President. President Roosevelt, with the good help of Primeminister Churchill understand what danger Adolph Hitler and Tojo was, and desided to fight them out.. But US was not given into war before the japanese fleet attaced Pearl Habour in 1941.. And then when Hitler gave US and GB war, Hitler was given the war, and was not to win it.

For that europe as we know it today verry thankfull and we want to be partners with US to fight against "terror".. But more like equal partners, not as "toolbox" when US need some help, if its diplomatic or militaric.. We do want to help, but not as servans, friends and allied Yes, mut at serfs and servans..

Mr Bush as President in US have probely doing allmoust ALL fault in the book, and are sending US back decaded when it come to suport from other nations.. The next president, wil have his work kut out for him.. Once try to get the soldiers back home, and some "security" in place in iraq. Then to "try" really try to fix some of the problems his former president have made in Europe.. It vil maybee be more easy to send the troops home from Iraq, then to try to fix many of the other gaffer the currend President have manage to made..

But then, the currend Administration dont se to want to repair some of the thing them have made.. 2 year again, and nothing to loose.. Thats dangrous when it come to a administration who is not exactly sane when it come to forreign politic as it is seen on the outside of US..

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[Uncle Joe]

418. No problem, Diclotican,

Your english, is much better than my Norwegian, since I don't know any Norwegian. Thanks for your reply and I agree, we should be more like partners and I share your concern.

Take care,

Uncle Joe

[Diclotican]

419. Uncle Joe

Uncle Joe

Thank you, trying my best, but I know my engelish is far from good;. And I guess norwigian are not that easy to learn anyway;)

As partners Europe and US can "rock" the world, and feed the poor and out.. But as competitions we may loose mutch more than we ever wil imagine today. We have been friends for 60 year, or more, why waste it on a historic stupid egotrip?

Take care you too;)

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[alittlelark]

398. I wish you would just go away....

Really, I do.

[Diclotican]

408. alittlelark

Ok`?.. That wasent polite.... And I can not promise to go away;

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

And, can I ask why you want my to leave?

[bluerum]

78. .

[DutchLiberal]

333. I must need reading glasses? Did it say Kissinger and Arafat?

:puke:

[Hissyspit]

AP: Gore, U.N. Body Win Nobel Peace Prize

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_re_eu/nobel_peace

Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize
By DOUG MELLGREN, Associated Press Writer

OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it.

Gore's film "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary on global warming, won an Academy Award this year and he had been widely expected to win the prize.

"His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change," the citation said. "He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted."

It cited Gore's awareness at an early stage "of the climatic challenges the world is facing.

The committee cited the Panel on Climate Change for two decades of scientific reports that have "created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming."

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[tavalon]

160. I just woke up and this was the first thing I saw

and you perfectly described what I did.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

221. Ditto on the "just woke up and saw".

Ain't it grand to start the day with a big honkin' grin?

I do so hope he now turns his attention to another topic...

[KitSileya]

2. Yes!!

We Norwegians can do something right!

Edited to add: Congratulations to both President Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel of Climeate Change.

[Riktor]

9. Hey, you guys gave us Edvard Grieg...

... so you can do at least two things right. ;-)

[KitSileya]

53. I guess so...

Oh, and Edvard Munch too - who haven't felt like doing the Scream these past 7 years?

But seriously, I find it wonderful that the Nobel Peace Prize Committee has recognized the threat climate change is to peace in this world. If things continue as predicted (and those predictions are conservative) we'll have over 100 million climate change refugees in the next couple of decades. There will be wide-spread drought in many regions of the world - and many of these regions are already seeing increased conflict due to lack of water (the Middle East, anyone?) They saw the importance of human rights back in the 60s - since Albert Lutuli in 1960 to Shirin Ebadi in 2003. Now they're at the forefront of recognizing environmentalism as a cause for war and conflict.

[BB1]

90. Johann Olav Koss

[Matilda]

109. Edvard Grieg

[RobertDevereaux]

169. And let's not forget Ibsen...

...the founder of modern drama, Brand and Peer Gynt and Ghosts and A Doll House and Hedda Gabler and The Master Builder and Enemy of the People and so forth, trolls everywhere peeking out from behind the seams/seems of surface "reality." An absolute genius!

[RobertDevereaux]

171. Run, Al, run! n/t

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

223. Don't get too proud of yourselves.

You still have to account for "The piece of cod that passes all understanding".

Lutefisk. ;-)

[Diclotican]

375. Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

Tandalayo_Scheisskopf

When made correct Lutefish is GOOD.. WWhen made BADE the Lutefisk is rather bad as a dinnerfood....

I know, have eaten my fair share of bouth cases...

But I enjoy to eat in cristmas times. Tradition is to be preservet, even that it mean eating food who you newer want to eat in other times;)...

Dicloican

Sorry my bad engelish, no my native language

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

393. Not a problem.

I am aware you are from Norway. My Norwegian skills are non-existent.

[Hardrada]

329. And Hendrik Ibsen, O.E. Rolvaag, Knut Hamsun...........

[Kajsa]

203. Don't forget Gustav Vigeland.

One of the greatest sculptors around, IMHO.

http://www.fortunecity.com/westwood/arch/769/Vigeland/

Visiting the Vigeland Sculpture Park was one of the highlights
of my trip to Europe.

The Monolith is incredible!

[YOY]

214. Tack Norge!

n/t

[Arugula Latte]

340. Plus, you're the home of the Norwegian Blue parrot

Remarkable bird, the Norwegian Blue, idn'it, ay? Beautiful plumage!

[Critters2]

348. You invented kringla

and lefse. Both mighty tasty.

I'm told lutefisk is a Swedish creation.

[sciouscience]

392. also thanks to norway for...

thumpin' dnb and wailin' death metal.

[Marie26]

3. Wonderful news!

He deserves it.

[zabet]

4. YES!!!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[gateley]

5. This was worth waiting up for! I'm SO HAPPY FOR HIM! nt

[democrank]

6. Wonderful news.

Bless him.

[tandem5]

7. truly awesome!!

[ms liberty]

86. On a different note, your sig pic is quite disturbing in a number of ways! n/t

[tandem5]

357. what are you talking about!?...

those eyes, that flowing hair, that... mustache - ah be still my heart (and my stomach).

[underpants]

8. YES!!

:bounce:

[sandnsea]

10. Wow

Maybe there's hope for this planet yet.

:applause:

[weeve]

11. I'm ...

... crying ?!?

[AlGore-08.com]

12. Congratulations Mr. Vice President!!

Visionary Leadership!

[deacon]

13. Awesome. The presidency is on a platter if he says yes! n/t

[xchrom]

14. congrats President Gore!!!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo:

[Theduckno2]

15. Alright! I'm starting my day with a smile!

Congrats to Al Gore and the IPCC. :)

[choie]

16. Congratulations, Mr. President. And many, many thanks.

I just went to the Nobel site to see if the award had been announced. I am literally flushing with pride and happiness for this amazing, brilliant, compassionate and inspirational man. What a tremendous and highly deserved honor.

Bless you, Mr. Gore. A planet-worth of gratitude is owed to you.

[donheld]

17. Wonderful

I'm very happy for both

[cal04]

18. Gore, U.N. body win Nobel Peace Prize

Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change have won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures needed to counteract it.

Gore, who won an Academy Award this year for his film "An Inconvenient Truth," a documentary on global warming, had been widely expected to win the prize.

Climate change has moved high on the international agenda this year. The U.N. climate panel has been releasing reports, talks are set to resume on a replacement for the Kyoto Protocol, and there is concern about the melting Arctic.

The Norwegian Nobel Committee said global warming, "may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states."

:woohoo: :applause:

[Window]

19. Great!

Congratulatons Gore and IPCC!




Peace

[sasquatch]

20. I guess it's now time to run for President

Just sayin'

[Duer 157099]

22. Posted here several minutes before CNN put it up!

And that's why DU is my first stop for news! :D

[gateley]

25. And before Reuters, too! I had DU, the Nobel site, CNN & Reuters each open

in different windows. I refreshed the Nobel page and saw the announcement and clicked back here -- already posted!

[BelgianMadCow]

59. 9.01 is not bad timing

GD was (twice) late at 9.02 lol

[Lasher]

24. Jimmy Carter and now Al Gore!

Wonder when they're gonna award one to Junior?

:pause:

Hahahahahahaha!!!!!!

[Spinzonner]

26. He'll have to settle for an indictment from the International Court of Justice

[DuaneBidoux]

34. YES!!! Now explain to me exactly why the 'Pukes never win anything like this.

[Lasher]

47. Uh, because they suck?

I'm pretty sure that's it.

[IndyOp]

124. Theodore Roosevelt (R) was a deserving Nobel Peace Prize winner.

Theodore Roosevelt (R)- 1906
USA
President of United States of America; Collaborator of various peace treaties
b. 1858
d. 1919


Thomas Woodrow Wilson (D) - 1919
USA
President of United States of America; Founder of the League of Nations
b. 1856
d. 1924


George Catlett Marshall (D) - 1953
USA
General President American Red Cross; ex-Secretary of State and of Defense; Delegate U.N.; Originator of "Marshall Plan"
b. 1880
d. 1959


Jimmy Carter (D) - 2002
USA
39th President of the United States of America; for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development
b. 1924


Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. (D) & Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
USA
for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change
b. 1948

==========And one colossal mistake:

Henry A. Kissinger (R) & Le Duc Tho - 1973
USA
Secretary of State, State Department, Washington
b. 1923

[uberllama42]

313. Actually, if it was up to me, Wilson wouldn't get the nod either

But then again, I would say the same thing about at least half of the laureates. Wilson, in particular, sent the Marines into South American countries on numerous occasions on behalf of U.S. corporations.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

232. Theodore Roosevelt won but he was an honest REPUB

Theodore Roosevelt
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. (IPA: <ˈɹoʊzəvɛlt>; October 27, 1858 – January 6, 1919), also known as T.R., and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement. He became the youngest President in United States history at the age of 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. Roosevelt is most famous for his personality: his energy, his vast range of interests and achievements, his model of masculinity, and his "cowboy" persona. His last name, often mispronounced, is, per Roosevelt, "pronounced as if it was spelled "Rosavelt." That is in three syllables. The first syllable as if it was "Rose.""<2><3><4>

As Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Navy, he prepared for and advocated war with Spain in 1898. He organized and helped command the 1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the Rough Riders, during the Spanish-American War. Returning to New York as a war hero, he was elected Republican governor in 1899. He was a professional historian, a lawyer, a naturalist and explorer of the Amazon Basin; his 35 books include works on outdoor life, natural history, the American frontier, political history, naval history, and his autobiography.<5>

In 1901, as Vice President, Roosevelt succeeded President William McKinley after McKinley's assassination. He is the youngest person ever to become President (John F. Kennedy is the youngest elected President). Roosevelt was a Progressive reformer who sought to move the dominant Republican Party into the Progressive camp. He distrusted wealthy businessmen and dissolved 40 monopolistic corporations as a "trust buster". He was clear, however, to show that he did not disagree with trusts and capitalism in principle but was only against their corrupt, illegal practices. His "Square Deal" promised a fair shake for both the average citizen (through regulation of railroad rates and pure food and drugs) and the businessmen. As an outdoorsman, he promoted the conservation movement, emphasizing efficient use of natural resources. After 1906 he attacked big business and suggested the courts were biased against labor unions. In 1910, he broke with his friend and anointed successor William Howard Taft, but lost the Republican nomination to Taft and ran in the 1912 election on his own one-time Bull Moose ticket. Roosevelt lost but pulled so many Progressives out of the Republican Party that Democrat Woodrow Wilson won in 1912, and the conservative faction took control of the Republican Party for the next two decades.

[alarimer]

257. I don't believe Roosevelt would be a Republican today

He's always sounded pretty much like a Democrat to me.

[DuaneBidoux]

412. Agreed. Environmentalist and trust buster big time.

[Dulcinea]

310. Because they're not interested in peace.

They're interested in wars, espeically those that make big bucks for their corporate donors.

[DutchLiberal]

337. Just send him to us! We will be happy to have him.

:evilgrin:

[bananas]

71. Hooray!

:yourock: :bounce: :toast: :party:

[Divine Discontent]

27. Congratulations, AL!

The world acknowledges your efforts!

Now maybe he'll enter the race & select Wes Clark as his running mate and lock it up!

[liberalla]

30. Congratulations Mr. Gore and IPCC !!!

I can hear the champagne corks popping right now! :toast:

The Nobel Peace Prize 2007

"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"

[Kajsa]

215. I wonder what my congresscritter

( Dana Rohrabacher) who keeps repeating " global warming isn't proven".
has to say now?

This is really going to put a crimp in that argument, eh?

[Silver Gaia]

31. Dancin' a happy dance with my family tonight! WooHoo!!!

:toast: :party: :bounce: :grouphug: :headbang: :applause:

[aaronbees]

32. What a beautiful morning!

And a truly great honor for Mr. Gore ... so well-deserved. :D :patriot:

[mogster]

35. Woohooo

I am relieved! Now he can kick some ass!

On edit: pic



Congrats Al Gore, and also the UN Climate panel, the IPCC. Here represented by their leader, Rajendra Kumar Pachauri.


Second edit: Link to speech by Nobel Prize chairman:
http://nobelpeaceprize.org/eng_lau_announce2007.html

[ClayZ]

36. Whoo Hooo! Yay, Al Gore!

K and R

:woohoo:

[ps1074]

37. woo hoo

:bounce:

[swimmernsecretsea]

236. It looks like your kitten is batting the happy ball about. nt

[RFKHumphreyObama]

38. Wonderful News!

Well done Al:thumbsup: :party: :party: :party: :party:

[TomClash]

39. TAKE THAT YOU REPUKES!

HANG YOURSELF BY YOUR CHADS YOU BUSH-LEAGUERS!

[girl_interrupted]

42. Congrats! Now come back and take what was yours!

The Presidency...because it has always been rightfully yours! Now come and take it back! A lot of people will be fighting along with you!

I AM SO HAPPY!!!


CONGRATS PRESIDENT GORE!!!

[TomClash]

49. You bet! nt

[JI7]

40. Well Deserved

[etherealtruth]

41. I am in tears ...

I got out of the shower and heard the news ... i am shedding tears of joy!

[catgirl]

43. Yeah!!!!!!

I think I almost hit the ceiling when I jumped up
and screamed when it was announced! I am so
happy for him!! He deserves this.

[mogster]

44. Freeped poll - in Norwegian

http://interaktiv.vg.no/avstemning/?id=4743
If you want to vote, be sure to vote for the question:

"Ja, helt klart riktig valg. Miljøspørsmålet er en av de største utfordringene vi står overfor."
Which is, translated:
"Yes, clearly a good choice. The environmental question is one of our biggest challenges."

The other options:

This leads now as I write:

"Nei, det synes jeg var et galt valg."
"No I think this was the wrong decision."

"Det er et riktig valg, men jeg er redd det ikke vil ha så mye å si for klimaet."
"Right choice, but I'm afraid it won't help against the climate change."

"Vet ikke."
"Don't know."

You can tell this award didn't go down well with the Norwegian press ;-)

[Hissyspit]

54. Done. nt/

[mogster]

268. Thanks, Hissyspit and congrats

on the MOST RECOMMENDED THREAD EVER! :-)

[Apollo11]

68. Thanx for the link (and the translations!)

First time I ever voted in Norwegian! B-)

[mogster]

125. Thanks for voting

:hi:

[Duppers]

88. CNN POLL too - running 45/55 now

Let's help it out.

http://www.cnn.com/

"Are Al Gore and the climate-change panel deserving winners of the Nobel Peace Prize?"

[The Doctor.]

96. Funny how they can freep it without knowing anything about the other nominees.

Sad.

[Maribelle]

145. Truth is not one of their strong points.

And neither are facts.

[NewJeffCT]

120. 57/43 Yes now

changed quickly, it seems

[Maribelle]

144. 58/42 Yes now.

The freepers were at work early, it seems, and they are now getting knocked about for the thugs that they are.

[Joey Liberal]

177. DUne! n/t

[frogcycle]

185. 58/42 in favor nt

[AnneD]

275. I sent them a pointed note.

What a waste of breath.

[Barrett808]

288. Now 58% Yes with 68183 votes n/t

[gateley]

314. I may have missed it - didn't see it, but am appalled they would even ask

such a question. Do you think it would have been posed if anybody else had received it? I don't think so.

[Hosnon]

104. Done. Thanks! You should start a new thread for this poll. (nt)

[mogster]

266. Thanks

I think that poll is turned now :-)

[NBachers]

162. Another poll

If anyone cares, AOL has put up a poll too. As of this point, Gore is losing, 52 to 44. I live in a universe where 100% of the people would be overwhelmed with joy - I've been waiting for this event literally all year, from "wouldn't it be nice" to "what if" to "I hope" to "please please please" to YEAH! I've always thought the Nobel Peace Prize is the pinnacle of honors in this world.

Other people live in a universe where they'd rather carp, snipe, and denigrate this magnificent honor. Let's change this poll.

[frogcycle]

188. was surfing during a commercial last nite and saw minute of G Beck

he was listing all the bad nominees from history - such as stalin and hitler - to prove that getting nominated is no honor

he acknowledged that the nominating process allows almost anybody to be nominated, whether with merit or not, but then went on to show pics of stalin etc and say something about gore being 'in their company"

can't wait to see how he spins comparing only actual winners rather than cherry picking fringe nominees

he'll come up with a way to slam it

[Joey Liberal]

189. Please post the poll here and let's DU it! n/t

[Kajsa]

224. Done! It's now at 44% for

"Ja, helt klart riktig valg. Miljøspørsmålet er en av de største utfordringene vi står overfor."

""Yes, clearly a good choice. The environmental question is one of our biggest challenges."

the top percentage choice.

Thanks for the link. I read Swedish, so it was fun voting in Norwegian.


Grattis till Al Gore!

:woohoo:

[mogster]

265. Thanks

Great day, huh? ;-)

[Kajsa]

279. Hejsan Mogster!

Det var länge sen.

:hi:

Yes, it sure is a great day!

Hälsningar,

Kajsa. :pals:

[mogster]

293. Right back at ya

:pals:

[Greyskye]

283. 43% Ja / 40% Det

Er det riktig at Al Gore og FNs klimapanel får fredsprisen
1. Ja, helt klart riktig valg. Miljøspørsmålet er en av de største utfordringene vi står overfor.
43.88%
2. Nei, det synes jeg var et galt valg.
40.26%
3. Det er et riktig valg, men jeg er redd det ikke vil ha så mye å si for klimaet.
11.81%
4. Vet ikke.
4.02%

Antall stemmer: 7403

:evilgrin:

[Diclotican]

376. Greyskye

Greyskye

Var det rapporten fra Aftenposten du referte til?. I såfall var jeg en av de som sa ja ;)

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[Greyskye]

386. Diclotican

God dag Diclotican. Beklager , JEG ikke gjør det virkelig snakke Norsk! JEG forsøkt setter hva du skrev igjennom en oversetteren , bortsett fra denne er hva den kom opp med :

Stayed facts despatch at Evening post you reference at? IN såfall was i a at they as said certainly

JEG gjerne håpe på at oversettelsen arbeider bedre i denne ledelsen , eller du skal være helt forvirret! Uh oh. JEG overveie du skal være forvirret. JEG rettferdig oversatt det vare setning rygg i Engelske , og denne er hva JEG fikk :

I certainly hope that compilation works better in this conductorship , or you do be about be feel absolutely abashed!

:rofl:

Beklager for meg dårlig Norsk , det er ikke meg innfødt omgangsspråk!
(Sorry for my bad Norwegian, it's not my native language!)

:evilgrin:

[Barrett808]

285. Done: 43.90% Ja with 7422 votes n/t

[me b zola]

302. done

have you posted in GD?

[texastoast]

353. Dang! The server is down

I will check back.

[Diclotican]

377. mogster

mogster

VG, or Verdens Gang is a verry tabolid newspaper in Norway;) YOu may know it already but I guess mr Gores Peace award is a case that many want a opponion about. I do belive it was right, even that Mr Gore maybee are getting into someting he dosent want..

And I for my self wil love to se Mr Gore, even if its just a smal glimt of him. He is a great man, who desvered so mutch more than to be topled by a "elction" who even a 3 grade children must understand was rigged..

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

I wil maybee be THE case for a better climate, but He may manage to do that many country, as our own little country wil do the extra mile to get thing going to get the climate better.. We cant trust the big states to the right thing, then we have to do it yourself, even that it mean I cant drive the car that mutch as I want to do it. Or I have to recyle a mutch more than I do.. If it is for a better future, then it is for the best, when it come ot it...

Diclotican

Sorry my bad engelish, not my native language

[Az]

45. Yay freaking Yay!

Some people get it.

[JNelson6563]

46. Bravo President Gore!

:party:

[SlowDownFast]

48. Kudos, President Gore!

[maddezmom]

50. yeah!

Had to get up early to see if he won....good on Al Gore. :applause:

[proud2BlibKansan]

51. GREAT NEWS!!

[BelgianMadCow]

52. Stuff dreams are made of

:toast:

[ReadTomPaine]

55. "Error: You've already recommended that thread."

:thumbsup:

[Apollo11]

69. Yeah - that kinda sucks, don't it ????

:eyes: ;-)

[seafan]

56. Here is what renewed hope for our world looks like!

Oslo -The United Nations climate body the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Al Gore of the United States shared this year's Nobel Peace Prize, it was announced in Oslo on Friday. Gore and the IPCC were cited "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change," the Norwegian Nobel committee said.

The Nobel prize, worth 10 million kronor (1.53 million dollars), will be handed over at a ceremony in Oslo on December 10. The prize will be share in two equal parts.

Earth Times
Fri, 12 Oct 2007 09:14:05 GMT

The Nobel Peace Prize goes to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. "for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change".

NobelPrize.org

[enigmatic]

57. Congrats, Mr. Gore

This is an award richly deserved by you!:toast:

[earth mom]

58. Woo Hoo! Congrats Al!

:woohoo:

[Apollo11]

60. First of all: Congratulations, (Vice-)President Gore !!

A well-deserved Award which will hopefully draw more attention to the climate crisis!

IN GORE WE TRUST :patriot:
www.algore.com
www.liveearth.org

:kick:

[Apollo11]

61. Then I would like to add: GORE-OBAMA 2008 !!

OK so the clock is ticking but it's not yet too late for Al Gore to reconsider his position and think about seeking the Democratic nomination for 2008.

Without a doubt, Al Gore is the best person for the job!

GORE-OBAMA 2008

www.algore.org
www.draftgore.com
www.americaforgore.org

:kick:

[Roland99]

62. Congrats, Al!!

"Heckuva job, Al." ;)

[mikeargo]

63. Wonderful news to wake up to

Congratulations President Gore

[ellisonz]

64. Congratulations, President Gore!

:toast:

[Botany]

65. All Right Al!

Congrats Al.

[bklyncowgirl]

66. GREAT NEWS

Great news and there's no way the Supreme Court can take it back.

[Nordmadr]

70. Now for the second part of this dream to come true. N/T

[puffymuffins]

72. YAAAY!!!!!!! AL ROCKS!!!!

[MADem]

73. HA!!!!!!! Isn't that GRAND!!!!!! nt

[BrainRants]

74. Anyone care to predict the "coincidental" counter-news of the day?

OBL captured?
#2 al qaeda captured?
Terror alerts?

(And congratulations Mr. President!)

[rpannier]

76. Outstanding

I'm sure the republikkans are aghast and will immediately try and pass a resolution making the Nobel Committee a terrorist organization.

[TankLV]

267. And our Dems will go along with it - so as not to look "soft" on "terrorism"...

[MelissaB]

77. WooHoo!

:toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :toast: :toast:

This is what pulled me out of bed this morning!

[peace frog]

79. Congratulations!

Now on to the US presidency!

[rosesaylavee]

80. Ya aa aaaaaaa aaaaa aaa aaaaaa yyyyyyy!

:patriot:

Congratulations Mr. Gore - you are a credit to the species! You the man!

[bigscott]

81. I am so proud of my President

This is the best way I can think of to start my friday!
Congratulations Mr President!

[ms liberty]

82. Congratulations Al!

My alarm clock went off, and the talk show guy said "and just announced, the big news is that Al Gore has won the Nobel Prize." What an awesome way to start the morning!!!!

K&R

[Dudley_DUright]

83. A very wise choice by the Nobel committee

Glad to see the scientists behind the science cited in Al's movie recognized as well. Run, Al, Run! Your country and your planet need you.

[stlsaxman]

84. Congratulations, Mr Gore!

:toast: :applause: :woohoo: :yourock: :headbang:

[mnhtnbb]

85. Congratulations, Mr. President! (And I don't mean Bushie boy.)

[leftrightwingnut]

87. I'm writing him in, regardless.

He can run or he can (try to) hide. I will write him in for the primary and for the general election if his name is not on the ballot.

[redqueen]

255. Hi there leftrightwingnut!

Welcome to DU!

:hi:

[The Wielding Truth]

336. Oh my, first post! Congrats to you ! Welcome and enjoy

our little piece of real life.:toast:

Just think, if Gore runs we will have a second chance to reclaim our country's honor.

Hope we all get a chance to vote for Al,again! :bounce: :kick: :hi:

[The Doctor.]

89. F***ing Scarborough!!

I just flipped to MSNBC "Morning Joe" in time to catch him say he wasn't surprised Gore won because they've been awarding people who are.... "Anti-American"!

GOD what a piece of shit!

:mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

[depakid]

97. We can expect to see a lot more of this from the corporate media

and their sorry minions.

They're among the lowest form of human being- they'd sell their own children out for a place in front of the camera.

[The Doctor.]

99. Or kill an intern and pretend... oh, wait... nevermind. eom

[RoccoR5955]

116. Damn!

Scarborough should be run out of town on a rail, and be tarred and feathered!
What a maroon!

[The Doctor.]

153. I'm just amazed that if you're critical of policy in America, you're 'Anti-American'....

It makes me very sad that so many people can't make the distinction between loving your country and loving your government.

By the freeptard logic, everyone that criticised Clinton must have hated America too... including me.

[Dinger]

250. john roberts on cnn Was No Prize Either

Basturds!

[acmavm]

91. Can you just imagine the bitterness and feeliings of petty jealousy

that must be circulating through the 'mind' of that fraud squatting in OUR White House?

[travelingtypist]

92. The best revenge is living well.

So Al doesn't get to be president.

Ocar. Emmy. Nobel Peace Prize.

Take that, Fat Tony!

[redqueen]

258. Nice one!

Fat Tony... :rofl:

[mile18blister]

93. YESSSSSSS!!!!!!

RUN AL, RUN!!!!


:woohoo:

[John Kerry VonErich]

94. I don't get it

What does global warming have to do with world peace? There are other catagories in the Nobel awards besides the peace prize. This should've been in the science catagorie.

[blondie58]

107. the repurcussions of a changed planet are immense

as per the article-
Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.

[orleans]

129. you'll understand when we have wars over water because of droughts

and wars over land due to flooding

[JNelson6563]

158. War for oil ring a bell?

Oy.

[orleans]

396. psst. psst. PSST!!!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2036982

[Maestro]

95. Excellent!

I am very happy to see this. Now run Al, run Al! :)

[Gin]

100. Congratulations Mr. Gore!

Well Done!

[mitchum]

98. Congratulations President Gore...now get in that race!

[The Wizard]

101. Another President

takes home the Nobel.
So we must wonder what prize Bushigula will win, The Golden Parachute, The Bum's Rush Out of Town, Ball & Chain, Hot Lead Enema, The Torquemada, World's Biggest Butt Plug???? Inquiring minds want to know.
Congratulations to President Gore, the last duly elected leader of the free world, and the man upon whose reelection is the only remedy for the fascism foisted on this nation by five mendacious dissembling supreme court justices who will all occupy a very dark page in History. For them, redemption is off the table.

[Tandalayo_Scheisskopf]

229. Oooo. Hot Lead Enema!

Now there is something that addresses a lot of the baseline 'puke urges: torture, death, all sorts of things. ;-)

[LibDemAlways]

230. Chimp is the recipient of the lifetime

achievement award for most hated person on the planet and the biggest waste of DNA - both richly deserved.

[Hosnon]

103. Congratulations Mr. Gore!!! Please consider a run in 2016!!! (nt)

[joshcryer]

105. Can Al Gore please realize he should run for Presidency now?

Please?

[mcscajun]

111. A wonderful day. What a marvelous thing to wake up to here at DU.

Congrats, Mr. President!

:woohoo:

[babylonsister]

108. He 'EARNED' it. Congratulations, Al Gore!

:applause: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :patriot:

[chiffon]

110. Great News!!!

[Duppers]

112. Yea! They've already updated Wiki

...and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Gore

He's OUR man!

[City Lights]

113. My day has been made!

:applause: :bounce:

Congrats to Mr. Gore. Thank you, sir, for all you've done and will continue to do to save Mother Earth. :patriot:

[spindrifter]

114. Bravissimo! Truly someone we can be proud of.

[sazemisery]

118. I can't stop crying.

Are they tears of joy? relief? disappointment? The pain of 2000 has reared it's ugly head to commingle with the shear joy I feel at this moment. I had to read his speech on 12/13/2000. What a great patriot, humanitarian and the President that never had the chance to serve.

Congratulations President Gore, Nobel Laureate. Please don't sit back on those well deserved laurels. Come, join our fight to bring this Country back to it's former standing.

We Are Waiting.

[Vinca]

119. Wow . . . just . . . . . . WOW!!!!!!!!!

:party:

[GliderGuider]

121. "Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control."

I'd reword that a bit: "Action is necessary now, even though climate change has already moved beyond man’s control."

Still, this is a monumental breakthrough for the "reality-based community" and all of us who are forced to live in a reality-based world.

Congratulation to Al, to the IPCC and all the nameless scientists working around the world in the face of rapidly mounting odds.

[Seabiscuit]

155. Action is needed now, even though the roots of facism have already permeated our soil. n/t

Al Gore now deserves one more prize: the electoral awarding of the White House, which was stolen from him in 2000.

[NastyRiffraff]

122. CONGRATULATIONS, AL!

And congratulations to the planet! What wonderful news! I have tears in my eyes.

[jasmeel]

123. Sometimes good things do happen!! What a way to wake up!!!

[southern_belle]

126. Senator Inhofe will be so proud!

:evilgrin:

[Tesha]

140. I'd nominate him for an IgNobel, but he'd probably not get the joke. (NT)

[mod mom]

127. WOO HOO!!!Well deserved President Gore! Now it's time to consider how else

you can serve the entire world:

RUN AL RUN! :patriot:

:woohoo:

[Cooley Hurd]

128. This is SO very cool, if for any reason other than that Inhofe will wake up this AM and...

...this will ruin his day!:rofl:

Congratulations, President Gore!!!!:toast::party::woohoo:

[BattyDem]

130. Am I the only one who can't stop smiling?

:bounce: :woohoo: :patriot: :woohoo: :bounce:


Say it with me ... Al Gore: Nobel Laureate

Doesn't it bring tears to your eyes and a big, fat, goofy smile to your face???


I AM SO HAPPY FOR HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[orleans]

131. thank god! now he can get in the presidential race!

this is the best news i've heard in a long, long time

[WolverineDG]

132. As announced at a soccer game

GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

dg

[redqueen]

264. Nice! I hope to be shouting that sometime next year.

:7

[sleepyhead]

133. Grinning from ear to ear!

Congratulations, Mr. President!

Is it can be run-for-president time now pleez?

[greyl]

134. Well earned. nt

[shadowknows69]

135. w00t!

run Al run!

[Olney Blue]

136. I love you, Mr. Gore!

:woohoo:

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

137. Which would you rather have for President?

Someone who has broken international law and destabilized the Middle East, condoned torture and stripped us of our civil rights?

Or one who has won the Nobel Peace Prize?

To my mind, it is a no-brainer.

[Highway61]

138. I waited all week for this

YES!!!!!! Congratulations

[Maribelle]

139. Congratulations to the People's President #43! Today we watch with undying love.

We loved you so much then. We love you even more today.

[Dudley_DUright]

141. Al Gore's statement on winning the Nobel Peace Prize

I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. This award is even more meaningful because I have the honor of sharing it with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change–the world’s pre-eminent scientific body devoted to improving our understanding of the climate crisis–a group whose members have worked tirelessly and selflessly for many years. We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity. It is also our greatest opportunity to lift global consciousness to a higher level.

My wife, Tipper, and I will donate 100 percent of the proceeds of the award to the Alliance for Climate Protection, a bipartisan non-profit organization that is devoted to changing public opinion in the U.S. and around the world about the urgency of solving the climate crisis.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/10/12/al-gore-wins-nobel-peace-prize/

[Seabiscuit]

142. WOOHOO!!!

:woohoo:

YOU ROCK, AL!!!

:yourock:


Now please, please, please, lead this country out of the swamp.

WE NEED YOU, AL!

k&r #128

[DUlover2909]

146. I wonder what Nobel Prize Bush or Cheney will win!

[Seabiscuit]

157. "Most Deserving Of Conviction by the International Criminal Court of Justice"

(for war crimes and genocide).

They get to share it, along with a prison cell.

[Joey Liberal]

181. President Al Gore is a National Hero!

The Nobel Peace Prize for 2007
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr. for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change.

Indications of changes in the earth's future climate must be treated with the utmost seriousness, and with the precautionary principle uppermost in our minds. Extensive climate changes may alter and threaten the living conditions of much of mankind. They may induce large-scale migration and lead to greater competition for the earth's resources. Such changes will place particularly heavy burdens on the world's most vulnerable countries. There may be increased danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states.

Through the scientific reports it has issued over the past two decades, the IPCC has created an ever-broader informed consensus about the connection between human activities and global warming. Thousands of scientists and officials from over one hundred countries have collaborated to achieve greater certainty as to the scale of the warming. Whereas in the 1980s global warming seemed to be merely an interesting hypothesis, the 1990s produced firmer evidence in its support. In the last few years, the connections have become even clearer and the consequences still more apparent.

Al Gore has for a long time been one of the world's leading environmentalist politicians. He became aware at an early stage of the climatic challenges the world is facing. His strong commitment, reflected in political activity, lectures, films and books, has strengthened the struggle against climate change. He is probably the single individual who has done most to create greater worldwide understanding of the measures that need to be adopted.

By awarding the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 to the IPCC and Al Gore, the Norwegian Nobel Committee is seeking to contribute to a sharper focus on the processes and decisions that appear to be necessary to protect the world’s future climate, and thereby to reduce the threat to the security of mankind. Action is necessary now, before climate change moves beyond man’s control.

Oslo, 12 October 2007

[elehhhhna]

147. rec 130. speechless w/ anticipation.

[msanthrope]

148. Congratulations Mr. Gore!!!!! n/t

[Mad_Dem_X]

149. Congratulations, President Gore! n/t

[Joe Bacon]

152. Well, what do you think about that Maureen Dowd????

Ol Whoreen trashed Al every chance she could. Maybe, just maybe now is the time for that liar to apologize in public to Al Gore.

[frogcycle]

192. fat chance

the "opposition" already have their minds made up and cannot be confused with something as straightforward as facts.

try convincing a creationist that the world is older than 6000 years or whatever it is they think.
just not gonna happen

[redqueen]

270. Maureen isn't the opposition, though... she's allegedly a journalist...

but when Al was running she couldn't stop talking about what colors he was wearing, and other such nonsense. Check the Daily Howler for a nice run-down of how many 'journalists' made a joke of the 2000 election (every election, really).

[frogcycle]

299. "allegedly" being the critical part of the statement n/t

[clyrc]

154. Such great news!

I can't stop smiling.

[CT_Progressive]

156. Way to go, Mr. Gore !!

[berni_mccoy]

159. Congratulations Mr. Gore! You Deserve It.

K&R! :kick:

[mogster]

161. Some reactions - IPCC: - It would have been OK even if Gore was sole winner

- We would have been satisfied even if he (Al Gore) had been the sole winner, says Carola Traverso Saibante of IPCC, in the first responses from the Climate panel to the Nobel award.

- This was a surprise, says Saibante to the AP news agency.
(..)
- This year's Peace prize will increase the attention for human created climate changes, says the leader of IPCC, Rajendra Pachauri.

Trans. from here:
http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/uriks/article2044817.ece

About the IPCC:

The IPCC, established in 1988, is tasked with providing policymakers with neutral summaries of the latest expertise on climate change.

The organisation involves hundreds of scientists working to collate and evaluate the work of thousands more.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7041082.stm

[mogster]

165. Comments from the US Repub grass root

In the BBC 'Have your say', lol.

"In the short term, it is horrible to give the Nobel "Peace" prize to a filmmaker who makes factually incorrect propaganda. Can you say "Goebbels"? As a political move it is very interesting. He will be pushed into running for president to the detriment of Hilla the Hun."
http://newsforums.bbc.co.uk/nol/thread.jspa?forumID=3671&edition=2&ttl=20071012132502

Maybe a tad overdone? ;-)

[Laurab]

316. I do like the last sentence...

not the "Hilla the Hun" part, but the running for president part!

[mogster]

176. Some more reactions, articles

Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2043234.ece

Praise rolls in for winners of the Nobel Peace Prize
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2045061.ece

A Nobel for the environment
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2044520.ece

Gore to donate prize money
http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article2045190.ece

These articles are in English ;-)





OK, enough spamming of this thread.

[rAVES]

163. Woohoo!

I'm delighted for Mr Gore :)

[tavalon]

164. It's time we had a Nobel Laureate in the White House

instead of an over entitled frat boy fucktard!

[Eurobabe]

166. YES!!!! Way to go AL!!

:bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause:

:bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause:

:bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause: :bounce: :bounce: :applause: :applause:

[Catchawave]

167. Congratulations Al !

And thank you for all you do for our fragile world :toast:

[thetaoofterri]

168. Whooo Hoooo!!!

My husband called me this morning and woke me up as soon as he heard. I am thrilled.

Congratulations and nicely done, President Gore!!

[Joey Liberal]

170. Congratulations President Gore!

I am proud of my President, Al Gore.

[racaulk]

172. w00t!!!

Congratulations, Mr. Gore! Well deserved!

:applause: :bounce:

[mike_c]

173. congratulations and well deserved, president Gore!

:toast:

[The Witch]

174. WAHOOOOOO OOOOOO OOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!

:party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :party: :toast: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :loveya: :loveya: :grouphug: :grouphug: :headbang: :headbang: :yourock: :yourock: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

175. Meanwhile, Dan Quayle wins "Lowest Foursome"

at the Golden Wasp Country Club's annual tournament!

Congratulations, Dan!!

[antiimperialist]

178. I dedicate this award to Frank Rich, NYT writer who tried to smear Al Gore

inventing false stories against him (See Love Story).

[graywarrior]

179. Fantastic!

We all knew he'd get it. Let's hope we are right about his running for prez.

[WillyT]

180. WooHoo !!! - K & R !!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:
:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:


Al!!!

:yourock:

Freepers!!!

:rofl::evilgrin::rofl:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

182. Gore Shares Nobel Peace Prize with UN Panel

Source: CNN

This is the article on Gore's winning via CNN -- note the following:

A source involved in Gore's past political runs told CNN that he definitely has the ambition to use the peace prize as a springboard to run for president.

But he will not run, because he won't take on the political machine assembled by Sen. Hillary Clinton, said the source. If the senator from New York had faltered at all, Gore would take a serious look at entering the race, the source said. But Gore has calculated that Clinton is unstoppable, according to the source.

I don't know who the sources is -- sources have been wrong before -- and that sources was speaking before the prize was awarded. Just food for thought to the Draft Gore Movement.



Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/12/nobel.gore/index.html

[Cronopio]

363. I hope Gore has a better reason for staying out of the race than that.

Any political strategist with half a brain (I know, that narrows the field down a lot) knows that Gore would easily be able to make the growing Hillary/anti-Hillary schism in the Dem a thing of the past.

If he believes that the system is too corrupt to deal with, I can easily understand. But if he thinks he isn't at least a serious contender, he's about the only person on the planet who believes that.

[usregimechange]

183. Run Al run!

[Richard Steele]

184. Congratulations, President Gore! nm

[Oilwellian]

186. I've never felt more proud

All my best to the Gore family. :thumbsup:

[Odin2005]

187. Woohoo!!!

:woohoo:

[Lone_Star_Dem]

190. Fantastic!

I admit to being a tad nervous. The Nobel Committee is sometimes a bit slow to recognize the greatness of a persons works. Not in this case however.

[SaveElmer]

191. Congrats to Big Al...an award richly deserved...nt

[southpaw]

193. Woooooo Hooooooo!

Congrats, Mr. President!

[doubleplusgood]

194. congratulations President Gore & IPCC!

[ozone_man]

195. He deserves it.

As did the scientists who provided all of the data. It takes both to bring awareness to this issue. And it most definitely is a peace issue. We have only to look at our present war over oil to understand that.

[ooglymoogly]

196. yes indeedy...love it, love it, love it

Go Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Yankeemeisje]

197. This is good. This is very good.

[redqueen]

274. What a great time for a first post...

Welcome to DU, Yankeemeisje! :hi:

[HamdenRice]

198. KRNT!

[lonestarnot]

199. Happy Day AL!

Congratulations! :bounce: :applause: :thumbsup: :woohoo: YES!

[Iwillnevergiveup]

200. All right everyone,

grab a partner and let's do a Tennessee Waltz!

WOW! Congratulations, President Gore.

[Phillycat]

201. He is just so damned IMPRESSIVE.

God, I want to vote for him.

[qwlauren35]

202. Dumb Question Here - WHY?

What does global warming have to do with peace? To me this seems like an effort to highlight Gore, which is great because his efforts are commendable, but in the wrong way.

Wasn't there anyone who actually worked toward PEACE this year?

[crispini]

208. Climate change is going to be a leading cause of instability in the world in the years to come.

Climate change is going to disproportionately affect the poor and the third world (see: India, and all the people who live in coastal areas there). Look at the Grameen bank guy that got the award last year or a couple of years ago -- you could also say that's not directly related to 'peace' either, but it is.

[qwlauren35]

307. The list has some interesting variations.

I don't always pay attention to who gets it and why. Mother Teresa, Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Henry Kissinger, MLK, the polish Pope, those who tried to iron out peace in the Middle East (Yasser Arafat), Jimmy Carter, all come to mind.

Thinking about it, perhaps it is more of a humanitarian award - Mother Teresa wasn't working toward "peace".

Perhaps whenever the conflict in the Middle East seems at its most furious, I tend to want focus on an end to war. And fail to see the bigger picture.

I'm glad I asked my dumb question.

[tabasco]

216. Why do you think we have wars?

Most often to obtain natural resources, such as water and arable land. If we cannot mitigate climate change, war will be an outcome. Gore has helped raise awareness of climate change around the globe. Whether it is too late is another question.

[qwlauren35]

301. To be honest,

It's been a long time since I remember seeing a war over water or arable land.

Oil, yes. Water, no. Maybe I'm just not looking in the wrong areas of the world. Or maybe I'm not recognizing a fight over water & arable land when i see one.

Is the civil war in Iraq or the hostility in Korea over water or arable land? Is the power struggle between capitalism/democracy vs. communism, or Catholicism vs. Protestantism, Islam vs. Judaism, or just plain old ethnic cleansing, ultimately over water and arable land?

Or, perhaps natural resources are the clear goal of those who drive war, but this isn't communicated to the foot soldiers, who are tricked into believing that it's for a more passionate cause.

[tabasco]

341. Read and learn.

1. Regarding water:

As demand for water hits the limits of finite supply, potential conflicts are brewing between nations that share transboundary freshwater reserves. More than 50 countries on five continents might soon be caught up in water disputes unless they move quickly to establish agreements on how to share reservoirs, rivers, and underground water acquifers.

http://globalpolicy.igc.org/security/natres/waterindex.htm

Water is the most precious resource in the Middle East, more important even than oil. Competition for water from the River Jordan was a major cause of the 1967 war. As populations increase, water becomes more scarce, aggravating regional tensions.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/world/2000/world_water_crisis/default.stm

'Whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting over," Mark Twain once said. At the start of the 21st century, his gloomy view on the water side of the equation has been getting endorsements from an impressive - if unlikely - cast of characters.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/08/23/opinion/edwatkins.php

http://www.mideastnews.com/WaterWars.htm

http://www.abc.net.au/science/news/stories/s1182739.htm

Have you ever been really, REALLY thirsty?

2. Regarding arable land, I can only presume you haven't studied much history if you aren't aware of wars for arable land. Just because you haven't seen something doesn't mean it hasn't happened. That is the level of thinking of an imbecile.

[NewJeffCT]

218. In early 2004, the Pentagon released a study

saying that the biggest danger to world peace was war over resources that were dwindling because of global warming.

Of course, you have to take that with a grain of salt, as the Pentagon is full of a bunch of commie-pinko tree hugging hippy types.

[Swede Atlanta]

222. Climate Change will result in war and devastation

Climate change as anticipated will result in food shortages, mass refugee problems, etc. I can't think of any single issue that is more important to PREVENTING the cause for war and strife in the future. Today the changes may be more inconvenient than anything but over time they will become substantive and compelling.

[xiamiam]

260. can you name one other person who positively united the world around any single issue?

is unity not a step toward peace?

[diane in sf]

361. Wars for oil are taking place as we speak. Wars for water and arable land could

soon follow as climate shifts cause the loss of these precious resources. Imagine swarms of refugees forced from their homes and lands. What if there is absolutely no water left for Las Vegas and Los Angeles, where will those millions of people swarm to? Imagine the midwest and central valley of California too hot and arid to grow crops...

[stanwyck]

365. How much peace do you think the world will have

if our environment is destroyed and humans have to battle each other to survive? What is more basic to peace than quality of life?

[Uncle Joe]

391. When you don't have water and your neighbor does what will you do about it?

When the mountain glaciers melt which feed the rivers, there will be wars over water if nothing else. Tens of millions if not hundreds of millions of refugees, being displaced from flooded or drought areas, only death and war can come from this.

[Kajsa]

204. Congratulations, President Gore!

:toast: :bounce: :toast:

[crispini]

205. Congrats, Al!

:woohoo:

[Magleetis]

206. Congratulations President Gore

Now we need you to reclaim the prize that was stolen from you in 2000.

[phylla]

207. Blessed are the peacemakers...

Mr President-
Thank you.

[YOY]

209. When is the ceremony in Oslo?

ROCK ON AL!!!

ON EDIT: December 10th. I found it!

[sueh]

210. Congratulations to Al and the IPCC...

we thank you for your work.

[SharonRB]

211. Congratulations, President Gore!

Now, please, please, please, please, please, please, please run! We beg you!

:bounce: :applause: :woohoo: :yourock:

[immoderate]

WTG, Al!

:applause:

--IMM

[SaveAmerica]

212. Just want to add my WOO to the HOOOOOOS!!!

:toast: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause:

[Evergreen Emerald]

213. Well deserved !

Waaaaahhhoooooooo!

[IronLionZion]

217. WOOT!!! All right Al! K+R nt

[LibDemAlways]

219. I am now privileged to have met two Nobel Peace

Prize Winners - Jimmy Carter and Al Gore. Wonderful!

[AllyCat]

220. Yeah! Way to go Mr. Gore!

This is wonderful news. No wonder he won't run for President...he's too good.

[lovuian]

225. woohoo Al

:woohoo:

He tryed to save the planet

[quiet.american]

226. Well-deserved! How wonderful! n/t

[helderheid]

227. Chills and tears of joy!!!

[Lena inRI]

228. Mr. Gore, THE WORLD WANTS YOU TO BE THE NEXT US PRESIDENT. . .

. . .and we give a resounding YES !

Please turn the U.S. ship of state around before we sink with the corporate clique.

:loveya: :grouphug: :loveya: :grouphug: :loveya:

GORE / CLARK 2008

[emmadoggy]

231. Yaaaayyyyy!!!!!! Congratulations, President Gore!

:toast: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :patriot: :loveya:

[kwyjibo]

233. YES!!!!!!!!!!!

When I heard on the radio in my car, I started jumping up and down. I'm so excited for him!

[farmhand]

234. I think that awesome that he got the Nobel, that should shutup all those damn idiot conservatives

The best thing about this is it brings Al Gore more credibility because idiot fuck up conservatives like Rush Limbaugh say climate change is a myth. Good for Gore!

[myrna minx]

235. Congratulations, Mr. President.

:applause:

[BlueOysterCult]

237. Alright!!! Carter and Gore!!! Nobel peace winners!

Let's see a Republican prez or vice prez win that one!

[femrap]

238. K&R

Run, Al Run!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Zavulon]

239. Congratulations, Mr. President.

Now please run. PLEASE.

[Dukkha]

240. To all the whining crybaby right wing pundits today:

You lost Sore Losermen! GET OVER IT!!!

The world knows a good leader when they see it, like Mr Gore and Mr Carter.

[ChiciB1]

241. A Day For ALL Of Us To Keep A Smile On Our Face... One Of Our

very own, a very much loved person by so many has achieved what may be his GREATEST accomplishment.

I KNOW many here want him to run, think he WILL run, but WHY should he??? Why jump back into this hot bed of harassment and divisive thing called politics! He has done MORE out of office than he was ever able to do as a Senator & VP!!

Had THEY not CHEATED him and perpetrated an outright FRAUD in 2000 this country would have done so much better, but we got what we got, which only makes THIS HONOR bestowed upon him much sweeter and IMPORTANT!

YOU SHOWED THEM... Al Gore... all of my family SALUTES YOU and we continue to "go green" as much as financially possible!!!

[againes654]

242. Came to DU first thing this morning to check

Congrats Mr. President!! :patriot:

Now, you know what you need to do!!!

[InvisibleTouch]

243. Now THIS is how I like to start my day!

Starting off with wonderful news for a change. Congrats, President Gore, for a well-earned win! :) :)

[tandot]

244. What great news to wake up to.

K & R

[redqueen]

245. A very well-deserved honor.

He has done so much...


Now please, Al... put us out of our primary-warring misery! :P

[blackspade]

246. Rock the Fuck on!!!! n/t

[file83]

247. He worked very hard to deserve this.

Gore, you are a great man.

Now, RUN FOR PRESIDENT you nitwit!!!!!

[suffragette]

248. Wonderful news

Checked here before I even had my 1st cup of coffee. What a great way to wake up.
:woohoo:

[Judi Lynn]

249. Not a moment too soon, either! CNN has a poll you might want to note on this:

Are Al Gore and the climate-change panel deserving winners of the Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes 58% 31804
No 42% 22745
Total Votes: 54549

www.cnn.com

"Quick Vote" is on the right side of the page.

[ailsagirl]

291. Can't believe 42% said "no"

But I voted, you bet. I'm so proud of him!!!!!!

:smoke:

[Iwillnevergiveup]

251. Ohhhh, we can do so much better

Over at cnn.com

"Are Al Gore and the climate change panel deserving winners of the Nobel Peace Prize?"

7:30 a.m. Pacific time

Yes 58%

No 42%

Let's hit it, folks!

[AnneD]

252. The greatest President....

we never had.

His Nobel Prize trumps Bush's Medal of Freedom any day of the week.

[Jack Bone]

253. Congrats Mr. President!

:toast: :kick:

[Catherine Vincent]

254. Nice going Big Al!

It was nice waking up this morning hearing the news that Al Gore won a nobel peace prize. Talk about breaking news!

[Pacifist Patriot]

256. I am so glad I got to pop on here today. What fantastic news!

I have been living in a vacuum of site seeing for the last 8 days and just had a moment to get my bearings before resuming my travels. Awesome, just awesome!

[mdelaguna2000]

259. Congrats President Gore for assuming your well-earned place in history

[TankLV]

261. And the Right Wing IDIOTS are apopopletic and in full court press now...

It's a thing of beauty...they're all choking on their bile...

CNN has to give "equal time" to the 3 RIGHT WING IDIOTS who have NO credentials at all to speak of and who have been THOROUGHLY discredited - in their concern for "fairness"...I'm disgusted with CNN...

This is GREAT NEWS for HUMANITY and AL at this crucial time...

Let's see we have something like 99.99% of ALL the worlds scientists agreeing with Al on the one side, and on the other side, we have a few DISCREDITED and DISGRUNTLED REPUKE opinion mongers who have an agenda - a LYING agenda - but they have to give "equal time" to be "fair"...hmmm...wonder where they were during the crap they threw at Clinton for all these years...hmmm...

[Greylyn58]

262. So well deserved Mr. Gore!

We are so very proud of you!!! Your hard work has been handsomely rewarded.

[Lugnut]

263. Congratulations to Mr Gore and the IPPC!

:applause:

[peacebuzzard]

269. I have to add my endorsement for this well deserved recognition

for our greatest living patriot and front man!

Please say yes, Al.

Kucinich and Edwards in your cabinet please.


now it is 58 yes 42 no on the poll
http://www.cnn.com/

[Applan]

271. As is customary on these occasions.....

....the president will deliver a speech to honour the great work that this Nobel Peace Prize winner has done.

YEAH RIGHT!

It is my honest opinion that Al Gore is the only man who can lead this country and subsequently the countries of world into saving the planet. He MUST run.

[lildreamer316]

272. So Happy...for him and for the world!!

CONGRATS, Mr. President.

[JimboDem]

273. Al

Wicked Pissah!!

Well Done and congratulations to you and The IPCC.
Let there be gnashing of teeth, pulling of hair, and corporate-media/neoconservative implosion.

:toast:

[amb123]

276. Congratulations, MR. PRESIDENT!

Hint! Hint! Hint!

:yourock: :applause:

[Scooter24]

277. Excellent!!

And very well deserved! :woohoo:

[Irishonly]

278. Congratulations Vice President Gore

:bounce: :yourock:

I am so happy he has finally gotten some recognition for all of the environmental work he has done.

[codjh9]

280. Take that, you f-ing idiot 'doubters'!!! Gore Rules!

[aquart]

281. Shrieking, weeping, JOY.

The most visceral reaction I've had to anything in a long time.

[alberg]

284. If you want him to run then sign the petition

http://www.draftgore.com/

[Dora]

286. It would do us all a service if we will act as he has done.

This man turned the disappointment of the stolen election of 2000 into an opportunity for global service and leadership beyond borders.

I hope that I can in some small way do with my life as he has done with his own.

Gore for President - ASAP!

[Politicub]

287. Amazing!!

And well deserved.

I can't even imagine what the past seven years would have been like had Gore been our president instead of Bush. It saddens me, but we must move forward.

If Al runs again, I have no doubt he would win.

[nam78_two]

290. K&R

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[Mrs. Overall]

292. Wow! Just heard the news! Maybe there is hope he will enter the race!!

[kestrel91316]

294. Sigh........YAYYYYYYYY!!!!!

I just had a real strong feeling about this the past few weeks.....

My President.

[jordi_fanclub]

295. Congratulations PRESIDENT Gore. I hope that, after Oslo, next The Hague...

... should give a "compensation" prize to That-Aberration-caled-the-Fraud-in-Chief!

[grasswire]

306. THAT photoshop is amazing

Did you do it?

[grasswire]

309. America has a hero again

Someone to inspire young people. Someone to encourage us all to live better lives -- to be good, and courteous, and smart, and principled.

I salute Al Gore. A visionary. A real man.

[FooFootheSnoo]

297. Go Al!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:woohoo:

[L. Coyote]

298. K & R #282 !!!! Are we breaking a rec record, or what?

[La Lioness Priyanka]

300. class and dignity are two words i think of when i think of gore

[jordi_fanclub]

303. BTW... I just can imagine the speech...

"I'd like to thank... (etc, etc, etc)... and finally, a special thanks:

to the Supreme Court and the vote counters in Florida. I couldn't have won this without you!"

[morffin]

304. Not as meaningfull

As it used to be ....for gods sake Kissinger won this frigging thing.

[Divine Discontent]

351. it doesn't diminish WHO won it this time though... it is RIGHTLY deserved n/a

[Hissyspit]

362. Award for action to influence peace. Not for who the person is.

Having said that the Kissinger award was probably the weakest ever, but in the context of 1973 they were trying to help end Vietnam. In 2007, they are trying to avoid war as the planet fries.

[bleever]

305. Congratulations, Al!

Very happy for you, and for all of us.

:yourock:

[Rosa Luxemburg]

308. Al is the BEST!

[Cobalt Violet]

311. K&R

[bluescribbler]

312. K&R

:kick: :toast:

[SusanaMontana41]

315. Congratulations, Mr. President!

Now, pleeeeeaaaaase help us end our national nightmare.

[SeattleGirl]

317. YES!!!!!

Congratulations, Al!!

:applause: :applause: :applause:

[gateley]

318. This is such a wonderful event. This thread is like a "where were you when..." nt

[me b zola]

319. Congratulations President Gore!

:applause:

[Hip_about_time]

321. WOW!

Well I got my first email from a Nobel prize winner this morning!

[Hissyspit]

330. Welcome to DU!

:patriot:

:toast:

[robertpaulsen]

320. Glad to be the 300th rec! Go Al!!!

I don't know if that's a record for recommendation on DU, but if not, I hope this thread breaks that record!

:kick:

:dem:

:patriot:

[robertpaulsen]

344. Question to the mods: Can we give this thread a 6TH star on the greatest page?

Sometimes exceptions need to be made, and I believe Gore truly deserves our highest honor, even if it doesn't exist yet!

[democratdoug]

322. Al Gore....A True American Patriot!!

This is a great day for America....and America needed this! They can NEVER take this away from Al Gore, one of the greatest Americans in HISTORY!!
The rightwingnuts can say whatever they want...but Bush will go down as the worst leader in HISTORY (which is exactly what I told a coworker...he was shocked and he said "no way"...I said "Just wait and see...lol") What a rude awakening these chickenhawks are in for...HA!

Now...we need Al Gore as President! He would make sure America was the de facto leader in technological and environmental research and developement, manufacturing, and global policy. What better way for America to reclaim our pride and respect, and provide jobs for Americans as well as help save the earth for our children?

GO AL GORE!!

[allisonthegreat]

323. yeah....well deserved! n/t

[krabigirl]

324. Wonderful!

[Orrex]

325. Some additional commentary

Secretary of State Rice is giving the President his daily briefing, and she mentions that Gore has won the Nobel Prize.

"Dad gummit," squawks the executive in his affected quasi-Texas accent.

Rice and the assembled staffers are silent. Such outbursts from the churlish President are hardly uncommon, but the pure pettiness of the sentiment is nonetheless surprising.

"I mean, really," he goes on. "I don't have a bell, and no one gave me no durned prize."

[emilyg]

326. Good!!!!

[Cha]

327. Congratulations,

Al Gore for making such a difference in our lives and Oslo thinks so too! :loveya:

[goodgd_yall]

328. Congratulations, Albert!! n/t

[sakabatou]

331. Congradulations, Mr. Gore

:party:

[DutchLiberal]

332. Thank you, Mr. Gore, for all your fantastic work! You deserve it more than anybody else!

[Autonomy]

334. Woohoo!

congrats Mr. Gore!

[colorado_ufo]

335. Yes! He got it! Hurray!!!!!

:bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce::bounce:

[Myrina]

338. It's really aggrivating to see all the media partisanship ...

... we - as AMERICANS - should be proud as hell that one of our own is smart enough, involved enough, and CARES enough to delve so deeply into something that affects the entire world that it merits such prestigious acknowledgement.

What the hell is wrong with people, that they have to turn what should be a moment of enormous national pride, into a 6th grade pissing match?

/rhetorical question :spank: :(

[trashcanistanista]

339. Congratulations President Gore!

You've made us all proud!

[AspenRose]

342. I am so pleased.

Congratulations Mr. Gore!

[bhumikag]

343. on ur face republicans!!

yeah!! eat ur hearts out conservatives and global warming deniers..i wish this man was the president..things would be so much better.


bhumika
politics desk,Voxant Newsroom

[2008]

345. Congratulations Sir

[Zhade]

346. Well-deserved. So awesome.

He's a changed man, and I love it.

I wish he'd run. He'd win again, this time in a landslide!

[Reterr]

347. k&r Mr.President

:yourock: :applause:

[Goldfish]

349. CONGRATULATIONS, AL!

What a wonderful day!

[DainBramaged]

350. Dear Mr. President

Congratulations

[AllexxisF1]

352. The Right Wing Is Truly Showing How Revolting They Are.

I am in absolute tears of joy for Al and his deserving of this award. But Freepers and the Right Wing have turned this day into the most ugly I have ever seen. I cannot believe these people and how truly ugly they are.

Here is an American Politician being recognized by the world for his accomplishments with the highest award amongst men and here they are pissing all over it.

I swear to all that is holy I hate Republicans.

[texastoast]

354. Really?

Well, if the pukes piss all over Al like they pissed all over the Dixie Chicks, then Al is going to be just fine.

[abq e streeter]

355. As disgusting as it is,

the fact that their ignorant, hate-filled, ugly response was so predictable makes it that much more disgusting.

[rhiannon55]

358. Congratulations Mr. President

You are a true hero. :patriot:

Please run again; the world needs you!

[leaninglib]

364. Peace prize...??? There's peace? Where?

[go west young man]

366. Republicans could only wish to be so proud!

Thank you President Gore!

[calteacherguy]

367. Congratulations to Al Gore. Can we get this to 500 recommendations?

[Anwen]

368. Wonderful news!

Congratulations, Al Gore!!!

[Gman]

369. K&R #394

[jeff30997]

370. Best Candidate to merit it !!!!

[jeff30997]

371. Is there something bad that can be said about Al ?

Damngambit! I Love the guy !!!

[Systematic Chaos]

372. K&R #399 - What a wonderful thing this is!

I saw this on the home page when I logged in at work during lunch, and either because the internet at my workplace sucks or this place was swamped (or both) I couldn't view or recommend this thread.

Now that I'm home I'm thrilled to see almost 400 recs and all of these great comments from fellow DUers.

Now will he just do the right thing and run so he can save our country? I sure hope so! :D

[Mabus]

373. Yes!

He has done an incredible job of educating the world about the imminent danger of climate change. He makes me proud to be an American again.

[leftist_not_liberal]

379. 415 recs

Is that the record?

If so, what's it mean - Yo, DemoBase?

[Divine Discontent]

401. for this great honor

it'd be nice if it was more than half of that user total on the home page on the top right

[Doctor_J]

380. The wingers on WGN in Chicago were livid today

I guess they'll have to wait for the Nobel War Prize for the Lying Imbecile to win an award.

[humbled_opinion]

384. He gets the idiot warmonger prize...n/t

[NeoConsSuck]

387. CNN.COM was also throwing a hissy fit

Their top article was 'Does Al Gore deserve the Nobel?', and immediately followed with an online poll of same subject.

Corporate Neocon Network can blow me.

[Penndems]

381. Heartiest congratulations to former Vice President Gore

Richly deserved for bringing to prominence and emphasizing this most urgent and important issue.

Well done, Sir! :bounce: :toast: :applause: :yourock:

[KalicoKitty]

382. Oh, how I wish Al Gore would consider running for President!

He is such a good man and so intelligent. I still say 9/11 would not have happened under his watch. He tried so hard for more airline security, when he was Vice President, only to be scoffed at by the Republican Congress.

I am so happy he won the Nobel Peace Prize, and was not surprised at all the he did win. (Something Bush cannot steal from him!!!)

CONGRATULATIONS VICE PRESIDENT GORE!

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[humbled_opinion]

383. Now is the Time for Great Men.

America calls upon its true patriots men of great courage and strength to untangle this country from the great web of destruction that has engulfed us.

This country needs Al Gore NOW more then ever before.

With this honor the world has shown you a great and humbling respect. You are the answer to this nations problems. You must see this.

Simply put to restore the credibility and world standing to the office of President of the U.S. there is no one that can match you resume. Please... Please...

Hillary can run after your term.

Honestly you are the last great hope of this country. I remain hopeful..

[usregimechange]

385. I've never seen that many recommends on DU before

[davidlynch]

388. Contratulations Al Much Deserve n/t

[Uncle Joe]

389. Thanks for the thread Hissyspit.

Al Gore inspires me! Thank you President Gore and Norway rocks!:yourock:

[LibertyorDeath]

390. He's in Great Company

1964 - Martin Luther King



Congratulations President Gore !!

[NoGodsNoMasters]

394. Cool.

Now if only they could take back the ones they gave to Milton Freidman and Henry Kissinger.

[YvonneCa]

395. Mr. Vice President...

...it is SO wonderful to finally see you recognized for your perseverance on behalf of our country, your dedication to doing what is right for the planet, and your patriotism. Congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. We need you to be President now.

[cstanleytech]

397. To be honest

I am not sure if he deserved to win.
Yeah the movie he made is important because it made people more aware of the possible dangers of global warming and same for the UN report but this is the peace prize, it should have gone to Aun San Suu Kyl or someone similar.

[orleans]

399. i guess you missed this--check it out--think about it--makes a lot of sense

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x2036982

By CHARLES J. HANLEY, AP Special Correspondent Fri Oct 12, 4:53 PM ET

What does global warming have to do with global peace? The globe may find out sooner than we think, experts say.


"Climate change is and will be a significant threat to our national security and in a larger sense to life on Earth as we know it to be," retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, former U.S. Army chief of staff, told a congressional panel last month.

The Nobel Peace Prize Committee agrees. In awarding the prize Friday to climate campaigner Al Gore and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a U.N.-sponsored network of scientists, the Norwegian committee said the stresses of a changing global environment may heighten the "danger of violent conflicts and wars, within and between states."

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071012/ap_on_sc/nobel_widening_peace

[cstanleytech]

406. Ah ok

then yeah looked at that way it maybe is related to peace because of the disrupting effects changes in the weather long term can have on otherwise stable governments.

[Hissyspit]

404. Aunh San Suu Kyi has already won a Nobel Peace Prize.

Peace is absolutely connected to the climate crisis. The committee knows exactly what it is doing.

[Divine Discontent]

405. we MUST MUST MUST

make PEACE with the world I believe we have been given - so it does not destroy us! I've never heard anyone say that, but that's my take on why he won, then I read the committee's argument, that wars will erupt over water, etc, because of GW concerns is also a reason as to why he one.

[Old and In the Way]

400. I'm 444 Al Gore in 2008! Run, Al, run!

[DainBramaged]

416. I'll bump that and rais you two terms

[bos1]

402. Weird. A symbol of the party that has aided and abetted the Iraq invasion and occupation

gets the peace prize. Just sayin'.

Yeah, it's cool in some ways I guess. It's really a consolation prize in place of the presidency.

[wordpix]

417. congrats, Pres. Gore!!! Love ya

:loveya: