Thought this was interesting.

Gore earns Nobel nomination for global warming work

Nice to see that someone thinks Gore's work has been worthwhile.

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Curly

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

- Hermann Goering

Yea, really says a lot for the integrity of infra-working systems…
Everything is breaking down. The park census system changed there figures and apologized to the black community on there 183,000 -240,000 -350,000 million man count, exit polls after the al-gore/president Bush ballots for the first time in history began picking democrats at a 35% inaccuracy rate, a voting system used for generations suddenly doesn’t work because democrats keep loosing, marriage licensing for anybody wanting to marry anything, on and on with every freaking thing they touch.

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Only a liberal would know how hard it is to get a nicotine patch to stick to a monkey.

ummmm what?

anyways, good for Gore whether he wins or not

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USA = Mad Cowboy Disease

Gore Totally deserves it.

He's been trying to spread awareness of Global Warming for something like 20 years.... much longer than the public has even known the term.

It's not like he's saving the world, but indeed, he could be one of the most influential figures in an eventual movement that can effectively solve the problem.

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Screw Change!! Let's have a Seamless Transition of Power and Policy.. John McSame in 2008!

I guess I am the lone desentor. but I am strongly opposed. He is and has been and will always be an absolute nothing (at least to me)

Good for Gore, he's done a lot of good work.

No, I think Hank agrees with you

What does Global Warming have to do with Peace?

The Nobel Peace Prize 1901-2000

The prize has historically been about ending conflict. Now we're going to lump in "global warming activism" as a peaceful endeavor? Does this mean that we can create some new cliches: "Global warming advocates don't declare war on each other, YYYYEEEEEAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!"

This is about as lame as the redefining of the "doomsday clock" to include global warming.

The quote you included in your post had this:

Global concerns? Global warming? I'm guessing here that perhaps the people who nominated Gore believe that global warming is a global concern.

The quote also included this:

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Curly

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

- Hermann Goering

OK, you've matched the word "Global". Now let's try working on the argument about how "warming" correlates with "peace".

I mean, one would think he'd be nominated for one of the... you know... science prizes.

Well, no, actually what I did was read the information about the Nobel Peace Prize that you posted - you know, the parts about "global concerns" and "new concerns"?

The quote also included (and I also included in my earlier response):

Since they never defined "peace", and since they have interpreted "peace" ever more broadly, it doesn't seem to me that I or anyone else needs to be working on the argument about how "warming" correlates with "peace".

Good point. I have nothing to do with how people are nominated for what awards, but perhaps the thinking was that, since Gore didn't work in or develop anything in the sciences, but rather, has been instrumental in spreading the word about global warming, that a strictly science type of award would not be appropriate. But that's just a guess.

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Curly

The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

- Hermann Goering

But their definition of "peace" has never strayed away from the issue of "non-violence". All the categorical subdivisions within the article deal with non-violence, none deal with "public relations":

Organized Peace Movements
Statesmen
Humanitarians
Disarmerers
Human Rights

Not that it matters, we're just yapping 'cause we like to yap, and this is merely a nomination, not an award. However, if they're going to include non-peace oriented issues in the "Peace Prize" from now on, perhaps the thing ought to be renamed.

Well, if Bono can be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, why is it a stretch for Al Gore?

Bono could arguably be brining the world together with his music, political activism, discussion with world leaders and humanitarian activities.

Al Gore could arguably be uniting nations to work together on a common global initiative... nations that would not otherwise cooperate. Gore has given presentations all over the world. Although he is not a scientist, he is essentially the world embassador of the Global Warming cause.

Perhaps that's why he's being given consideration for the Peace Prize. I think he deserves it.

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Screw Change!! Let's have a Seamless Transition of Power and Policy.. John McSame in 2008!

Actually he is trying to spread STREISANDS LEGS, as they wail out Kum By Ya at El Nino!

He sucks big time, he is a Traitor like Clinton, and he is a total fucking idiot! His Home State HATES HIM, EXPLAIN THAT??


How does Global Warming Warnings effect World Peace??

If Gore belongs to this Forum, I am probably banned!!

WE AGREE!! How did this happen??