Comment by missmolly — October 15, 2007 @ 8:35 am

Good point. However, I think that when it comes right down to it, it’s less about the award itself and more about bashing Gore at whatever cost. As pointed out several times here at TP, let a conservative win the award and see how Fox and the rightwingers champion it as the greatest thing since sliced bread.

The caption should read, I have something up my ass and it is vibrating; can you guess what it is?

Comment by nofltwlt — October 14, 2007 @ 9:59 pm

Ewwwwww! You made me go look!

I also read the item accompanying the picture. Another right-wing demonstration about how “meaningless” the award is by devoting attention to it.

Comment by muckdog — October 15, 2007 @ 1:54 am

Groovy. A broadcast version of USA Today. Pass.

What happened to basic humanity?

~Sean

And the Fox talking heads are mentally challenged.

“Interesting insights”? My neighbor’s dogs have more interesting insights than all these twits put together.

Secondly, it’s not a military honor either. The likes of General Petraeus would never get such an honor as The Nobel Peace Prize, due to not only perpetuating an illegal, ill-conceived war based upon pure lies but supporting the status quo as well. Petraeus receiving the Nobel prize is akin to giving Dr Mengele the Nobel Prize for Medicine due to his research in twins research.

Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm

Brainwashing our children. Ahhh, we’ve seen that before. So what do you think about the Bush administration brainwashing the American public into a needless war? What do you think about all those people who STILL think that Iraq was responsible for 9/11?

So you don’t think Gore deserves the prize? Since when were you elected to the Nobel Committee?

I bet you agree that Bush, who has _ucked up the Middle East more than anyone in American history, deserved nomination in 2002 for the Nobel Prize. What about Bush sharing the distinction with Stalin and Hitler of being nominated for the prize?

So what’s your take on all this? Leaving aside the argument for and against global warming, along with the nuts over at Newsbusters where you likely got your quote above, do you think that man is not affecting the climate in any way?

What about all the power plants that burn oil or coal and are continuously pumping heat and pollution into the air? We have a major chemical company in our town that produces its own electricity. They have probably 20 coal-fired boilers that produce steam, used to generate electricity 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days per year. Those 8 smokestacks feeding from the boilers pump heat that is hundreds of degrees in temperature into the atmosphere EVERY DAY. For at least 50 YEARS. Now tell me that this in no way affects the climate.

What about all the cars worldwide…millions upon millions…that belch out air that is hotter than what they ingest via their intake manifolds. And that is not to mention heat that is emitted by the engine block, radiator, and exhaust system. Every day of each year. Now tell me that this in no way affects the climate.

Finally, here’s a quote from one of the contributers at Newsbusters:

I’m all for preserving this beautiful planet. It takes my breath away to see footage of it from space but I also know that the nutty, extremist human activities intended to “save it” are a waste of time. The earth is strong; it will survive no matter how many SUV’s we junk and long after Gore is beneath its crust.

Yeah! Let’s just pollute the hell out of this planet. _uck Earth. Me and my way of life is much more important. She’s a strong old gal. She can take it!

I sure miss having good leadership.

It’s been so long since we’ve benefited from good leadership.

When was the last time that we had good, dependable, objective, intelligent leadership?

Maybe 7+ years ago?

LEADERSHIP!

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2002 to Jimmy Carter, 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.

During his presidency (1977-1981), Carter’s mediation was a vital contribution to the Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, in itself a great enough achievement to qualify for the Nobel Peace Prize. At a time when the cold war between East and West was still predominant, he placed renewed emphasis on the place of human rights in international politics.

Through his Carter Center, which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2002, Carter has since his presidency undertaken very extensive and persevering conflict resolution on several continents. He has shown outstanding commitment to human rights, and has served as an observer at countless elections all over the world. He has worked hard on many fronts to fight tropical diseases and to bring about growth and progress in developing countries. Carter has thus been active in several of the problem areas that have figured prominently in the over one hundred years of Peace Prize history.

In a situation currently marked by threats of the use of power, Carter has stood by the principles that conflicts must as far as possible be resolved through mediation and international co-operation based on international law, respect for human rights, and economic development.

Sounds to me like Bush & Co. could have benefitted from a phone call to “crazy” Jimmy before invading Iraq.

I think it is not a matter if the guy I like won or not. I think it is a progressive matter to go beyond results and criticize procedures. Gore has done a great job at informing US citizens what Climate Change was/is, and I dont want to sound aggressive or demeaning but all that info was pretty much well known around the world from years ago.

Whatever anyone says, that will not change.

The caption should read, I have something up my ass and it is vibrating; can you guess what it is?

“We’re brainwashing our children,” said Dr William Gray, 78, a long-time professor at Colorado State University. “They’re going to the Gore movie [An Inconvenient Truth] and being fed all this. It’s ridiculous.”

Comment by TCDon — October 14, 2007 @ 7:24 pm

So hey, TCD, are you endorsing your 78 year old Dr. William Gray for the award?

And I put those marks because, the left in the US is the moderate right in almost all parts of the world.