White House 'happy' for Gore's Nobel Peace Prize

[rodeodance]

Source: reuters





White House 'happy' for Gore's Nobel Peace Prize
12 Oct 2007 14:22:38 GMT
Source: Reuters


CLEARWATER, Fla., Oct 12 (Reuters) - The White House praised former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and the U.N. climate panel on Friday for winning the Nobel Peace Prize for their work to raise awareness of the threat of global warming.

"The president learned about it this morning," said White House spokesman Tony Fratto, who is traveling with Bush in Florida. "Of course he's happy for Vice President Gore and happy for the international panel on climate change scientists who also shared the peace prize."

"Obviously, it's an important recognition and we're sure the vice president is thrilled," added Fratto, who said he did not know of plans for Bush to make a congratulatory call to Gore.

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Bush disagrees with many of the solutions Gore has offered to climate change. But Fratto said he did not see the prize as sending a message to Washington.
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[Zandor]

1. Let's hold Bush to that

The next time a repuke tells you global warming is BS, show him this.

[truthisfreedom]

2. Bush disagrees with many of the solutions Gore has offered to climate change. But has no solutions

of his own.

[BootinUp]

10. Thats a pretty good summation. n/t

[wtmusic]

3. Backhanded compliment

"Of course, he's happy..."
"Obviously, it's an important recognition..."

Fuck you GWB. Get on the phone and congratulate the man.

[Lobster Martini]

5. Unbelieveable. He called Barry Bonds, but he can't call Al Gore?

What a complete lack of class, and there's a big surprise.

[maxsolomon]

12. calling him legitimizes climate change as the #1 issue facing the planet

and that's the last thing the bush admin. would do.

if i were playing their hand, i'd have followed this script. morally reprehensible, but consistent.

[maxsolomon]

4. they don't give a nobel for narcissism

so bush can't ever win one.

[wtmusic]

7. Well he'll certainly pull one in for Incompetence

Oops, no prize there...and I guess Physics is out of the question

[Brigid]

8. Too bad there's no Nobel for incompetence.

Bush would have a lock on it, that's for sure. :eyes:

[cain_7777]

11. Isn't the freedom medal * gives out for incompetence; he should give himself one for a heckuva job

[Kolesar]

16. Are you still working on that electric car?

:)

[Brigid]

6. I hope they don't think . . .

that this makes up for screwing Gore out of the election of 2000. No, I don't think most of us have forgotten that.

[callous taoboy]

9. Like I'm happy about my upcoming root canal...n/t

[La Lioness Priyanka]

13. ...

:rofl:

[Jeff In Milwaukee]

14. Bush doesn't see a message...

Of course not! If "Bin Laden Determines to Strike US" didn't send a message, do you think he'd get a message from something this subtle?

[Rosa Luxemburg]

15. "Happy?"

which vice president are they referring to who is thrilled, not cheney?

[Cronopio]

17. "... he did not see the prize as sending a message to Washington."

It's not a message for Washington. It's a message for the rest of the world - at the expense of Washington.

It's not like anyone's waiting for the Bushies to wake up and learn something.

[dflprincess]

18. "The president learned about it this morning

and immediately swore and kicked Barney across the Oval Office."

[onehandle]

19. Nobel Peace Prizes: Gore:1 Bush: 0

Suuuuuuure they're happy.

[ooglymoogly]

20. The village idiot disagrees with reality.

who knew?