Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

[jefferson_dem]

Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
DOUG MELLGREN
Associated Press

OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.

"A prerequisite for winning the Nobel Peace Prize is making a difference, and Al Gore has made a difference," Conservative Member of Parliament Boerge Brende, a former minister of environment and then of trade, told The Associated Press.

Brende said he joined political opponent Heidi Soerensen of the Socialist Left Party to nominate Gore as well as Canadian Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier before the nomination deadline expired Thursday.

"Al Gore, like no other, has put climate change on the agenda. Gore uses his position to get politicians to understand, while Sheila works from the ground up," Brende said.

During eight years as Bill Clinton's vice president, Gore pushed for climate measures, including for the Kyoto Treaty. Since leaving office in 2001 he has campaigned worldwide, including with his Oscar-nominated documentary on climate change called "An Inconvenient Truth."

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[babylonsister]

1. That's incredible! nt

[rainy]

2. He's a rock star!

[goforit]

46. no kidding!!!.

[jcv1]

3. Other Presidential Winners

Let's hope Mr. Gore joins the ranks of the other two DEMOCRATIC Presidents who have won the Peace Prize, Jimmy Carter and (drum roll......) Woodrow Wilson. The other US President to win was Teddy Roosevelt who left the Republic party for the Progressive (Bull Moose) Party. Bully!

[zeemike]

4. He deserves it ...n/t

[NMDemDist2]

5. happy to give this the 5th rec n/t

[shaniqua6392]

6. That is great news!

He is really deserving of the Nobel.

[PuraVidaDreamin]

7. And an Oscar, and the presidency

He's not only deserving,
he's earned it.

[samsingh]

36. i think he's going to win the Oscar

that will be some cool acceptance speech and a standing ovation

[PuraVidaDreamin]

40. especially if he announced

his candidacy for president right then and there

[samsingh]

49. i think he's going to run.

[bahrbearian]

8. In your face Chimpy! N/T

[Nimrod2005]

9. OMFG, that's beautiful....Watch Faux News, heads are going to explode!!!

BAWABWABABWABAWABAWBAWa......

[Vinca]

10. WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt

[Hokie]

11. I thought that nominations were not made public?

This is from the Nobel organization web site:

Are the nominations made public?

The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, for 50 years. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators, as well as investigations and opinions related to the award of a prize.

There are lots of nominators. I think AL Gore is a worthy candidate and I hope that he wins but I would not get too excited yet.

[zbdent]

14. The Repukes ignored that

each time they said that Bush was nominated ...

[Uncle Joe]

25. The foundation can't disclose, however the individual members who voted can disclose

who they voted for if they wish.

[usregimechange]

12. k/r

[Vidar]

13. Applauding Al Gore.

[demnan]

15. I think I said it first here a few weeks ago

that he should be given the Nobel Peace Prize.

[Seldona]

16. What a year for him!

First the Oscar nod, now this. GO AL!

[JNelson6563]

17. Let's go over it, shall we?

Ok, Gore won the Presidency in 2000 (though of course we know it was stolen "legally" by the SCOTUS but never mind that for now), the movie starring him and his cause is up for an Oscar and now he's up for a Nobel Peace Prize.

He's morphing into a Colossus. We'd be lucky if he were willing to run for the WH.

Julie

[C_U_L8R]

18. 1...2...3...

here comes some republican mudslinging any minute now to take a swipe at Nobel prizes.

They are such poor sports

[mvd]

29. They already have, saying it's all a result of his "global warming..

propaganda." But the nomination speaks for itself. Congrats, Al! :bounce:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

19. I'll bet that really chaps *bush's ass...

...Good.

:rofl:

[smoogatz]

20. What's the mechanism for Nobel nomination?

Who nominates you?

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. And George Bush is bucking for an indictment to an Internation War Tribunal.

I bet both men, if given the chance, would wish they could go back to 2000; and if given the choice, would trade places.

[skipos]

22. Gov. Richardson has been nominated 4 times

for his foreign negotiations. We have some impressive 08 possibilities!

[sm409]

23. Conngrats Al!

He's definitely left this world a better place.

[demo dutch]

24. How Cool! Norway sending a message to this administration! Get with it!

[Uncle Joe]

26. I'm curious, why does this thread

show 48 replies on the one liner page and yet only reflect 25 posts prior to this one?

[Cha]

27. Damn Straight, Al Gore has

made a Difference! :toast: to the Peace Prize Committee!

[Midlodemocrat]

28. I can't of anyone who deserves it more. I love Al Gore.

[stanwyck]

30. Bravo. Love the man. I'm so happy for him

and his family and all the people who have helped him with his campaign to educate the world about global warming. Kudos to all of you. Well done.
He was robbed of the presidency. Robbed.
What a different world we'd live in if we had Gore as our leader instead of a stubborn, intellectually stunted fake cowboy.

[Tippy]

31. Great News

There is no one more deserving than Al......

[Tight_rope]

32. The only Award the Bush* will get is for being the "IDIOT" of the century!

[Shine]

33. Well done, Mr. Gore!!! Let's hope he gets the prize this time.

:applause:

[gulfcoastliberal]

34. K&R for President Gore

He did win the 200 election after all.

[flying_wahini]

35. everyone together now,,,"we love al"

a great man who is doing great things.

[superconnected]

37. About dang time he got recognition and applause.

Good for him!

[ignatius 2]

38. This is such an honor for Al Gore, and an oscar nomination as well. I

think it would be absolutely amazing if he wins one or both of these pestigious awards and then throws his hat into the presdential ring. Imagine, an articulate,thoughtful,caring man as president of this country again, be still my heart.

Congratulations Mr. Gore, you make me proud to be a supporter.

[outofbounds]

39. Way to go Mr Gore.

Thank you for your service and fortitude. :yourock:

[ryanmuegge]

41. He's done some good things lately, no doubt...

But does that make up for 8 years of relative inactivity when the world was going to hell around us? I don't know. I'm impressed by the fact that he's pushing this issue so hard with his own time and money (not that money's really an issue to a privileged multi-millionaire).

If anyone's seen the movie Who Killed the Electric Car, you know that Clinton/Gore made an informal compromise with the auto industry and energy companies not to push for electric vehicles in favor of pushing for hybrids (which aren't really that helpful in solving larger pollution/energy dependence problems, with the exception of plug-in hybrid technology). It's this kind of sissyish deal-making that paves the road to hell when we're talking about issues that are so serious.

[progressivebydesign]

44. How delightful to attack Al Gore on this thread...

Why not save your angst for people that are really fucking up the planet... i.e. Bush et al.

[Apollo11]

45. "8 years of relative inactivity" !!??

Let's see now.

As I recall - Al Gore was real busy back in 2000.

He was real busy in 2006 with "An Inconvenient Truth".

So that leaves 5 years inbetween when his profile was lower than it is today.

What did Al Gore do in those "missing" 5 years?

1) He developed his presentation (slide show) on the climate crisis and delivered it to audiences around the world (a few hundred times).

2) He wrote the book "An Inconvenient Truth" and helped make the movie.

3) He made many speeches about many subjects including the Iraq War, the PATRIOT Act, abuses of power by the Bu$h-Cheney regime threats to the Constitution (working with organisations like MoveOn and the American Constitution Society).

4) Endorsed Howard Dean in December 2003.

5) Spent much of 2004 campaigning for the Kerry-Edwards ticket (in places like Hawaii).

6) Helped set up Current TV.

7) Helped set up Generation Investment.

8) Low-profile work in the hi-tech sector, working with Apple and Google.

9) Low-profile work in the academic world, delivering lectures about the influence of the media.

10) Various interviews and TV appearances.

Those are just off the top of my head. For more info about Al Gore's activities I recommend you check out some of these websites:

www.algore.com
www.algore.org
www.draftgore.com - Sign the petition! :)
www.draftgore2008.org
www.patriotsforgore.com

:kick:

[Doctor_J]

47. Whaaaa?

Before Smirk attacked Iraq, Gore gave a spectacular speech in which he said that such a move would be a disaster militarily, financially, and diplomatically. He was Nostradamus. Of course the only thing you heard about this on Fox News was that he was overweight and had a beard. Maybe you should stop watching Fox all day long.

[Pierzin]

42. Amen to that!!! Gore is looking better every day!!

I hope he really gets it. Seriously, before Al's movie, was global warming discussed much? Would it(global warming) have gotten as much traction were not for the endless photos of now nearly snow-less mountaintops, where there used to be glaciers??? everyone with a pulse knows about this issue.
We need to change the course. We need to pressure spineless politicans to take actions now.

[progressivebydesign]

43. Let's make it a 3-fer, Al! The Nobel Prize, and Oscar, and Presidency.

He so deserves it!!

[apnu]

48. I dunno about Oscar but...

It would be cool if he ran for President and the MSM had to introduce him as 'Nobel Laureate Al Gore'

I would never get tired of hearing that.

[sakabatou]

50. Very nice

Just... wow.

[DuaneBidoux]

51. Can you imagine the poor Freepers if he wins?

God I do hope he wins! One after another, reality shows that the great people come from the liberal side of the spectrum!

Way to go Al!

[Treclo]

52. Maybe now,

I can finally get my Dad to watch "An Inconvenient Truth". :):):)

[Catherine Vincent]

53. I sure hope he gets it!

Gore!