Gore thought likely to take home the Nobel Peace Prize 11

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   Flamingo Posted 9:09 am
   08 Oct 2007

   probably Obama....I don't think he'll run, either. I do hope he wins the prize, though.

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   plum Posted 10:13 am
   08 Oct 2007

   Why is Nader even a choice?(Unless it's possible to cast a negative vote.)

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   randino Posted 10:19 am
   08 Oct 2007

   Gore reminds me of Carter.He has accomplished more for the environment since leaving office, than he ever accomplished while in office. Sometimes a person's greatest days as a advocate of social change happens after they leave "public" life.
   I hope and pray he does not enter. If he does, and wins, he will fall prey to the same handlers and the same conservative forces in the DP that were second only to the Supreme Court in stealing the election from him.
   Randy Cunningham.
   
   Randy Cunningham

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   GreenMom Posted 11:16 am
   08 Oct 2007

   Even if he doesn't run......what's his incentive to endorse anyone?  He could stay above the fray til the Dems have a clear candidate.
   That said, if I'm wrong, my money's on Obama.  It sure ain't going to be Hillary.

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   Delay And Deny Posted 1:12 pm
   08 Oct 2007

   N raysClimate Delusionalisticomalisticalism is the equivalent of N-Rays.
   A dark day for Nobels...and Science!
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N_ray
   The so-called N rays (or N-rays) were a phenomenon described by French scientist René-Prosper Blondlot but subsequently found to be illusory.
   
   
   
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   Trebuchet Posted 11:54 pm
   08 Oct 2007

   Why endorse anyone in particular?Not a choice, but should be. He's not going to endorse anyone, but he's also not running. He IS going to endorse candidates energy plans, though!
   Maybe the "Gore Score" can refer to the energy plans. Well, Obama's plan has a Gore Score of 8 and Hillary's has a Gore Score of 7. Unless that's already trademarked for horror movies?
   Hmmmm.....

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   Werdna Posted 1:46 am
   09 Oct 2007

   Where's Giulliani?Very presumptive of you to not put him on the list.
   
   Andrew Eisenberg
   
   
   The gateway project is wrong---http://www.livableregion.ca/blog/blogs/index.php/

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   bellemichelle Posted 2:11 am
   09 Oct 2007

   Where's Kucinich?The only democrat missing...

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   Delay And Deny Posted 2:49 am
   09 Oct 2007

   Speaking of SicknessToday the Nobel Prize in Physics was award to people who helped build the "iPod".
   "The MP3 and iPod industry would not have existed without this discovery," Borje Johansson, a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences told The Associated Press. "You would not have an iPod without this effect."
   So this is what the world of science has come down to -- an iPod advertisement (Johansson couldn't seem to say the world "iPod" enough)?
   My guess is that in this world, yes, Al Gore would win the Nobel Prize for Peace -- because he can sell concerts where people can buy more iPods.  In turn they'll listen to podcasts from H. Clinton and vote for more IPCC funding.
   A vicious circle.
   
   
   
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    caniscandida Posted 3:00 am
    09 Oct 2007

    the lesson of 12/2003As January approaches, and especially if he wins the Nobel Prize, it will be harder for Al Gore to avoid having to comment on the respective energy proposals of the candidates.  Whether he allows himself to be forced to say whose is better and whose is worse, is up to him.
    He no doubt felt foolish after endorsing Governor Dean in 12/2003, then watching Dean's campaign falter and fail.  Presumably he will know better than to do anything like that again.
    Of course, things are a bit different.  There is no anti-establishment left-wing rising star this time (although the anti-GOP movement is powerful).  And Gore was certainly in no position to "anoint" the party's nominee back then; he has a lot more climate-crisis cred this time around, though.
    Still, apparently most Democrats are becoming increasingly satisfied with Hillary, and increasingly convinced that she is "electable."  Well, fine.  But she would have to do a great deal to persuade me to vote for her in the primary.
    To BelleMichelle:
    
    Yes, Dennis Kucinich is a gem, a treasure.  We do not do the country any service by ignoring his prophetic words.
    
    Chickens are our cousins! So are fish! So are other sentient animals! Let us learn to be kind.

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    foodchain Posted 9:51 am
    09 Oct 2007

    Stay above the fraySolutions to address climate change should NOT be politicized because we are ALL in this together, regardless of race, party affiliation, religion, etc.  I think Al Gore should therefore not endorse anyone. If he gets the Nobel Peace Prize, i think he should use the funds to gather together the best minds and come up with far-reaching, globally-relevant options, and do it fast.
    I wasn't impressed with the options outlined in Inconvenient Truth (too little, too late, and generally small actions that came off as a panaceae rather than deep behavioral and systemic change; there was not even a suggestion to 'buy local' to reduce the ecological footprint of our inane food and distribution system that contributes up to 30% of GHGs and promotes obesity!).
    I think there should be a movement to keep Al on the global stage as the eloquent spokesman and science translator that he is (perhaps as head of UN??) and continue to make climate change the number one priority that humanity needs to address in order to make sure we survive the massive changes that we are inducing.
    The earth will continue to spin and evolve without us. We just need to figure out how we can stop our negative impacts to ensure our own survival as a species. We are the only species capable of even dreaming up a solution!

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