Al Gore Called Away Unexpectedly for 'Exciting and Urgent Mission'

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[crazyshrink]

If it is for the Nobel, he is going to have a long wait!!
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Since 1901, the Nobel Prizes have been presented to the Laureates at ceremonies on 10 December, the anniversary of Alfred Nobel’s death.

[Uncle Hal]

Pardon me while I lose my lunch. This is so bogus I cannot discuss it.

[janereinheimer]

Could someone please explain to me how making a jokumentary that’s filled with so much fiction that even the Oscar committee had to suspend its rule on truthfulness — could qualify for the peace prize?

But then, maybe if he wins, he’ll decide to throw his hat into the presidential ring and that would pull votes aplenty from Hillary. Then he’d finally be even.

The Nobel Peace Prize doesn’t mean anything more than an Oscar. At least the Oscar once was given out to people with talent. No longer is that the case.

Same is true, apparently, for the Nobels. So he could have two meaningless pieces of gold sitting on his fireplace mantle.

Big deal.

[RedMonqey]

Alfred Nobel, after seeing his invention, dynamite, used in war, decided to establish a monetary award to someone who worked to encourage peace instead of war.

Nobel gets a bad rap for the mythical application of his invention to war. Dynamite is used mostly in construction or demolition. It is subject to detonation by shock and thereby unusable in shells, land mines, bullets etc. TNT and cordite are or were the main ingredient of instruments of warfare.

Unable to fight this perception he and his family gave in and decided to use their wealth in the endeavors of peace for humanity

[Blogatron]

"Quick, Al! Come here and hold this bag!"

[crazyshrink]

It is a slap in the face to people actually pursuing peace in the world to give it to folks like Jimmah Cahtah ******** Don't forget, Jimmah can still serve as Prez for 1 more term.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

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Based on an earlier misspelling in this thread.
BTW, there’s a spelling error in the title to this thread. It should read,;
Al Gore Called Away Unexpectedly for ‘Exciting and Urgent Emission.’

[SuziQ]

Unable to fight this perception he and his family gave in and decided to use their wealth in the endeavors of peace for humanity

Thanks for the correction!

[Teacher317]

According to Wikipedia, it was 2002...

1993 Nelson Mandela Frederik Willem de Klerk South Africa "for their work for the peaceful termination of the apartheid regime, and for laying the foundations for a new democratic South Africa"

1994 Yasser Arafat (ياسر عرفات) Shimon Peres (שמעון פרס) Yitzhak Rabin (יצחק רבין) Palestinian Authority Israel Israel "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East"

1995 Joseph Rotblat Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs United Kingdom Canada "for their efforts to diminish the part played by nuclear arms in international politics and, in the longer run, to eliminate such arms"

1996 Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo Jose Ramos-Horta East Timor "for their work towards a just and peaceful solution to the conflict in East Timor"

1997 International Campaign to Ban Landmines Jody Williams United States "for their work for the banning and clearing of anti-personnel mines"

1998 John Hume David Trimble Ireland United Kingdom "Awarded for their efforts to find a peaceful solution to the conflict in Northern Ireland"

1999 Medecins Sans Frontieres Switzerland "in recognition of the organization's pioneering humanitarian work on several continents"

2000 Kim Dae Jung (김대중) South Korea "for his work for democracy and human rights in South Korea and in East Asia in general, and for peace and reconciliation with North Korea in particular"

2001 United Nations Kofi Annan United Nations Ghana "for their work for a better organized and more peaceful world"

2002 Jimmy Carter United States "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"

2003 Shirin Ebadi (شيرين عبادي) Iran "for her efforts for democracy and human rights. She has focused especially on the struggle for the rights of women and children."

2004 Wangari Maathai Kenya "for her contribution to sustainable development, democracy and peace"

2005 International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei (محمد البرادعي) Egypt "for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used for military purposes and to ensure that nuclear energy for peaceful purposes is used in the safest possible way"

2006 Muhammad Yunus Grameen Bank Bangladesh "for advancing economic and social opportunities for the poor, especially women, through their pioneering microcredit work"

2007 To be announced on October 12, 2007

[Sooth2222]

I see Rush was off today, also ... perhaps they're the two finalists.

Really, knowing that Jimmy Carter got one is all you ever need to know about the Nobel Prize.

[N. Theknow]

I thought the Nobel peace prize had already lost all credibility, but if Gore gets it, it’ll be a total joke.

Pin The Tail On The Donkey Pin The Prize On The Jackass.

[Polyxene]

Junky Industrial Waste Puke Alert!

[Enchante]

Yes, the formal ceremony is in December but IF the Goreacle has received any heads-up that he is the winner then he may well be trying to locate himself before Friday in the city where he could try to make the biggest PR splash, i.e, NYC, DC, London, Paris, etc. OR, maybe he is flying off to Greenland, the Arctic Circle somewhere, etc. so that he can rant about glaciers and polar bears right after the news hits. IF his sudden mysterious departure has to do with the Nobel, THEN I’d guess it is highly likely he is positioning himself for maximum propaganda tomorrow and in coming days. UGH.

[potlatch]

sheesh......... Is right!!

[chimera]

They awarded the same “prize” to a murderer like Yassir Arafat, someone whose place was more rightly on the gallows than on a stage in Sweden accepting a sham award. But if they want Gore, I’d say it’s a done deal, a lot like his Oscar. Everyone knew he was going to get it, because of politics. There was no actual merit involved in the decision, just feel-good politics by star-struck bureaucrats.

[getmeouttaPalmBeachCounty_FL]

That is an awesome piece of work!

[KosmicKitty]

Ut-oh!!

There must have been another ManBearPig siting!!

[potlatch]

Thank you so much, I appreciate the comment!

[gracesdad]

Ignorant speculation. At this point the committee simply calls you. Award ceremony isn’t until December, so there would be NO reason for Gore to be flying anywhere.

[Osage Orange]

I think it's perfect...Al Gore getting an "award" for global warming....from the legacy of Alfred Nobel the inventor of high explosive dynamite.

It's just as much a farce as anything else this buffoon or the left does.....