Al Gore: The Nobel Prize and The Inconvenient Truth

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If Al Gore is awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace tomorrow it will unfortunately just reinforce the rather sad and truly “inconvenient” truth – America has lost the passion and values of liberal democracy that once made it great.

The Inconvenient truth is that compared to most of Western Europe and many of the fledgling emerging democracies around the world, the American electorate is quite myopic. The age of American Liberal Democracy is past. That is what the Peace Prize would represent. The Nobel panel would be placing the highest value on Gore, as Carter before, while the American public barely recognizes the loss the country suffered when the leadership of these two men was turned aside.

The inconvenient truth is while John Kerry was winning 80/20 in the rest of the world he was being maligned and dismissed in his bid to win in America.

The inconvenient truth is that Democrats did not take to the streets in revolt when the courts overturned the democratic process and installed the destroyer of men.

The inconvenient truth is that Gore himself did not lead such a revolt, despite the obvious corruption of the system.

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The inconvenient truth is that Post-liberal America may yet elect a republican President in 2008.

[AX10]

1. The truth:

"The inconvenient truth is while John Kerry was winning 80/20 in the rest of the world he was being maligned and dismissed in his bid to win in America." :cry:

k/r

[Faygo Kid]

2. Sad but true.

Those two elections are the worst electoral travesties in U.S. history, and stuck us with by far the worst president in our history. I don't think many of us thought Bush would be the horror he turned out to be, so I cut Al some slack about 2000, but both he and Kerry should have fought these fascists on our behalf.

[melody]

3. Perhaps to those who would like to give up hope

I see nothing but clear signs of a liberal resurgence all around me -- and I'm a lifelong
liberal who remembers Bobby Kennedy. I know hope can be a difficult thing for liberals to
accept, and I know many would like to see us fall, but the fact of the matter is, this
nation's liberal sensibilities are coming back as never before. If anything, we're going
to see a dramatic swing to the left ... something I do not look forward to anymore than I
did a dramatic swing to the right.

[kimmerspixelated]

4. Touche'!

A very positive post!

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5. Then why Nobel Nominee Gore only at 10% in Pres poll

[melody]

6. Please -- I explained that this morning. You candidate stumpers are out in force today.

The fact he shows up AT ALL in a poll in which he's not a perceived candidate is a MAJOR
statistical anomaly that should concern the perceived "front-runner" in the extreme. I'm
the supposed "base" for Hillary Clinton - a middle-aged liberal female Democrat -- and I
will NOT vote for her in the primary. I will vote for Gore, though, before anyone else.

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7. I, for one, so much want to believe the best, but I don't see it. Maybe it is over the horizon

[melody]

8. It is -- I'm a clinical depressive and even I see strong signs of liberalism returning n/t

[Bake]

9. Some of us haven't lost the passion for democracy!

And that's why we're holding out for The Big Man.

Bake

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10. I am up waiting for the Nobel Peace Prize announcement -- still crazy hoping against hope

[ArkySue]

11. GORE WINS!!!

It's official! Way to go, Al!

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12. I am going to look for a street celebration to join come sunrise!!!!!!