CONGRATULATIONS PRESIDENT GORE, NOBEL PEACE PRIZE 2007!

[Bluebear]

"for their efforts to build up and disseminate greater knowledge about man-made climate change, and to lay the foundations for the measures that are needed to counteract such change"

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) AND Albert Arnold (Al) Gore Jr.
half each of the prize.

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/

[JI7]

1. YAYYYYYYYY

[DearAbby]

2. YES!!!!

I am crying, I am so proud of Al Gore!

[kdmorris]

3. YAY

I have tears in my eyes!!!

This was way worth getting up early for!

[JI7]

4. CONGRATS AL

[zabet]

5. Hooray fo Al!!!

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

[Bluebear]

7. Hooray for Al, hooray for our planet, hooray for hope!

[Diane R]

6. Congratulations, President Gore!!!!!

[democrank]

8. Gore deserved this award.

Bless him.

[Lucinda]

9. I'm so freakin happy.

Congratulations to Gore and The IPCC.

[eridani]

10. Yay Big Al!

I thought I was going to be the first to post. :(

[DFW]

11. When Al Gore took off for Oslo

It's pretty clear he wasn't going to sample a smørgåsbord.

Too bad the Supreme Court didn't have as much wisdom as the Nobel Committee.

[JI7]

13. fuck the supreme court

[DFW]

15. Well five of them, anyway

Stevens, Breyer, Bader-Ginsburg and Souter can sit there for eternity
as far as I'm concerned.

As for Scalia, Thomas, Rhenquist (and successor Roberts),
O'Connor (and successor Alito), and Kennedy, I think your
comment covers my sentiments exactly.

[JI7]

18. yeah, especially O'Connor and Kennedy

who have expressed disappointment that the court will lean too right. well, what the fuck did they expect . and they are to blame for it. yes O'Connor is to blame for women losing rights over their body.

[DFW]

20. Agreed there!

Scalia, Thomas and Rehnquist were lost causes way before that.
O'Connor and Kennedy had the chance to prevent a disaster, and
instead chose to watch it happen. I hope O'Connor suffers every
day that she lives, knowing that she is responsible for so much
misery in the world. It must be an awful burden to know that you
could have prevented this, and chose not to. I'd even bet that the
tears she must be shedding at the choice of her successor, Alito,
are genuine.

[malaise]

25. Ditto n/t

[Pachamama]

22. He didn't take off for Norway last night...he was here in the Bay Area...

The award ceremony is in December....

The rumors were flying today because he was supposed to fly to China and had canceled attending a fundraiser for Barbara Boxer, but then did appear afterall.

Yes, it is too bad the SCOTUS didn't have the wisdom or the constitutional foresight to not have stepped in to the middle of state rights.....

He's always been my President :hug:

[DFW]

24. If so, my bad.

The news reports here (Germany) had him on the way to Oslo.
If he was in the Bay Area, then obviously they got it wrong,
and as a consequence, so did I. Apologies.

I agree--duly elected POTUS was and is Al Gore.

[Pachamama]

30. Here's the story from the SF Chronicle....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/12/MNJ0SOP1L.DTL

[DFW]

32. Can't get much clearer than that!

[Az]

12. Hip Hip Huray!!!

[Kurovski]

14. Great news for the future of this astonishingly and incredibly beautiful planet

[Norrin Radd]

16. Cool.

Now he needs a Pulitzer. How badass would that be?! Nobel Peace Prize, Emmy, Oscar, a Webby ;-) (and probably lots of others I can't find info online about), and then a Pulitzer.

[mmonk]

17. It's a great day.

[ClayZ]

19. Yay Al Gore... Congratulations

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[SlowDownFast]

21. There's only one thing left to do, Al....n/t

[Bluebear]

45. You said it!

[malaise]

23. Happiness is!!!

Congrats to Al Gore and the United Nations' IPCC

:applause: :applause: :applause:

Hey Al Gore :yourock:

[Swamp Rat]

26. WOOHOO!!!!!!

:woohoo:

[TBreeze]

27. Yay!!!

:woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :applause: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[SalmonChantedEvening]

28. K&R! Well Done Mr. President!!

Mornin' Blue :D

:hi: :pals: :hug: :toast:

[Glimmer of Hope]

29. Yippee!!!!!!!!!!

[etherealtruth]

31. HAPPY, HAPPY ...

JOY, JOY!

[Tatiana]

33. Congrats, President Gore.

And he'll always be my President. In fact, since the 2000 Selection, I've called him President In-Exile. It's time for we the people to put him back where he belongs.

[Terri S]

34. YES!!!!!!!!!!

Can't think of anyone more deserving! Congratulations President Gore and THANK YOU on behalf of an entire planet!

[earth mom]

35. So happy to hear this news! Congratulations President Gore!

:woohoo:

[dailykoff]

36. Go Al!

:thumbsup:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

37. President Gore, Congratulations! Well done!

:toast:

:bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[lligrd]

38. Yahoo!!!!

Best news I've had in awhile.

[Theduckno2]

39. Congratulations Al Gore and the IPCC!

A special thanks goes out to all those grad students, technicians and volunteers who work so hard to gather, analyze and verify the data that furthers our understanding of man-made climate change.

Whether you are numb taking ice core samples in the Arctic, busy swatting mosquitoes while studying tropical rain forests or waiting up until the wee hours of the morning to get mainframe time for those number crunching climate model programs; this one is for you.

:toast:

[RFKHumphreyObama]

40. Well done President Gore -a well deserved recognition of your work

:party: :party: :yourock: :party: :party: :yourock:

We were deprived of a great leader of the free world seven years ago.

[RavensChick]

58. Yes, we were

but this makes up for it!! Congrats, Al!!!!!

:party: :toast: :party: :toast: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo: :woohoo:

[mzmolly]

41. Such lovely news to wake to!

A :toast: to the man of the century!

[mod mom]

42. Well deserved!

[kwyjibo]

43. YAY!!!

[VenusRising]

44. Congratulations, Al!!!

Time to put on your running shoes! :bounce::bounce:

:woohoo::woohoo::woohoo:

:yourock:

:toast:

[Triana]

46. Congratulations, President Gore!

t is a very proud day when we have TWO Democratic Presidents who have won the Nobel Peace Prize: Yourself and The Honorable Jimmy Carter.

You are in VERY good company!

President Gore, you are a true visionary and regardless of what some right-wing pundits and the media says or does - MANY MANY people around the World LOVE you and support you.

When the election was thrown to George W. Bush in 2000, you said to your supporters "I won't forget you".

NEVER forget that those same people and now MANY others support and love you and appreciate the extremely important work you are doing to save our planet and by extension ALL OF US.

THAT is certainly deserving of the honor given you.

It was a dark, dark time in 2000 when you didn't get the job you were elected for - President of the United States. There was NO ONE ELSE who was more qualified to lead our nation over the precipice from the 20th to the 21st Century than you, President Gore, with the wisdom and vision you obviously had then, and still do.

We understand if you have "fallen out of love" with politics after what the media and the right-wing has done to you.

As for me, I also understand that the work you're doing now is at LEAST if not MORE important than the job of President of the United States, and that being President might take your energy and time away from saving the Earth (and us).

NOT that I don't STILL think you should run again, and that you are STILL the best person for the job. That has NOT changed in my mind. But I understand why you would not want to after all that has happened.

And maybe, just maybe, the Universe had a bigger and much more important job for you, President Gore, than just being POTUS, and maybe that's why things turned out the way they did in 2000. Because now, not only are you the President of the United States (even though they wouldn't let you do the job you were elected for and gave it to someone else), but you are the President of the Planet.

And as the planet's savior, once again, YOU are the only person who could do the job you've been doing. You are unique, wise, and a great credit to the United States, The World, and all of Humanity.

Congratulations, President Gore. You didn't forget us. And we will NEVER forget you.

Love,

Triana

[defendandprotect]

47. Gore finally broke thru the oil industry's propaganda and lies re GW ---

Now -- he has to begin to discuss nationalizing our oil industry and putting control of our natural resources back in the hands of citizens --

No private family has the right to control our wealth and resources -- and certainly not OIL.

Additionally, Gore has to begin to talk about electric cars --

See: "Who Killed the Electric Car?"

Every moment that gas-guzzlers are on our roads is another moment that we are adding to our problems with GW --

[JuniperLea]

48. OH HAPPY DAY!!!

Gore! Gore! Gore!

[Maat]

49. Congrats, President Gore!

And, whether or not you run, you will always be my favorite leader!

[redqueen]

50. *sigh*

:D

It's a good day.

[nam78_two]

51. K&R

:bounce:

[MasonJar]

52. I am so grateful that Al got this well deserved recognition and am so

impressed that he is giving all the money he receives to an alliance working on climate change. What a truly great man! If the Gopers want to bash him, they will only make themselves look even less worthy than they already look.

[joe_sixpack]

53. And as a capping glory,

I think he's the front runner to win the Heisman this year too.

[Ilsa]

54. Awesome! We love Al and Tipper! nt

[lovuian]

55. Awesome

:woohoo: AL

[Red Poet]

56. Congrats Al Gore and PLEASE RUN for POTUS

"You've Got the Whole World in Your Hands". Your running could make a whole lot of difference for the future of humanity the world over.

AL Gore and Dennis Kucinich are the only two Dems I would vote for in 2008. If one of them are not on the ticket, I will probably write them in - Gore for Pres and Kucinich for VP.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

57. CONGRATULATIONS! and THANK YOU!

[illinoisprogressive]

59. What goes around comes around.

Bush cheated and got the presidency. he also had the help of a pack mentality press.
They destroyed Gore and even then, he really won. he was laughed at for his ideas and his pronouncements.

7 years later the press has to live with what they did. Bush is the worst president in history.
The supreme court for the first time in it's history has lost alot of respect from the people
And Al Gore became a hero and an international star, nobel peace prize winner and is seen as the goreacle

[Seabiscuit]

60. Had Gore not been cheated in 2000 and taken up residence in the White House in 2001,

I don't think there's a single person on this planet that even imagines that George Bush would ever win a Nobel Peace Prize, much less accomplished anything more than running more businesses into the ground that his daddy gave him.