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Brian Quade of Denver writes:

Congratulations to Al Gore and the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for winning this year’s Nobel Peace Prize. For the second time in history, the Nobel Committee has acknowledged that world peace depends on our ability to solve global environmental problems. Access to water, arable land, and other vital resources is a leading cause of war in the modern world.
It is ironic that this award is already reviving the “Gore for president” campaign. Al Gore never left politics. His environmental work has sparked debate that could lead to positive change unlike anything he could ever have accomplished working in the bureaucracy of the US government. And after all, politics is mostly about controlling the debate.

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READER COMMENTS

al gore couldnt control his own kids let alone the enviornment.

the nobel prize is not worth talking about anymore after this snow job.

What a complete and utter joke! Some people are sooooo easily swayed aren't they?

What a complete and utter joke! Some people are sooooo easily swayed aren't they?

What a complete and utter joke! Some people are sooooo easily swayed aren't they?

What a complete and utter joke! Some people are sooooo easily swayed aren't they?

Congratulations to President Gore and the scientists that worked so hard to help mankind.
It's pretty obvious that Bush-league oil guys and their pseudo-scientists have a bad case of earth-info envy, because it's becoming more evident that President Gore has been spot-on as to the dangers that lay ahesd.
And cons riches won;t help them.

Village idiots,brian and dmz,It has been proven fact that gore's claims are not base on facts.The fact is the so called treaty's and regulations gore wants to do would be responsible for millions of lives being lost.And he gets a peace prize.How stupid are you liberals.

We deserve a complete report on the scientific analysis the committee took to award the Nobel prize. Then and only then can we cast judgement as to whether Gore is a worthy receipant.

Who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more?

Irena Sendler, a woman who rescued 2500 children from the Nazis during WWII.

Or Al Gore, a man who made a propaganda movie.

Yassir Arafat was the best anti-american pick, although Algore comes in a close second.

Peace prize my ass. How many carbon credits did the commitee buy?

Who deserved the Nobel Peace Prize more?

Irena Sendler, a woman who rescued 2500 children from the Nazis during WWII.

Or Al Gore, a man who made a propaganda movie.

Oh please. Everyone knows that Sendler's rescue of these children was based on faulty science, she didn't do anything to rescue her own children, and that Hollywood types have been pushing Sendler over worthier Nobel candidates ever since WWII.

IF HISTORY IS ANY GUIDE, AL GORE DESERVED THE NOBEL PRIZE--AND SO DID GLOBAL WARMING:

* In 2005, the prize went to Mohamed elBaradei, head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, for his efforts in discouraging nuclear proliferation. Evidently, the word hasn't reached Iran, North Korea, Syria, or Pakistan yet.

* In 2004, the winner was Wangari Maathai, for her efforts on behalf of "sustainable development, democracy, and peace", which appears to amount to planting trees in Kenya. Last year Prof. Maathai began a campaign against the menace of plastic bags. Good for her, I say.

* The 2003 winner was Shirin Ebadi, "for her efforts for democracy and human rights". Everywhere but her home country of Iran. She'll get around to it eventually, though.

* For 2002, it was our own Jimmy Carter, for peace, democracy, human rights, and I don't know what all. Two weeks ago, Jimmy was given the bum's rush by a pack of Sudanese security thugs. I guess they hadn't heard about his Nobel.

* The 2001 prize went to Kofi Annan. Kofi has more or less dropped out of sight after leaving the UN. I wonder why?

* In 1997, it was Jody Williams of the International Campaign to ban Landmines. Haven't heard of them recently either. Did they dig ‘em all up?

* And in 1988, the nod went to the United Nations Peacekeeping Forces. You didn't know there was a Nobel for well-run whorehouses, did you?

It's clear from this list that not a single cause has prospered recently since the major figure involved won the Nobel Peace Prize. Let's hope its also over for the 2 biggest hoaxs of the century--GLOBAL WARMING AND AL GORE!

95% of greenhouse gas is water vapor and greenhouse gas accounts for under 5% of the earth's atmosphere. Combine that with the fact that global climate change has been going on for 4.6 billion years and the conclusion is inescapeable--the global warming crowd are a bunch of nuts!

gimmy carter got it because he is anti-semetic.

I forgot about Mr. Peanut Jimmy Carter the I hate Zionists.

I forgot about Mr. Peanut Jimmy Carter the I hate Zionists.

Keith (queef) since you don't buy the science behind global warming why don't you enlighten everyone as to your expertise? Do you believe in Evolution?

Nice try Obvious,
But it's obvious that Keith has yet to evolve.
Pity the fool. And his republicunts.

Hank you forgot to include some other Nobel Peace winners : Albert Sweitzer, Mother Teresa, Martin Luther King Jr., Nelson Mandela and even your very own Henry Kissinger ( still a good choice depsite his politcal leanings). I suppose you need to trash them too, eh?

Open up your mind ( if you can find it), show some objectivity "Dont hate the message just because you hate the messenger"

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