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Originally Posted by ngdawg
...Carter was and still is, a hippie in a suit. That's not to say he doesn't or hasn't done good things, but he had no business being president....
....I don't knock Gore for his work-if someone believes strongly in something, they should forge ahead-I just don't feel that his accomplishments are worthy of something that portends to hold a great deal of "honor", nor do they have anything to do with peace.
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ngdawg....I don't "feel" that Gore is not an appropriate choice for the peace prize....I am convinced that it is an reasonable award for Gore, because of the circumstances of his nomination for the prize, and by the impressive sentiment in support of his nomination:
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16922067/
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Should former Vice President Al Gore get the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his call to action on global warming? * 26491 responses
Yes, he has gotten people to pay attention to a major long-term threat to everyone.
77%
No, he's an alarmist and besides, what does warming have to do with a peace prize?
23%
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16920923/
And the Nobel Peace Prize goes to ... Al Gore?
He 'has put climate change on the agenda,' two Norwegian sponsors say
pdated: 8:32 a.m. ET Feb 1, 2007
.....OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world’s attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.
“A prerequisite for winning the Nobel Peace Prize is making a difference, and Al Gore has made a difference,” Conservative Member of Parliament Boerge Brende, a former minister of environment and then of trade, told The Associated Press.
Brende said he joined political opponent Heidi Soerensen of the Socialist Left Party to nominate Gore as well as Canadian Inuit activist Sheila Watt-Cloutier before the nomination deadline expired Thursday.
“Al Gore, like no other, has put climate change on the agenda. Gore uses his position to get politicians to understand, while Sheila works from the ground up,” Brende said.
"I think climate change is the biggest challenge we face in this century," Brende said.....
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....and now...again....about your Carter comments....if your opinion of Carter is a feelings based conclusion....kindly say so....if not....where on earth is the support for your argument that Carter "had no business being president"? Why won't you post it? You make it impossible for me to consider the validity of your opinion....and I've attempted to lead you to what I've read that influences my opposite argument....I suspect that you haven't even clicked the links to my old posts and read the articles that document Reagan's deliberate efforts to reverse Carter's prescient and promising leadership in planning, legislating, and executing his plan for US energy independence.... it is so irritating to read post after post containing short, sweeping statements that contradict my research, and the historical record....posts brimming with a confidence that seems obnoxious and taunting, given that they are not supported....
....Did Carter assess the greatest challenges that America would face after his presidency, and design and implement a comprehensive plan to meet those challenges....or....didn't he? I have shared everything that I've dug up about Carter's vision and accomplishments, and what was later done to thwart them and to discredit him.....and you've complained that I've shared too much...and you've offered nothing in response.... I'm tired of that kind of crappy dynamic.....here.....