This year Al Gore wins the Nobel Peace Prize. Huh? I thought this award goes to a person who brings about pacification. Al Gore created a "documentary" demonstrating the the effects of human impact on global climate. Fine, I believe that we have impacted the environment due to pollution and disregard for the planet, but how does that warrant the Peace Prize? The British high court ruled nine inconsistancies in the film. Sounds like some good ol' propaganda. And what's with those cartoons?
He flies around the country in his private jet, while urging people to walk and ride a bicycle. His electric bill is $1,300 a month, while preaching incentives to converve power. Seems a little hypocritical to me.
What about the scientists who have been studying this phenomenon since the 80's? Where is their recognition? Did anyone know of Al Gore when he was vice president? I think not. Now he's a celebrity, and soaking it all up, loving all the new found attention.
The validity of the Peacce Prize has been watered down into a political decision. Think about it, the prize has gone to such people as Yasser Arafat (a terrorist), Kofi Annan (a corrupted UN Secretary General), and Mikhail Gorbachev (Soviet dictator). What happened to Ronald Regean ("Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!")?
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