Comments on: Al Gore, Nobel Peace Prize Winner

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 22:41:22 +0000

not exactly related, but it’s an award, and it’s Rits in the news:

http://www.japannewsreview.com/society/kansai/20071017page_id=2475

By: Aceface

Aceface — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:26:43 +0000

Bryce/Durf:
それは”パン君”.

By: Durf

Durf — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 08:18:57 +0000

@ Bryce: Notice how you never see the two of them in the same place at the same time?

By: Bryce

Bryce — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 10:51:04 +0000

And here I was thinking Pakkun was that precocious chimpanzee.

By: Aceface

Aceface — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 03:52:59 +0000

“My best guess is that Congress would iron out his more radical ideas on saving the environment, and the two sides would eventually reach a nice compromise between “liberal” and “conservative” policy, much like what we had in the late 90s.”

And that’s not bad for both Gore and his cause,for he can influence both camps with out making the issue polarized just like every political life in America has been facing in the recent years of which Gore is partially responsible of.

By: Joe

Joe — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 02:29:59 +0000

I assume you’ve all seen his “presidential speech” from Saturday Night Live?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=oAlBffmxW5U

If Al Gore had this sort of sense of humor back in 2000, Bush would never have become president. And the main reason why I would support a Gore candidacy is that he seems unlikely to let consultants control everything he says on the campaign trail (which is the case with all the candidates running nowadays: you can basically see the spinsters shoveling one-liners into Hillary’s back). Not to mention that Gore readily admits how dumbed-down the level of political discourse and media coverage has become.

My best guess is that Congress would iron out his more radical ideas on saving the environment, and the two sides would eventually reach a nice compromise between “liberal” and “conservative” policy, much like what we had in the late 90s.

By: Roy Berman

Roy Berman — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 21:14:42 +0000

Is Al Gore the first person to ever win both an Oscar and a Nobel prize?

By: Aceface

Aceface — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:19:26 +0000

Talking about “enviable career in Japanese show biz”,Gore’s Harvard days room mate is doing quite well.
http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHMk6RBLKI

By: Aceface

Aceface — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 19:12:45 +0000

When his son got busted by driving hundred miles per hour on a freeway with a pack of marijuana on the dashboard and the car happened to be nothing-but a Toyota Prius,our office thought we could do a report on hybrid craze among the beautiful people in America.Somehow for the reasons beyond me, the story died before it got materialized and No, DENTSU has nothing to do with that….

I was watching NHK’s “Eigo De Shabel-a-night” couple of months ago and there he was interviewed by your friendly gaijin,Pakkun the Harvadian and exchanging protocols with each others.
Gore had read resume of Pakkun beforehand and praised him for having”enviable career in Japanese show business”.I’m very curious of what exactly was written on that resume of his….

By: Jade Oc

Jade Oc — Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:14:27 +0000

Okay, I looked at the article: “seen as critical to maintaining social stability.” But still…. Nor is this remotely proven – wars have happened since long before global warming (I feel like the chairman of Itchy and Scratchy saying there was “violence long before cartoons”...). There’s a lot of “may” in the decision. Is the Nobel about peace or about social engineering?

Even if Gore doesn’t run, I believe there is a provision to elect a president by a massive write-in vote. That might be an idea actually, since I think it is foolhardy to elect someone who actually wants the job.