Opening The Files: 10/13/07
An Assault on Nobel Reason
Depending on ones political slant, yesterday you were either suffering from Goremania or Gore-aphobia with the news that Al Gore had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Righties immediately sought to downplay the significance of the award. They were joined by the always obliging Fox News who, though a little slow on the uptake, were soon smearing in style.
With this cap to a year of awards, naturally the topic soon turned to the heated speculation (pun intended) of whether Al would seek out the most coveted prize of all: the Presidency. It's not all that surprising that in the wake of this award, the thirst for a Gore candidacy would only become more parched. After all, it is but another example of how were it not for the decision of nine Supreme Court justices seven years ago to award Bush the presidency, we may not find ourselves in such dire straits regarding a multitude of problems facing humanity.
In light of that, it's not surprising there are those pondering what might have been.
Noam Scheiber wonders what effect all the gaga over Gore is having on Bush. Al probably shouldn't wait up for that congratulatory call.
Gotta love Fox News' suggestion about who should have been awarded a "peace" prize. Then again, "peace" has been a pretty relative term with them for a while. Hunter, meanwhile, has some other suggestions.
Bob Franken ponders what a head to head with fellow Tennessean Fred Thompson would look like should Al run. For Fred's stake, lets hope it doesn't come down to giving short, concise answers.
And some wonder what Gore's advocacy of confronting climate change has to go with a world peace. My bloghost at ASZ Richard Blair connects the dots for us.
(Filed at State of the Day and All Spin Zone)
Depending on ones political slant, yesterday you were either suffering from Goremania or Gore-aphobia with the news that Al Gore had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Righties immediately sought to downplay the significance of the award. They were joined by the always obliging Fox News who, though a little slow on the uptake, were soon smearing in style.
With this cap to a year of awards, naturally the topic soon turned to the heated speculation (pun intended) of whether Al would seek out the most coveted prize of all: the Presidency. It's not all that surprising that in the wake of this award, the thirst for a Gore candidacy would only become more parched. After all, it is but another example of how were it not for the decision of nine Supreme Court justices seven years ago to award Bush the presidency, we may not find ourselves in such dire straits regarding a multitude of problems facing humanity.
In light of that, it's not surprising there are those pondering what might have been.
Noam Scheiber wonders what effect all the gaga over Gore is having on Bush. Al probably shouldn't wait up for that congratulatory call.
Gotta love Fox News' suggestion about who should have been awarded a "peace" prize. Then again, "peace" has been a pretty relative term with them for a while. Hunter, meanwhile, has some other suggestions.
Bob Franken ponders what a head to head with fellow Tennessean Fred Thompson would look like should Al run. For Fred's stake, lets hope it doesn't come down to giving short, concise answers.
And some wonder what Gore's advocacy of confronting climate change has to go with a world peace. My bloghost at ASZ Richard Blair connects the dots for us.
(Filed at State of the Day and All Spin Zone)
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