Comments on: Exaggerate and lie and get a Nobel Peace Prize http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/10/12/exaggerate-and-lie-and-get-a-nobel-peace-prize/ Liberalism and general burblings Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:29:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Gavin http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/10/12/exaggerate-and-lie-and-get-a-nobel-peace-prize/#comment-15451 Gavin Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:05:16 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/10/12/exaggerate-and-lie-and-get-a-nobel-peace-prize/#comment-15451 The way you introduce your Gore quote is really a bit shrill. One might almost say you were making the most of the available evidence to get your point across? The way you introduce your Gore quote is really a bit shrill. One might almost say you were making the most of the available evidence to get your point across?

]]> By: Joe Otten http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/10/12/exaggerate-and-lie-and-get-a-nobel-peace-prize/#comment-15449 Joe Otten Fri, 12 Oct 2007 16:46:34 +0000 http://www.eridu.org.uk/blog/2007/10/12/exaggerate-and-lie-and-get-a-nobel-peace-prize/#comment-15449 Gore's film might not be particularly good, but I don't think the judge used the word 'grossly'. And compared to some of the material that is out there on global warming, from both sides, it is pretty good. In any case he has not won the prize for the film, but for his whole campaigning effort. Yes, perhaps it is a stretch to award a "peace" prize. Let's hope someone wins the Noble Prize for economics or physics for a major contribution to the solution. Gore’s film might not be particularly good, but I don’t think the judge used the word ‘grossly’. And compared to some of the material that is out there on global warming, from both sides, it is pretty good.

In any case he has not won the prize for the film, but for his whole campaigning effort.

Yes, perhaps it is a stretch to award a “peace” prize. Let’s hope someone wins the Noble Prize for economics or physics for a major contribution to the solution.

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