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Offline bijou

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I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« on: May 14, 2008, 06:06:11 AM »


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I am ashamed to admit that I had never heard of Irena Sendler, whose obituary appeared in this morning’s paper. Hers is an awesomely humbling story, even by the standards of her heroic generation. A Polish Catholic, she spirited some 2,500 Jewish children out of the Warsaw ghetto, displaying casual and extraordinary courage. She kept a list of the children she had saved, hoping one day to reunite them with their parents – although, in the event, almost all lost their families in Treblinka. In 1943, she was arrested by the Gestapo and tortured. Her legs and feet were broken, but she refused to give up her list. She was sentenced to death, but rescued, whereupon – almost unbelievably – she went back to work.

Here, though, is the sentence that leapt off the page at me: “Last year she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, eventually won by Al Gore.” Al Gore! I mean, nothing against the old lardbutt – it’s nice to see ex-politicians doing something they believe in rather than giving themselves over wholly to the getting of personal wealth – but making a film is not the same thing as donning a yellow star and smuggling babies past enemy soldiers.

Our generation, as Danny Kruger put it in the best tract of 2007, is moralistic rather than moral. We are better at holding opinions about what governments or multi-nationals should do than we are at doing the right thing by our neighbours. Having formed our opinions, we become self-righteous in a way that the Irena Sendlers of the world couldn’t understand.

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http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/politics/danielhannan/may08/irena.htm

The Nobel prize committe should be ashamed too. 
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2008, 06:07:55 AM »
Yes, that's sad that a snake-oil salesman gets honored over a real hero.

However, I'm sure that God gives out better awards than the Nobel prize.
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2008, 06:41:06 AM »
Didn't "they" give a peace prize to Yassar Aarafat? Nuff said!
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2008, 07:06:14 AM »
Shame on the Nobel committee. Considering this and the "honoring" of Carter and Arafat the thing is just a farce.
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2008, 07:55:21 AM »
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However, I'm sure that God gives out better awards than the Nobel prize.

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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2008, 09:52:57 PM »
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2008, 10:51:30 PM »
Quote from: Mr Snuggle Bunny on May 14, 2008, 07:06:14 AM
Shame on the Nobel committee. Considering this and the "honoring" of Carter and Arafat the thing is just a farce.

I bet if the Nobel committee would give the Nobel to Saddam Hussein and Juan Peron. They all had good intentions and were wanting to save the their nations. Arafat is a racist scumbag who is rotting in Hell. Carter is one of the worst President. Al Gore is the Crybaby King.
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2008, 10:52:38 PM »
That woman deserves something better than the Nobel Peace Prize, which is a joke. It was meant to award advances in sciences, not for frauds and thugs. Also, the late Pope John Paul II should of gotten the Nobel Peace Prize for bringing down Communism. Also, he should be made into a saint for that. Anyone who can bring down Communism is a hero that deserves the most prestige reward.
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #8 on: July 21, 2008, 10:55:22 PM »
Quote from: Flame on May 14, 2008, 07:55:21 AM
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However, I'm sure that God gives out better awards than the Nobel prize.

Hi5!


Perfect response Frank and Flame! :bow:
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Re: I hope Al Gore is hanging his head
« Reply #9 on: July 21, 2008, 11:25:28 PM »
I just sent this to Bill Handel's show -- Los Angeles KFI 640.  This is the most influential English language morning show in the country.  I have some history with the show so I think they might run a piece on it in the next day or so.

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