The Nobel Peace Prize

So how did this thing come about anyway? The Nobel Peace Prize is one of five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. The Peace Prize is awarded to "the person who shall have done the most or best work for fraternity between the nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for holding the promotion of peace congresses" So WTF exactly did Al Gore win it for?

From what I understand Alfred Nobel's secretary, Bertha von Suttner, was a pretty big influence on his decision to bequeath the prizes. Nobel was not very well liked and he wanted to do something that would make people remember him for something good rather than being the inventor of dynamite or owner of an armaments factory. The possibility that he was giving von Suttner the old millionaire tube snake might have influenced it as well.

It still doesn't answer the question of how Gore qualified for the peace prize? How does taking popular ideas that aren't even scientific theories and expounding them to millions of gullible morons work for fraternity between the nations? How does making a sham of a mockumentary work for the abolition or reduction of standing armies anyway? Hell if I know but those dudes in Oslo that pick the winners must have smoked a big old bowl of something before voting for this turd in the punch bowl.

Now all of the demwits are clamoring for Gore's attention again. They all want his endorsement. Maybe Giuliani will get the endorsement. That would certainly be the kiss of death for him

Since I was out of town all weekend I forgot to schedule an open-trackback post. This would be it for today.