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bitterfig

The Vindication of Al Gore

Oct 15, 2007 09:31

I must admit I’m feeling rather smugly satisfied about Al Gore winning the Noble Prize, I always thought he was dismissed and denigrated in a very nasty way after the 2000 Election with so many people laughing at him and saying he’d become a crazy mountain man just because he grew a beard, put on a few pounds and continued to work for ( Read more... )

politics, society

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sabethea October 15 2007, 15:48:09 UTC

*nods*

Good for you. I try my best to recycle (easier now that the system has finally reached my area: it took a while, which meant masses of trips to the dump) and to eat food which is locally produced.

I slip a bit (a lot), of course, but I always try to do better. And yes, I'm sure Al Gore has a far greater popularity than GWB.

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bitterfig October 16 2007, 18:24:41 UTC

Thank you so much.

dracschick October 16 2007, 01:21:21 UTC

I agree and I was also happy to see him win:)

bitterfig October 16 2007, 18:12:03 UTC

I'm really happy he won. Next time my dad calls him an "environmental wacko" I can say "That's Nobel Prize winner and environmental wacko."

Nobel Gore antyureff October 17 2007, 14:29:52 UTC

Vindicated. Excellent word! That's how I felt the other day. It really cheered me up when he won.

I love this entry. It reminds me of all the little 'crusades' I went on when I was younger (also living in Upstate NY), to do better by the environment. Gore's a good patron. It's so inspiring, and comforting, to see someone in a position of power paying attention to the ailing terra firma.

Your Gabrielle Delacour community brought me to your journal. So, hello!

Re: Nobel Gore bitterfig October 17 2007, 16:31:19 UTC

Thanks for commenting. I'm always pleased to have people from fandom communities look in on my journal. Growing up in rural Upstate New York had some serious disadvantages but it did teach me to appreciate both the heart-stopping beauty and the cruel power of nature (winters were hell). I was really happy to see Gore's work and ideas acknowledged.

simi October 17 2007, 16:20:00 UTC

This'll probably freak you out to read, but meh, you'll live. Everytime I drive down that 'main highway' into 'that town' and see all the hotels, amusement parks and shopping centers that have popped up in the last 15 years, I'm reminded of your father as he ranted at us one morning about how one of the most beautiful river valley's in America was disappearing. The sad thing is, I can see now that he was right. I remember when the speed limit on that highway was higher, and yet people drove more slowly for fear of the deer that might jump out of the wooded areas that no longer exist ( ... )

bitterfig October 17 2007, 16:29:02 UTC

Geoffery Chaucer icon! Geoffery Chaucer icon! (Sorry, I saw A Knights Tale a couple weeks ago and am still on a bit of a high.

My Dad really puzzles me in some ways. He loves the beauty of nature more than anyone I know (actually enjoys yard work and gardening which I always hated) but he holds firm to political beleifs that are highly destructive to it. You say "Al Gore" he'll immediately retort with the Rush Limbaugh-ism "enviromental wacko" but he's done everything he could to get zoning in the town of Milford, preserve nature and historic landmarks and control sprawl in the valley.