| Only in America can you win the Nobel Peace | | | | was attacked until the day he died. Maybe it's |
| Prize and then be condemned in the media. Rather | | | | because Republicans don't win the Nobel Peace |
| than taking pride that an American won a | | | | Prize or maybe it's because they don't deserve |
| prestigious award right wing pundits have reignited | | | | to. But I ask you, if Al Gore shouldn't have won |
| the whole there's no global warming shtick. You | | | | the prize who should have? |
| would thing that they would begin to tire of being | | | | The pundits contend it was political as if the Nobel |
| wrong, but no. When you never have to admit | | | | Committee stays up late at night in Sweden |
| your wrong it becomes easier to be wrong even | | | | thinking of ways to sabotage the Republicans. It |
| when the non-perfected disagree. | | | | goes to show their self obsessed myopic view of |
| The party that voted against Social Security, Civil | | | | the world. While living in Montgomery we had |
| rights, seat belts and air bags is running the | | | | some visitors from Switzerland and the only thing |
| cigarette smoking campaign redux with global | | | | they wanted to see was Martin Luther Kings |
| warming. For years they contended there was no | | | | church. We pulled on the door but it was locked, a |
| definitive proof that cigarettes caused cancer. | | | | caretaker came out from a side door and |
| Study after study proved the connection and | | | | explained that the church was closed. We |
| Republicans with their tobacco lobby allies would | | | | explained that they were from Switzerland and |
| claim the study defective or the scientist's | | | | that they really wanted to see the church and he |
| partisan. Then the tobacco lobby would produce | | | | quickly guided us in. |
| their own study disputing the original facts. | | | | Our guest stood before the pulpit and was visibly |
| I have always been a fan of science fiction films | | | | moved he hadn't ever heard the pundit's calling |
| of the 1950's and 1960's it's fun to look back and | | | | King a communist and a subversive. He had only |
| see how they envisioned our future. With picture | | | | heard King's words unfiltered and I realized that |
| telephones the size of car spare tires and robots | | | | even with all the admiration that King received we |
| with spinning antenna on top of their heads. But | | | | as Americans still took him for granted and didn't |
| usually the crux of their movie plot involved some | | | | realize the impact he had on the world. But it was |
| dire crises facing planet Earth. In the Japanese | | | | a slow year for peace; Al Gore made a film about |
| classic Godzilla the monster rose out of the sea | | | | global warming and brought the issue to the |
| because of mankind's careless use of nuclear | | | | forefront. Martin Luther King led millions through |
| power. | | | | non-violent peaceful action to change the world. |
| No one thought to dispute the issue of the | | | | But it was a slow year for peace, who would you |
| monsters intent, so as I've said there are no | | | | have picked? |
| Republicans in science fiction. Were it real, | | | | Chairman Hu in China? Bush? Not hardly, Tony |
| Republican legislators would have stood in the well | | | | Blair? Ohlmert? Merkle? You see it really has been |
| Congress, "Mr. Speaker, I rise today to speak in | | | | a slow year for peace. Perhaps the Buddhist |
| support of our friends in Japan. Their Capital City | | | | monks in Myanmar will be eligible next year |
| in ruins because of this horrible monster from the | | | | provided any of them are still left alive. But the |
| deep, but Mr. Speaker let us not be too quick to | | | | candidates for this year have been slim pickins, I |
| assume that the monsters motivation was nuclear | | | | think Mr. Gore was the best choice available. I |
| energy. This monster also attacked bridges and | | | | think his work is laudable and commendable but I |
| commuter trains so it is just as plausible that the | | | | fear for our future when the best we can do is |
| monster was opposing public transportation. | | | | to raise awareness. |
| Mr. Speaker I stand today to defend America | | | | Green house gas emissions have risen 25% since |
| from horrible sea monsters and encourage my | | | | the Kyoto treaty was signed. The leaders of the |
| fellow members to vote against the mass transit | | | | countries most responsible have argued it should |
| appropriation bill, to which I would like to add an | | | | be left to the individual countries. Or it is an |
| amendment that I call the Godzilla protection act. | | | | internal matter and we are doing the best we can |
| In the classic film "The Day The Earth Stood Still" | | | | all while making huge profits. Calling all Aliens! If |
| an Alien space craft lands in Washington D.C. The | | | | you're out their fellas the time to land is now. Like |
| alien has been sent on a mission to convince | | | | King we don't see Al Gore as the Nobel |
| mankind to pursue the paths of peace. In a | | | | committee sees him. |
| speech before the United Nations the visitor | | | | We see him through the chaff of political punditry |
| asserts that if mankind will only renounce war | | | | the same people who assured us civil rights were |
| that assistance will be granted to our planet. But if | | | | best left to the states. That automobiles didn't |
| we continue in our warlike ways then the Earth | | | | need seatbelts or airbags or café |
| will be destroyed. | | | | standards and that cigarette smoking was actually |
| Bush and Cheney would have had a bill before | | | | good for us. That peace is weakness and war is |
| Congress quadrupling the military defense budget | | | | strength. Reflecting badly on us all the dirth of |
| as soon as the nuclear cloud had dissipated from | | | | candidates promoting peace and the attacking of |
| where the alien spacecraft had landed. "And our | | | | those who only dare to point out our problems. |
| Fox News poll tonight, Should the world's leaders | | | | Were this science fiction it might be funny but it's |
| be dictated to by horrible alien space mutants and | | | | not fiction it's fact. Were the aliens to land in |
| their nine foot tall robots?" | | | | Washington I doubt the promise to make a film |
| It just doesn't matter; every American who has | | | | to raise awareness would suffice with the visitors. |
| ever won the Nobel Peace Prize is attacked. | | | | I'm glad Al Gore won the Nobel Prize I only wish |
| Jimmy Carter was attacked Martin Luther King | | | | that someone would had deserved it more. |