Just days after former Vice President Al Gore received an Academy Award for his global-warming documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth,” the United States Supreme Court handed Mr. Gore a stunning reversal, stripping him of his Oscar and awarding it to President George W. Bush instead.
For Mr. Gore, who basked in the adulation of his Hollywood audience Sunday night, the high court’s decision to give his Oscar to President Bush was a cruel twist of fate, to say the least.
But in a 5-4 decision handed down Tuesday morning, the justices made it clear that they had taken the unprecedented step of stripping Mr. Gore of his Oscar because President Bush deserved it more.
“It is true that Al Gore has done a lot of talking about global warming,” wrote Justice Antonin Scalia, writing for the majority. “But President Bush has actually helped create global warming.”
In another setback for the former vice president, a group of scientists meeting in Oslo, Norway, today said that Mr. Gore was growing at an unsustainable rate.
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“The polar ice caps may be shrinking, but Al Gore is clearly expanding,” said Dr. Hiroshi Kyosuke of the University of Tokyo.
The scientists concluded that if Mr. Gore continues to expand at his current rate, he could cause the Earth to spin off its axis by 2010, sending it hurtling into the sun.
“Here’s an inconvenient truth,” Dr. Kyosuke added. “Al’s got to stay away from those carbs.”
Elsewhere, after foreigners received a record number of Academy Award nominations, CNN anchor Lou Dobbs proposed building a 12-foot-high fence around the Kodak Theatre.
Award-winning humorist, television personality and film actor Andy Borowitz is author of “The Republican Playbook.”
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By J Hunt, January 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm Link to this comment
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Hi,
It is time for the American People to wake up and realise what the Republican Party has done to this Country, Sold out to Lobbyests, Big business and crooked politicans at the expense the lower and middle class.The former Republican party has rubbered stamped every bill the Three Stooges pushed through congress.
The Republican Party came into office with a larege surplus and what did the Idiots do ,gave it to the wealthy and to hell with the middle and lower class.Lou Dobbs has it correct.
It is time for the Two remaining Stooges to be impeached. Their crimes have devistated this counntry’s global repuatation ,and have lined the pockets of oil ,pharmasuitical and insurance companies .at the expense of Americam people. This Republican Administration has sold out the American People out.!!!!!!!
The small businessmen are struggeling and going out of business.because of the Republican Parties policies.
if Mc Cain get elected it will mean more of the same. Its time for change and I think it is time for the Americam people to take back their goverment and tell the Washing Insiders to go to H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
If the politicians think the American people are going to lay back and let this country go to hell they have another thought coming.
I’m going to register Independent next year becaus I’m fed up with the Republican and Democratic parties.
By Skruff, March 9, 2007 at 3:09 pm Link to this comment
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Comment #57448 by crispy Joan on 3/08 at 3:24 pm says:
“Reply to Skruff in defense of Gore:
It is called the SUPREME court for a special reason: afterwards there is no where to go, end of story, no banana.”
The issue of the vote count and it’s continuation was dead. But there were other issues.
There were the disenfranchised voters
the Harris conflict of interest
The lack of a Dade County certification of security
The Gore campaign slunk away without a fight.
By Margaret Currey, March 7, 2007 at 10:57 am Link to this comment
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Since Al Gore was allready elected president, it should be no problem to take Bush down and replace him down with Gore, after all Bush has really messed up in the war, the Walter Reed incident and anything else this administration has tried to accomplish.
Of course the best thing would be for both Chaney and Bush to resign, but you know the power they have would never let this happen.
They tried to impeach Clinton on a trivial thing, but when it comes to going to war and peoples lives that is not impeachable.
The only thing is that the Republician Party will not win, the next election of a president for their side is not in the cards.
By George, March 6, 2007 at 2:39 pm Link to this comment
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Hey, I came up with this joke a week ago, even if I’m just a Z-list blogger and not an award-winning humorist. Plus Borowitz isn’t paying attention—the vote would be 6-3 now.
By Trigger finger, March 5, 2007 at 3:06 pm Link to this comment
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As it turns out, the gift to Bush of the Presidency was for the best. It proved once and for all that:
1.) Anyone, no matter how uneducated, how unskilled or incompetent can become President of the United States. (especially if daddy knows the right people)
2.) Just because it is possible, not just anyone SHOULD become President of the United States. Some one close to people like this man, if we love them, should tell them when this job is way, way over their competency and skills level. Just put his helmet on and send him outside to play on the swings. His mind will soon wander off to something else.
By GW=MCHammered, March 5, 2007 at 9:13 am Link to this comment
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Just watched IT last night. Loved his intro, “I am Al Gore. I used to be the next President of the United States of America.”
He handily addresses arguments against Evil Gdubya, I mean Global Warming, with plenty of easy to understand, compelling, sometimes beautiful Earthly evidence. Makes clear how green technologies make economies grow, why GM and Ford are failing on the global stage, and how environmental strains cause human conflict, as in Darfur.
His conclusion is that the US CAN do its part to clean up the environment and thrive too. Clearly NOT what our Corporate Leaders on Capitol Hill want us to believe. But they prove time and again that they not only cannot successfully command world-class companies, they especially cannot lead democratic countries.
I learned to like President Gore. He’s not made of biodegradable cardboard after all!
By gryphyn, March 4, 2007 at 3:52 pm Link to this comment
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Started off funny Boro- but quit picking on fat people. How depressed would you be if they whisked a Nobel out from under your nose? You might be irresistibly tempted by the twinkies too.
By Quy Tran, March 4, 2007 at 3:21 pm Link to this comment
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The stolen people in plain day but nobody could arrest them because they’re also powerful and authoritarian individuals !
Waters of all five oceans are unable to clean up this stain on Bush and his family face ! There’s only way for all of them is to hide themselves under the septic tanks !
By Polly Ester, March 4, 2007 at 8:04 am Link to this comment
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Since last February when the 45-year-old daughter of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was arrested for drunk driving and child endangerment, Scalia has been especially out of sorts and eager to vent his bitterness-he thought long and hard, about what would give him pleasure, and he remembered the 2000 Presidential election; wow, that was fun; it showed everyone how powerful I am, and how powerless the American public and the voting process is.
What would give me pleasure; nothing is as exciting as controlling a presidential race, maybe some fun can be had in fixing an
Oscar-on second thought, its not the same.
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By J Hunt, January 7, 2008 at 7:10 pm Link to this comment
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Hi,
It is time for the American People to wake up and realise what the Republican Party has done to this Country, Sold out to Lobbyests, Big business and crooked politicans at the expense the lower and middle class.The former Republican party has rubbered stamped every bill the Three Stooges pushed through congress.
The Republican Party came into office with a larege surplus and what did the Idiots do ,gave it to the wealthy and to hell with the middle and lower class.Lou Dobbs has it correct.
It is time for the Two remaining Stooges to be impeached. Their crimes have devistated this counntry’s global repuatation ,and have lined the pockets of oil ,pharmasuitical and insurance companies .at the expense of Americam people. This Republican Administration has sold out the American People out.!!!!!!!
The small businessmen are struggeling and going out of business.because of the Republican Parties policies.
if Mc Cain get elected it will mean more of the same. Its time for change and I think it is time for the Americam people to take back their goverment and tell the Washing Insiders to go to H!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
If the politicians think the American people are going to lay back and let this country go to hell they have another thought coming.
I’m going to register Independent next year becaus I’m fed up with the Republican and Democratic parties.
J. Hunt
Report thisBy Skruff, March 9, 2007 at 3:09 pm Link to this comment
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Comment #57448 by crispy Joan on 3/08 at 3:24 pm says:
“Reply to Skruff in defense of Gore:
It is called the SUPREME court for a special reason: afterwards there is no where to go, end of story, no banana.”
The issue of the vote count and it’s continuation was dead. But there were other issues.
There were the disenfranchised voters
the Harris conflict of interest
The lack of a Dade County certification of security
The Gore campaign slunk away without a fight.
Gore said for the good of the country..
You believe this?
Report thisBy crispy Joan, March 8, 2007 at 4:24 pm Link to this comment
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Reply to Skruff in defense of Gore:
Report thisIt is called the SUPREME court for a special reason: afterwards there is no where to go, end of story, no banana.
By Margaret Currey, March 7, 2007 at 10:57 am Link to this comment
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Since Al Gore was allready elected president, it should be no problem to take Bush down and replace him down with Gore, after all Bush has really messed up in the war, the Walter Reed incident and anything else this administration has tried to accomplish.
Of course the best thing would be for both Chaney and Bush to resign, but you know the power they have would never let this happen.
They tried to impeach Clinton on a trivial thing, but when it comes to going to war and peoples lives that is not impeachable.
The only thing is that the Republician Party will not win, the next election of a president for their side is not in the cards.
Margaret from Vancouver, Washington
Report thisBy George, March 6, 2007 at 2:39 pm Link to this comment
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Hey, I came up with this joke a week ago, even if I’m just a Z-list blogger and not an award-winning humorist. Plus Borowitz isn’t paying attention—the vote would be 6-3 now.
Report thisBy Trigger finger, March 5, 2007 at 3:06 pm Link to this comment
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As it turns out, the gift to Bush of the Presidency was for the best. It proved once and for all that:
1.) Anyone, no matter how uneducated, how unskilled or incompetent can become President of the United States. (especially if daddy knows the right people)
2.) Just because it is possible, not just anyone SHOULD become President of the United States. Some one close to people like this man, if we love them, should tell them when this job is way, way over their competency and skills level. Just put his helmet on and send him outside to play on the swings. His mind will soon wander off to something else.
Report thisBy GW=MCHammered, March 5, 2007 at 9:13 am Link to this comment
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Just watched IT last night. Loved his intro, “I am Al Gore. I used to be the next President of the United States of America.”
He handily addresses arguments against Evil Gdubya, I mean Global Warming, with plenty of easy to understand, compelling, sometimes beautiful Earthly evidence. Makes clear how green technologies make economies grow, why GM and Ford are failing on the global stage, and how environmental strains cause human conflict, as in Darfur.
His conclusion is that the US CAN do its part to clean up the environment and thrive too. Clearly NOT what our Corporate Leaders on Capitol Hill want us to believe. But they prove time and again that they not only cannot successfully command world-class companies, they especially cannot lead democratic countries.
I learned to like President Gore. He’s not made of biodegradable cardboard after all!
Report thisBy Skruff, March 5, 2007 at 7:10 am Link to this comment
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My question:
If in “real life” the Supreme Court had actually done this….. Would Gore have contested it?
Or would he just slink away to some other “project”
Get a life folks Bush and his Supreme Court are not our only problems
Report thisBy gryphyn, March 4, 2007 at 3:52 pm Link to this comment
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Started off funny Boro- but quit picking on fat people. How depressed would you be if they whisked a Nobel out from under your nose? You might be irresistibly tempted by the twinkies too.
Report thisBy trantieungoc, March 4, 2007 at 3:41 pm Link to this comment
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Bush got new servants without paying a penny.
Supreme court is designed to serve the people of the United States but not to “LICK” the monarch boots.
This was an act of most sordid spitting out then sucking back that the U.S. Supreme Court ever made.
The family of those who voted to steal Mr. Gore’s oscar will never look up from now until their last days in this world due to this dishonor.
One of the dirtiest spot on the face of the U.S. Supreme Court that will not be cleared for ever !
Report thisBy Quy Tran, March 4, 2007 at 3:21 pm Link to this comment
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The stolen people in plain day but nobody could arrest them because they’re also powerful and authoritarian individuals !
Waters of all five oceans are unable to clean up this stain on Bush and his family face ! There’s only way for all of them is to hide themselves under the septic tanks !
It’s more disgusting than communist regime !
Report thisBy Polly Ester, March 4, 2007 at 8:04 am Link to this comment
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Since last February when the 45-year-old daughter of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was arrested for drunk driving and child endangerment, Scalia has been especially out of sorts and eager to vent his bitterness-he thought long and hard, about what would give him pleasure, and he remembered the 2000 Presidential election; wow, that was fun; it showed everyone how powerful I am, and how powerless the American public and the voting process is.
What would give me pleasure; nothing is as exciting as controlling a presidential race, maybe some fun can be had in fixing an
Report thisOscar-on second thought, its not the same.