Gore's Nobel

Tuesday October 23, 2007

(HOST) Commentator Mike Martin has noticed a cultural shift when it comes to environmentalism: he thinks that Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize has finally made it ok for men to be green.

(MARTIN) Maybe it's because we call our planet Mother Earth, but for some reason being "green" has never been associated with virility here in the U.S. When you think of manliness, "tree-hugger" usually isn't the first word to come to mind. But say "gas-guzzler," "coal miner," or "clear-cut," on the other hand, and you can almost smell the testosterone. That's why Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize is such a big deal. With serious bling-bling like the Nobel medal hanging on his chest, it'll be hard to write him off again as too touchy-feely, too new-agey, or too out-of-touch.

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