Gored

Breathless internet speculation:

Sen. Barbara Boxer's office just contacted us to say former Vice President Al Gore has been called "overseas" for a trip related to his work on global warming and has canceled his scheduled appearance Thursday in San Francisco at a fundraiser for Boxer's re-election effort.

OMGOMGOMG! Gore is gonna win the Nobel Prize! IKNOWITIKNOWITIKNOWIT!!

Hmmph, looks like he'll be a bit early for the awards ceremony:

The Nobel Laureates take center stage in Stockholm on 10 December when they receive the Nobel Prize Medal, Nobel Prize Diploma and document confirming the Nobel Prize amount from King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden. In Oslo, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates receive their Nobel Peace Prize from the Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in the presence of King Harald V of Norway. An important part is the presentation of the Nobel Lectures by the Nobel Laureates. In Stockholm, the lectures are presented days before the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony. In Oslo, the Nobel Laureates deliver their lectures during the Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony.

Sadly, similar to the endless Presidential run speculation, this might detract from the news of what Al Gore is actually doing in Europe. Which might be quite significant--and no, I have no inside information to share. Just sayin'