Barack Obama actually said...

By having the courage to challenge the skeptics in Washington and lead on the climate crisis facing our planet, Al Gore has advanced the cause of peace and richly deserves this reward.

Context

Obama Statement on Former Vice President Gore's Nobel Peace Prize

10/11/2007

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