Nobel Peace Prize

[lizbud]

As they already are. President Obama did not appoint himself to receive this award; he was chosen by a committee. So why all the nasty comments pointed at him? (not you, E.S) I do hope he accepts the award in person.

As Governor Pawlenty said - "Congratulations, Mr. President"

It is so funny to me how the conservatives are havng conniption fits
over Obama's selection for the honor. As you said before, Obama did not
nominate himself.

Here's a article that calls the award the " Thank God Your Not Bush" award.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-rob..._b_315715.html

[pomtzu]

And I'm working on a cure for cancer...........
Do you think I might get the Nobel Prize for Medicine???

Ridiculous??? - of course!!!
Almost as ridiculous as Pres Obama getting the Peace Prize!

[Edwina's Secretary]

And I'm working on a cure for cancer...........
Do you think I might get the Nobel Prize for Medicine???

Good luck. I hope your cure is successful.

[Grace]

It is so funny to me how the conservatives are havng conniption fits
over Obama's selection for the honor. As you said before, Obama did not
nominate himself.

Paul Krugman writes a regular column for the NY Times. In his piece last Sunday, he said this -

If Republicans think something might be good for the president, they’re against it — whether or not it’s good for America.

BTW - Mr. Krugman was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.

[lizbud]

Paul Krugman writes a regular column for the NY Times. In his piece last Sunday, he said this -



BTW - Mr. Krugman was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.

This sure looks like it's a very personal dislike of Obama the man, even
thought these people will swear it isn't. I say, be glad for America.

[Marigold2]

I am very proud of President Obama. He took office at a time when we were involved in two wars, our economy is in serious trouble, respect for America was at a all time low.
What was said by a member ealier is correct, leaders of other countries did not like Bush, did not respect him or us, however these same leaders’ presidents, Prime Ministers, Kings and Queens do like Obama. That can only be good for US. If we have the respect of other nations we have hope that this world can be a better, safer place for all. Having friends with other world leaders can only be good. We need friends, not more enemies with weapons of mass destruction.
Sometimes instilling hope is the most important thing a person can give to another, to a nation and its people. With hope we can put our differences aside and work for the greater good. Kennedy said it best “Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country”. Obama asks the same of us. He inspires me to make a better world for all animals.
I myself am not a noble prize winner, a college professor, a world leader. This is not my award to give or take. I am not qualified to grant this prestigious honor. Is there any one here who is? If so please step forward. If not please ask yourself why you cannot be joyful that Obama has the respect of some of the greatest minds in the world and the hope of something better to come

[Edwina's Secretary]

BTW - Mr. Krugman was awarded the 2008 Nobel Prize in Economics.

Did he earn the award?

I don't recall it being debated, but perhaps we should!

[Grace]

Did he earn the award?

I don't recall it being debated, but perhaps we should!

I don't recall either. So I went googling. Found that someone from the Austrian Economist was a bit perplexed. However, another person from Forbes was pleased.

There is also the Marginal Revolution.

Overall, it does not appear that his was a shocking choice

[Edwina's Secretary]

Well! That does it! I am canceling my subscription to the Austrian Economist!

[blue]

Some of the people who were passed over for Obama. Source.



In 2002, Sima Samar became the first women's affairs minister in Afghanistan's post-Taliban interim government. Prior to her appointment, Samar had dedicated her life to the preservation of basic rights for women and girls in Afghanistan. She fled her country in 1984 during the Soviet ocupation and moved to the border town of Quetta, Pakistan, where she founded the Shuhada Organization to support the education and health needs of Afghan women and girls. With dogged persistence and at great personal risk, she kept her schools and clinics open in Afghanistan even during the most repressive days of the Taliban regime, whose laws prohibited the education of girls past the age of eight. When the Taliban fell, Samar returned to Kabul and accepted the post of Minister for Women's Affairs, even as she continued to run her clinics and schools. But her persistent calls for equality and justice attracted the attention of Afghanistan's powerful religious leaders, who still saw no place for women in Afghan public life. She was taunted by male colleagues, and she began to receive thinly veiled death threats from Islamic conservatives hoping to silence her. She was ultimately forced to step down from her cabinet post, which was left unfilled. She subsequently was offered a non-cabinet position chairing the Independent Afghanistan Human Rights Commission, a position she still holds.





Ingrid Betancourt, French-Colombian ex-hostage.

Ingrid Betancourt holds her award from Reporteres Sans Frontieres on Sept. 24, 2009 in Montreal. Betancourt was captured by FARC in 2002 while campaigning for the Colombian presidency and held for more than six years before being rescued.

If anyone knows how to bounce back from tragedy, it’s Betancourt. During the Colombian senator’s 2002 presidential campaign, she was abducted by a marxist organization and held captive for six-and-a-half years. Since being rescued in July, 2008, she has been dubbed a “freedom fighter” and “symbol of hope.”




Dr. Denis Mukwege jokes with patients outside the surgical ward of Panzi hospital in Bukavu, DRC. On this photo's date, Dr Mukwege had treated 21,000 women suffering from devastating gynecological injuries as a result of rape in Congo's brutal war. He is the only gynecologist treating these wounds in the country. Oct. 14, 2008

Seeing pregnant women arrive at the hospital on a donkey and dying during childbirth encouraged Mukwege to study gynaecology and obstetrics. Noticing that so many women had been sexually abused, he later founded the Panzi hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Hundreds of thousands of female sexual violence victims have been helped so far.


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I guess words and promises are more important then actions. He wasnt in office for Two weeks when he was nominated for the NPP.