Earth Angel_79 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) I'm just genuinely curious. Edited October 9, 2009 by Earth Angel_79 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momofkhm Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,562926,00.html It's just a list of the people who won though, not what they did. http://nobelprizes.com/nobel/peace/peace.html Should have searched for it first. I saw the one on FOXNews earlier today. Edited October 9, 2009 by momofkhm new url Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Never mind, I was wrong. Edited October 9, 2009 by lionfamily1999 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth Angel_79 Posted October 9, 2009 Author Share Posted October 9, 2009 Are you wondering about one in particular? I'm sure others are too, but that would be political, so of course it would not be posted here, right? :) Just curious. Nope....just curious. Question answered thanks! (I didn't have any tea yet and am very groggy....okay just my way of saying I was too lazy to do it myself.) I didn't think the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded based on politics. :001_smile: ETA: I tried to delete the title of this thread, but it won't let me....anyway a mod can so it doesn't desend into chaos as is being suspected? It was probably poor (morning) judgement to even ask. Sorry..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Nope....just curious. Question answered thanks! (I didn't have any tea yet and am very groggy....okay just my way of saying I was too lazy to do it myself.) I didn't think the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded based on politics. :001_smile: ETA: I tried to delete the title of this thread, but it won't let me....anyway a mod can so it doesn't desend into chaos as is being suspected? It was probably poor (morning) judgement to even ask. Sorry..... I saw a headline this morning that confused me, I thought you were wondering the same way I was, but came up with a creative way to ask. Never mind :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingM Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yes, it's political. And for the record, I voted for today's winner and yet I'm still scratching my head. "Really? For what?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingChris Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 The Nobel prizes are only noteworthy for the sciences: Physics, Chemistry, Medicine and Economics. Those almost always go to significant achievements or discoveries. Sadly, that is not always the case with the literature or the peace prizes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yes, it's political. And for the record, I voted for today's winner and yet I'm still scratching my head. "Really? For what?" :iagree: I'm more than willing to admit that this was my feeling, too, this morning!! I had to look up the reasoning behind the bequest and I'm still wondering why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Hey, I really like and admire the newest recipient of the Peace prize a lot but I'm scratching my head over it as much as anyone. Seems a little bizarre. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomOfOneFunOne Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I can tell you the achievements of someone who didn't win once . . . :tongue_smilie: At a school in Knoxville, Tn was a sweet kid and her 5th grade class had their own nominations for Nobel Peace Prize. She drew a picture of me and and convinced her classmates to vote for me. My pic hung in the hall for a whole week. How did I earn this nomination? She never eats animals b/c they're her friends even when she really wants a hamburger and she has the prettiest pink shirt. Also she helps everyone get over their fights. Everyone thought I was a contender but . . . I never heard from The Committee. Norway . . . what do they know! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yasser Arafat, 1994, for being a terrorist for years. Definitely a guy who should have received a peace prize. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Yes, it's political. And for the record, I voted for today's winner and yet I'm still scratching my head. "Really? For what?" Apparently for "HOPE"-- guess it was good enough for many American voters, and good enough for the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. Committee says president gives world’s people ‘hope for a better future’ 'Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," Jagland said.(Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland "It is an award that speaks to the promise of President Obama's message of hope." Archbishop Desmond Tutu of South Africa. ETA: I got these quotes from the lead article on MSNBC's website, but deleted the link in case it violated board rules. Edited October 9, 2009 by Erica in PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sadiegirl Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yes, it's political. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatinLover Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I just read that the Nobel Peace nominations were due 2 weeks *before* last November's election. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhonda in TX Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 About two weeks after his inauguration. I am trying very, very, very hard to keep my mouth shut about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiphobic Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Well, Kissinger is the first person that comes to mind when I hear all the gasps surrounding Obama's award. Not that I have an opinion one way or another about Kissinger and his award. I just vaguely remember some of the same gasping about Kissinger. Obama's Not the First Surprising Nobel Peace Prize Winner: Seven Controversial Recipients In case the link is a no-no, it's a Newsweek: Wealth of Nations blurb and here's the list: Elihu Root Woodrow Wilson and Leon Bourgeois Henry Kissinger Menachem Begin, Yasir Arafat, Jimmy Carter I'm off to find something else more gasp-worthy, in my own humble opinion. :tongue_smilie: Edited October 9, 2009 by Apiphobic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnandtinagilbert Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I can tell you the achievements of someone who didn't win once . . . :tongue_smilie: At a school in Knoxville, Tn was a sweet kid and her 5th grade class had their own nominations for Nobel Peace Prize. She drew a picture of me and and convinced her classmates to vote for me. My pic hung in the hall for a whole week. How did I earn this nomination? She never eats animals b/c they're her friends even when she really wants a hamburger and she has the prettiest pink shirt. Also she helps everyone get over their fights. Everyone thought I was a contender but . . . I never heard from The Committee. Norway . . . what do they know! :001_smile: Looks like you may be incontention next year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Personally I think Wangari Maathai (winner from 2004) was a brilliant choice, for her identification that diminishing natural resources often leads to civil strife, and her work in the Green Belt movement of tree planting and plant-growing especially among women in Kenya. I think that is an extraordinary insight into the nature of peace and what could lead to harmony on earth. And that "regular people" can have a huge impact. Incidentally there are two nice children's picture books about her: Wangari's Trees of Peace and Planting the Trees of Kenya. I'd imagine she would be a fantastic choice of a person for students to study, especially those who are into CM in some incarnation. The importance of nature study, indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiphobic Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 (edited) Personally I think Wangari Maathai (winner from 2004) was a brilliant choice, for her identification that diminishing natural resources often leads to civil strife, and her work in the Green Belt movement of tree planting and plant-growing especially among women in Kenya. I think that is an extraordinary insight into the nature of peace and what could lead to harmony on earth. And that "regular people" can have a huge impact. Incidentally there are two nice children's picture books about her: Wangari's Trees of Peace and Planting the Trees of Kenya. I'd imagine she would be a fantastic choice of a person for students to study, especially those who are into CM in some incarnation. The importance of nature study, indeed. I remember her! I had to google her name to be certain, but she was in the Planet Earth series. I forget which one/s, but I liked her. She was memorable. Btw, when I googled her to be sure I had the right person, I found a Time article where previous Nobel Peace Prize winners Wangari Maathai and Muhammad Yunus discuss Obama's win. Edited October 9, 2009 by Apiphobic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy101 Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Yeah. Got some hilarious hits searching for Nobel HOPE Prize. :leaving: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Just imagine how great and peaceful the world would be (or not) if we were all hopeLESS. Seems like people who are HOPEless behave much differently than those who think great things are in store for the world, and want to be a part of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think it's great! It's definitely political. The Nobel committee has used the Peace prize as a political statement before. Why not now? It's their prize. They can do whatever they want with it. It seems to me that this time, they are using it as their way of telling off the previous administration and its followers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiphobic Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 I think it's pretty simple -- he's building bridges instead of burning them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peek a Boo Posted October 9, 2009 Share Posted October 9, 2009 Well, Kissinger is the first person that comes to mind when I hear all the gasps surrounding Obama's award. Not that I have an opinion one way or another about Kissinger and his award. I just vaguely remember some of the same gasping about Kissinger. yup. contrary to some people's assumptions, there are quite a few that have a low opinion of the "Peace" prize for exactly these reasons. History repeats itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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