tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post6922179826322270648..comments2024-03-28T17:53:43.541-04:00Comments on DarwinCatholic: They Like The Look of This FellowDarwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08572976822786862149noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-78274682874083427992010-11-28T13:45:26.060-05:002010-11-28T13:45:26.060-05:00Was this the first Nobel award in the Paris Hilton...Was this the first Nobel award in the Paris Hilton category (famous for being famous) or were there others who received the award for having nice hair?Claudenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-1048100605958473542009-10-10T09:38:10.782-04:002009-10-10T09:38:10.782-04:00Now, if Obama were to be deeply classy, he'd d...<i>Now, if Obama were to be deeply classy, he'd decline the prize saying that he doesn't want to be awarded a prize when he doesn't believe that he's yet achieved what he should in the world.</i> ROFLMAO!!<br /><br />Chances of that happening: Slim and None!Bill Hooghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02336706603556277581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-89750949388912944492009-10-10T00:16:46.066-04:002009-10-10T00:16:46.066-04:001) The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is separate fr...1) The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is separate from all the other Nobel Committees. (Most of the Nobel Prize committees are based in Sweden - the Peace Prize Committee, alone, is based in Norway);<br /><br />2) The NPPC is political, and overtly so. Their chartered purpose, after all, is to encourage good behavior on the world stage;<br /><br />3) No, President Obama hasn't accomplished much of anything yet, unless you count the fact that he has made peace with his Democratic Primary opponent, Mrs. Clinton (a significant accomplishment, but not quite the scale that the NPPC is supposed to care about). We should assume that the members of the NPPC are not morons, they know perfectly well that Obama's resume is, as yet, too thin to justify this honor;<br /><br />4) So why did they give him this award? Presumably, they want to lend their prestige to him, and thus strengthen his hand politically and enable him to do the things he wants to do.<br /><br />The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is voting against the Republican leadership. They are doing so, knowingly, at significant risk to their own stature and prestige.<br /><br />JoelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13522238.post-830849770773737642009-10-09T14:01:13.157-04:002009-10-09T14:01:13.157-04:00The Nobel Committee has a history of awarding the ...The Nobel Committee has a history of awarding the Peace Prize for dubious achievements, Gorbachev, Gore, el-Baradi; but this is the first time it has been given for no achievement. The sad thing is that it will encourage this year's winner to make peace at any cost with the likes of Iran, etc. He won't be able to take a hard line for fear of not living up to his award. We are moving into even more dangerous times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com