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AP: Nobel peace prize jury under investigation

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AP: Nobel peace prize jury under investigation

STOCKHOLM, Sweden (AP) — Nobel Peace Prize officials were facing a formal inquiry over accusations they have drifted away from the prize's original selection criteria by choosing such winners as President Barack Obama, as the nomination deadline for the 2012 awards closed Wednesday. The investigation comes after persistent complaints by a Norwegian peace researcher that the original purpose of the prize was to diminish the role of military power in international relations.

If the Stockholm County Administrative Board, which supervises foundations in Sweden's capital, finds that prize founder Alfred Nobel's will is not being honored, it has the authority to suspend award decisions going back three years — though that would be unlikely and unprecedented, said Mikael Wiman, a legal expert working for the county

Formal acknowledgment that Obama did not and does not deserve that prize is long overdue.
 
I don't think anybody other than his dyed in the wool minions thought he deserved it to begin with, but it goes along with having the protester as the person of the year (Well that and Nobel comes with a fatty of a check)
 
Obama won't lose it, but I think they should leave the Nobel committee alone. I think they're doing a wonderful job of doing themselves in. :lol:
 
This is true; their relevancy to society has been deservingly trashed.


Obama won't lose it, but I think they should leave the Nobel committee alone. I think they're doing a wonderful job of doing themselves in. :lol:
 
They should have been investigated after they gave the prize to algore over Irena Sendler.
 
A nice touch that they waited until after Obama had passed their Statute of Limitations for removal before they started this cute little review of themselves.
 
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Formal acknowledgment that Obama did not and does not deserve that prize is long overdue.

Like an over amorous teen rounding third base for the first time in the back seat of Mommy's SUV you are a bit premature on this one. ;)

A formal investigation has been called for by someone who doesn't agree with some of the honorees. Not unlike that crazy birther lady going from state to state demanding election boards examine her 'evidence'.

Those thinking this automatically means the award will be taken away are a bit biased I believe. And need a trowel... :lol:
 
I don't think anybody other than his dyed in the wool minions thought he deserved it to begin with, but it goes along with having the protester as the person of the year (Well that and Nobel comes with a fatty of a check)

President Obama donated the cash award 100% to charity...
 
President Obama donated the cash award 100% to charity...

So? If I rig the BIG LOTTO and then donate my winnings to charity does that make it okay? Somebody DIDN'T win that lotto because I rigged the system.
 
Like an over amorous teen rounding third base for the first time in the back seat of Mommy's SUV you are a bit premature on this one. ;)

A formal investigation has been called for by someone who doesn't agree with some of the honorees. Not unlike that crazy birther lady going from state to state demanding election boards examine her 'evidence'.

Those thinking this automatically means the award will be taken away are a bit biased I believe. And need a trowel... :lol:

I don't think the OP's post meets the rhetoric of your characterization.

He gave no indication, that I can see, that he thinks "this automatically means the award will be taken away". He only reported the story, recognized that formal acknowledgement has been made and opined that it is long overdue.
 
Like an over amorous teen rounding third base for the first time in the back seat of Mommy's SUV you are a bit premature on this one. ;)

A formal investigation has been called for by someone who doesn't agree with some of the honorees. Not unlike that crazy birther lady going from state to state demanding election boards examine her 'evidence'.

Those thinking this automatically means the award will be taken away are a bit biased I believe. And need a trowel... :lol:

Are you seriously going to try to maintain that Obama deserved to win that prize? That he has in any way lived up to that prize?

Whether the Norwegians do the right thing or not, acknowledgement that Obama did not and does not deserve the prize ought to be made.

One might argue that some leaders bring peace through military action. FDR brought a long lasting peace to Germany and Japan. But the rules of the award exclude such leaders from receiving it for their military actions, per se.
 
So? If I rig the BIG LOTTO and then donate my winnings to charity does that make it okay? Somebody DIDN'T win that lotto because I rigged the system.

So you're insinuating Obama rigged the system? Exceptional claim you seem to be putting out there.
 
Well I just hope the EU's prize ain't retroactively revoked.

Being a European citizen, "2012 Nobel Peace Prize Winner" looks damn good on my CV!
 
Giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize endorsed that the War in Afghanistan was a peaceful and humanitarian effort as they gave him the award after he vowed to escalate troops and fighting there. Its really the Nobel War & Rich award.
 
So you're insinuating Obama rigged the system? Exceptional claim you seem to be putting out there.

No, I'm suggesting Obama didn't deserve it and someone else who did didn't receive it.
 
The Peace Prize is nothing more than a joke. It essentially exists to reward liberal ideologues and give them some kind of legitimacy.
 
President Obama donated the cash award 100% to charity...

Didn't say he didn't. I was drawing the comparison, or attempting to, of the dumbing down of Nobel recognition
 
Giving Obama the Nobel Peace Prize endorsed that the War in Afghanistan was a peaceful and humanitarian effort as they gave him the award after he vowed to escalate troops and fighting there. Its really the Nobel War & Rich award.

And Guantanamo is still open for business.
 
And Guantanamo is still open for business.

Well, since the Nobel was named after the man who invented dynamite................

Just sayin' :wink:
 
Well, since the Nobel was named after the man who invented dynamite................

Just sayin' :wink:

Uses

Dynamite is mainly used in the mining, quarrying, construction, and demolition industries, and it has had some historical usage in warfare. However the unstable nature of nitroglycerin, especially if subjected to freezing, has rendered it obsolete for military uses.

Dynamite was and has been a boon for mankind in certain industries.
 
Uses

Dynamite is mainly used in the mining, quarrying, construction, and demolition industries, and it has had some historical usage in warfare. However the unstable nature of nitroglycerin, especially if subjected to freezing, has rendered it obsolete for military uses.

Dynamite was and has been a boon for mankind in certain industries.

In context, Albert Nobel invented dynamite for military purposes. Doesn't matter what it is used for today. Nobel's motivation AT THE TIME is what counts, so I stand by what I said.
 
In context, Albert Nobel invented dynamite for military purposes. Doesn't matter what it is used for today. Nobel's motivation AT THE TIME is what counts, so I stand by what I said.

And you are correct. Nobel made his vast fortune in arms dealing. The prizes all revolved around that (that's why no Mathematics prize). The peace prize was his secretary/first love/girlfriend's idea to "reform his legacy". His nickname while living was The Merchant of Death.
 
And you are correct. Nobel made his vast fortune in arms dealing. The prizes all revolved around that (that's why no Mathematics prize). The peace prize was his secretary/first love/girlfriend's idea to "reform his legacy". His nickname while living was The Merchant of Death.

That's simply not true. While Nobel died in 1895 it took some time to sort his will out. Prizes in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, Literature, and Peace were first awarded in 1901.
 
And you are correct. Nobel made his vast fortune in arms dealing. The prizes all revolved around that (that's why no Mathematics prize). The peace prize was his secretary/first love/girlfriend's idea to "reform his legacy". His nickname while living was The Merchant of Death.


And BTW, the phrase "Merchant of Death" was coined by a French Newspaper in 1888 when it credited the death of his brother to him.

But as usual, the French were just Jealous Jennies. But it was the publication of that article that concerned Nobel on how his legacy would be viewed by history...consequently, the Nobel Prizes.

Funny how unintended consequences work out.
 
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