And the Peace Nobel Prize for 2009 goes to...

Started by Martinus, October 09, 2009, 04:08:05 AM

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Jos Theelen

#105
October 09, 2009, 10:35:52 AM
Quote from: Alexandru H. on October 09, 2009, 09:53:06 AM
What's next, carving away Jefferson and placing Obama's face onto Mount Rushmore?



congrats, Americans

Razgovory

#106
October 09, 2009, 10:39:08 AM
Well I'll be damned.  If that's not the strangest thing I've heard in a long time.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Malthus

#107
October 09, 2009, 10:44:36 AM
Quote from: lustindarkness on October 09, 2009, 10:23:42 AM
BTW, I'm waiting on my Cracker Jacks!  :mad:

It does not comport with the dignity of the great position with which I have been entrusted to squabble in an unseemly manner over this prize. It may have come to me, but it is a greater thing than any one man - it belongs to *all* of us; it is an affirmation of humanity, transcending those things which divide. It is a learning moment, encapsulated. While it may be mine, it is, in the best sense, ours.

Or in other words:

Finders keepers.  :nelson:

(Munch, munch)

The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Malthus

#108
October 09, 2009, 10:50:37 AM
YO OBAMA, I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAS THE BEST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OF ALL TIME.
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane—Marcus Aurelius

Razgovory

#109
October 09, 2009, 10:56:39 AM
Quote from: Martinus on October 09, 2009, 09:56:51 AM
I think it is funny, I don't get the outrage, tbh.

You don't hate black people then.
I've given it serious thought. I must scorn the ways of my family, and seek a Japanese woman to yield me my progeny. He shall live in the lands of the east, and be well tutored in his sacred trust to weave the best traditions of Japan and the Sacred South together, until such time as he (or, indeed his house, which will periodically require infusion of both Southern and Japanese bloodlines of note) can deliver to the South it's independence, either in this world or in space.  -Lettow April of 2011

Raz is right. -MadImmortalMan March of 2017

Alexandru H.

#110
October 09, 2009, 10:56:57 AM
Quote from: Malthus on October 09, 2009, 10:50:37 AM
YO OBAMA, I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAS THE BEST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OF ALL TIME.

The best was Nansen.

Caliga

#111
October 09, 2009, 11:02:12 AM
Quote from: Malthus on October 09, 2009, 10:50:37 AM
YO OBAMA, I'M GONNA LET YOU FINISH, BUT I JUST WANNA SAY THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING JR WAS THE BEST NOBEL PRIZE WINNER OF ALL TIME.
:cool:
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Caliga

#112
October 09, 2009, 11:02:39 AM
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KRonn

#113
October 09, 2009, 11:20:02 AM
Quote from: Caliga on October 09, 2009, 10:11:51 AM
I remember something like this happened when Al Gore won the prize, in that another nominee had saved a ton of Jews from the Holocaust, and while Gore is really, really concerned about the environment, he hasn't really had an opportunity to broker peace, not having been elected POTUS and all that.
I heard that story on the radio. A woman in a Nazi occupied nation (Holland/Belgium/France, not sure which) saved a bunch of kids from the Nazis, hid them and got them to Switzerland. Pretty amazing and quite worthy.

Caliga

#114
October 09, 2009, 11:21:42 AM
Quote from: KRonn on October 09, 2009, 11:20:02 AM
I heard that story on the radio. A woman in a Nazi occupied nation (Holland/Belgium/France, not sure which) saved a bunch of kids from the Nazis, hid them and got them to Switzerland. Pretty amazing and quite worthy.
She saved a bunch of Jews but she wasn't enough of a celebrity.  :(
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KRonn

#115
October 09, 2009, 11:22:14 AM
I daresay that this whole award process is one of those "teachable moments".....    :smarty:

Viking

#116
October 09, 2009, 11:28:07 AM
Obama agrees with us.

Quote from: ØbåmaObama said, "I do not feel
that I deserve to be in the company of so many transformative
figures that have been honored by this prize."
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Caliga

#117
October 09, 2009, 11:29:10 AM
Well then he should have turned it down. -_-
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alfred russel

#118
October 09, 2009, 11:29:39 AM
Quote from: Caliga on October 09, 2009, 09:19:27 AM
Quote from: Martinus on October 09, 2009, 09:17:22 AM
I predict this will have no influence or relevance whatsoever.
You predict wrongly IMHO.  I think it's going to infuriate the large portion of the middle class who are already frustrated with Obama's performance so far.

I agree with you, which is why he should turn it down.

Make the statement along the lines, "I am deeply honored that the Nobel Committee felt that I am deserving of such an honor, however, there were many candidates that have both suffered and accomplished more in the cause of peace. At this time, I can not accept this award in good conscious. I hope that one day I am more worthy of this honor."

Message to the middle class: the euros giving this award may be deluded, but I still have a clear head on my shoulders and aren't caught up in the hype.
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety.

There's a fine line between salvation and drinking poison in the jungle.

I'm embarrassed. I've been making the mistake of associating with you. It won't happen again. :)
-garbon, February 23, 2014

The Minsky Moment

#119
October 09, 2009, 11:36:58 AM
Don't be ridiculous he should accept the prize and deposit the $$ in the Treasury.  Drop in the bucket perhaps but every little bit counts.
The purpose of studying economics is not to acquire a set of ready-made answers to economic questions, but to learn how to avoid being deceived by economists.
--Joan Robinson
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