tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post4244469150373831642..comments2023-08-16T10:50:38.041+01:00Comments on Moose Musings: Barack Obama & the Nobel Peace Prize.Andy Guntonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-58302214924553238992009-10-13T16:51:27.640+01:002009-10-13T16:51:27.640+01:00That's not a bad point Anthony.
Maybe it is a...That's not a bad point Anthony. <br />Maybe it is a way of trying to reign him in a little. If that were the case though, they should have awarded it to George Bush at the beginning of his term of office too.Andy Guntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-1109555043532897032009-10-13T16:20:43.150+01:002009-10-13T16:20:43.150+01:00Maybe they gave it to him in a pre-emptive strike,...Maybe they gave it to him in a pre-emptive strike, hoping that it may make Obama think twice before invading Iran. Well, it wouldn't look good, would it?<br /><br />As he had only been in office for 3 weeks when he was considered, maybe they thought he had a peaceful childhood!:)..https://www.blogger.com/profile/07269559219212322326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-53805148131710324212009-10-10T16:16:12.868+01:002009-10-10T16:16:12.868+01:00Hi Dean. LOL at your last point. Very true though....Hi Dean. LOL at your last point. Very true though.<br />I still feel the award is a little premature though.<br />Hopefully he will fully deserve it, in my eyes, in the future.Andy Guntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-90339959705758175602009-10-10T13:39:05.366+01:002009-10-10T13:39:05.366+01:00Hi Andy, thanks for joining my Turing group.
The ...Hi Andy, thanks for joining my Turing group.<br /><br />The Nobel Peace prize has always been different to the other Noble prizes in that it has always been a political tool to encourage peace efforts, not simply to indulge in a bit of back slapping once peace has been achieved. <br /><br />It's awarded by a different (Norwegian) committee to the other (Swedish) prizes as a mark of its unique purpose. <br />If anyone had ever achieved world peace they'd have stopped handing it out years ago of course... ;)Deanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03310394564421749181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-21931626354601222182009-10-09T16:18:18.756+01:002009-10-09T16:18:18.756+01:00Thanks for the correction Ken. That just makes it ...Thanks for the correction Ken. That just makes it worse doesn't it & i didn't know that about when the nominations are made!<br />My "WTF" is even more appropriate than i thought!Andy Guntonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00402607157584209849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3604147601973013359.post-19212078662769366822009-10-09T15:09:30.333+01:002009-10-09T15:09:30.333+01:00Not being American does not disqualify one from co...Not being American does not disqualify one from commenting on an international award. Your opinion is quite valid, welcome, and sane.<br /><br />Your only mis-statement is saying that Obama has been in office 11 months. Not even! The election was 11 months ago, he was sworn in on January 20, 8-1/2 months ago! And the nominations for the Nobel prize were received in mid-February, when he'd only been President for three weeks!<br /><br />High hopes are a wonderful thing, and I try to have them. But high hopes and "potential" should not be the basis for the Nobel prize.<br /><br />It's been said before, but it bears repeating: WTF!?!?!Ken Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14352088132228110064noreply@blogger.com