Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize After ‘Disrepute Incurred’ for Picking Obama

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Snowden Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize After ‘Disrepute Incurred’ for Picking Obama By Andrew Johnson July 15, 2013 11:49 AM

A Swedish professor has nominated NSA leaker Edward Snowden for the Nobel Peace Prize for his revelations of the surveillance program, but also to redeem the award’s prestige after it was awarded to President Obama in 2009.

In his letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Umea University’s Stefan Svallfors argues that Snowden, who would be the award’s youngest winner at 30, exemplified that “individuals can stand up for fundamental rights and freedoms.” Svallfors lauded Snowden’s “heroic effort at great personal cost.”

In 2009, President Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize after less than a year in office, drawing criticism for the committee’s prematurity, including from Svallfors. The professor says that picking Snowden would “help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award US President Barack Obama the 2009 award.”

According to the Daily Mail’s translation of his statement, Svallfords believes Snowden to be a “highly affordable candidate.” Similiar past nominees include Wikileaks’ Julian Assange and Bradley Manning, who did not win.

[freedomfiter2]

It doesn’t matter who is in office, the federal government is our greatest enemy and must be watched closely.

[Jim Robinson]

He’ll be the TIME Man of the Year soon. But he’ll never make the cover of the Rolling Stone.

[SampleMan]

Not a chance. Trayvon Martin is getting the Peace Prize.

[maine-iac7]

concur

[Mr. Jeeves]

I nominate George Zimmerman - for helping to keep the peace in his neighborhood.

[Cyclone59]

The Nobel Peace Price lost is luster when they gave it to Al Gore.

[EEGator]

Fellow winners:

[Opinionated Blowhard]

nominated Snowden . . . to redeem the award’s prestige after it was awarded to President Obama in 2009.

This is both sad and funny at so many levels that I don't know where to start.

[Opinionated Blowhard]

nominated Snowden . . . to redeem the award’s prestige after it was awarded to President Obama in 2009.

This is both sad and funny at so many levels that I don't know where to start.

[wastedyears]

They were going to nominate Obama again??????

[morphing libertarian]

2002 Jimmuh Carter

[newzjunkey]

What has Snowden (or had Obama) done to further the cause of Peace?

[Revolting cat!]

The way these Nobel Piece Prize things work, any perfessor can nominate anybody, including the Mexican janitor woman he’s bonking.

[txhurl]

He actually MIGHT make the cover of the Rolling Stone, now that you bring it up.

Reminds to watch Almost Famous this evening!

[bandleader]

TWO WRONGS(Still)Don’t Make A RIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IrishPennant]

But two rights still make a U-Turn.

[Conscience of a Conservative]

The way these Nobel Piece Prize things work, any perfessor can nominate anybody, including the Mexican janitor woman he’s bonking.

Yeah. Every year, there are these "______ was nominated for a Nobel Prize," from people who don't realize that the nomination process is basically meaningless.

[Let's Roll]

The also gave it to Al Gore, Jimmy Carter and arafart.

[matt04]

However, I would say is is more deserving of it than Obama.

[hattend]

... “help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award US President Barack Obama the 2009 award.”

Similar past nominees include Wikileaks’ Julian Assange and Bradley Manning,

Good luck with that prestige recovery you filthy bunch of commies.