Posted on 01/31/2014 8:13:41 AM PST by SeekAndFind
Thousands of officials are allowed to nominate Peace Prize laureates. Just like Vladimir Putin and Julian Assange's nominations, Edward Snowden’s nod should be ignored.
If you have a paper thin skin (as I do) and are paid to comment on the news (this, for some mysterious reason, also applies to me), it’s advisable to fully disengage from writing about the Edward Snowden saga. After the initial leaks, I offered a cautious piece, urging against the instant beatification of the former NSA contractor. We knew little about him, I argued, so let’s wait for it to play out, and we’ll be better situated to determine if he was more Pentagon Papers than Pumpkin Papers. But it's one of those stories allergic to nuance: you're either a lackey of empire (the Snowden skeptic) or a fulminating anti-American trying to undermine Obama’s foreign policy (the Snowden supporter). In a debate without shades of grey, I'd rather leave the whole business to those with more anger, passion, and energy.
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Judge an award by its recipients
The Nobel Peace Prize was made a farce when it was given to life long terrorist Yassar Arafat. Maybe even before that.
Hitler was nominated for the Peace Prize after Munich.
Al Gore, Barack Obama, Yasser Arafat. ‘Nuff said.
Al Gore, Barack Obama, Yasser Arafat. ‘Nuff said.
If nothing shows how meaningless the Peace prize has become look at two recent recipients. Obama got his Peace prize for doing nothing and he may well go down in history as the man who fanned the flames of war in the Middle East. Al Gore got his Peace prize for perpetrating the biggest hoax ever seen, getting rich from it and pushing policies that will cripple the world economy. The Peace Prize is a total joke.
They should just issue a lottery ticket to every person on the planet and have a drawing once a year.
Hitler was nominated for the Peace Prize after Munich.
*** Obama got his Peace prize for doing nothing***
Reminds me of a joke (by a black comedian) about Jimmy Carter, a few months after he was sworn in as President
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“I don’t know why everyone is blaming Carter, He ain’t done nothing!” lots of laughter because Carter had done NOTHING!
You be right.
Getting people all over the world to agree on something is worthy of the peace prize. JMHO
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