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FRENCH PREZ TABBED FOR WEASEL PEACE PRIZE
New York Post ^ | 2/19/03 | DAN MANGAN

Posted on 02/19/2003 12:17:15 AM PST by kattracks

Edited on 05/26/2004 5:12:12 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

February 19, 2003 -- Sacre bleu! French President Jacques Chirac has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Chirac, a leading opponent of war with Iraq, was one of 150 nominees, including rock star Bono and Pope John Paul II, for the prestigious prize, said Geir Lundestad, the head of the Norwegian Nobel Institute in Oslo yesterday. The winner will be announced in October.


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To: kattracks
Actually, there was an error in the printing. He's really been nominated for the apPEASE Prize.

Or is that the PIECE Prize?

21 posted on 02/19/2003 5:24:04 AM PST by steveegg (The Surgeon General has determined that siding with Al-Qaeda is hazardous to your continued rule.)
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To: kattracks
[Sacre bleu! French President Jacques Chirac has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. ]

The lefties are pulling out all the stops on this one. They can hang his picture between Arafart and Nelson Mangele.

22 posted on 02/19/2003 5:29:32 AM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham
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To: kattracks
Chirac's nomination is "good news for him I suppose, it's good news for France as a whole," the shy spokesman said.

France is a hole alright.......

23 posted on 02/19/2003 6:16:12 AM PST by SpinyNorman
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To: kattracks
Geeez. They give the peace prize to anyone who sits back and does nothing while people are being slaughtered, starved, and tourtered around him.
Wow. What an honor! - NOT!
24 posted on 02/19/2003 6:18:19 AM PST by concerned about politics (Stop Taxpayer Supported Socialist Indoctrinatin... Support School Choice ..Demand it.)
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To: capitan_refugio
It originated in The Simpsons' 7th Season, Episode 2F32 with a comment by Groundskeeper Willie when he was drafted to teach French during a teachers' strike. He said, "Bonjourrrrr! Ye cheese eatin' surrender monkeys!".

BTW it's not the only anti-French comment uttered on The Simpsons according to this discussion thread: http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&th=eef024d02ef5e149&rnum=6

25 posted on 02/19/2003 10:47:30 AM PST by Ipberg
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To: kattracks
The "peace" and "literature" prizes are constantly battling for the position of most political and least credible. Try as I might I cannot find official criteria for the award of the Nobel Peace Prize. I thought I had once read something about reducing armies. That would put Bush right up there after an Iraq war.
26 posted on 02/19/2003 11:02:06 AM PST by jimfree
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To: Ipberg
Willie seems to me to be a "Black Watch" type of guy. Thanks for the info.
27 posted on 02/19/2003 9:47:19 PM PST by capitan_refugio
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