Lu
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Post by Lu on Oct 12, 2009 11:02:41 GMT -5
I agree with you. I have to admit I didn't know who were all the other candidates...now I'm curious about that.
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Kristie
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Post by Kristie on Oct 13, 2009 14:29:04 GMT -5
Isa, I definitely agree. Just because he was nominated, doesn't mean he should have won.
Hanna, I didn't even know about the other main candidates. Those women sound more deserving, especially if they have already done something important. I think Obama received it because of what he promises, but someone who has already accomplished really deserves it.
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Michelle
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Post by Michelle on Oct 14, 2009 9:15:02 GMT -5
Not sure who else received this but here was Obama's response later that day which I thought was well written (I know it wasn't him, but still). Also the committee defended itself yesterday.
Friend --
This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.
To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.
But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.
That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.
This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.
So today we humbly recommit to the important work that we've begun together. I'm grateful that you've stood with me thus far, and I'm honored to continue our vital work in the years to come.
Thank you,
President Barack Obama
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Halie
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Post by Halie on Oct 14, 2009 10:15:39 GMT -5
^That's really cool. To be honest I'm sure he was as surprised as anyone else. Maybe it was a slow year and there was no major great candidate on the level of Mother Teresa or Martin Luther King, Jr. Obviously if there was another obviously deserving candidate it should have gone to them, I'm not especially bothered that he won.
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Isa
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Post by Isa on Oct 14, 2009 20:23:55 GMT -5
I agree, that's a good letter given the circumstances. But I also agree with Hanna that one of the other two finalists would have been a better choice. It seems like the whole Nobel Prize committee has been getting too politically involved recently...
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Bina
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Post by Bina on Oct 17, 2009 4:29:41 GMT -5
I´m still irked about this. Giving the Nobel Prize for Peace to the president of the US, a country that´s currently at war with two countries, threatening others and has upped the budget for the military/defense to a record seems plain wrong. They are sending the message that the war path the government is on is just.
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