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Now, more to the point, is my first statement. I believe that the Nobel Peace Prize has increasingly become much more of a "liberal" popularity contest. This, IMHO, cheapens its value. Buddy Lee "Out of all the ridiculous religion stories...the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah, there's this big, giant universe...and we're all just here, just 'cuz. Just 'cuz." - Trey Parker |
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http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-me...animal-rights/
Read it about Cass - He's not trying to outlaw meat - he's trying to outlaw cruel treatment of feed animals. Not insane taking from that point of view. He's also against hunting as a purely sport activity. IE, hunting and killing animals for no purpose other than sport - something I agree with myself. If you plan to eat it, great. Otherwise your killing for no good purpose. Now through May 28th, the Louisville region is in desperate need of platelets - call the Red Cross if you are interested in donating! |
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You know, I really like Obama (and Al Gore and Jimmy Carter), but I do get the impression that the Nobel Committee is just taking pot-shots at George Bush (who, if I was in such a position, might be tempted to take pot-shots against, too... but I digress).
I hear that the Nobel nominations had to be in by February 1st, which was about 10 days after Obama took office. Even if he's done great stuff since then, at the time of nomination his only successes were pretty superficial... Yeah, I'm worried this is going to be more of a headache for Obama than a boon. |
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I understand why they gave it to Obama, but it does seem a bit premature. |
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'Nuff Said. Buddy Lee "Out of all the ridiculous religion stories...the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah, there's this big, giant universe...and we're all just here, just 'cuz. Just 'cuz." - Trey Parker |
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It raises the interesting question of whether intent and effort are deserving of praise. I went to my the Third Grade Awards ceremony at my son's school last year and halfway through I thought to my self that I'd rather just sit there than go and claim most of the "awards" being handed out. There were plenty for academic excellence, but every child received an award of some sort. One kid got an award for being punctual. Punctual? In Third Grade? As opposed to what? Having disorganized parents?
~Aldin, who thinks the answer is sometimes - one of my favorite awards is "most improved" (which, I suppose, does have an achievement component) He either fears his fate too much or his desserts are small That dares not put it to the touch to gain or lose it all ~James Graham |
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That said... at the time, I understand why they did it. It looked like a historic breakthrough. They also gave it to Hume and de Klerk despite associations with groups the international community looked down upon, and those awards still look correct today. |
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Next thing you know they'll be handing one out for math.
(If anyone gets the reference, +rep to you. If no one does, you can just ignore this post. In fact, you'll probably just ignore it anyway.) Arena of the Valkyire - Help create Heroscape's next Master Set! Trade List C3V Brainstorm never not funny Pepperony - 14/09/13 |
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No need for rep. The honor that comes from knowing I'm part of an intellectual community snubbed in our entirety because one of us was, um, visiting with Mrs Nobel is sufficient. |
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Too bad the story is an urban legend.
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Nah, Buddy, I wasn't referring to your original post. Mainly the people on the Internet, television, and radio. Your post was a good start for the thread.
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