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Title: Nobel Peace Prize - the only opinions that matter
Post by: Straw Man on October 10, 2009, 10:01:16 AM

here's the short one:

this one is 7 minutes and no doubt well beyond the attention span of most of the wingnuts on this board

Title: Re: Nobel Peace Prize - the only opinions that matter
Post by: Kazan on October 10, 2009, 10:09:32 AM

Actually if the award is to actually mean something, alot more people's opinions matter than just them.

Title: Re: Nobel Peace Prize - the only opinions that matter
Post by: Straw Man on October 10, 2009, 10:14:39 AM

Quote from: Kazan on October 10, 2009, 10:09:32 AM

Actually if the award is to actually mean something, alot more people's opinions matter than just them.

fair enough.

We all know this stuff doesn't really matter that much at all (at least not to me) and is more about symbolism and perhaps trying to influece global foreign policy

These are the guys making the decision, they state their criteria and their reason for choosing Obama.

Title: Re: Nobel Peace Prize - the only opinions that matter
Post by: Kazan on October 10, 2009, 10:23:19 AM

I can remember a time when the Noble Peace Prize was a big deal, but as far as I'm concerned it stopped being so when Yasser Arafat got one.