It's even weirder than you think. All Nobel nominees have to be... nominated... by February of that year. So someone put Obama's name into the ring when he wasn't even a month into his job. That's... uh... even more premature.
Like you, I don't know many contenders for the Peace Prize this year, but I imagine some of the Iranian opponents to Ahmadinejad (sp?) might be worth a look - did that farce happen early enough? I don't remember. Regardless, I have to say that that Not!Bush (Not!Anyone; you should excel to be awarded something, not merely not fuck things up) is not an acceptable reason to be given the award. I mean, wasn't that part of the reason that Jimmy Carter and Al Gore got theirs? Besides, is that what Peace Prize is for nowadays? Not screwing up?
That's a pretty low bar to hit. I thought the purpose of these things was for outstanding achievements. I mean, in the sciences, you don't even get the award for years/decades after you've made your breakthrough, just so what you've done has time to have a significant impact.
It's great that he's donating the reward money to charity, but still... he hasn't done anything yet. Wait a couple years or five and then we'll see what crops hath grown from these fresh-sown fields.
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Date: 2009-10-09 11:59 pm (UTC)Like you, I don't know many contenders for the Peace Prize this year, but I imagine some of the Iranian opponents to Ahmadinejad (sp?) might be worth a look - did that farce happen early enough? I don't remember. Regardless, I have to say that that Not!Bush (Not!Anyone; you should excel to be awarded something, not merely not fuck things up) is not an acceptable reason to be given the award. I mean, wasn't that part of the reason that Jimmy Carter and Al Gore got theirs? Besides, is that what Peace Prize is for nowadays? Not screwing up?
That's a pretty low bar to hit. I thought the purpose of these things was for outstanding achievements. I mean, in the sciences, you don't even get the award for years/decades after you've made your breakthrough, just so what you've done has time to have a significant impact.
It's great that he's donating the reward money to charity, but still... he hasn't done anything yet. Wait a couple years or five and then we'll see what crops hath grown from these fresh-sown fields.