[I will probably limit myself to one unpopular post per day.]
At the gym this morning I saw that Al Gore won a Nobel Peace Prize. I get that they view global warming as a serious issue, but just because the Nobel Peace Prize is the most prestigious and warm-fuzzy-feeling-filled award they can hand out . . . I mean, seriously?
From the Pajamas Media roundup:
Damien Penny: "I would have preferred to see the ( Read more... )
From the Pajamas Media roundup:
Damien Penny: "I would have preferred to see the ( Read more... )
Bottom line: Long ago the committee that awards the prize decided that the criteria in Nobel's will--“the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding of peace congresses”--had pretty much become irrelevant and that the Prize should instead be awarded for work toward some sort of social justice, a “Norwegian version of Western liberal internationalism,” in the words of the long-time director of the Noble Institute in Oslo.
The committee that picks the winner is chosen completely by the Norwegian parliament. And, duh, says the article, the people who award it hope it will have political impact.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/14/weekinreview/14basicB.html?ex=1350014400&en=dc8b4ed09fc3a860&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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