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Related: About this forumPutin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
(and not by the Onion.)
"The committee insists that being nominated does not imply an endorsement on its part.
Putin's chances of winning the prize appear limited given the ongoing crisis in Ukraine."
http://voiceofrussia.com/news/2014_03_05/Russias-President-Vladimir-Putin-nominated-for-Nobel-Peace-Prize-1620/
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Putin Nominated for Nobel Peace Prize (Original Post)
Brainstormy
Mar 2014
OP
I looked quickly for The Onion ... to no avail. I think "the prize" is losing its prestige...
libdem4life
Mar 2014
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CaliforniaPeggy
(149,681 posts)1. He deserves this less than Obama did his!
It sounds like someone's idea of a joke.
Cha
(297,523 posts)8. I would think so.. how often has President Obama gone for PEACE negotiations
since he's been President?
hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)2. Putin is evil and deserves no awards.
libdem4life
(13,877 posts)3. I looked quickly for The Onion ... to no avail. I think "the prize" is losing its prestige...
nominating Heads of State in the process or aftermath of murdering citizens in sovereign nations.
karynnj
(59,504 posts)4. Nominated does NOT mean likely to get
Apparently, there are many people who can nominate people - and there are people on the left and right who claim to have been nominated. Only getting it counts.
dionysus
(26,467 posts)7. yeah, someone formally nominated Pillbaugh a while back...
blkmusclmachine
(16,149 posts)5. "Peace Prize."
Mz Pip
(27,453 posts)6. By who? Giuliani?
Rudy's got some serious admiration going for Putin.