Hitler never won a Nobel Peace Prize, but he DID get the Olympics.

Bicoastal

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Sat Oct-10-09 01:58 PM
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Hitler never won a Nobel Peace Prize, but he DID get the Olympics.

So Obama is 0-2 in the Just-Like-Hitler department. Suck it, Limbaugh!

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Laf.La.Dem.

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Sat Oct-10-09 01:59 PM
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1. Funny

:rofl:

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BlooInBloo

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Sat Oct-10-09 02:00 PM
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2. hahahaa!

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NNadir

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Sat Oct-10-09 02:02 PM
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3. Hitler, however, did get nominated for the Prize.

This actually happened, after Munich, when even Neville Chamberlain, the British Prime Minister, famously claimed that he had negotiated with Hitler "Peace in our times."

Within two years the world was on fire.

That said, I wholeheartedly agree with the Prize being given to our President. He definitely walks in the ways of peace and is working to make it where it didn't exist.

I do not agree with his Afghan strategy necessarily, but I agree that he believes he is working for peace and nothing else.

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SuperSloMo

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:21 PM
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11. I understand that

anyone can be nominated for a Nobel prize. If you follow the guidelines, you can nominate a tyrant, a peacemaker or your next door neighbor for the Nobel Peace Prize. They may not win, but your nomination will not be rejected. I bet that people who talk about "peace through strength" etc. have nominated various warmongers and madmen over the years.

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NNadir

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:54 PM
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13. Well Henry Kissinger actually WON the prize, which must have made the victims

in Chile, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia feel all warm and fuzzy, no doubt.

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Bear down under

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:59 PM
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14. That's not quite true

Nominations are by invitation, and the Nobel Foundation's statutes include clear guidelines about whom they may invite to submit nominations. You'll find them on their website, www.nobelprize.com

Of course if you are invited, you can nominate anyone you like. But if you weren't invited, your nomination is invalid.

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ashling

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:31 PM
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12. He was nominated by Pat Buchanan

:rofl:

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Bumblebee

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Sat Oct-10-09 02:26 PM
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4. clever.

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Kind of Blue

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Sat Oct-10-09 02:44 PM
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5. Good one! But I thought Hitler won yesterday with all

the gnashing of teeth here :rofl:

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krispos42

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Sat Oct-10-09 02:56 PM
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6. I have it on good authority that we didn't let Hitler host the Olympics

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PopSixSquish

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:01 PM
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7. What the Hell? Was That From the Demostrations Against China Hosting?

or some other event?

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krispos42

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:07 PM
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8. I think so

I found it on Fark, I believe, maybe a year ago or something. I pull it out when a thread starts going all Godwin.

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vaberella

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Sat Oct-10-09 04:36 PM
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15. Hah...a mod. I finall found one of you guys.

Edited on Sat Oct-10-09 04:37 PM by vaberella

Edited to add: Great job, you and your fellow colleagues do, keep up the great work.

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krispos42

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Sat Oct-10-09 05:08 PM
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17. Thank you

With all the business of the past couple of days (moon shot, Nobel Prize) we're spending more time in the Hot Tub than usual!

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Cha

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Sat Oct-10-09 05:16 PM
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18. Glad you have one.. It was "Afghanistan" right before

the Nobel Peace Prize~:hippie:

Say :hi: to the rest of the mods for me.B-)

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baldguy

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:17 PM
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9. Hmmm... So did ...

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pnorman

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Sat Oct-10-09 03:18 PM
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10. That's a SAVER!

I'll probably use it myself pretty soon. THANKS!

pnorman

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SIMPLYB1980

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Sat Oct-10-09 04:39 PM
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16. LOL!

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