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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:28 AM
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DU this poll on CNN.com: Was Barack Obama a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize?
http://www.cnn.com/

Was Barack Obama a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes 44% 29929
No 56% 38104
Total Votes: 68033
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el_bryanto Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:30 AM
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1. Which way are we supposed to vote again?
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Bill McBlueState Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:31 AM
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4. I voted "no"
:shrug:
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:30 AM
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2. Done
Was Barack Obama a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes 44% 32658
No 56% 41640
Total Votes: 74298
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Ninga Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:30 AM
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3. The "NO" votes are having a field day - let's keep this kicked. VOTE! n/t
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lukasahero Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:38 AM
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6. The no votes are coming from DU
Probably best not to think everyone on DU is going to add to the yes count.

Sad, really.
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bigwillq Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:40 AM
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9. It's sad when you don't vote the way you feel.
I voted No. Sue me.
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Craftsman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:45 AM
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12. No here.
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:35 AM
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5. Wow. That's ......um........wow. nt
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mnhtnbb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:38 AM
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7. Done--the no's still ahead.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:38 AM
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8. I voted NO
Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 08:41 AM by Mimosa
I worked my heart out and contributed money to get Obama elected but he has not earned this peace prize. It looks like meaningless symbolism at this point in time.

BTW, info from an article in the Washington Post:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/09/AR2009100901092.html?hpid=topnews>Nobel Facts and Trivia

Many believe that Winston Churchill was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, but he was actually awarded the 1953 Nobel Prize in Literature. In fact, Churchill was nominated both for the Literature and for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Mahatma Gandhi, one of the strongest symbols of non-violence in the 20th century, was nominated in 1937, 1938, 1939, 1947 and, finally, shortly before he was assassinated in January 1948. Although Gandhi was not awarded the Prize (a posthumous award is not allowed by the statutes), the Norwegian Nobel Committee decided to make no award that year on the grounds that "there was no suitable living candidate".

Gandhi was and is near one of the human beings I have most admired.
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randr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:43 AM
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10. So name one other person on the planet today that is
deserving of the prize.
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Mimosa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:58 AM
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17. 205 nominees including 33 organisations
The Nobel rules state that the nominees names aren't to be divulged until 50 years in the future.

This year there were 205 nominees including 33 organisations. I'm sure some have worked hard to build bridges and help the cause of human understanding. But we don't know who they are who toil in anonymity. The deserving don't always get recognition, do they?
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Toasterlad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:05 AM
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20. I've Seen At Least Two Names Mentioned In Other Threads That Were More Deserving.
And I'm sure there are dozens more.

I'M more deserving of the Nobel Peace Prize than Barack Obama.
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Tim01 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:44 AM
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11. So, Gandhi never got a peace prize in all those years, but Obama did.
I find this very confusing.:banghead:
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StopTheNeoCons Donating Member (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:50 AM
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14. BHO has done more on nuke disarm in 6 months than anyone else...eom
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dembotoz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:46 AM
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13. done --really not sure he deserved it , but don't want the rethugs to make him look bad.
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StopTheNeoCons Donating Member (608 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:52 AM
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15. Vote YES, BHO has set-up to make a new world peace, an investment, the best investment..eom
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madokie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:53 AM
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16. Needs some help
Was Barack Obama a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes 44% 38230
No 56% 48916
Total Votes: 87146
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poverlay Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 08:59 AM
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18. kick and rec....n/t
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Eric68601 Donating Member (178 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:04 AM
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19. Voted no.
Sorry, I don't think he deserves a Nobel. But, if it pisses off FAUX news, give him 2.
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newtothegame Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:15 AM
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21. Done, but what exactly is the point of flooding these polls?
To make an unscientific pool more unscientific?
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AnarchoFreeThinker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:22 AM
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22. I DUed it. Voted no.
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Vidar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-09-09 09:24 AM
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23. done
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