In 1948 (the year that Ghandi died) they declined to give out the award because there wasn't someone alive that they wanted to give it to, so there would be precedent. However, I do think that there are people who have been working for peace for a long time who could be recognized. How about Bill and Melinda Gates for their work through the Gates Foundation in improving basic living conditions in developing countries? How about recognizing Mercy Corps for their frontline work doing disaster relief and training? I think this year (or last year) they finally were able to give over control of efforts in Bosnia to a local organization they helped found and nurture after the war and saw it turned into a very capable domestic organization aimed at improving lives there. Lots of options out there that they could have gone to. I like Obama alright and I think he's done some decent things but the most deserving this year? Nah.
Judah On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Jerry Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I get the feeling that the prize committee might also have been sending > something of a message to the world. > > "we have to give it to someone, that is the rule. but you all suck. the best > we can do is give it to someone who HOPES to do good someday" > > Who should they given it to instead? > > Kadhafi? Perez? Putin? The Burma junta? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305433 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
