William Robb wrote:
- Original Message - From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: OT: Obama just won Nobel Peace Prize.
Once again proving that the Nobel committee has completely lost sight
of the original purpose for the prize.
Really, they should have given it to Bush for his more
You sure that's not The Onion.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/obama-named-country-music_b_316404.html
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On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 11:46 PM, William Robb war...@gmail.com wrote:
- Original Message - From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: OT: Obama just won Nobel Peace Prize.
Of course, since Japan didn't surrender immediately after Hiroshima,
waiting instead until the second bomb flattened
From: William Robb
From: frank theriault
Of course, since Japan didn't surrender immediately after Hiroshima,
waiting instead until the second bomb flattened Nagasaki, it's
doubtful that a demonstration of the bomb's capabilities at a desert
test-site would have persuaded Japan to
P. J. Alling wrote:
Oppenheimer. The atomic bomb kept the peace for 50+ years, at least
there were no major shooting wars for 50 years because no one wanted
to risk a conventional war getting out of hand. Probably the first time
that a weapon was actually too terrible to use.
Wow. Whilst
Boris Liberman wrote:
Personally, I think it is pretty ridiculous simply because less than a
year of mister Obama in the office don't seem to have that much
pronounced impact on the whole world to facilitate the price. But then
again, who am I to interpret the rules...
It's worse than
There's been a major European war, on average, every 20-30 years since
about 1600, which is pretty bad, when you realize some of them lasted 30
years, (if you think WWI was bad, and it was, you should look at the
statistics on the thirty years war), and I'm not letting the rest of the
world
Oh, that I wasn't aware of. Thanks, Mike, that was most enlightening...
Boris
mike wilson wrote:
Boris Liberman wrote:
Personally, I think it is pretty ridiculous simply because less than a
year of mister Obama in the office don't seem to have that much
pronounced impact on the whole world
2009/10/10 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:
Oppenheimer. The atomic bomb kept the peace for 50+ years, at least there
were no major shooting wars for 50 years because no one wanted to risk a
conventional war getting out of hand. Probably the first time that a weapon
was actually too
- Original Message -
From: P. J. Alling
Subject: Re: OT: Obama just won Nobel Peace Prize.
Once again proving that the Nobel committee has completely lost sight of
the original purpose for the prize.
Really, they should have given it to Bush for his more traditional approach
From: mike wilson
P. J. Alling wrote:
Oppenheimer. The atomic bomb kept the peace for 50+ years, at least
there were no major shooting wars for 50 years because no one wanted
to risk a conventional war getting out of hand. Probably the first time
that a weapon was actually too terrible
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In a message dated 10/10/2009 11:53:27 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andy-borowitz/obama-named-country-music_b_3164
04.html
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LOL.
Marnie
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We can't solve problems by using the
On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 10:56 AM, AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com wrote:
snip
Interesting choice. He turned completely against nukes after seeing
the actual devastation of the bombs used in Japan. A turnaround that
made him victim of the Red Scare, even. However his role in the
Manhattan Project
- Original Message -
From: frank theriault
Subject: Re: OT: Obama just won Nobel Peace Prize.
Of course, since Japan didn't surrender immediately after Hiroshima,
waiting instead until the second bomb flattened Nagasaki, it's
doubtful that a demonstration of the bomb's capabilities
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly have
problems accessing. I bet server not found errors intermittently. I
just tried opening the site to see if I could generate the error; get
the exact wording for the error message.
Instead, the site opened and there's a
In a message dated 10/9/2009 11:29:09 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jsessoms...@nc.rr.com writes:
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly have
problems accessing. I bet server not found errors intermittently. I
just tried opening the site to see if I could
Those fun-loving Norwegians are at it again!!
Kissinger, Arafat, Carter, Gore, and now Obama.
HAR!
Paul
On Oct 9, 2009, at 2:26 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly
have problems accessing. I bet server not found errors
intermittently.
Once again proving that the Nobel committee has completely lost sight of
the original purpose for the prize.
John Sessoms wrote:
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly
have problems accessing. I bet server not found errors
intermittently. I just tried opening the
Flame war sounds great but lets not forget that he doesn't run the
United States of Some Parts of Northern America with a two house
majority or anywhere near - he has to appease military-industrial
falcons and ex Bush(face)/Cheney(brain) cronies left right and
center... OK all you neocons, flame
I can see this degenerating into a flame war,
as even us liberals aren't very happy about it.
Speak for yourself, Marnie. I'm fine with it.
I'm not sure why this subject was posted to a photography mailing list,
though.
John
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2009/10/9 John Celio n...@neovenator.com:
I'm not sure why this subject was posted to a photography mailing list,
though.
John
It's because Obama is so photogenic.
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just won Nobel Peace Prize.
I can see this degenerating into a flame war,
as even us liberals aren't very happy about it.
Speak for yourself, Marnie. I'm fine with it.
I'm not sure why this subject was posted to a photography mailing list,
though.
John
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In a message dated 10/9/2009 12:36:12 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
eckina...@gmail.com writes:
Flame war sounds great but lets not forget that he doesn't run the
United States of Some Parts of Northern America with a two house
majority or anywhere near - he has to appease military-industrial
Yeah, this is slightly off-topic. But I'm not a fan of reading reports
wrong. According to the NYTimes link that was referenced, the Nobel
Committee based the decision on what Obama *has* accomplished in the
last 9 months:
Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee and
a
Personally I too am disappointed with their pick this year, I think
they had other strong candidates who'd deserve the acknowledgement
more than do mr. Obama. That's not a critique of his work, though. I
would have thought him a natural candidate in the years to come if he
continues as he's
At the time of the nomination dead line Obama had been a world leader
all of two weeks give or take, before that his most recent important
position was a part time lobbyest for Chicago's Daley Machine
masquerading as the Jr. Senator from Illinois, (a job he still seems to
have based on his
In a message dated 10/9/2009 1:33:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
webstertwenty...@gmail.com writes:
At the time of the nomination dead line Obama had been a world leader
all of two weeks give or take, before that his most recent important
position was a part time lobbyest for Chicago's
sad but true is more like it
i am all for cutting the man some slack but i'm beginning to run out
of ways to think up excuses for some of the things he does.. sure he
has the legacy of rubBush to clean up and leading the US back into the
group of civilized nations will be a tough one but all the
2009/10/9 Michael Gaudet ok1000pentaxb...@gmail.com:
Yeah, this is slightly off-topic. But I'm not a fan of reading reports
wrong. According to the NYTimes link that was referenced, the Nobel
Committee based the decision on what Obama *has* accomplished in the
last 9 months:
Thorbjorn
2009/10/9 P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com:
At the time of the nomination dead line Obama had been a world leader all of
two weeks give or take, before that his most recent important position was a
part time lobbyest for Chicago's Daley Machine masquerading as the Jr.
Senator from
2009/10/9 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com:
sad but true is more like it
i am all for cutting the man some slack but i'm beginning to run out
of ways to think up excuses for some of the things he does.. sure he
has the legacy of rubBush to clean up and leading the US back into the
group of
2009/10/9 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
You obviousky haven't seen the powers of the list yet.
PDML is pure hell for spellcheckers.
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2009/10/9 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
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PDML is pure hell for spellcheckers.
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Yeah. And paradise for nutty
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2009/10/9 AlunFoto alunf...@gmail.com:
2009/10/9 Tim Øsleby maritim...@gmail.com:
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On 9/10/09, P N Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
Those fun-loving Norwegians are at it again!!
Kissinger, Arafat, Carter, Gore, and now Obama.
HAR!
Let's face it, brilliant bit of PR from Oslo - how to get a state visit
in one easy lesson ;-)
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From: John Celio
I can see this degenerating into a flame war,
as even us liberals aren't very happy about it.
Speak for yourself, Marnie. I'm fine with it.
I'm not sure why this subject was posted to a photography mailing list,
though.
As I said in my intro, following the photo.net
John Sessoms wrote:
Instead, the site opened and there's a headline Obama's been awarded
this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
Apparently based not on what he's accomplished so far, but as an early
vote of confidence for Obama's calls for peace and cooperation, and
praised his pledges to reduce
On 9/10/09, John Sessoms, discombobulated, unleashed:
It's not the first time an OT news item was posted to pdml.
Mark!
Oi, claiming 'news access', now that's novel!!! ;-)
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From: Michael Gaudet
Yeah, this is slightly off-topic. But I'm not a fan of reading reports
wrong. According to the NYTimes link that was referenced, the Nobel
Committee based the decision on what Obama *has* accomplished in the
last 9 months:
Sorry 'bout that. I figured the NY Times link
Charles Washington perhaps ]=)
2009/10/9 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
I'm just waiting to hear who Kanye West says should have won.
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Ooops I mean Charles Hamilton of course...
2009/10/10 eckinator eckina...@gmail.com:
Charles Washington perhaps ]=)
2009/10/9 Bruce Walker bruce.wal...@gmail.com:
I'm just waiting to hear who Kanye West says should have won.
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- Original Message -
From: Cotty cotty...@mac.com
Subject: Re: OT: Obama just won Nobel Peace Prize.
On 9/10/09, P N Stenquist, discombobulated, unleashed:
Those fun-loving Norwegians are at it again!!
Kissinger, Arafat, Carter, Gore
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 2:26 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly have
problems accessing. I bet server not found errors intermittently. I just
tried opening the site to see if I could generate the error; get the exact
On 2009-10-09 14:00 , Michael Gaudet wrote:
According to the NYTimes link that was referenced, the Nobel
Committee based the decision on what Obama *has* accomplished in the
last 9 months:
[...]
“We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future, but
for what he has done in the
2009/10/10 frank theriault knarftheria...@gmail.com:
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 2:26 PM, John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote:
I've been following the Photo.net thread there's a site I regularly have
problems accessing. I bet server not found errors intermittently. I just
tried opening the
On Fri, Oct 09, 2009 at 07:43:35PM -0400, frank theriault wrote:
It's not so much for what he's done, but the attitude he brings to the
office of the most powerful single human being on the face of the
earth. Let's face it, we can't help but compare him to his
predecessor. Love or hate Gee
On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 8:49 PM, John Francis jo...@panix.com wrote:
You state that as though it is an incontrovertible fact. It isn't - it's
just your position in the argument. Other posters to this list hold very
different opinions and would, I am sure, love to debate that with you.
I may
What Frank said!
Unless it was an under the table trade for the Olympic Games. :-)
On Oct 9, 2009, at 16:43 , frank theriault wrote:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html?hp
At first blush a rather surprising choice, but upon further
consideration, a very interesting one.
Oppenheimer. The atomic bomb kept the peace for 50+ years, at least
there were no major shooting wars for 50 years because no one wanted
to risk a conventional war getting out of hand. Probably the first time
that a weapon was actually too terrible to use.
AlunFoto wrote:
2009/10/9 P. J.
John Sessoms wrote:
Instead, the site opened and there's a headline Obama's been awarded
this year's Nobel Peace Prize.
That's one piece of the news this year (2009) that provokes most
thought, really. Whether one arrives to pro or contra conclusion
regarding the man and the price is less
Tim Øsleby wrote:
You obviousky haven't seen the powers of the list yet.
Never underestimate the power of the schwartz...
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On 10/9/09, steve harley p...@paper-ape.com wrote:
there are mixed messages coming from the Nobel committee on this -- Jagland
also said It was because we would like to support what he is trying to
achieve.
It's like giving the smart kid an 'A' at the beginning of the
semester. What could
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