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Originally Posted by PaulS
I think the committee thought he was such a huge step up from the worse Pres. we ever had and maybe that had something to do with it.
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Even if true, two wrongs don't make a right
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Originally Posted by PaulS
I agree that the award is puzzling since he was only in office 2 weeks when the nomination closed although the award could obviously take into account actions b/f he was pres. (but i still don't know of anything he could have done b/f he was elected Pres.).
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As I was reminded, the Nobel folks did award the Peace Prize to Arafat in the past, so I suppose Hope is an upgrade
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It be interesting to hear who the other nominees were.
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Speculation was... :"Speculation had focused on Zimbabwe's
Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai
, a Colombian senator and a Chinese dissident, along with an Afghan woman's rights activist."
Maybe these folks never accomplished anything either.