Are you as surprised as the rest of us about the recipient of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize? The following are some comments that we found in various nooks and crannies, and other notable places as well.
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” Monday 15 October 2007
And the Nobel Fear Prize goes to…
Al Gore, scaremonger-in-chief of the green lobby, is a fitting winner of a prize that’s long mistaken fear-makers for peacemakers.
By Frank Furedi When I heard commentators praising Al Gore as a ‘charismatic figure’, I waited around for the punchline. But they weren’t joking.
Somehow, this dull provincial politician suffering from a charisma-bypass has been transformed into a hi-tech twenty-first century prophet – and now he has won the Nobel Peace Prize to boot. ”
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Other comments and articles on Left-Handed Compliment
Observations such as: The inevitablity that Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize. And why not? Most people know that the prize has had very little to do with rewarding true peacemakers. Okay… some of them actually did make huge contributions to humanity, and even to peace. But, the rest…. mmmmm. Consider this: “In 1939, nominees for the prize included such distinguished fighters for peace as Neville Chamberlain and Adolf Hitler. The prize has always been influenced by the exigencies of realpolitik.” Read MORE….
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The Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 95 individuals and 20 organizations since 1901. (Comité International de la Croix Rouge was awarded the prize in 1917, 1944 and 1963; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees was awarded the prize in 1954 and 1981.)
For a listing of Peace Prize Recipients since 1901 , CLICK HERE.
And LOOK HERE at how much money Nobel recipients received.
10 million looks pretty good from here. (Wish I had 10 dollars to my name, let alone 10 million.) So, anyway, good for him! He can buy himself into, or out of almost anything now. Not that he couldn’t before.
So, with that being said, and links provided, you can dig into the subject more if you wish.
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