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Politics, Politics.
Oct. 9th, 2009 08:25 pmGoing off on a political tangent, now, because I feel I need to. Feel free to ignore.
I was surprised by the choice of Obama as winner of The Nobel Peace Prize, but I think I see the reasoning. Or parts of it, at least my thoughts seem to concur with Jagland's (committee leader). It is not so much a reward for what he has done, but an incentive to keep going. A pat on the back, a looming presence to make sure he does not have second thoughts. The Committee is thrilled to see him taking the UN seriously, promising dialogue and
More of a responsibility to make a change, than a reward.
At least it's anything but Al Gore all over again.
Oh, fun fact, because I can't resist: Jagland, current Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, is also Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. A position the Norwegian Labour Party supported his candidacy for only because they were desperate to get rid of him. They figured getting him out of their hair was worth a few million. He cannot get his foot out of his mouth. Incompetent fool, really.
I was surprised by the choice of Obama as winner of The Nobel Peace Prize, but I think I see the reasoning. Or parts of it, at least my thoughts seem to concur with Jagland's (committee leader). It is not so much a reward for what he has done, but an incentive to keep going. A pat on the back, a looming presence to make sure he does not have second thoughts. The Committee is thrilled to see him taking the UN seriously, promising dialogue and
More of a responsibility to make a change, than a reward.
At least it's anything but Al Gore all over again.
Oh, fun fact, because I can't resist: Jagland, current Chairman of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee, is also Secretary-General of the Council of Europe. A position the Norwegian Labour Party supported his candidacy for only because they were desperate to get rid of him. They figured getting him out of their hair was worth a few million. He cannot get his foot out of his mouth. Incompetent fool, really.
