jgoose71 0 #1 October 11, 2013 ...should have been the winner. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-this-incredible-young-woman-render-jon-stewart-speechless This girl will undoubtedly spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder. I hope she finds her fair share of peace and happiness."There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #2 October 11, 2013 is she in fact the runner up? I didn't believe they named 2nd place. But yes, I'd rather see the award going to people for actions they've actually done rather than to organizations, or to people who might do something (yes, 2009). She was a better choice, and there were other individuals that would have brought shine back to this away, which has been on a bad stretch of late. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Remster 24 #3 October 11, 2013 There are no runner ups.Remster Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #4 October 12, 2013 No they don't name Runner's up, but she was in the runnings for the Peace Prize. The winner was the U.N. Organization "Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons" who is now overseeing the destruction of Chemical weapons is Syria. http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/12/world/chemical-weapons-watchdog-wins-nobel-peace-prize.html?_r=0 The reason they won, from what I understand is that the Norwegian Committee that oversees the peace prize wants to give a boost to their cause. If you ask me, Malala is more deserving. The more the world focuses on the Evil that is the Taliban and Muslim Extremism, the sooner we will know peace. That also includes Syria. Not to mention the personal courage that she has shown in her cause. Her life will be endanger from here on out. It's a heavy burden she has taken on at the age of 16."There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RonD1120 58 #5 October 12, 2013 I agree. Who was that Marxist from, I think, America who won it awhile back? He was chosen for his socialist thinking not for anything he accomplished.Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaVinci 0 #6 October 14, 2013 The peace prize. When they gave it to Arafat "for their efforts to create peace in the Middle East", I first realized it was a joke. Some research proved my opinion to be pretty valid. Cordell Hull - President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Secretary of State. Basically forced the SS St Louis to turn around and sent half of its 950 passengers to death camps. Henry Kissinger in 1972 for his "stopping the Vietnam war" When they nominated Obama 12 days after he was sworn in for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,".... It pretty much confirmed it was a joke. People like this SHOULD win.... But politics wins in many cases. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jgoose71 0 #7 October 14, 2013 This just in... The Taliban are happy she didn't win http://worldnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/11/20913675-its-very-good-news-malala-didnt-win-the-nobel-peace-prize-pakistani-taliban Quote The Pakistani Taliban called the decision "very good news" and praised the committee for "not selecting this immature girl for this famous award," according to a statement by spokesman Shahidullah Shahid. After receiving death threats from the Taliban for defying the Islamist militant group with her outspoken views on the right to education, the 16-year-old was shot a year ago while on a school bus near her village in Swat in northwestern Pakistan. She recovered after she was flown to Britain for surgery, but the militants, known as Tehreek-e-Taliban, have vowed to try again. "If we get another chance, we will definitely kill her and that will make us feel proud," Shahid said."There is an art, it says, or, rather, a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." Life, the Universe, and Everything Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,147 #8 October 16, 2013 jgoose71...should have been the winner. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-this-incredible-young-woman-render-jon-stewart-speechless This girl will undoubtedly spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder. I hope she finds her fair share of peace and happiness. Arafat Obama The shunning of Malala Yousafzai All shows the joke the Noble Peace Prize is. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #9 October 16, 2013 SkyDekker ***...should have been the winner. http://www.upworthy.com/watch-this-incredible-young-woman-render-jon-stewart-speechless This girl will undoubtedly spend the rest of her life looking over her shoulder. I hope she finds her fair share of peace and happiness. Arafat Obama The shunning of Malala Yousafzai All shows the joke the Noble Peace Prize is. We agree.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #10 October 16, 2013 When they nominated Obama 12 days after he was sworn in for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,".... It pretty much confirmed it was a joke. I'll bet that cost someone a pretty penny! Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #11 October 16, 2013 masterrig When they nominated Obama 12 days after he was sworn in for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,".... It pretty much confirmed it was a joke. I'll bet that cost someone a pretty penny! Chuck A favor of that caliber is really nice to have in reserve too.I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
masterrig 1 #12 October 16, 2013 turtlespeed ***When they nominated Obama 12 days after he was sworn in for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,".... It pretty much confirmed it was a joke. I'll bet that cost someone a pretty penny! Chuck A favor of that caliber is really nice to have in reserve too.You bet! To me, there are people who work for years trying to find cures for un-godly diseases and others who make great achievements and they get nada! Zip, zero, zilch. Obama is in office a couple of weeks and gets a Nobel prize. Smacks of what he's used to... Illinois politics. Chuck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
turtlespeed 212 #13 October 17, 2013 masterrig ******When they nominated Obama 12 days after he was sworn in for "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,".... It pretty much confirmed it was a joke. I'll bet that cost someone a pretty penny! Chuck A favor of that caliber is really nice to have in reserve too.You bet! To me, there are people who work for years trying to find cures for un-godly diseases and others who make great achievements and they get nada! Zip, zero, zilch. Obama is in office a couple of weeks and gets a Nobel prize. Smacks of what he's used to... Illinois politics. Chuck Oh yeah!I'm not usually into the whole 3-way thing, but you got me a little excited with that. - Skymama BTR #1 / OTB^5 Official #2 / Hellfish #408 / VSCR #108/Tortuga/Orfun Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
