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Catherina

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4. "the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award"

Reply to polichick (Reply #1)

Mon Jul 15, 2013, 01:46 PM

Jul 2013

“The decision to award the 2013 prize to Edward Snowden would - in addition to being well justified in itself - also help to save the Nobel Peace Prize from the disrepute that incurred by the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award,” Svallfors said.

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Swedish professor nominates Edward Snowden for Nobel Peace Prize [View all] damnedifIknow Jul 2013 OP

Wonder if they want Obama's back yet. polichick Jul 2013 #1

They actually hint at that in the article damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #2

"the hasty and ill-conceived decision to award U.S. President Barack Obama 2009 award" Catherina Jul 2013 #4

Nobel Peace Prize nominations are less than a penny a dozen. Blackford Jul 2013 #3

Nominations are plentiful. Awards, however, are singular. MineralMan Jul 2013 #5

I've never been nominated damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #8

Well, Hell...I'll send a letter today to the Committee. MineralMan Jul 2013 #9

I would but I hate being laughed at. damnedifIknow Jul 2013 #11

I'm sure George W. Bush will be nominated again. and why not? Pretzel_Warrior Jul 2013 #6

Who is this ignorant fuck? Whisp Jul 2013 #7

K&R for the comedy alone. Umea University clearly has a low bar set for hiring professors. nt. NCTraveler Jul 2013 #10