Nobel Peace Prize Winners Take Aim at U.S.

AP ^ | 9/17/06 | CHASE SQUIRES

[windsorknot]

What is the Nobel Peace Prize worth today? I'll bet less than a bucket of spit.

[pankot]

Tutu=Archbishop of Hell

[dawn53]

The last time I cared about Nobel winners was while watching the film, The Prize. (end/sarcasm)

BTW, good older film if you've never seen it. Pretty predictable plot, but great cast with Edward G Robinson, Paul Newman, Diane Baker, Elke Sommer.

[Lancey Howard]

It's hard to believe that it was only a few decades ago that the awarding of a "Nobel" prize was a serious matter that held prestige and meaning. But like so many institutions that have faded over time, the thing is now little more than a curiosity, an item in the newspaper's back pages that you quickly peruse, wonder to yourself if perhaps you've seen the names somewhere before, and then shrug off as you proceed to the (more relevant) funnies.

[highlander_UW]

You're absolutely right...it's already been done to death. If they want to shock anyone, they should try saying something nice about the US...that'd shock people...right before the liberal campuses revoke their speaking engagements.

[Maceman]

Is this a demographic issue? A whole generation of the 60's who are so stupid to believe that if you just "want" "peace", you can have it just by saying so? That words alone will bring "peace". Are there really that many stupid people in the world or all they just dupes? Do they really believe all this twaddle?

All they are saying is give peace a chance.

[mallardx]

Sounds like a money making/feel good scheme.

In the Boulder paper they glorified the event, trying to get local youth "interested." The event participation fees were either $400 or $700 per person. Complete scam!

[N. Theknow]

Only the Dalai Lama, whose speech at the three-day PeaceJam convention at the University of Denver was interrupted when a fire alarm went off, did not take a direct jab at the U.S.

What's a one L lama? A Tibetan Holy man.

What's a two L lama? A South American pack animal.

What's a three L lama? A big fire in Boston.

[TigersEye]

If he's going to open his mouth to speak, he should at least say something that makes sense.

You might take your own advice. The Dalai Lama didn't say a thing about the U.S. not being tolerant of Muslims.

The Dalai Lama called on the world to open itself to religious tolerance.

In fact he didn't specify anyone on either side of the equation. It could just as easily apply to the secular liberal intolerance of Christianity in this country as anything. Or it could apply to the extreme fanatical intolerance of all religions by Muslims.

[nopardons]

In South Africa, Desmond TuTu is looked upon as a joke; always has been one to them. It is ONLY western LIBERALS who fawn all over him.