the fact that jimmy carter won takes all honor and dignity from what was once a lofty and esteemed group of the worlds most intelegent, however jimmy carter raises issues with the awards integrity
How are the awards given? Do you know? Do you know who gets to select the awards?
The awards mention nothing of the "intelegence" (intentionally spelled wrong) of a recipient. Have you ever met a Nobel laureate of any field? Btw, they are given out in Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and (while this one is always contended because it was not in the original award schema) Economics. So if the awarding of Carter the peace prize (which I btw believe he deserved), detracts from the awards that are given out in the other fields, I would really like to know how.
the fact that jimmy carter won takes all honor and dignity from what was once a lofty and esteemed group of the worlds most intelegent, however jimmy carter raises issues with the awards integrity
Yahhh! Because Jimmy Carter was Democrat!
All his acts of humanity and contributions to the world since his days in office mean NOTHING! Oh the SHAME of Jimmy Carter and his works of political pestilence! How could the Nobel committee do this??
Now... if George Bush senior were to do ONE, SINGLE, SOLITARY thing to benefit poor or oppressed people in other parts of the world []... he should also be nominated for SAINTHOOD and not just the Nobel PEACE prize (different from the ones given out for Science mmmmKAY?). Right? Riiiggght?
There is no end to the corporate friendly policies of the current administration. But then again, it gets boring to bash GWB every other day.
If we were to do thing differently in AO, I have a few ideas.
Why don't we come up with a couple of new smilies? One for kicking Bush's ass and another for dancing with GWB sitting on your shoulder. It will make the threads simpler.
Another idea would be to convert these posts into polls with two options 1) yes, GWB is the devil, keeeel him! 2) no, you are all lying faggots; I luv Bush. Then people can just vote their opinion instead of getting at each other throats.
I mean, if we are to bash each other, lets do it in style until the elections.
We also need a smiley that depicts Jimmy Carter as the Devil who stole the Nobel prize and forever tarnished the awards given under this once-proud name. That's all I'm saying... Jimmy was just... pure scum.
I am so shocked and dismayed at the Nobel committee for giving him that award. A real abomination.
Someone needs to make this smiley right away!
I said "Idiot" not to randomly bash, or because he is a Republican (obviously), but because he basically slandered one of the most charitable and giving public figures to come along in the last 50 years. And why? Because Carter was a Democrat and happened to be President during the oil crisis / Iran hostage situation.
"He wasn't a great president" = "he is deserving of contempt" to these friggin blow-hard GOP types. Nothing this man will ever do in his lifetime is good enough for people like scree or whatever his name was, because he wasn't Ronald Reagan. GMAFB already.
Carry on. Anything that gets this thread bumped can't be all bad. Always good to remind people of the living legacy that is Bush (even if they just read the title).
Last Friday Bush dismissed two members of his President's Council on Bioethics. These two members disagreed with his ultra-religious-non-scientific beliefs. They got canned. They were replaced by political conservatives, one of which is vehemently anti-abortion.
Yay. More lies. Bush is an enemy to progress and the future of this nation.
Last Friday Bush dismissed two members of his President's Council on Bioethics. These two members disagreed with his ultra-religious-non-scientific beliefs. They got canned. They were replaced by political conservatives, one of which is vehemently anti-abortion.
Yay. More lies. Bush is an enemy to progress and the future of this nation.
Bush no longer cares what intelligent people think of what he is doing.
These scientists can go out and publicize what they think about his obviouse anti-science bent, and so can the panel of Concerned Scientists . ..
the problem is they will only get as far as, maybe, NPR or Charlie Rose, maybe the NYTimes and perhaps an article in a major newsweekly mag . . .
and the fact is that our country does not base its opinions on any of these semi-critical sources they only care about Entertainment Tonight and Fox-pseudo-news!
The people will still vote for Bush even if he fired every scientist on any of his "scientific panels" and replaced them with Halliburton execs . . . people only see his twangy voice and FAKE down home pick-up-truck-drivin image!!
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Originally posted by a_greer
the nobel prize means nothing anymore!!!
the fact that jimmy carter won takes all honor and dignity from what was once a lofty and esteemed group of the worlds most intelegent, however jimmy carter raises issues with the awards integrity
How are the awards given? Do you know? Do you know who gets to select the awards?
The awards mention nothing of the "intelegence" (intentionally spelled wrong) of a recipient. Have you ever met a Nobel laureate of any field? Btw, they are given out in Peace, Literature, Medicine, Physics, Chemistry and (while this one is always contended because it was not in the original award schema) Economics. So if the awarding of Carter the peace prize (which I btw believe he deserved), detracts from the awards that are given out in the other fields, I would really like to know how.
Originally posted by a_greer
the nobel prize means nothing anymore!!!
the fact that jimmy carter won takes all honor and dignity from what was once a lofty and esteemed group of the worlds most intelegent, however jimmy carter raises issues with the awards integrity
Yahhh! Because Jimmy Carter was Democrat!
All his acts of humanity and contributions to the world since his days in office mean NOTHING! Oh the SHAME of Jimmy Carter and his works of political pestilence! How could the Nobel committee do this??
Now... if George Bush senior were to do ONE, SINGLE, SOLITARY thing to benefit poor or oppressed people in other parts of the world [
Idiot.
If we were to do thing differently in AO, I have a few ideas.
Why don't we come up with a couple of new smilies? One for kicking Bush's ass and another for dancing with GWB sitting on your shoulder. It will make the threads simpler.
Another idea would be to convert these posts into polls with two options 1) yes, GWB is the devil, keeeel him! 2) no, you are all lying faggots; I luv Bush. Then people can just vote their opinion instead of getting at each other throats.
I mean, if we are to bash each other, lets do it in style until the elections.
I am so shocked and dismayed at the Nobel committee for giving him that award. A real abomination.
Someone needs to make this smiley right away!
I said "Idiot" not to randomly bash, or because he is a Republican (obviously), but because he basically slandered one of the most charitable and giving public figures to come along in the last 50 years. And why? Because Carter was a Democrat and happened to be President during the oil crisis / Iran hostage situation.
"He wasn't a great president" = "he is deserving of contempt" to these friggin blow-hard GOP types. Nothing this man will ever do in his lifetime is good enough for people like scree or whatever his name was, because he wasn't Ronald Reagan. GMAFB already.
Carry on. Anything that gets this thread bumped can't be all bad. Always good to remind people of the living legacy that is Bush (even if they just read the title).
How are the awards given? Do you know? Do you know who gets to select the awards?
The awards mention nothing of the "intelegence" (intentionally spelled wrong) of a recipient.
Actually Carter has a Phd.
Last Friday Bush dismissed two members of his President's Council on Bioethics. These two members disagreed with his ultra-religious-non-scientific beliefs. They got canned. They were replaced by political conservatives, one of which is vehemently anti-abortion.
Yay. More lies. Bush is an enemy to progress and the future of this nation.
Full article here:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20040303/04/
Originally posted by Rick1138
Actually Carter has a Phd.
huh?
Originally posted by BR
Just a quick update...
Last Friday Bush dismissed two members of his President's Council on Bioethics. These two members disagreed with his ultra-religious-non-scientific beliefs. They got canned. They were replaced by political conservatives, one of which is vehemently anti-abortion.
Yay. More lies. Bush is an enemy to progress and the future of this nation.
Full article here:
http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20040303/04/
Bush no longer cares what intelligent people think of what he is doing.
These scientists can go out and publicize what they think about his obviouse anti-science bent, and so can the panel of Concerned Scientists . ..
the problem is they will only get as far as, maybe, NPR or Charlie Rose, maybe the NYTimes and perhaps an article in a major newsweekly mag . . .
and the fact is that our country does not base its opinions on any of these semi-critical sources they only care about Entertainment Tonight and Fox-pseudo-news!
The people will still vote for Bush even if he fired every scientist on any of his "scientific panels" and replaced them with Halliburton execs . . . people only see his twangy voice and FAKE down home pick-up-truck-drivin image!!
it makes me sick sick sick
I guess science and critical thought is elitist