Honestly, I haven’t looked into the background any, I was just as surprised as anyone to have stumbled upon the news this morning.
But that’s an interesting take. Sort of like a “pre-nobel prize” Or a passive-aggressive Nobel Prize. “We’re going to make you feel guilty for lack of deserving this, and thus force you to earn it.” Or maybe the simple act of succeeding George W Bush as president is worthy of the highest honors.
I remember thinking the same about Yasser Arafat in 1994 for his efforts in creating peace in the middle east!, but the only reason he survived and was known as a ‘peacemaker’ is because he could become a martyr for the Palestinian cause if he were assassinated or even arrested by Israel! also, I would say being the USA’s first Black president warrants the win based on the prize’s history and recipients!
Katie M.
Yeah, I’ve since come to the conclusion that Norwiegians are Democrats.
I have a view that it’s to encourage him to engage on doha, copenhagen and the G20, which he hasn’t to date.
Honestly, I haven’t looked into the background any, I was just as surprised as anyone to have stumbled upon the news this morning.
But that’s an interesting take. Sort of like a “pre-nobel prize” Or a passive-aggressive Nobel Prize. “We’re going to make you feel guilty for lack of deserving this, and thus force you to earn it.” Or maybe the simple act of succeeding George W Bush as president is worthy of the highest honors.
I remember thinking the same about Yasser Arafat in 1994 for his efforts in creating peace in the middle east!, but the only reason he survived and was known as a ‘peacemaker’ is because he could become a martyr for the Palestinian cause if he were assassinated or even arrested by Israel! also, I would say being the USA’s first Black president warrants the win based on the prize’s history and recipients!
Yeah, I’ve since come to the conclusion that Norwiegians are Democrats.