The NPP awards leftys. HTH.

Seriously, everyone knows that the Nobel Peace Prize rewards those on the left much more than those on the right. Conservatives supposedly want to conserve things - meaning they don't like change. Progress comes from change, so liberals are more likely to win.

Since 1981, the winners have been:

# 2009 - Barack Obama
# 2008 - Martti Ahtisaari
# 2007 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Al Gore
# 2006 - Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank
# 2005 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei
# 2004 - Wangari Maathai
# 2003 - Shirin Ebadi
# 2002 - Jimmy Carter
# 2001 - United Nations, Kofi Annan
# 2000 - Kim Dae-jung
# 1999 - Médecins Sans Frontières
# 1998 - John Hume, David Trimble
# 1997 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jody Williams
# 1996 - Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, José Ramos-Horta
# 1995 - Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
# 1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin
# 1993 - Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk
# 1992 - Rigoberta Menchú Tum
# 1991 - Aung San Suu Kyi
# 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev
# 1989 - The 14th Dalai Lama
# 1988 - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
# 1987 - Oscar Arias Sánchez
# 1986 - Elie Wiesel
# 1985 - International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War
# 1984 - Desmond Tutu
# 1983 - Lech Walesa
# 1982 - Alva Myrdal, Alfonso García Robles
# 1981 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

So, Gorby won but not Ronnie.

Cheers,
Scott.

Post #315,360 by Another Scott 10/9/09 7:57:52 AM Reply	The NPP awards leftys. HTH. Seriously, everyone knows that the Nobel Peace Prize rewards those on the left much more than those on the right. Conservatives supposedly want to conserve things - meaning they don't like change. Progress comes from change, so liberals are more likely to win. Since 1981, the winners have been: # 2009 - Barack Obama # 2008 - Martti Ahtisaari # 2007 - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Al Gore # 2006 - Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank # 2005 - International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei # 2004 - Wangari Maathai # 2003 - Shirin Ebadi # 2002 - Jimmy Carter # 2001 - United Nations, Kofi Annan # 2000 - Kim Dae-jung # 1999 - Médecins Sans Frontières # 1998 - John Hume, David Trimble # 1997 - International Campaign to Ban Landmines, Jody Williams # 1996 - Carlos Filipe Ximenes Belo, José Ramos-Horta # 1995 - Joseph Rotblat, Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs # 1994 - Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin # 1993 - Nelson Mandela, F.W. de Klerk # 1992 - Rigoberta Menchú Tum # 1991 - Aung San Suu Kyi # 1990 - Mikhail Gorbachev # 1989 - The 14th Dalai Lama # 1988 - United Nations Peacekeeping Forces # 1987 - Oscar Arias Sánchez # 1986 - Elie Wiesel # 1985 - International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War # 1984 - Desmond Tutu # 1983 - Lech Walesa # 1982 - Alva Myrdal, Alfonso García Robles # 1981 - Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees So, Gorby won but not Ronnie. Cheers, Scott.
Post #315,364 by malraux 10/9/09 10:09:39 AM Reply	First sitting President to win, looks like. Basically, he won because he's Not Shrub. :-) Anyone would look good and peaceful next to Clown Boy and his Darth Henchies O' Doom. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #315,366 by Another Scott 10/9/09 10:17:56 AM Reply	TR won in 1906 while he was still president. Same with WW in 1919. http://nobelprize.or.../peace/laureates/ http://en.wikipedia....heodore_Roosevelt http://en.wikipedia....ki/Woodrow_wilson Though they had their faults, Obama's in pretty good company. Cheers, Scott.

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