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    WikiLeaks nominated for Nobel Prize

     
    Wait, what? Exposing government shenanigans deserves a Nobel Peace Prize nomination??

    nominated WikiLeaks for the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize, saying Wednesday that its disclosures of classified documents promote world peace by holding governments accountable for their actions.
    WikiLeaks, yes, WikiLeaks has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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    Cool.

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    A peace prize for destabilizing relations between countries at odds with each other anyway, and possibly leading to war?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chuckiechan View Post
    A peace prize for destabilizing relations between countries at odds with each other anyway, and possibly leading to war?
    A prize for exposing to the world the double dealing that goes on behind our back everyday. As I posted before, if people were on the up & up, there wouldn't be a WikiLeaks, now would there be ??????
    The evil that men do, etc,etc, etc. Now we know before they die. KOOL !!!!!!!

    There ain't gonna be no war, Chuck. Just a multitude of dudes with their credibility blown. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of low lifes.
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    I agree with Pickel.
    Good job, friend-of-friends!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pickel View Post
    A prize for exposing to the world the double dealing that goes on behind our back everyday. As I posted before, if people were on the up & up, there wouldn't be a WikiLeaks, now would there be ??????
    The evil that men do, etc,etc, etc. Now we know before they die. KOOL !!!!!!!

    There ain't gonna be no war, Chuck. Just a multitude of dudes with their credibility blown. Couldn't happen to a nicer bunch of low lifes.
    Have you even read any of the cables? You are begining to sound like John Prophet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by zen View Post
    Have you even read any of the cables? You are begining to sound like John Prophet.
    I wish the internet had a mirror so people could see what they're really like instead of what they believe themselves to be like.

    Of course since it's the internet we can still pretend to be all-knowing, all-seeing warriors for truth, even if we know how rotten and fallible we really are.

    Alas, with so many people believing the world is black and white, they simply can't imagine how Wikileaks could be either bad or good because it's obviously just the opposite! Try flipping the coin for a change and to understand why the Nobel committee picked them for the honor of being a candidate.

    I'm not sure if I support Wikileaks myself, but I sure as hell can't imagine blatantly denying its original purpose is sound and worthy.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Whir View Post
    I'm not sure if I support Wikileaks myself, but I sure as hell can't imagine blatantly denying its original purpose is sound and worthy.
    If it's sound and worthy, why are you unsure if you support it?


    Hey, I'm pro-wikileaks! I'm having a blast reading them. But I'm not certain that whats been revealed is worthy of the damage it may cause in foreign relations. Nothing I've read leads me to distrust politicians, advisors or military personnel any more than I already did.

    The question we have to ask is who has done the most in the previous year to enhance peace in the world,” the Nobel committee chairman, Thorbjorn Jagland, said
    Sound like wikileaks?
    After the Obama debacle, somewhow the NPP doesn't seem quite as honorable.
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    LOL. As Zen just pointed out, the Nobel Peace Prize has lost any shred of credibility it had when it awarded Obama with the honor only one year into an uneventful presidency.

    Wikileaks is infinitely more deserving of the Peace Prize, but then again, so is any positive number compared to zero.

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Real Bingo View Post
    LOL. As Zen just pointed out, the Nobel Peace Prize has lost any shred of credibility it had when it awarded Obama with the honor only one year into an uneventful presidency.

    Wikileaks is infinitely more deserving of the Peace Prize, but then again, so is any positive number compared to zero.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Real Bingo View Post
    LOL. As Zen just pointed out, the Nobel Peace Prize has lost any shred of credibility it had when it awarded Obama with the honor only one year into an uneventful presidency.
    That was last year. The Saints ain't in the Super Boil this year either.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pickel View Post
    That was last year. The Saints ain't in the Super Boil this year either.
    Just don't bust yer' back kowtowing to his royal highness, pickel!


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    Quote Originally Posted by sharder8 View Post
    Just don't bust yer' back kowtowing to his royal highness, pickel!


    Harder
    I'll be waiting for at the ....



    Will you agree to an open ballot ??? I'll show you mine if you show me yours.



    Last edited by pickel; February 3rd, 2011 at 08:47 PM.
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    Just remember the difference between a brown noser and a ass kisser, pickel!


    Depth perception!


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    Quote Originally Posted by sharder8 View Post
    Just remember the difference between a brown noser and a ass kisser, pickel!


    Depth perception!


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    I've Never found myself in that Position, however if one is that close to an @$$, I can only imagine , one would be Cross eyed and have warped perspective.


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