Coming from that perspective, yes, exactly right. Glenn Beck (and Stu and Pat) said it on his show today when they said that Noam Chompsky should have been awarded; took the thought right out of my head. Seriously, if it was about peace, Ghandi would have gotten the NPP back in his day!
But they do really need to change the name of the award. It's just... I think it's disrespectful, especially to the participants who are genuinely qualified for the description of the Prize, not to mention the previous winners of the Prize before it became so politicized.
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Date: 2009-10-09 05:44 pm (UTC)But they do really need to change the name of the award. It's just... I think it's disrespectful, especially to the participants who are genuinely qualified for the description of the Prize, not to mention the previous winners of the Prize before it became so politicized.