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mr blur

(7,753 posts) Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:01 AM Oct 2015

Seems that Blank Frank's in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize

Pope Francis

The Argentinian pontiff surged into the running after it emerged the Vatican had played a key role in brokering the re-establishment of relations between the US and Cuba last December. His successful visit to both countries last month and his enthusiastic embracing of the causes of social justice and stopping climate change have not hindered his chances, either.

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http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/oct/06/nobel-peace-prize-top-contenders-for-2015-award

This would just be an astonishing decision - on a par with giving it to Obama for not being Bush.

The head of an organisation responsible for so much bigotry, hate, division, overcrowding, poverty, ignorance and abuse?

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Seems that Blank Frank's in the running for the Nobel Peace Prize (Original Post) mr blur Oct 2015 OP

Yeah, peace prize for Obama before he even did anything was a kick in my left nut. Hoppy Oct 2015 #1

If you put aside everything the RCC does to destroy lives... trotsky Oct 2015 #2

Yasser Arafat won it too skepticscott Oct 2015 #3

And Henry Kissinger onager Oct 2015 #5

Theeeeere he is!!! Pappie Peace Prize! AlbertCat Oct 2015 #4

bmus wept. beam me up scottie Oct 2015 #6

This is no surprise to me. Curmudgeoness Oct 2015 #7

Hoppy

(3,595 posts)

1. Yeah, peace prize for Obama before he even did anything was a kick in my left nut.

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:05 AM

Oct 2015

---- then came the surge in Afghanistan.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

2. If you put aside everything the RCC does to destroy lives...

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 07:39 AM

Oct 2015

you really have to marvel at the PR campaign their FOX News consultant has put together. I mean, from a worldwide disgrace to consideration for a Nobel prize. Maybe you can't fool all the people all the time, but you sure as hell can fool a whole lot of them.

skepticscott

(13,029 posts)

3. Yasser Arafat won it too

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 09:18 AM

Oct 2015

So that gives you some idea of their standards.

onager

(9,356 posts)

5. And Henry Kissinger

Reply to skepticscott (Reply #3)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 01:20 PM

Oct 2015

Which led to Tom Lehrer's famous wisecrack, when somebody asked why he stopped writing satire - Kissinger's Nobel Peace Prize made satire completely superfluous.

Maybe, in an incredible double accolade for "the causes of social justice," the Pope's buddy Kim Davis will win Rowan County Employee of the Year!

AlbertCat

(17,505 posts)

4. Theeeeere he is!!! Pappie Peace Prize!

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 11:38 AM

Oct 2015

"I'd like to thank all the little people who made this possible!"

"And what, Francis, is you biggest dream?"

"World peace!.... and no gay god parents."

(Alas, I don't have photoshop so I can't put his head on a Miss World pageant contestant)

beam me up scottie

(57,349 posts)

6. bmus wept.

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 01:55 PM

Oct 2015

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)

7. This is no surprise to me.

Reply to mr blur (Original post)

Wed Oct 7, 2015, 04:21 PM

Oct 2015

Anyone can be nominated, and I have no doubt that he has people willing to nominate him. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that most Popes have been nominated by someone.

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