*NSG Peace Prize 2010* RESULTS

[Trotskylvania]

Okay, fine. I shall nominate Glenn Beck, for his tireless defense of the National Capitalist American People's Tea Party.

[Enzo Turga]

I'd like to nominate the World's Largest Rubber Band Ball, for enticing us with the question as to why anyone would want to spend their time creating a 9,000 lb rubber band ball from 730,000 rubber bands.

[Risottia]

I nominate Vladimir Putin for restoring Russia's honor and pride to the world.

Restoring the honour and pride to the world isn't necessarily "peace and human rights". Rewrite the motivation. (Hint: sarcasm is also accepted).

[Risottia]

I'd like to nominate the World's Largest Rubber Band Ball, for enticing us with the question as to why anyone would want to spend their time creating a 9,000 lb rubber band ball from 730,000 rubber bands.

Motivation doesn't met the criteria. "Research" isn't necessarily "peace and human rights".

[The Parkus Empire]

No love for Putin?

Georgia ring a bell?

He ended it, didn't he?

[Risottia]

Okay, fine. I shall nominate Glenn Beck, for his tireless defense of the National Capitalist American People's Tea Party.

Motivation not valid.
It could be accepted if it were something on the lines of "defending the human rights of the Tea Partiers endangered by the ebil oppressive commiez at the White House", or "for his efforts towards a peaceful political debate in America", you get the gist...

[Sibirsky]

Georgia ring a bell?

He ended it, didn't he?

Escalated it. The response was far from defensive.

[Belschaft]

This nomination is admirable, but creates a paradox.

Since rules prohibit us from nominating a crisis, we must nominate the entity most responsible for the crisis. The US government. So we nominate the US government for bankrupting itself to a point of not being able to wage war all over the planet. Not quite there yet. It's also hard for me to support a nomination for the US government for a "peace" prize.

Can't we just blame (and thus nominate) Gordon Brown instead? The fact that he'd probably wear it as a badge of honour would be hilarious.

Not if we paid attention in economics class.

[Serrland]

Sir Menzies Campbell. Apart from being a true renaissance man (having held a 100 metre sprint record for almost a decade and represented Great Britain in the 1964 Olympic Games - only to be admitted as an advocate four years later, showing a real breadth of talents), being fashionable yet not looking like a prick, and coming across as a genuinely pleasant individual, Sir Menzies Campbell has been a fine example of class and professionalism in politics, as well as an excellent case of a former party-head stepping aside of his own will, without causing a real ruckus, and returning to a role as a backbencher with grace and dignity.

[Trotskylvania]

Okay, fine. I shall nominate Glenn Beck, for his tireless defense of the National Capitalist American People's Tea Party.

Motivation not valid.
It could be accepted if it were something on the lines of "defending the human rights of the Tea Partiers endangered by the ebil oppressive commiez at the White House", or "for his efforts towards a peaceful political debate in America", you get the gist...

Don't you get it. Defending the Tea Party IS defending peace and freedom in Amerika!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xenohumanity]

Greg Mortenson, for building schools for girls in places were they are more likely to be killed than know how to read.

In the process of building schools, Mortenson has survived an eight-day armed 1996 kidnapping in the tribal areas of Waziristan, in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province; escaped a 2003 firefight between Afghan opium warlords; endured two fatwās by hardline Islamist clerics for educating girls; and received hate mail and threats from fellow Americans for helping educate Muslim children.

Mortenson believes that education and literacy for girls globally is the most important investment all countries can make to create stability, bring socio-economic reform, decrease infant mortality, decrease the population explosion, and improve health, hygiene, and sanitation standards globally.[7] Mortenson believes that "fighting terrorism" only perpetuates a cycle of violence and that there should be a global priority to "promote peace" through education and literacy, with an emphasis on girls' education. "You can drop bombs, hand out condoms, build roads or put in electricity, but unless the girls are educated, a society won't change," is an often-quoted statement made by Mortenson. Because of community "buy-in," which involves getting villages to donate land, subsidized or free labor ("sweat equity"), wood and resources, the schools have local support and have been able to avoid retribution by the Taliban or other groups opposed to girls' education.

As of 2009, Mortenson has established or significantly supports 131 schools in rural and often volatile regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan, which provide education to over 58,000 children, including 44,000 girls, where few education opportunities existed before.

Xenohumanity officially supplies it's nomination for Greg Mortenson for his incredible contributions to providing solid education to those who would otherwise have none. He is an absolute godsend to the people of Afghanistan, and his 'Pennies For Peace' program is one of my absolute favorite charities.

[Anagonia]

I nominate Vladimir Putin for restoring Russia's honor and pride to the world.

Restoring the honour and pride to the world isn't necessarily "peace and human rights". Rewrite the motivation. (Hint: sarcasm is also accepted).

I HAVE REWRITTEN

[The Deleted Chris]

This nomination is admirable, but creates a paradox.

Since rules prohibit us from nominating a crisis, we must nominate the entity most responsible for the crisis. The US government. So we nominate the US government for bankrupting itself to a point of not being able to wage war all over the planet. Not quite there yet. It's also hard for me to support a nomination for the US government for a "peace" prize.

Can't we just blame (and thus nominate) Gordon Brown instead? The fact that he'd probably wear it as a badge of honour would be hilarious.

He did claim he saved the world, so the nomination at least has the backing of the man himself.

[Sibirsky]

Xenohumanity officially supplies it's nomination for Greg Mortenson for his incredible contributions to providing solid education to those who would otherwise have none. He is an absolute godsend to the people of Afghanistan, and his 'Pennies For Peace' program is one of my absolute favorite charities.

Thank you

[Wilgrove]

Nah, all the good ones are dead.

You might nominate George Carlin's opus omnia: it would qualify as inanimate object!

Ok, I nominate Chris Titus, for these two examples.

How to prevent war

On Racial relations

[Camicon]

I nominate the Canadian Lieutenant-General Roméo Antonius Dallaire, for his outstanding work during the 1994 Rwandian genocide, and subsequent works to promote public awareness of: the mental health of military veterans; the abuse of children, with regards to labour and child soldiers; the abuse of humans in general, with regards to human rights violations and genocide; as well as his investiagtions and publications regarding conflict resolution, humanitarian assistance, and basic human rights.

[Angleter]

Can't we just blame (and thus nominate) Gordon Brown instead? The fact that he'd probably wear it as a badge of honour would be hilarious.

Not if we paid attention in economics class.

Oh, come on, he's done more than anyone else in this respect. He left Britain with such a large deficit that we're even contemplating nuclear disarmament.

[Risottia]

Motivation not valid.
It could be accepted if it were something on the lines of "defending the human rights of the Tea Partiers endangered by the ebil oppressive commiez at the White House", or "for his efforts towards a peaceful political debate in America", you get the gist...

Don't you get it. Defending the Tea Party IS defending peace and freedom in Amerika!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Fine... just put it down in style. I know you can.

[Belschaft]

Not if we paid attention in economics class.

Oh, come on, he's done more than anyone else in this respect. He left Britain with such a large deficit that we're even contemplating nuclear disarmament.

He also left us with an intact banking system. Before the crash, which undoubtedly originated in the USA, we had one of the lowest budget deficits and national debts in the EU and G8/G20. Then we had to spend a trillion pounds bailing out the banks. There's a hell of a lot of things you can criticize Gordon Brown on, but economic policy isn't really one of them.

[Norstal]

I nominate Dr. Robert Mugabe for defending the civil rights of white and black Africans, as well as integrating the two races in the nation called Zimbabwe.

EDIT: Can we at least vote for another candidate?

[Zoerb]

I nominate nuclear weapons for providing a very good reason for the superpowers not to go to war with each other.

[Vlorkidor]

Kim Jung Il, for being in charge of Best Korea.

Who will soon take over Other Korea, DESTROYING DEMOCRATIC SWINE AND ERADICATING THE MASSES OF AMERICAN PIGS OCCUPYING THE PENINSULA THAT BELONGS TO BEST KOREA!!!!!!

[Risottia]

I nominate Dr. Robert Mugabe for defending the civil rights of white and black Africans, as well as integrating the two races in the nation called Zimbabwe.

EDIT: Can we at least vote for another candidate?

No. Only one per NSGer.

[Sibirsky]

I nominate nuclear weapons for providing a very good reason for the superpowers not to go to war with each other.

This is what I had in mind when I asked if I could nominate inanimate objects.

[The Republic of Lanos]

Barack Obama, for not doing anything contributing to world peace.

Hey, the RL committee gave him one for doing the same damn thing!