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Originally Posted by KSig RC
I'm absolutely not "hating on" Obama for winning the award - I'm questioning whether he was the best recipient, sure, but that's fundamentally different.
In no way is this an implicit truth - a private organization carries implicit merit? That's absolutely an untenable position.
The "point" is that the award carries tremendous cachet and public interest, and a great deal of implicit power - you can name an unbelievable number of those awarded right off the top of your head. Since the recipient carries newfound power in the public eye, it is certainly within the public purview to discuss whether this was justly awarded.
Again, I'm not arguing that the committee somehow violated its tenets or duties in any fashion - I'm merely stating that, by their stated goals and the history of the award, there's certainly reason and foundation to argue that the committee doesn't always get the right guy, whether by reason (such as politics, like some have asserted) or accident (which is completely reasonable, and indeed human nature).
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Still comes back to that
one niggling short question though huh?
Who are we to say who is the right person?
Moreso, does not winning keeps those who didn't win, up at night or make them quit their efforts ?
I don't think Gandhi lost any sleep.