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Best post in the thread.Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Originally Posted by SunDOOBIE
This is the nomination process -Originally Posted by ThrowedInDaGame
Nobody is yet to answer this question
Obama was nominated 12 days into Office.
What did he accomplish on a global scale prior to his 12th day in office? Please a simple bullet list will suffice.
Since he was president for11 days before nomination day, one can assume the committee was using his work prior to his presidency to determine his nomination. Ok, so during his pre-presidency, what did he accomplish on a global scale?
I'm black ,I voted for Obama, and I support him within his Presidential capacity. But from what I can see prior to his 12th day in office, he did nothing to warrant him the Nobel Peace Prize. Especially after seeing the list of runner ups.
Where was I when Gore won? Who cares.
September - Invitation letters are sent out.The Nobel Committee sends out invitation letters to individuals qualified to nominate - members of national assemblies, governments, and international courts of law; university chancellors, professors of social science, history, philosophy, law and theology; leaders of peace research institutes and institutes of foreign affairs; previous Nobel Peace Prize Laureates; board members of organizations that have received the Nobel Peace Prize; present and past members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; and former advisers of the Norwegian Nobel Institute.
February - Deadline for submission. The Committee bases its assessment on nominations that must be postmarked no later than 1 February each year. Nominations postmarked and received after this date are included in the following year's discussions. In recent years, the Committee has received close to 200 different nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. The number of nominating letters is much higher, as many are for the same candidates.
February-March - Short list. The Committee assesses the candidates' work and prepares a short list.
March-August - Adviser review. The short list is reviewed by permanent advisers and advisers specially recruited for their knowledge of specific candidates. The advisers do not directly evaluate nominations nor give explicit recommendations.
October - Nobel Laureates are chosen. At the beginning of October, the Nobel Committee chooses the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates through a majority vote. The decision is final and without appeal. The names of the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates are then announced.
December - Nobel Laureates receive their prize. The Nobel Peace Prize Award Ceremony takes place on 10 December in Oslo, Norway, where the Nobel Laureates receive their Nobel Prize, which consists of a Nobel Medal and Diploma, and a document confirming the prize amount.
What did he accomplish in 12 days to be nominated? Lets see...
Was that enough to be nominated by the deadline of Feb 1? IMO easily NO. However this is just the beginning phase of the nomination process. Over 250 people were nominated for this award and after 9 months, the committee selected Obama.
- Day 3 - consisted of him closing Guantanamo by 2010, executive order to ban torture and harsh interrogations. He also made a speech on requesting the opening of Gaza's border crossings and requesting support from other countries to assist in humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.
- Day 4 - an Executive Order on overturning the policy banning federal funding for international groups that promote or perform abortions.
- Day 5 - Promote and meet with Congressional leaders on the Stimulus package
- Day 6 - More on the economy plan and tries to reach out to Republicans for support
- Day 7 - 1st live interview with an Arab news station in order to reach out to Muslims
"I have Muslim members of my family. I have lived in Muslim countries. My job to the Muslim world is to communicate that the Americans are not your enemy."- Days 8 & 9 - Meeting with Congressional leaders in particular the Republicans to garner their support for the Stimulus Package
- Day 10 - Signs the first bill as President: the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act (To make it easier for workers to sue over gender-based pay discrimination.)
- Day 11 - Appointed Biden as head of a middle-class task force to help average Americans survive the economic crisis.
- Day 12 - Annual D.C. Alfalfa dinner
Props for your effort.
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