My Humble Suggestion
Oct. 9th, 2009 12:25 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gonzaiThere's already quite a bit of clamor calling for Obama to give back the Peace Prize, saying he hasn't done enough/too soon/etc. I'd like to think I have a better idea.
I am assuming there were 2-3 candidates for the prize who were highly favored to win it. Obama should accept the Peace Prize, but at his acceptance speech, say 'thanks, but it's early for me yet. Candidate has done the following for such and such organization, accomplishing blah blah and improving the lives of x number of people. Repeat for the other top candidates. Then announce he 1) shares the prize with them and 2) donates the monetary prize to their organizations, keeping none for himself. Humble, generous, acknowledges criticisms without giving them validity, supports and promotes worthy causes and everyone gets warm fuzzies.
I am assuming there were 2-3 candidates for the prize who were highly favored to win it. Obama should accept the Peace Prize, but at his acceptance speech, say 'thanks, but it's early for me yet. Candidate has done the following for such and such organization, accomplishing blah blah and improving the lives of x number of people. Repeat for the other top candidates. Then announce he 1) shares the prize with them and 2) donates the monetary prize to their organizations, keeping none for himself. Humble, generous, acknowledges criticisms without giving them validity, supports and promotes worthy causes and everyone gets warm fuzzies.
