Nominate Cindy Sheehan for Nobel Peace Prize

[rateyes]

Several people are working to get Cindy Sheehan and/or the organization "Gold Star Families for Peace" nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. Please read the thread linked to in this post.

The following thread is on the greatest page but under a different heading---Vinca had the idea first, and KathmanduKid thought it would get greater response if under the heading you read when you got here. Please nominate THIS thread for greatest page so that we can keep it kicked until we find someone here at DU, along with Jimmy Carter to do the nomination--if he can't anyone here at DU with qualifications under the rule can. (again, follow link)

Again, want to give credit where it's due--first started with Vinca. Thanks to her, and to KathmanduKid for this suggestion.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=259&topic_id=606&mesg_id=606

Peace

[wtmusic]

1. Freeper acquaintance believes * should be nominated

I laughed so hard, and so long I think I hurt his feelings :D

[rateyes]

3. Oh, well...

I hope they both get nominated---we KNOW who would win in that contest!!:-)

[Fire Walk With Me]

17. The one with the most rich friends?

:-/

[wake.up.america]

5. Feelings, What feelings? People are being killed Iraq, but he has to ...

get on with his life.

Madre Mia!!

Even if he feels that way, he should have enough grey matter not say that.

[Imagevision]

2. Cindy's points will increase when she arrives in Washington

As her supporter's grow in numbers.

[rateyes]

4. True.

Let's keep this idea rolling.

[H5N1]

7. Yes. Texas is a mighty fer piece to drive.

I plan to join the troop in Washington.

[rateyes]

6. Shamelessly asking for one more vote

to greatest page...after it gets there, I need to go back to work, and let you all keep it kicked...send letters to Jimmy Carter folk.

Peace

[H5N1]

8. a vote from me

[calimary]

16. And from me

It's an EXCELLENT idea, if for no other reason than to rub salt into the wounds of those sniveling bush-apologists who think the Nobel Peace Prize and every other frickin' award for greatness should be lavished upon his shitty little head.

[rateyes]

9. To all who got it there...

thank you very much!!!

Peace out.

[Triana]

10. Jimmy Carter...anyone contacted him yet?

He'd be the perfect person to request a nomination for Cindy from.

[riverwalker]

11. ask Jody Williams to nominate Cindy

she was the American woman who was the winner of 1997 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in banning landmines.

[rateyes]

12. Great idea!

Could you find her contact info and follow-up on it? Thanks.

[Vinca]

13. The Nobel rules for who could nominate also seemed to indicate

Senators and Congresspeople could nominate. How about Conyers, McKinney, Kucinich, Boxer, Sanders, Kennedy? Jody Williams has a home about 10 miles from me. I'll see if she's in town.

[rateyes]

14. You're exactly right..

OK people, contact your Senators and Congresspersons---Dems that is, we know the 'publicans won't help....

[deadparrot]

18. How about Maxine Waters?

She was/is at Camp Casey (yesterday, I think).

[Vinca]

15. Here's an added motivation to pursue this:

Shrub has been mentioned as a potential nominee! Honest!

[Tigress DEM]

22. AHHHHHHHGGGGAA!!! runs screaming from the room!

:puke: :puke: :puke:


Peace Prize to Bush is like making Marilyn Manson the Pope --- totally different agendas, how can anyone be confused enough???

I guess it's just one of those rethuglican definitions -
PeaceMaker: He who encourages OTHERS to carry AK47's.

[David Zephyr]

19. Kick!

:thumbsup:

[calimary]

20. Another kick!

I'm using this material in my next column on Democrats.us - thanks much for the info - it's WELL worth spreading around. :yourock:

[jarnocan]

21. Code Pink a pink rose for Cindy (and kick)

<https://secure.democracyinaction.org/dia/organizations/codepink/shop/custom.jsp?donate_page_KEY=850>
Send a pink rose and greeting via Code Pink for Cindy and the others! Another way to show our support visually, you may include a message. $5.00 donation Thanks!
then go add a photo to the; I STAND with Cindy! photochain! http://www.photochains.com/view/standwithcindy ! or check it out.

[Sgent]

23. Unless they changed the rules

the only people who can nominate are winners of the prize, and members of the Norwiegn parliment. Although many people send letters or requests, those are the only nominations that actually get considered.

So hit up President Carter or the lady who fought land mines, or another winner. Failing that, a member of parliment (not congress) has to do the nomination.

[Sgent]

24. Yep... They changed the rules

Nominators

New nomination rules, effective from 2003. Compared to the old rules the list of nominators has been slightly expanded.

Any one of the following persons is entitled to submit proposals:

* members of national assemblies and governments;
* members of international courts of law;
* university chancellors; university professors of social science, history, philosophy, law and theology;
* leaders of peace research institutes and institutes of foreign affairs;
* former Nobel Peace Prize laureates;
* board members of organisations that have received the Nobel Peace Prize;
* present and past members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee; (committee members must present their nomination at the latest at the first committee meeting after February 1);
* former advisers at the Norwegian Nobel Institute.

Nobel Peace Prize Nom Process

[Vinca]

25. Wouldn't members of national assemblies and governments

include U.S. Senators and Congresspeople? I was thinking about this overnight and it occurred to me the person most deserving of making the nomination is John Conyers . . . for obvious reasons.

[rateyes]

26. Please follow the link in the post..

It is directly from Nobel, and it has a number of classes of people who can nominate, including professors of law, history, theology, etc.---if such a person exists in DU, they can nominate.

[Vinca]

27. I did read it, but it would be nice if someone like Conyers, who

has worked so hard, could nominate. I suppose there's nothing wrong with multiple nominations. There must be people on DU who fit the categories.

[rateyes]

28. I'm with you,. Vinca...

I was responding to the post which said that only former winners and Nobel Committee members can nominate...You're right, let's ask as many people as we can until we get a commitment from somebody.

Peace.