Announced tonight/this morning, Sheehan is on short list for Nobel.

[PhilYerHead]

Received tonight in an e-mail........

Hi Yall -
Cindy is on the Short List for the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize. The
Nobel announcement will be made Friday in Norway. Cindy shared the
good news Wednesday night as she opened her book-signing talk at
BookPeople in Austin.

She said: "You guys are going to be the first to know . . . I got
some exciting news today. They're announcing the Nobel Peace Prize
Friday, and I'm on the short list."

Yippee!

Her new book, "Peace Mom," is really good. I've read it, and it
has chapters about her thoughts and feelings in the months since
Casey's death, and about the growth of the peace movement.

Copied and pasted below is an Associated Press story about the
Nobel Peace Prize process and the 2006 nominees. This is so exciting!

Peace, xxxxxxx


- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
One day to Nobel Peace

Associated Press

Posted online: Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 0000 hrs

OSLO, OCTOBER 11: Why would any decision made by five low-key,
publicity shy Norwegians meeting in secret in a back room in Oslo be
worthy of a global news flash the moment it was announced?

Because it is they who decide the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize,
and on Friday they'll make a short, public statement that will focus
world attention on topics ranging from environmental awareness to
advancing peace in Indonesia.

But in the weeks and months building up to the annual announcement,
speculation of who could win is rife, with names as diverse as
American entertainer Oprah Winfrey to veteran peace negotiators like
former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari who helped foment a peace
deal with Indonesia's government and Aceh separatists last year.

Ahtisaari brokered the talks between the two through his Crisis
Management Initiative and betting companies are speculating that he
could share the prize with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang
Yudhoyono and the Free Aceh movement.

Others touted as possible winners are Russian human rights activist
Sergei Kovalyev and Chechen lawyer Lida Yusupova; British-based
charity Oxfam; Chinese dissident Rebiya Kadeer who has fought for the
rights of Uighur Muslims in China; and American anti-war activist
Cindy Sheehan, whose son was killed in Iraq.

Although only a dozen women have won the Nobel Peace prize since it
was first awarded in 1901, two of those were in the past three years:
Iranian human rights activist Shirin Ebadi in 2003 and Kenya
environmentalist Wangari Maathai in 2004.

"For the first time in history, there are five political parties
represented on the committee," said Geir Lundestad, the prize
committee's non-voting secretary, encompassing the spectrum of
Norway's political scene - from the far left to the far right.

DOUG MELLGREN

source: http://www.indianex press.com/ story/14470. html

[greeneyedboy]

1. that would be so sweet. lots of worthy contenders, and she's one of them.

Nobel or no Nobel, and regardless of some minor quibbles i have about her tactics, i think when we look back at how the tide turned on this Iraq debacle, she can take a lot of credit for shining some sunlight on to the ugly coldheartedness of the Bush administration.

[liberaldemocrat7]

18. If Cindy wins the Nobel peace prize it will fry the freeperz.

hahahaha

If Cindy Sheehan wins the nobel peace prize it will really upset the freepers.

You will hear howler monkeys over at FREI REPUBLIK and APPAULING PUNDIT.

The Scandinavians will poke a finger in the eye of the Bush regime too.



They picked Lech Walesa to poke a finger in the eye of Communism

and hopefully they will pick Cindy to poke a finger in the eye of Bushism.

[ItsTheMediaStupid]

51. Why would they be upset? They want to know who won the war prize.

nm

[thereismore]

57. You gave me a laugh. Thanks! nt

[brettdale]

2. Keep Kicked

Kick!!!!!

[bananas]

5. Remind me to kick this in the morning! nt

[MichaelHarris]

3. Fantastic

if she wins we'll finally see Bill Oreillys head explode like a microwaved pumpkin.

[Tanuki]

4. Sounds like it's only speculation rather than an actual "short list"

according to the article.

[PhilYerHead]

9. Coming out of Oslo, it is only "speculation". Okay. Rather interesting

of you to propose such, but yes the article does say "speculation". I do not know what "short list" may mean, but it seems as though not much has been exaggerated or speculated. Just rather simple facts being reported. I do believe Cindy may have been contacted by someone in the know, but then that is just simple "speculation" on my part.

Bless your heart, it must be in a good place. I'm certain you may be in agreement that it would be nice?.....

[bananas]

12. nobelprize.org Nomination Facts

might answer some of your questions...
http://nobelprize.org/nomination/nomination_facts.html

[PhilYerHead]

14. Thanks for the link, I'll check it in the later am. Peace. n/t

[Ecumenist]

6. Hot Damn, well Go on, Cindy

Someone "up there" likes what you're doing girl!!

[bananas]

7. There are some extra space in that url - it should be...

http://www.indianexpress.com/story/14470.html

[PhilYerHead]

11. Thanks for the edit on the link, I'm having issues with my e-mail

and links.

Peace.

[pacalo]

8. Cindy Sheehan would be an excellent choice.

Nothing is more threatening to world peace more than our reckless president & Cindy Sheehan has relentlessly stood up to him. I hope she wins!

[texasleo]

10. oh boy

[me b zola]

52. This is great news, why are you worried?

[PhilYerHead]

13. All of you late night DU'ers are going to have to keep this kicked.

This Central Time person has to go to bed. Long week still ahead.

[orleans]

15. k&r n/t

[donheld]

16. I pray to whom ever want's to listen

Give this to Cindy!!!!!!!!1!!!!!!!!!!1

[Disturbed]

17. She certainly deserves it.

I hope she recieves that but even if she doesn't she has one in my heart.

[Lasher]

19. Don't forget, Jimmy Carter won the prize in 2002

Published on Friday, October 11, 2002 by Reuters
Carter Wins Nobel Peace Prize in Swipe at Bush

Carter won from a field that included Afghan President Hamid Karzai, Chinese dissidents and U.S. disarmament experts in a year dominated by the aftermath of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States.

But President Bush's drive to oust Saddam, with or without U.N. support, gave the award an anti-U.S. sting since Carter has said it would be a tragic and costly error for the United States to attack Iraq without U.N. backing.

U.S. lawmakers gave Bush solid bipartisan support on Thursday for a strike on Iraq, despite wide misgivings abroad.

But the chairman of the secretive Norwegian Nobel Committee said bluntly that the award was meant to slam Bush's policy on Iraq.

"With the position Carter has taken...(the award) can and must also be seen as criticism of the line the current U.S. administration has taken on Iraq," Committee head Gunnar Berge, a former labor minister, told reporters.

Asked by a reporter if it was a "kick in the leg" at Washington, Berge said: "Yes, the answer is an unconditional 'yes."' On Friday, Carter declined to comment on Iraq.

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines02/1011-07.htm

Now if Cindy gets the prize there will certainly be gnashing of teeth in the White House.

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[MelissaB]

20. Wonderful news!

[OzarkDem]

21. That's wonderful!

She deserves the recognition, she's accomplished so much.

[TexasProgresive]

22. WOW! an Oct surprise we can love - n/t

[ClayZ]

23. K and R

[Vinca]

24. Wow - that's amazing. She deserves to win and what a slap

at Dear Leader if she does (our Dear Leader, not North Korea's).

[Junkdrawer]

25. If she wins, it would be a STRONG message that the World....

wants us to clean house.

Go Cindy.

[Vidar]

26. Hats off to Cindy.

[tavalon]

27. She's a modern day Ghandi

so I think this would be totally appropriate.

[bigtree]

28. so proud of her

[rateyes]

29. I contacted Jimmy Carter last year, as did several DUers...

and asked him to nominate her. Don't know if he did. She had to be nominated though by a previous winner or a college professor...

I wonder who offered her nomination. That would be interesting to know.

[npincus]

30. Please, of all worthy contenders, I hope Cindy prevails

[drbtg1]

31. Sorry, but we DON'T know if she is an official nominee.

From the Nobel Prize website:

"According to the Statutes of the Nobel Foundation, information about the nominations is not to be disclosed, publicly or privately, for a period of fifty years. The restriction not only concerns the nominees and nominators, but also investigations and opinions in the awarding of a prize. Nomination information older than fifty years is public."

Keep this in mind when people like Hannity claim their guest is a Nobel Prize nominee (he's done it before).

http://nobelprize.org/contact/faq/index.html#nomination...

[DaveJ]

33. I remember that...

During the Shiavo distraction there were slightly different circumstances, like the person who supposedly nominated snake oil salesman Dr. Hammesfahr was not qualified to do so.

http://mediamatters.org/items/200503220009

[Xenotime]

37. Hannity is a troll anyway He disgusts me

[yellerpup]

32. Kick for Cindy

All worthy contenders to be sure, but my heart is with Cindy. She stood up to Bush when others were (and still are) afraid.

[ceile]

34. Kick!!

[populistdriven]

35. Anyone know exactly what time this will be announced?

[az chela]

48. Tomorrow night

[populistdriven]

66. Thanks, and a kick for Cindy!

[Xenotime]

36. This will be great. I look forward to the day she gets her award.

[Kurovski]

38. K&R.(nt)

[Rosco T.]

39. Freeper heads will explode, Shrub will show his lack of courtesy

... I mean, it's it TRADITIONAL that the PRESIDENT hosts a (US) Nobel winner at the White house for a ceremony to acknowledge their accomplishment?

Can you see Chimpy actually doing that???

[kestrel91316]

56. Actually, NO, I can't. That would require him to behave like a

civilized, polite, respectful human being and we all know he's simply not capable.

[meuniermr]

61. Wow, what a pie in the face that would be for McFlightsuit!

Can you imagine him HAVING to let her into the WH for a state dinner!!

[Divine Discontent]

81. exactly!

and the media could point out that DUMBYA wasn't nominated, yet again. LOLOLOL


www.cafepress.com/warisprofitable <<-- antibush prodem stickers/shirts

[femrap]

76. OMG....you're right! That would be too

good! She could finally ask him 'for what noble cause?'

[Catherine Vincent]

40. That would be awesome!

She's the perfect candidate for a Nobel Peace Prize!

[me b zola]

53. I cannot think of anyone more deserving of the NPP than Cindy

Much love and respect, Cindy!

[a la izquierda]

41. K & R

if nothing else, to see O'Reilly's head explode like a microwaved pumpkin, as someone mentioned up toward the top of the reply list. That would be sweet. Cheers to Cindy, whether she wins or not!

[BuyingThyme]

42. Please, please, please.

kcik

[Blue_Tires]

43. first good news i heard today!

[Old Smokey]

44. She deserves to win this

I hope she does. Cindy is greatness.

[Dystopian]

45. Bless her heart....... k &r n/t

[Cleita]

46. What an excellent choice. I hope she gets it. She certainly

deserves it for what she's been through since Casey died, a victim of our evil President. What prize should he get? I have a suggestion. How about an orange jumpsuit accessorized with a ball and chain.

[grizmaster]

47. I don't see her on the list. And how did Bolton end up nominated??

what kind of low-life nominates Bolton for the peace prize?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/5398780.stm

[n2doc]

50. Maybe Kissinger did

He's a former winner (Explain THAT one to me!) and ol' Yosemite John would be right up his alley....

[grizmaster]

55. actually it's some swedish dude

from the link in my previous post

"The US Ambassador at the UN, John Bolton, and long-time Iran investigator Kenneth Timmerman were formally nominated by Sweden's former deputy Prime Minister Per Ahlmark, for what was described in a press release in February as playing a major role in exposing Iran's secret plans to develop nuclear weapons."

[The Watchman]

49. Hm...are you sure there is a short list?

I'm not totaly up on my nobel process, but I've met a few past winners in the scineces and humanities, but I've never heard of a Short list before. I do admire Cindy's courage for standing up, but I do have a few questions reguarding seeming self promotion and some earlier postive comments she made to Pres. Bush. Peace is one of our most noble presuits, I think anyone who dedicates thier lives to end the days of us sending our young men and women to die should be commended.

In responce to "how did bolton get nominated?"
Anyone can be nominated by a professor of political science or forgein policy, so you could nominate Cher if you were a PHd and teaching at a university.

Be Vigilant.

[Vinca]

62. That's the Nobel M.O. They notify the candidates right before

the award is announced.

[roamer65]

54. I bet she wins it...

That would be so cool.

[jokerman93]

58. That's our girl!

Cindy Sheehan... !!!

[bigwillq]

59. That's wonderful news!

[fooj]

60. Talk about "poetic justice"...

Congrats Cindy. Waiting for that "global newsflash"...

[earth mom]

63. WOO HOO! I LOVE THIS! Cindy deserves the Nobel Peace Prize hands down!

Go Cindy!

[BluePatriot]

64. Awesome, Cindy! (nt)

[ComerPerro]

65. damn, this is really gonna piss people off

I can hear the FReepers now.

"Jimmy Carter, and now Cindy Sheehan? This is proof of bias! Otherwise, liberals wouldn't always be nominated"

Uh, or maybe that's because liberals are the ones working for peace...

[mnhtnbb]

67. "What noble cause?" wins Nobel Peace Prize

Wouldn't you love to see that headline? Wouldn't you love the uproar when Bush snubs her by not inviting the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize to the White House?

GO, CINDY!

[file83]

71. Ha ha! That would be sweet. n/t

[immoderate]

68. Well, it is a peace prize. Who better than Cindy?

She does deserve it.

--IMM

[The Witch]

69. Not so fast. The short list is 191 names long.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061012/wl_nm/nobel_peace_d... has more. It's the Reuters story.

[Rex]

70. If anyone deserves a NPP, it would be Sheehan.

Unless someone can argue against the Peace Mom not worthy of a peace prize.

[UrbScotty]

72. When will it be announced? (nt)

[proud2BlibKansan]

73. Fabulous news!!

Go Cindy go!! The nomination alone is a GREAT honor!

LOL I predict freeper heads exploding!!

[lonestarnot]

74. Woooodamnwhoo! The short list! Wooooohoooo!

Yeya! excellent! whoot!

[femrap]

75. Oh please let her be awarded this honor....

she deserves it.

[volstork]

77. What a triumph

that would be for Cindy, and what a major BLOW to the idiot in the WH

[wtmusic]

78. If she wins will there be a "swiftboat" attempt on the prize itself?

I wouldn't put it past them.

[mnhtnbb]

80. Her book is already being freeped on Amazon with nasty reviews

[dooner]

79. Thank you Cindy!!

Thank you Cindy for representing so many of us here in the U.S. who have asked for peaceful solutions to this war since before it started. Maybe the rest of the world will recognize that Americans aren't all completely blind and/or ignorant.

It doesn't even matter whether Cindy wins, what an amazing acknowledgment to be on the short list.

WOW, she earned it.

[midnight]

82. You go Cindy. We love you.

If anyone deserves recognition for peace it would be Cindy. My family has been threatened by the police for supporting Cindy with a sign in our yard saying thanks Cindy. They finally picked my husband up at 1:00 in the morning,he works second shift as a R.N., and took him in for three breath tests.Breath test showed nothing. Also a blood draw was taken. They booked him for over three hours. Even though they couldn't charge him with a substance, and he wasn't intoxicated the wrote him two tickets. According to the Patriot Act he can have his medical records seized. The can know all his medical issues, and take any script he uses and write a OWI-operating while intoxicated. Any script he takes can be challenged via blood draw and used against him. Cops have been following him for a couple years. We were just shocked that he was not allowed an attorney, his rights read to him, or a phone call to ask for help.

[OXM]

83. Some comments from Digg

"The Nobel Institute said the field had been narrowed to six individuals who shared the same values in promoting peace in the world. Besides Sheehan, finalists include Osama Bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, Kim Jong Il, Hugo Chavez, and Mahmoud Ahmadinejad."

"Jihad Cindy is in the right company for that award." - You mean, alongside Kissinger?

"I for one would like to know just what she did to be worthy of such a nomination."

"Cindy Sheehan is a disgrace to the entire human race!"

Thankfully, we also had this:

"Some people are so god-awful ignorant it's sad to see.
This is one of those people.
Where else can someone be called Jihad Cindy for trying to stop a war based on lies?
Look ma, another christian extremist preaching hate....
And apparently pro war?
Who let Satan in under the guise of Jesus?
You did!"

http://www.digg.com/search?s=sheehan

[Keepontruking]

84. Cindy

YAY Cindy Hope to see you sat with Mom Judy in Phx.

Sincerely Circus Girl

[BlooInBloo]

85. I want that Pakastani woman who got raped and went on a women's

... rights crusade to get it.

[Crabby Appleton]

86. It's not Cindy

says so here