tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661662830357164.post1108530758564764034..comments2024-03-24T10:12:07.396-07:00Comments on Paper Cut: Give Me The Pulitzer For Flash FictionPaper Cuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17405431439103622102noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661662830357164.post-77056290777530390792009-10-14T04:05:10.878-07:002009-10-14T04:05:10.878-07:00You nailed that one smack dab on the head, John. ...You nailed that one smack dab on the head, John. When I posted my facebook status a few weeks ago, "What makes a hero, a hero?" I got all sorts of hair-brained comments. I wasn't aiming at anyone, per se, but the majority of private messages I got were "to the death" Obama supporters who thought I was digging up trouble. Bleh! BYW, I'll battle you for that flash fiction prize...to the Pulitzer and beyond!Deb E. Bergmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17827109456278597920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6118661662830357164.post-70153527212580239532009-10-13T04:45:31.049-07:002009-10-13T04:45:31.049-07:00Interesting post. None of us can resist the politi...Interesting post. None of us can resist the political post now and then. Plus it gives me a chance to put in my two cents.<br /><br />I think the prize for Obama was a mistake only because it put him in a bad spot politically within the US where many already complain he's being hailed as the Messiah or that he's gained global popularity by bad mouthing his own country (none of which I agree with btw). Americans lack historical perspective.The Nobel Peace Prize has always been somewhat political in nature. It wasn't even one of the original prizes Nobel created. Plus, looking down the list of of laureates you'll find plenty of" hope for the future" and lots of unfinished business. Prime example:<br /> <br /><br />1978-Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin<br />1994-Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak RabinAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12456734276020287727noreply@blogger.com