On Fri, Oct 9, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Udhay Shankar N <ud...@pobox.com> wrote:
> Eugen Leitl wrote, [on 10/9/2009 10:32 PM]: > > > Apparently, you missed the memo. (You also mention Mother Teresa, which > > is not exactly a lily-white saint figure, whatever the official > hagiography > > says). > > This is one of my favourite rant topics, though I think I've mostly > spared silk so far on this. I can't think of many people who've worked > so diligently to further the cause of human misery (no, that's not a > typo) who have such a sparkling reputation. > Agree entirely. BTW, the Nobel Committee chairman has said that the prize to Obama was not based on potential, but on performance: "We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future, but for what he has done in the previous year." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html?hp Go figure. -- Amit Varma http://www.indiauncut.com http://www.twitter.com/amitvarma
