By: Linoge

Linoge — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 16:25:17 +0000

Thanks for sharing your experiences from the conference, Anne. I am somewhat disappointed that the news only focused on what Betty said, but considering just how very much out of line it was, it is no great surprise.
That said, I have a very hard time believing this was a “slip of the tongue” – especially since she has said things like this in the past. Additionally, there are no real excuses for that kind of thing, especially from someone of her stature and nature – being a diplomat, of sorts, for the Nobel orgnization and the Peace Prize in specific, she has to understand that all of her public words bear a lot more weight than a “normal” person’s would, and not thinking them through before she speaks is just… well… thoughtless, to put it as politely as I can.

By: Anne McCrady

Anne McCrady — Wed, 18 Jul 2007 04:51:35 +0000

Having been at the peace conference in Dallas last week, I too was disappointed in Betty’s comment about Bush, although hearing her story and all those of victims of violence explains, if not excuses, her feelings. I must add that among the conference speakers were several other female Nobel Laureates, many international leaders and dozens of innovative social entrepreneurs — each one having accomplished great strides in non-violent progress around the world– not to mention the hundreds of us delegates who are working in our own personal spheres for creative, collaborative solutions to conflict. Sadly, the press did not choose to quote those amazing speeches and stories — only Betty’s slip of the tongue. So, once again, even from our inspirational conference, violence is the message the people heard.

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