All voters in Ireland who voted against the Lisboa treaty in the referendum in June 2008. Reason prevailed against bureaucracy.
Elfriede Jellinek, an Austrian writer, has published her newest book online only - for anyone's perusal. The book is called Neid , it's in German. Link. http://a-e-m-gmbh.com/wessely/fneid1.htm. We find that a good idea.
Juan Carlos, King of Spain, on his birthday, January 2008, when he turned 70. Also for giving the madman Chavez a sharp edge of his tongue 2007.
pic from website
Ernst Fritz-Schubert, Oberstudiendirektor, principal of the WILLY-HELLPACH highschool in HEIDELBERG, Germany for putting the persuit of happiness on the school's curricula. (source http://www.spiegel.de/schulspiegel/wissen/0,1518,505005,00.html)
Professor Hermann Locarek-Junge, Technical University of Dresden, Germany, for rejecting a doctoral student from a terrorist supporting country called Syria. Finally at least one person who has the guts to stand up for freedom and democracy. 05-11-2006.
(source http://www.spiegel.de/unispiegel/studium/0,1518,415707,00.html)
All newspapers around the world (like Die Welt, Francesoir, The Dominion Post, New Zealand, etc. - and SHAME on CNN cowards who pixel out the cartoons) that have reprinted the Mohammed cartoons with the intention to defend the freedom of speech and fight Muslim extremism - Feb 2006
Read: Democracy in a cartoon
Christopher Hitchens for taking a stand against Islam fascism on CNN (in February 2006)
Michael Fumento for putting the bird flu threat into perspective on CNN
The Irish Republican Army for having scrapped its weapons after three decades of armed struggle against British rule. 09-26-2005
The government of Brazil for requiring US tourists to be fingerprinted and photographed when entering Brazil.
The government of Italy for issuing arrest warrants for 13 CIA agents.
Steinway and Sons on its 150th birthday! April 2005
http://www.steinway.com/index.shtml
Army Spc. Joseph Darby, 24 -- the courageous whistle-blower who slid a computer disk with pictures of the abuse of Iraqis at Abu Ghraib prison under an investigator's door.
http://abcnews.go.com/sections/WNT/PersonofWeek/pow_joseph_darby_040507-1.html
CU congratulates the 10 new members of the European Union ! May 1, 2005
