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'''''As an unwritten rule, the award is not given to a [[conservative]] (such as [[Ronald Reagan]] or [[Pope John Paul II]]) or scientists advocating [[intelligent design]], and it is not given to anyone who challenges the scientific establishment on the issues of the [[theory of evolution]] or [[theory of relativity]], such as standouts Raymond Damadian, [[Fred Hoyle]] and [[Robert Dicke]]'''''.  The Nobel Prize is not given to any scientist who criticizes, publicly or privately, a [[liberal]] icon; the renowned physicist [[Edward Teller]] was denied the prize for criticizing the liberal [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and the eminent physicist [[John Wheeler]] was denied the prize for privately supporting Teller.

'''''As an unwritten rule, the award is not given to a [[conservative]] (such as [[Ronald Reagan]] or [[Pope John Paul II]]) or scientists advocating [[intelligent design]], and it is not given to anyone who challenges the scientific establishment on the issues of the [[theory of evolution]] or [[theory of relativity]], such as standouts Raymond Damadian, [[Fred Hoyle]] and [[Robert Dicke]]'''''.  The Nobel Prize is not given to any scientist who criticizes, publicly or privately, a [[liberal]] icon; the renowned physicist [[Edward Teller]] was denied the prize for criticizing the liberal [[J. Robert Oppenheimer]], and the eminent physicist [[John Wheeler]] was denied the prize for privately supporting Teller.

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was given to Dr. Egas Moniz for his pioneering work in frontal lobotomies<ref>http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/moniz-article.html#</ref>, legitimizing the practice. Tens of thousands of handicapped victims were permanently mutilated in the United States alone by the barbaric procedure in the following years.<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Lobotomy.html</ref>

In 1949 the Nobel Prize in Medicine was given to Dr. Egas Moniz for his pioneering work in frontal lobotomies<ref>http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1949/moniz-article.html#</ref>, legitimizing the practice. Tens of thousands of handicapped victims were permanently maimed and mutilated in the United States alone by this barbaric procedure in the following years.<ref>http://www.princeton.edu/~achaney/tmve/wiki100k/docs/Lobotomy.html</ref>

The award is sometimes given to a liberal politician or diplomat, such as [[Al Gore]] and [[Barack Obama]], which can be seen as boosting his agenda.  Most recently the award has been the subject of an investigation for corruption.

The award is sometimes given to a liberal politician or diplomat, such as [[Al Gore]] and [[Barack Obama]], which can be seen as boosting his agenda.  Most recently the award has been the subject of an investigation for corruption.