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OSLO—President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
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OSLO—President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation.
yup, continue to heap praise and glory on a guy that has never done a thing to earn it or deserve it and there's only one way for him to go...DOWN...talk is cheap but it pays off big when you are a lefty I guess...
now we know for sure that the committee is rigged.....
"The award appeared to be a slap at President George W. Bush from a committee that harshly criticized Obama's predecessor for his largely unilateral military action in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The Nobel committee praised Obama's creation of "a new climate in international politics" and said he had returned multilateral diplomacy and institutions like the U.N. to the center of the world stage"
given as a result of the "POLITICS OF SPITE"...apparently
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
Nothing. Especially since the nominating was over at the beginning of February. TWO WEEKS in office?
From MSNBC:
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The stunning choice made Obama the third sitting U.S. president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked Nobel observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline. Obama's name had been mentioned in speculation before the award but many Nobel watchers believed it was too early to award the president.
Speculation had focused on Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Colombian senator and a Chinese dissident, along with an Afghan woman's rights activist.
Before people call me a hater. Before Spence spins this into a "prescient recognition of our dear leader" or something, I want to see Obama do well because if he is doing well, odds are our Country is doing well. But this is ludicrous.
He Has Not EARNED this yet! Not to say some day he won't but he hasn't EARNED it.
Seems to be a common thread with being given something before EARNING it.
I think the committee thought he was such a huge step up from the worse Pres. we ever had and maybe that had something to do with it. I agree that the award is puzzling since he was only in office 2 weeks when the nomination closed although the award could obviously take into account actions b/f he was pres. (but i still don't know of anything he could have done b/f he was elected Pres.). It be interesting to hear who the other nominees were.
I think the committee thought he was such a huge step up from the worse Pres. we ever had and maybe that had something to do with it.
Even if true, two wrongs don't make a right
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Originally Posted by PaulS
I agree that the award is puzzling since he was only in office 2 weeks when the nomination closed although the award could obviously take into account actions b/f he was pres. (but i still don't know of anything he could have done b/f he was elected Pres.).
As I was reminded, the Nobel folks did award the Peace Prize to Arafat in the past, so I suppose Hope is an upgrade
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It be interesting to hear who the other nominees were.
Speculation was... :"Speculation had focused on Zimbabwe's Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai, a Colombian senator and a Chinese dissident, along with an Afghan woman's rights activist."
Maybe these folks never accomplished anything either.
Most of you know me as pretty liberal - well, really liberal, but I am shocked at this - and do not understand it. He should decline....as Mickey Klaus wrote:
What Obama Should Do With His Nobel Peace Prize
Turn it down! Politely decline. Say he's honored but he hasn't had the time yet to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. Result: He gets at least the same amount of glory--and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen ('What's he done?') problem, demonstrating that he's uncomfortable with his reputation as a man overcelebrated for his potential long before he's started to realize it. ... Plus he doesn't have to waste time, during a fairly crucial period, working on yet another grand speech. ... And the downside is ... what? That the Nobel Committee feels dissed? ... P.S.: It's not as if Congress is going to think, well, he's won the Nobel Peace Prize so let's pass health care reform. But the possibility for a Nobel backlash seems non-farfetched. .
"Many go fishing all their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Henry David Thoreau
Why the big surprise?We are talking about Norwegian's here Europeans don't think like we do.
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
When I first read saw the headline, I said to myself "Must be a typo. It's supposed to say 'Academy Award', not Nobel Peace Prize". Then, I looked at several other sites and saw that it really was the Nobel. The only explanation is that the Norwegians are either playing a joke or they're trying to manipulate the President by playing to his ego. WTF.
Conservatism is not about leaving people behind. Conservatism is about empowering people to catch up, to give them tools at their disposal that make it possible for them to access all the hope, all the promise, all the opportunity that America offers. - Marco Rubio
1990
MIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH GORBACHEV , President of the USSR, helped to bring the Cold War to an end. (huh?)
There was that Glasnost and Perestroika thing that helped bring down the Cold War (a/k/a collapse of Soviet Union). You didn't think they could find it in themselves to give it to Ronnie RayGun, Didcha?
I think the committee thought he was such a huge step up from the worse Pres. we ever had and maybe that had something to do with it. I agree that the award is puzzling since he was only in office 2 weeks when the nomination closed although the award could obviously take into account actions b/f he was pres. (but i still don't know of anything he could have done b/f he was elected Pres.). It be interesting to hear who the other nominees were.
Remember comedy show, "Laugh- In." The above deserves the "Gold Fingkel Finger Award."
Correction
Worst President, peanut farmer, Jimmy Carter
B/F
For what he helped do for the poor at Grove Parc with the help of his associates Valerie Jarrett and Tony Rezko.
A/F
Health Care kicks in 2013 one year after Presidential election. Tax payer to pay 10% of Ajusted Gross Income towards health care Plus the add ons such as copay and you will partial pay for xrays, mri's and the likes. Also Pelosi's (vat) value added tax if passed.
I would like to note that this is the first time in history there is agreement in the political forum, so once again Obama has brought us all together.
Since Spence has not yet replied, it would really make my day if JohnR replied with a "spencism" response.
Hope he doesn't wear brown shoes with a gray suit when he accepts... of course according to the November issue of Metrosexual Iowan Monthly (Also known as the MIM bible), there is some evidence to support this being a hip new trend...
Bryan
Originally Posted by #^^^^^^^^^^^&
"For once I agree with Spence. UGH. I just hope I don't get the urge to go start buying armani suits to wear in my shop"
I would like to note that this is the first time in history there is agreement in the political forum, so once again Obama has brought us all together.
Since Spence has not yet replied, it would really make my day if JohnR replied with a "spencism" response.
So what you are really saying is that the Norwegians brought us all together cause Obama did not do a thing on this one.
Originally Posted by Flaptail
"Throw plugs like we do that will cause them to suffer humility. Pogies make any fisherman look good when bass are around. Bait is easy."
It's been a slow year for peace. Besides how can he bomb Iran now? He should have turned it down that would have been a smart move. I think he gets some big $$$ too.
Frankly I think this demeans the award. What has he actually done to earn it? what a complete joke this award has become.
"Originally Posted by spence
No, has more to do with the view that the US is in charge of the World. I'm not talking about the de facto leader, but rather that without our leadership the World will fail. Other Presidents have certainly thought it, but the people Bush surrounded himself with sure didn't have a problem saying it.
The Nobel prize is certainly a bit of a novelty all things considered, but I do give Obama props for how well he spoke about it when he made his remarks. It's not like he asked for it.
-spence"
The people who award this prize feel that the US has had too much money, control and freedom and want to see them brought more in-line as the rest of the world, perhaps to a more socialist position like many their own governments. In this regard, Obama generally supports their views and IMO this award was given to him as a cheer leading memento... showing that they support him...
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