by WuzLovesDubs 68 Replies latest jw friends
He couldnt bring the Olympics to Chicago but he accomplished this coveted award after only a few months in office. Somebody out there sees this man as doing what the planet needs. Soon? Perhaps.
But I for one am not as shocked as most. He is giving the money to charity.
Not bad going since the nominations closed 2 weeks after he took office.
He hasn't DONE anything! The Nobel Committee or whoever has degraded the honor by offering a Nobel peace prize to someone for intending to do something instead of actually accomplishing something.
Norway ain't Denmark!
Has any other prez won the nobel? Is it because he's black?
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There were two others, Teddy Roosevelt and Jimmy Carter.
I would not say that he hasn't done anything. He is the first black president, which, whatever you may say, is a US History civil rights landmark. He also has the most foreign support of probably any president in my lifetime. Either of those could be construed as contributing to peace.
Time to stop being so humble. I must agree with this.......(I edited for succinctness)
I think they gave this Nobel peace prize to Obama less because of what he's done so far and more for not being Bush. And it's well deserved.
Conservatives seemed to be outraged that this is partly a snub of Bush. Yes, it is. And well deserved.
Bush was a warmonger who started a disastrous and completely unnecessary war in Iraq. But worst yet, he established the first-strike doctrine, which is as antithetical to peace as any act can be. It says you can attack any country that you view to be a vague threat to you in any way. Well, that's what starts endless wars. If this was a snub of that policy and that president, then it could not have been better placed.
Obama shouldn't have won for what he did but he should win for replacing the most anti-peace leader that we have seen in a long time. Is Bush a worse warmonger than Saddam Hussein, who started two wars against Iran and Kuwait? No. But he is more important because he represents the leadership of the developed world. If he turns the developed world from protectors of the peace to the purveyors of war, that does more damage than any one Saddam Hussein.
Going in the opposite direction of Bush should be rewarded. And, of course, this is an honor he shares with the American people. This is a way that the Nobel committee is thanking the American people for choosing peace.
If conservatives are mad at that, sad day for them. Maybe they should reconsider whether it's wise to be the senseless war party.
But the Republican Party of today is this weird amalgamation of the bitter, the dispossessed, the angry and the violent. So, excuse us if we don't take your indignation too seriously. And next time you talk about the President of the United States a little respect is in order. That's your Commander in Chief who just won that award that for his country and its citizens. So, next time a crisp salute will do and then you can be on your way.
Read more at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cenk-uygur/the-anti-bush-nobel-peace_b_315820.html?view=print
I'm sorry, I find this whole thing rather hilarious. Last week the right wingers were laughing and high fiving over the loss of the Olympics. Saying the "whole world is laughing at Obama". This week, they are bitchin' and moanin' because the "world" awarded him the Nobel prize. Do these morons have one ounce of original thought, or is it strictly all from the talking heads like Rush and Glenn?
