Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize.......what a joke

"In awarding President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian committee is honoring his intentions more than his achievements. After all he has been in office only just over eight months and he will presumably hope to serve eight years, so it is very early in his term to get this award. ... The committee does not make any secret of its approach. It states that he is being given the prize 'for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples."

maybe one day i'll be good at math or physics so how about they send me one to?

is it just me or does anyone think this is crazy? he can't keep his own country at peace or present a copy of a legitimate birth certificate but he has good intentions. WTF!?

you can get the full link here.


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Originally Posted by headshake

"In awarding President Obama the Nobel Peace Prize, the Norwegian committee is honoring his intentions more than his achievements. After all he has been in office only just over eight months and he will presumably hope to serve eight years, so it is very early in his term to get this award. ... The committee does not make any secret of its approach. It states that he is being given the prize 'for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples."

maybe one day i'll be good at math or physics so how about they send me one to?

is it just me or does anyone think this is crazy? he can't keep his own country at peace or present a copy of a legitimate birth certificate but he has good intentions. WTF!?

you can get the full link here.


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Ill avoid the whole birther part of this.

I cant believe anyone was suprised.....the award is a crock these days, a relic of the past. The fact that this was decided 12 days into his presidency is the real story....I mean get real. He is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Carter did.

Islandborn:
He is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Carter did.

That's the part that pisses me off, he's acting like its American idol or something, and he has to win everyone over, he needs to get that he won, so he should do something.

it proves I have been correct, all these years: "I am OK, it's the World, that's insane !" ... :wtf:

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Originally Posted by ForgetClassC

Islandborn:
He is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Carter did.

That's the part that pisses me off, he's acting like its American idol or something, and he has to win everyone over, he needs to get that he won, so he should do something.

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I really cant figure out their strategy, its been a terrible 1st year for Obama I dont care how you vote....if they think America is gonna enjoy watching Obama toot his own horn while overseas AGAIN, they are wrong. So congrats I guess. America will still be discontent when you and the wifey return.

though i realize the nobel prizes were developed as nothing more than a mechanism to assuage that family's guilt over the destruction wrought by good old al's great invention and the fortune he amassed in the armaments industry, i can't help but find it a bit sad that an award that could be used to recognize mankind's great achievements is used instead for such petty political ends. the peace prize seems to be consistently given out to glorify those who do little for peace and more for the spread of that committee's agenda. the pseudo-marxist attitude of the world's leaders seems reflected more and more in each international decision, an attitude bent on wealth redistribution and the tearing down of any existing power structures. not that many of those power structures don't need to be demolished, but what they are replaced with is even more important than that they be destroyed. the power vacuum being created by the systematic destruction of the influence of the accepted world powers must be filled and, though they may claim to be creating a classic dictatorship of the proletariat, this attempt by the world leadership to consolidate power is rather obvious. instead of promoting freedom, we see an authoritarian regime slowly taking shape as the old guard is put to bed.

anyone capable of questioning the intent of the powerful can see why brak was chosen for this dubious honor. it certainly wasn't for anything he has accomplished. even his most ardent supporters can't point to any great deeds performed by this administration. we can't honestly believe it is for his intentions. many people want world peace and if simple desire was enough to warrant such adulation, we would all be taking yearly trips to sweden. no, the rationale behind this choice is simply the great strides our government has taken this year toward the obliteration of america's influence on the world stage. brak has made the rounds since his inauguration, apologizing profusely for america's lack of empathy, ignoring our longstanding position as an advocate for peace and our continuing efforts to relieve the burdens of poverty across the globe, and kowtowing to the rising leaders of the socialist movement, raising them above the lowly status they deserve and degrading america's image at the same time. i'm sure his moves toward erasing two centuries of individual liberty in this country were also of influence in his selection. not since roosevelt has our government done more to free itself from the bonds of popular opinion and this can only have a positive effect for the totalitarian schemes that are springing up around the world. the hope that brak's cult of personality could rival stalin's, considering the nearly irreparable damage old joe did to his country, must have the world leaders foaming at the mouth in anticipation of america's impending doom.

i would love to feel some pride at having a nobel peace prize land on our shores, just as i would have loved to be proud of america for having elected a black man to our highest office, but the motives behind this choice leave me with merely a feeling of dread. this blatant attempt to shore up a totalitarian agenda in the eyes of the world is just another slap in the face of the ideals that this country was founded on and another nail in the coffin for the concept of individual liberties. there are fewer and fewer hopes each year for some power to take a stand against the hive mentality that is being forced on the people of the world, less and less chance of each nation retaining its sovereignty in the face of global authority. another wannabe dictator is being raised up to demigod status today and thankfully we have just enough slack in our chains to applaud.

This reminds me of a SNL awhile ago... one where he says he has done exactly what his record said he was going to: NOTHING!

I am honestly baffled. Cindy Sheehan is more deserving than Obama! Obama has perpetuated the wars of his predecessor. I guess thats worth a peace prize?

I think it's pretty ridiculous myself.

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This reminds me of a SNL awhile ago... one where he says he has done exactly what his record said he was going to: NOTHING!

I am honestly baffled. Cindy Sheehan is more deserving than Obama! Obama has perpetuated the wars of his predecessor. I guess thats worth a peace prize?

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I saw that skit, it was funny and a bit of a shock coming from SNL. Any President, regardless of party affiliation, if they say or do rediculous stuff, should be mocked endlessly. Chevy Chase did an AMAZING Gerald Ford. Ferrell and Bush were also classic. Obama and team are a treasure chest of material, take advantage Hollywood!!!!! America needs a good laugh lately, keeps us from taking ourselves too seriously.

Even better, state-run CNN actually did a "fact check" of their comedy skit.....pretty pathetic.

All this did is make the Nobel into Hollyweed hype. Its total BS.