It is a bit soon, I think. Give him at least 2 years in office. Carter and Gore had at least been at their causes for several years.
Barack Obama Wins The Nobel Peace Prize
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Good for him, and the USA, i guess. It doesn't matter too much to me. He has taken a more 'diplomatic' approach to hostile nations and doesn't beat the drum of war when talking to/with them, and that does count for something, but I tend to agree that it's too soon.
It'd be more interesting to see if he kept the 'peace' as Iran gets nuclear before giving him the award, as either us or Israel (I'm hoping its Israel) will probably have to take military action. But more power to him I guess.
What I find distasteful is the republican reaction. First they were openly rooting against the USA getting the Olympics, and now they are furious and livid because our president is getting the award. Its like, once we got a Democrat president, all of a sudden, patriotism went out the window and they are rooting for the US to fail at everything, so Obama will be embarrassed. Whatever happened to just issuing a quick congratulations and then refocusing on whatever domestic agenda you're using to combat Obama's agenda?
It'd be more interesting to see if he kept the 'peace' as Iran gets nuclear before giving him the award, as either us or Israel (I'm hoping its Israel) will probably have to take military action. But more power to him I guess.
What I find distasteful is the republican reaction. First they were openly rooting against the USA getting the Olympics, and now they are furious and livid because our president is getting the award. Its like, once we got a Democrat president, all of a sudden, patriotism went out the window and they are rooting for the US to fail at everything, so Obama will be embarrassed. Whatever happened to just issuing a quick congratulations and then refocusing on whatever domestic agenda you're using to combat Obama's agenda?
I don't get this. This award is about work done throughout the years and should be kept as prestigious as that. What has Obama done in several years to deserve this? Just 2 years ago we didn't even know who Obama was, unless you paid attention to his Democratic Convention speech a few years ago.
I find Gore's award preposterous because he doesn't practice what he preaches, he's not a scientist, and his movie is riddled with false information. How stupid does one have to be to believe that polar bears are trapped on a shrinking ice floe?
Yeah I'm having issues with this as well. I'm not crazy anti-Obama but he wouldn't have even been on my radar for this one.
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He made a very nice speech after the hard position the Nobel committee put him in. I had no doubt Mr ME-ME-ME would keep it but saying he would accept it on behalf of the leaders was a nice touch even though transparent.
I liked that he mentioned others that the committee should have considered first. Too bad he ruined it by going into the global warming hoax.
This award might have actually meant something had he gotten it a few years from now after having actually done something for peace.
I liked that he mentioned others that the committee should have considered first. Too bad he ruined it by going into the global warming hoax.
This award might have actually meant something had he gotten it a few years from now after having actually done something for peace.
Star Wolf, one or two shots are fine.. then it becomes trolly
^Isn't that just the regular job of the President? 
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One could argue that examples of this are:
-Speech to the muslim world
-Tone of UN speeches
-Engaging North Korea for hostages
-Less aggressive tone in negotiations with Iran
-Russia and Poland
Basically, everything Republicans criticized as conciliatory, apologizing for america, weakening America, etc.
He had to have done those things to be criticized for them.
Anyways, I just dont think of it as a bad thing that the rest of the world seems to have this fawning irrational love for our president. A little puzzling, but not bad.
What, did you expect negotiations to retroactively eliminate that secret nuclear facility?
Why, yes it is. It makes me happy too.
What, did you expect negotiations to retroactively eliminate that secret nuclear facility?
In a word, YES! If President Obama had managed to convince Ahmadinejad (more importantly the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei) to get rid of Iran's nuclear program that would have been an actual accomplishment worthy of the Nobel Prize.
Whoa Nellie