10-09-2009, 09:13 AM
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Thats what you get for injecting 40,000 or so troops into Afghanistan?
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10-09-2009, 09:21 AM
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I clicked on this thread because I thought it was a joke. And it turns out it is: a very unfunny and pathetic joke given out by the Nobel organization.
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10-09-2009, 09:24 AM
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Ahhem, I saved the world from a meteor impact and in case you didn't notice I'm a black president, where's my Nobel Peace Prize?
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10-09-2009, 09:39 AM
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CP Pontiff
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It might be instructive to view the reactions of political columnists with a history of sympathy to the liberal side of the political spectrum.
A Prize For A Promise
http://www.time.com/time/politics/ar...d=rss-politics
"Goofy" admits David Ignatius of the Washington Post, even as he praises the award.
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/pos...icas_popu.html
"What has he done?" - Nicholas Kristof in the New York Times
http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/200...eace-prize/?hp
If his friends are saying stuff like that . . . . .
Pretty funny. Hopefully he does the right thing and respectfully declines so the award can continue to carry some cache in the future.
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10-09-2009, 09:42 AM
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Obama hasn't even done anything as a president! Such preposterousness!
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10-09-2009, 09:43 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by peter12
Yassir Arafat is rolling over in his grave right now.
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Did I miss something. Are Isreal and Palestine at peace? Good intentions shouldnt get you a Nobel Peace Prize. Actions matter, talk doesnt IMHO.
I am surprised he accepted.
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Last edited by mykalberta; 10-09-2009 at 02:31 PM.
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10-09-2009, 09:46 AM
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Quote:
Mrs Maguire won the 1976 Nobel award along with fellow Belfast peace campaigner Betty Williams.
"President Obama has yet to prove that he will move seriously on the Middle East, that he will end the war in Afghanistan and many other issues," Mrs Maguire said.
"The Nobel committee is not meeting the conditions of Alfred Nobel's will, because he stipulated that the award is to be given to people who end militarism and war and are for disarmament."
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/n...nd/8299205.stm
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10-09-2009, 09:53 AM
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Norm!
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Did I miss something. Are Isreal and Palestine at peace? Good intentions shouldnt get you a Nobel Peace Prize. Actions matter, talk doesnt IMHO.
Not surprised he didnt accept.
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He is accepting it though.
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10-09-2009, 09:55 AM
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It's kind of a slow year I think. Obama brings a lot of hope and optimism to the peace movements in the ME and other regions, which is more than others seem to be doing. Although I agree that he hasn't done a lot of tangible things, he has gained some goodwill and put the wheels in motion.
If not Obama, who would be better?
Of interest though, is that the award is not only awarded after tangible results are met, but often awarded as an incentive for people who are in a position to bring about peace, to see it through.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/...bA-1gD9B7HDR80
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Myth: The prize is awarded to recognize efforts for peace, human rights and democracy only after they have proven successful.
More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments.
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10-09-2009, 09:58 AM
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I laughed when I saw the headline in the paper...what a joke. But hey, if Al Gore can win Nobel Peace Prize....
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10-09-2009, 10:01 AM
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
Did I miss something. Are Isreal and Palestine at peace? Good intentions shouldnt get you a Nobel Peace Prize. Actions matter, talk doesnt IMHO.
Not surprised he didnt accept.
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See sarcasm.
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10-09-2009, 10:11 AM
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Meh, this is an oversight by the Nobel committee, not by Obama. It's not his fault they got all caught up in the excitement. It's not right to blame him in any way for this, is it?
He's still going to be the best president the US has seen since Kennedy.
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10-09-2009, 10:13 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Meh, this is an oversight by the Nobel committee, not by Obama. It's not his fault they got all caught up in the excitement. It's not right to blame him in any way for this, is it?
He's still going to be the best president the US has seen since Kennedy.
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More sarcasm I hope...
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10-09-2009, 10:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Meh, this is an oversight by the Nobel committee, not by Obama. It's not his fault they got all caught up in the excitement. It's not right to blame him in any way for this, is it?
He's still going to be the best president the US has seen since Kennedy.
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10-09-2009, 10:18 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
He's still going to be the best president the US has seen since Kennedy.
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Is that because all the Presidents since then have been rubbish, or do you actually think that Kennedy accomplished anything in the 2 years 10 months in power?
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10-09-2009, 10:20 AM
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In the Sin Bin
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kool Keef
There hasn't been an award winner this undeserving since Jethro Tull beat out Metallica for the Best Hard Rock/Metal Grammy in 1989.
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Raphiel Palmero's 1999 Gold Glove award says hi.
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10-09-2009, 10:22 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kev
Meh, this is an oversight by the Nobel committee, not by Obama. It's not his fault they got all caught up in the excitement. It's not right to blame him in any way for this, is it?
He's still going to be the best president the US has seen since Kennedy.
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speaking of getting caught in sensationalism
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10-09-2009, 10:23 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
More sarcasm I hope...
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hay buddy..how is it going? See any crows lately?
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10-09-2009, 10:25 AM
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Well, all the right wingers are POed so I'm very, very pleased with this news.
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10-09-2009, 10:26 AM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by VladtheImpaler
More sarcasm I hope...
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Not really. He's got the biggest set of brass balls of any president I can rememember.
A black guy, trying to put in initiatives that aren't exactly big business friendly, and travelling to foreign countries actually trying to promote world peace after his country just when in and tore some apart...how many people can say they would actually do this?
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