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kipperfan · 10-09-2009, 03:56 PM

Sorry if this is a in-thread fata - but Obama responds:

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This morning, Michelle and I awoke to some surprising and humbling news. At 6 a.m., we received word that I'd been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that throughout history the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes.

That is why I've said that I will accept this award as a call to action, a call for all nations and all peoples to confront the common challenges of the 21st century. These challenges won't all be met during my presidency, or even my lifetime. But I know these challenges can be met so long as it's recognized that they will not be met by one person or one nation alone.

This award -- and the call to action that comes with it -- does not belong simply to me or my administration; it belongs to all people around the world who have fought for justice and for peace. And most of all, it belongs to you, the men and women of America, who have dared to hope and have worked so hard to make our world a little better.

So today we humbly recommit to the important work that we've begun together. I'm grateful that you've stood with me thus far, and I'm honored to continue our vital work in the years to come.

Thank you,

President Barack Obama

valo403 · 10-09-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Again, they decided 11 days after Obama took office.

Nominations were due in 11 days after he took office, the final decision wasn't made at that point.

peter12 · 10-09-2009, 06:41 PM

Ah that was probably the best answer one could expect, given the circumstances.

photon · 10-09-2009, 07:04 PM

Yeah short of actually declining it, that's as good an acceptance letter as I could imagine.

Devils'Advocate · 10-09-2009, 07:10 PM

Someone on the Devils board put it this way:
"Since "the American electorate" could not be nominated, they instead nominated the man they elected."

Which may be true. It was the voters that chose to go a different direction than "bring it on" and "you're either with us or you're against us."

Clever_Iggy · 10-09-2009, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by peter12

Ah that was probably the best answer one could expect, given the circumstances.

Ya, that's a tough spot. His spin doctors hit a homerun with that one.

Locke · 10-10-2009, 02:47 AM

Lay off him, I dont know about all y'all, but I'm pickin' up me own Nobel Peace Prizer tomorro' mornin'! She comes with it all!!

Azure · 10-10-2009, 10:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate

Someone on the Devils board put it this way:
"Since "the American electorate" could not be nominated, they instead nominated the man they elected."

Which may be true. It was the voters that chose to go a different direction than "bring it on" and "you're either with us or you're against us."

Uhhh, what about 40% of the American electorate that didn't vote for him? How does that apply to them?

flylock shox · 10-10-2009, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Uhhh, what about 40% of the American electorate that didn't vote for him? How does that apply to them?

They don't give out Nobel Prizes for warmongering.

Devils'Advocate · 10-10-2009, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Azure

Uhhh, what about 40% of the American electorate that didn't vote for him? How does that apply to them?

Well, I guess they do not share in this win.

Just as the 49% that voted against Bush do not share the blame for his inept blunders.

Azure · 10-12-2009, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate

Well, I guess they do not share in this win.

Just as the 49% that voted against Bush do not share the blame for his inept blunders.

So, everyone except those people who don't vote shares the blame for the invasion of Iraq, the Patriot Act, etc, etc?

Considering Congress was tripping over themselves to agree with both, and many other things as well.

Its not as simple as saying 'hey you voted for Obama, if he screws this up, I can blame you.' Or, 'hey you voted for Bush, I blame you for the Iraq War.'

When BOTH Democrats AND Republicans are to blame for just about everything. And as an extension, according to you at least, the people who voted from them are to blame as well.

I suppose they are, in a certain way. Every democracy gets the government it deserves. And the American people really don't seem to care enough that they would actually NOT vote for someone that has for years been screwing over the country.

Oh, and...

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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- In a decision as shocking as Friday's surprise peace prize win, President Obama failed to win the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences Monday.

While few observers think Obama has done anything for world peace in the nearly nine months he's been in office, the same clearly can't be said for economics.

The president has worked tirelessly since even before his inauguration to wrest control of the U.S. economy from failed free markets, and the evil CEOs who profit from them, and to turn it over to wise, fair and benevolent bureaucrats.

From his $787 billion stimulus package, to the cap-and-trade bill, to the seizures of General Motors and Chrysler, to the undead health-care "reform" act, Obama has dominated the U.S., and therefore the global, economy as few figures have in recent years.

Yet the Nobel panel chose instead to award the prize to two obscure academics -- Elinor Ostrom and Oliver Williamson -- one noted for her work on managing collective resources, and the other for his work on transaction costs.

Other surprise losers include celebrity noneconomist and filmmaker Michael Moore; U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner; and Larry Summers, head of the U.S. national economic council.

It is unclear whether the president will now refuse his peace prize in protest against the obvious slight to his real achievements this year.

-- Tom Bemis, assistant managing editor

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/oba...ics-2009-10-12

HOOT · 10-12-2009, 11:12 AM

He won it for not being George Bush.

Methanolic · 10-12-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by mykalberta

Does this officially make the Nobel Peace Prize awards an official joke award now?

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NO.

The official joke award is the Order of Canada.

peter12 · 10-12-2009, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by flylock shox

They don't give out Nobel Prizes for warmongering.

You know Obama is planning to up the troop levels in Afganistan by 40,000... right?

peter12 · 10-12-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Methanolic

NO.

The official joke award is the Order of Canada.

See Morgentaler.

Methanolic · 10-12-2009, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by peter12

See Morgentaler.

See B. Mulroney......"Companion"...the highest tier of the award?

Azure · 10-12-2009, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by peter12

You know Obama is planning to up the troop levels in Afganistan by 40,000... right?

I hope so. He should up them by whatever it takes to get the job done.

Thor · 10-12-2009, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by HOOT

He won it for not being George Bush.

Thats a big factor.

HOZ · 10-12-2009, 07:34 PM

Lets all just agree that the Nobel Panel is at fault. They have turned the Nobel Peace Prize into a sad joke. Instead of celebrating the best the world has to offer they are playing cheap politics.

CaptainCrunch · 10-13-2009, 09:39 AM

Breaking news guys . . . The NHL has decided to award Obama with the 2010 Stanley Cup Championship