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What the heck... I mean, honestly: what the heck...

First Carter, for the achievements of Sadat whose was murdered by Carter's friends.

Then Al Gore, for not doing ANYTHING to promote peace.

And now Obama, for achieving absolutely nothing (except make Iraq more violent again)?

What's wrong with the Scandinavians???

 

Obama got the award for no achievements at all. Carter got it for Sadat's achievements.

Carter is friends with the people who murdered Sadat.

Obama cannot reach that level.

 

We may as well accept that Obama is a God that has not had enough time (according to those who defend him) to accomplish anything but should be praised and rewarded for making seem as if he will.

Never in my 33 years of life have I ever seen any President praised like something almost miraculous while having accomplished nothing. To praise and reward a man for promises as oppose to accomplishments is amazing and sad. I can see why in my job all the "thank you so much for your help, you are wonderful" calls I get as a customer service rep for my company go unnoticed.

This goes to show how the International community does not like the fact that the US was, at one point, the most powerful country in the world (and could still be) so it makes sense for them to praise a Democrat President since Democrats are more concerned with making friends with the rest of the world and less with Capitalism.

Read some of the comments here, and then tell me how we are not in trouble.

http://community.nytimes.com/comments/www.nytimes.com/2009/10/10/world/10nobel.html

 

I don't know what you're talking about Obama not doing nothing worth achieving an award!  I am out raged :::::throws chair of death at Leauki::::::::

First, let's see here......um.....yeah he was the first african american president (well I'm not sure if I can say that because of the whole birth certificate fiasco), oh yeah that's an achievement (the whole birth certificate fiasco is an achievement as well). Considering every white person in the United States is racist. 

Second, well lettcy lettcy let's see here, he's totally United the United States from east to west.......Hollywood that is.  What an accomplishment and achievement that is.

Third, he has spent the most of any president in U.S history.  No other president before nor after him will ever be able to say that. Pin a medal on him for that.

Fourth, look at where the stock market is currently at, he's totally got us "out" of this recession single handedly.

Fifth, this goes along with the second, but you got to put space in between them because of the magnitude is too great for both.  He was the 1st, let me repeat that again, the 1st sitting president to go on Jay Leno.  If that's not an accomplishment then I don't know what is.  Come on........ Just reflect back with me to Jay looking into Obama's eyes just staring so whimiscally into Obama's eyes.

Sixth, he ran the MOST successful campaign of all time.  He raised so much money.  That is an achievement there.  Hmmmmm, where did all that extra money go, anywho?

Seventh, we here in the U.S. believe that everyone deserves an award. From that kid who constantly gets Fs all the time to that fat overweight ninnyhammer who broke down yet still became a marine to that sniper who is consistantly missing the mark to even the president. We need to stop having that competitive thought process.  Can't you see how Capitalism has failed.  Just look at where captialism has gotten us.  We'll give it an award though.  Even Mickie Moore can see this and agrees.

p.s. that's all I can say for there is nothing else to say

p.p.s. I like dave over jay any day of the week

p.p.p.s. just so there's no confusion that almost top 10 list is sacrastic.

p.p.p.p.s you get an award Leukster just because its obvious you're hurting inside due to the lack of awards you've gotten recently ;->

p.p.p.p.p.s what do people in the U.K./Ireland think of Obama? Are you guys still our poodle?  Obama did give your leaders such remarkable gifts that you guys best be!

 

My mouth fell open at the news this morning.  Can anyone tell me why he got this award?  Even the newspeople who announced it this morning seemed shocked.  I thought it was interesting because the front page of the paper this morning said it looks like Obama's peace proposals concerning the mideast are falling apart.  So what the heck?  Talk about a contradiction. 

I said last fall after he got elected that there's something odd about all this.  Something is behind the scenes making all this happen.  It's very bizzare even to him I believe.  The whole thing surrounding Obama has a very sinister feel to it. 

Even hardcore Democrats I know are wondering what's going on.  My grandmother (age 91) and mother are very liberal, both voted for him and both are regretting it.  My grandmother's wondering if he's not the Anti-Christ...and she's a very hardcore Democrat!!! 

It's strange how he got this award yet could not get the Olympics. I always thought the Nobel Peace Prize was something a person had to work hard to get, soething that was not easy to have awarded to you. Something that when given it's because the person getting it did something so extraordinary that they would receive this award. Maybe someone from the Left can tell me what it was that Obama did that he deserved this award. Cause I just don't get it. At least Al Gore had a movie, a bad one, but a movie none the less.

Yes.




Who is pinning the blame on him for Afghanistan?

He IS responsible for the recent increase of violence in Iraq because that was caused by HIS strategy of removing troops and announcing a withdrawal. Of course it's really the terrorists' fault, since they are the attackers, but his strategy certainly didn't lead to peace. Iraqi newspapers feared as much late last year, I read it.

Giving him a peace price just after he made a decision that made a war worse seems very odd to me.

(Why didn't they give George Bush the price for his work in Liberia and Sudan? Right, they don't care about peace and simply didn't like him. And if they had done it anyway, all the "peace activists" in the world would have protested violently. Who cares about Africa...)




Happened to me before with George Bush. I was totally for Al Gore and remained a fan until he got the Nobel Peace Price for no work related to peace and accepted it.

It took me two years, from 2000 to early 2002 to appreciate that giving the terrorists what they want did not actually make the world a safer place.

There were exactly two times a politician did something that taught me that politics can actually make a change for the better. The first was the red-green election victory in Berlin in 1988 which immediately improved the public transport system and made the ticket system more transparent. The second was George Bush's decision to invade Iraq which allowed me to visit the country, as a Jew, a few years later.

Everything else, for all the talk it generates, has never actually improved my life.

 

What, so he got it...big freaking deal. Better shit to whine over; which, I'm sure, will come sooner or later. I mean, seriously, just because he got it, that makes it less valuable now? What, did you not value the award beforehand? Sorry, but it just comes across as shallow and partisan to shrug off the award because it was given to someone you don't like. Or because it isn't in line with your politics? Puh-lease. Ridiculous.

Btw, the Nobel Peace Prize:

"...needs no actual accomplishment to receive"

~And~

"to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."

 

That's their criteria.

 

The only cowards are those who hide behind the mask of self righteousness Lula; you make so many profound judgments and yet...yeah, anyways, whatever. To each their own foolishness.

 

~L

This is not about liking or disliking Obama, which I'm sure some here do. This is about giving an award just to give it. I am curious as to why Democrats (or you) argue that Obama has not had enough time to accomplish anything (in 9 months now) yet when it comes to this award he has. Talk about having your cake and eating it too.

Keep in mind the nominations for this award had to be in by Feb 1. 

He was president for what 11 days? 

 

to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations,

I guess kissing ass by telling everyone how sorry the US is for being such a bad boy this past decade or so, getting people like Ahmadinejad, Chavez and Gaddafi to like you and call you brother and having your own Party members speak wonders of people like Castro and countries like China covers this part.

for the abolition or reduction of standing armies

Lets see, promising to remove soldiers from Iraq by a certain date regardless of what happens to Iraq and take his sweet time to decide whether or not send more troops to Afghanistan while they continue to die over there seems to cover this as well.

and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses

Hmmm, when has he done this? Between N Korea, Iran, Hillary threating to use force if necessary, Obama not backing out of Afghanistan, I don't see where he is promoting any peace at all. Perhaps I am blinded by my opposing views because I am after all Conservative and must contradict Obama even if what he does may saves millions of lives, make our country better and stronger and prove once and for all that Republicans are the real threat.