Originally posted by: Skoorb
True, what a joke. Obama has quite literally done nothing of merit besides being black and getting elected; so far clinton did far more to earn this than he.Originally posted by: monovillage
The Nobel peace prize has been a joke for quite a few decades now, this is just the punchline.
Originally posted by: Triumph
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: Triumph
Seriously? The Nobel Peace Prize? I'm by no means an Obama hater, but WTF? Don't you have to actually DO something to get this?
He's not George Bush and his VP isn't Darth Cheney. Sure, the bar is low, but this is a titanic achievement in and of itself and such a HUGE improvement for the rest of the world.
Of course, all of you bouncing around in your parochial right-wing echo chamber would have zero idea how relieved the rest of the entire world is.
Ok so you admit that the bar was low, but claim this to be a huge achievement? Those two statements are contradictory. A titanic achievement is landing on the moon. "Not being GWB" is not exactly in the same class.
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
ohh god now we have to deal with more rabid right foaming at the mouth
Originally posted by: monovillage
The Nobel peace prize has been a joke for quite a few decades now, this is just the punchline.
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
ohh god now we have to deal with more rabid right foaming at the mouth
Reading some of the replies so far... yep hit it right on the head. :laugh:
Originally posted by: ironwing
Holy Lutefisk! I'm not George Bush either! Where's my Nobel?
Originally posted by: Mursilis
Originally posted by: Triumph
Originally posted by: Perknose
Originally posted by: Triumph
Seriously? The Nobel Peace Prize? I'm by no means an Obama hater, but WTF? Don't you have to actually DO something to get this?
He's not George Bush and his VP isn't Darth Cheney. Sure, the bar is low, but this is a titanic achievement in and of itself and such a HUGE improvement for the rest of the world.
Of course, all of you bouncing around in your parochial right-wing echo chamber would have zero idea how relieved the rest of the entire world is.
Ok so you admit that the bar was low, but claim this to be a huge achievement? Those two statements are contradictory. A titanic achievement is landing on the moon. "Not being GWB" is not exactly in the same class.
I think what Perky is saying is, we all deserve this award - there are literally billions of us who are not GWB, and have never shared a presidential ticket with Dick Cheney. I hear there's a substantial cash award with this prize - when can we pick up our checks?
Minor details.Originally posted by: blanghorst
Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Originally posted by: JSt0rm01
ohh god now we have to deal with more rabid right foaming at the mouth
Reading some of the replies so far... yep hit it right on the head. :laugh:
Except, of course, for the fact the he did nothing to warrant it.
Originally posted by: poohbear
wow, this award was a shock to liberals as well. I mean, i like the guy, he's very inspirational, but 9 months into his term he got this?? deeds speak louder than words, and the guy has been talking alot but he really has'nt done anything significant yet. Its way to premature to give him a peace prize. Kinda makes a joke of the nobel peace prize. if i talk alot about what i WANT to do it doesnt merit a prize until i've done it.
Originally posted by: CallMeJoe
All Carter did was to engineer the first treaty wherein an Arab nation recognized Israel's right to exist, and establish a peace between Israel and Egypt that has lasted for more than a generation. Clearly a sham.Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Arafat won it too...
As did Peanut boy...
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Duddy
Guys...
The deadline for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was Feb. 1st.
He became President on Jan 20th.
He was President for 10 days before his nomination. He accomplished nothing then. And he has barely accomplished anything since then.
I'm sorry, but he did not deserve it. Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai should have received the prize.
He did more in 10 days to deserve the Peace prize than your hero in 8 years
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Originally posted by: Sacrilege
And just think, if McCain had been voted into office, Sarah Palin could have gotten it.
Originally posted by: FerrelGeek
Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Originally posted by: Duddy
Guys...
The deadline for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was Feb. 1st.
He became President on Jan 20th.
He was President for 10 days before his nomination. He accomplished nothing then. And he has barely accomplished anything since then.
I'm sorry, but he did not deserve it. Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai should have received the prize.
He did more in 10 days to deserve the Peace prize than your hero in 8 years
:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Uh, where did he say the Bush was his hero? What's confusing people here, even the ones that actually LIKE Obama, is that, other thatn words, Obama has done nothing to even get nominated for, let alone deserve, the award. The other nominees, to the best of my knowledge, have actually done something worthy of recognition. I know that a good many people these days believe that merely saying something == actually achieving something, but there are still a good many of us that still believe that actions/results are what matter. Just saying something shouldn't be reason enough to winn an award, unless it's a Toastmasters competition.
Originally posted by: Bu B3ar
Originally posted by: Sacrilege
And just think, if McCain had been voted into office, Sarah Palin could have gotten it.
::head asplodes::
Originally posted by: GroundedSailor
Link
More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments.
For the first time a sitting American President, elected by a majority of the people, received a great international honor. You would think most Americans would be happy. The world certainly seems to be. It's just a few losers and sour puses who seem to be whining. Seems like there is no pleasing them.
Originally posted by: poohbear
wow, this award was a shock to liberals as well. I mean, i like the guy, he's very inspirational, but 9 months into his term he got this?? deeds speak louder than words, and the guy has been talking alot but he really has'nt done anything significant yet. Its way to premature to give him a peace prize. Kinda makes a joke of the nobel peace prize. if i talk alot about what i WANT to do it doesnt merit a prize until i've done it.
Originally posted by: waggy
wait? for what?
pfft you guys are idiots. didn't you know the people on the commite have a time machine? they went foreword 20 years to see President Obama (yeah people keep electing him). Sure we are 20000 google in debt but EVERYONE has health care, food, housing, HD2 TV's etc.
and there is peace in the world and with Mars.
Originally posted by: Duddy
Originally posted by: b0mbrman
And I would have guessed Sen. Cordoba of Colombia before Morgan Tsvangirai...
Tsvangirai was the clear favorite.
Self aggrandizing will get you nowhereOriginally posted by: FerrelGeek
Originally posted by: poohbear
wow, this award was a shock to liberals as well. I mean, i like the guy, he's very inspirational, but 9 months into his term he got this?? deeds speak louder than words, and the guy has been talking alot but he really has'nt done anything significant yet. Its way to premature to give him a peace prize. Kinda makes a joke of the nobel peace prize. if i talk alot about what i WANT to do it doesnt merit a prize until i've done it.
You are obviously a Bush oving, frothing, rabid, mouth-breathing, mulletheaded, knuckle-dragging, genetic mutant, Limbaugh loving, conservative freak. Prepare to be libertrolled you worthless pig.
/sarcasm