Obama Awarded Nobel Peace Prize

[shiner]

Originally posted by: gersson
Probably has a lot to do with politics @ Norway.
Obama is crazy popular and a visit and photo-op with politicians would be a very good photo indeed.
I like the President but this is SO premature.

Not to mention he oversaw an act of war against the moon this very morning! Peace? NO PEACE!

Obama doesn't care about moon people?

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: Red Irish

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: Red Irish

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: shiner
Yeah, they seem to have lost awareness of the old saying "Actions speak louder than words."

Indeed they do. Obama's actions include actively reaching out to the other countries of the world to embrace diplomacy and collaboration. His actions include immediately and decisively dispelling the adversarial environment fostered by the Cheney/Bush reign. His actions include NOT starting any new wars, not unilaterally invading other countries on imaginary evidence, not issuing one pugnacious ultimatum after another. As the leader of the only remaining superpower, he replaced a shoot-first schoolyard bully with someone who's thoughtful, articulate, and actually willing to work with the world. In short, Obama's changed the tone across the globe, from adversarial and dictatorial to cooperative. That may not seem like much to the sore losers in the Fox News crowd. To the rest of the world, however, it's obviously quite a step forward.

I have mixed feelings about Obama's domestic performance, but he's made tremendous progress in repairing international relations. Congratulations, President Obama. You make America proud.

I agree with you: Obama has done all of these things, but I still don't think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at the time of writing and I think that by awarding it to him they have somehow detracted from the significance of the award.

Perhaps so. My sense is the American media has done a poor job of conveying how badly the Bush administration tainted America's image in the world and the extent to which it escalated tensions and increased concerns of widespread warfare. While Americans (in general) meandered about in blissful ignorance, the rest of the world saw a powder keg waiting to explode. Obama has dramatically and decisively reversed this in his few short months in office. Americans tended to see, "Meh. Obama took a globe-trotting vacation." The rest of the world saw America standing down and returning to the world stage as a force for peace and diplomacy.

Is that setting the bar too low? Maybe. I can see how it would appear that way to many Americans. The Nobel committee seems to have a different perspective.

Now, as a non-American, that is something we can agree on.

So Obama got nominated for the sole reason he wasn't Bush. OK, I get that.

 

[tk149]

1. I'm glad that Obama won, because after Bush's "diplomacy" (and I use that word loosely), the U.S. NEEDS a better international public image. Obama has at least paid lip service to peace and improving relations. Congratulations, Obama.

2. Obama won? WTF? He didn't even buy a lottery ticket. How the heck did he win? Iraq? Afghanistan? Gitmo? If I believed in Satan, I would say that this guy definitely signed one of those infamous contracts. "Charmed Life" doesn't even begin to describe this guy.

 

[OutHouse]

Originally posted by: sportage
This is hilarious, not the NPP and Obama, but how the right-ies will immediately begin down playing its importance. Immediately begin calling it a sham and worthless award, yada yada yada. The positive side?.. Watching the right-ies down play. Im sure Rush will call the NPP a commie plot...
Maybe I shouldn?t say ?right-ies?, more so Obama hater?s.

OMG... A black man sits in the Whitehouse AND holds the NPP... OH THE HUMANITY

if you cant see how dumb it is to give obama this award then you are a retard. it has nothing to do with right and left but right and wrong. the NPP is a joke.

 

[Red Irish]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider


So Obama got nominated for the sole reason he wasn't Bush. OK, I get that.

Seems that way. Maybe we haven't got enough eligible candidates for the Peace Prize nowadays, which is a sad state of affairs.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674

Originally posted by: rudder
Will the panel rescind the prize when obama orders more troops to Afghanistan?

Why?

Did Obama start that war?

He sure as hell isn't ending it.

 

[umbrella39]

Nothing brings out the hate like a peace prize.

 

[JJChicken]

Originally posted by: monovillage
The Nobel peace prize has been a joke for quite a few decades now, this is just the punchline.

 

[Red Irish]

Originally posted by: Citrix


if you cant see how dumb it is to give obama this award then you are a retard. it has nothing to do with right and left but right and wrong. the NPP is a joke.

As someone who usually veers more towards the left than the right, I agree with everything you have said.

 

[umbrella39]

Originally posted by: PJABBER
I wasn't going to post here as I have the Is Obama Becoming a Joke? thread going, but I am just amazed at how seriously you all are taking this. You need to read the joke thread to know just how funny this is.

Anyway, one post I made there is definitely more appropriate here -

But among the crowds a little child suddenly gasped out, "But he hasn't got anything on." And the people began to whisper to one another what the child had said. "He hasn't got anything on." "There's a little child saying he hasn't got anything on." Till everyone was saying, "But he hasn't got anything on." The Emperor himself had the uncomfortable feeling that what they were whispering was only too true. "But I will have to go through with the procession," he said to himself.

So he drew himself up and walked boldly on holding his head higher than before, and the courtiers held on to the train that wasn't there at all.

The Emperor's New Clothes
by Hans Christian Andersen (1805-75)

Your copy and paste opinions of other people's thoughts are retarded enough in your own threads, don't muddy up every thread on the board with your stupid bullshit.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: shiner

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: Red Irish
I agree with you: Obama has done all of these things, but I still don't think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at the time of writing and I think that by awarding it to him they have somehow detracted from the significance of the award.

Perhaps so. My sense is the American media has done a poor job of conveying how badly the Bush administration tainted America's image in the world and the extent to which it escalated tensions and increased concerns of widespread warfare. While Americans (in general) meandered about in blissful ignorance, the rest of the world saw a powder keg waiting to explode. Obama has dramatically and decisively reversed this in his few short months in office. Americans tended to see, "Meh. Obama took a globe-trotting vacation." The rest of the world saw America standing down and returning to the world stage as a force for peace and diplomacy.

Is that setting the bar too low? Maybe. I can see how it would appear that way to many Americans. The Nobel committee seems to have a different perspective.

So basically like myself and others have said previously in the thread he won the award because he isn't Bush.

No, though that's certainly a good foundation. Obama didn't just passively be not-Bush, however. He actively reached out to the rest of the world, making it crystal clear that America was turning over a new leaf, returning to a role of leading the peace. He set a completely different tone. I've already conceded that MAY still be a low bar, but it's more than not-Bush.

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Originally posted by: umbrella39
Nothing brings out the hate like a peace prize.

And where do you see hate o wise one? Looks to me like most people here are just scratching their heads.

 

[shiner]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: shiner

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: Red Irish
I agree with you: Obama has done all of these things, but I still don't think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at the time of writing and I think that by awarding it to him they have somehow detracted from the significance of the award.

Perhaps so. My sense is the American media has done a poor job of conveying how badly the Bush administration tainted America's image in the world and the extent to which it escalated tensions and increased concerns of widespread warfare. While Americans (in general) meandered about in blissful ignorance, the rest of the world saw a powder keg waiting to explode. Obama has dramatically and decisively reversed this in his few short months in office. Americans tended to see, "Meh. Obama took a globe-trotting vacation." The rest of the world saw America standing down and returning to the world stage as a force for peace and diplomacy.

Is that setting the bar too low? Maybe. I can see how it would appear that way to many Americans. The Nobel committee seems to have a different perspective.

So basically like myself and others have said previously in the thread he won the award because he isn't Bush.

No, though that's certainly a good foundation. Obama didn't just passively be not-Bush, however. He actively reached out to the rest of the world, making it crystal clear that America was turning over a new leaf, returning to a role of leading the peace. He set a completely different tone. I've already conceded that MAY still be a low bar, but it's more than not-Bush.

Again, lots of talk but very little action.

Hell there's a guy I work with that deserves it more than Obama at this point. So far this year he has been to Ethiopia, Guatemala and Mississippi (shudder) to provide food, help build houses for the poor and help teach farming methods.

 

[Fear No Evil]

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: shiner

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: Red Irish
I agree with you: Obama has done all of these things, but I still don't think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at the time of writing and I think that by awarding it to him they have somehow detracted from the significance of the award.

Perhaps so. My sense is the American media has done a poor job of conveying how badly the Bush administration tainted America's image in the world and the extent to which it escalated tensions and increased concerns of widespread warfare. While Americans (in general) meandered about in blissful ignorance, the rest of the world saw a powder keg waiting to explode. Obama has dramatically and decisively reversed this in his few short months in office. Americans tended to see, "Meh. Obama took a globe-trotting vacation." The rest of the world saw America standing down and returning to the world stage as a force for peace and diplomacy.

Is that setting the bar too low? Maybe. I can see how it would appear that way to many Americans. The Nobel committee seems to have a different perspective.

So basically like myself and others have said previously in the thread he won the award because he isn't Bush.

No, though that's certainly a good foundation. Obama didn't just passively be not-Bush, however. He actively reached out to the rest of the world, making it crystal clear that America was turning over a new leaf, returning to a role of leading the peace. He set a completely different tone. I've already conceded that MAY still be a low bar, but it's more than not-Bush.

Its not-Bush + Black Man.

 

[Ausm]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider

Originally posted by: Red Irish

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: Red Irish

Originally posted by: Bowfinger

Originally posted by: shiner
Yeah, they seem to have lost awareness of the old saying "Actions speak louder than words."

Indeed they do. Obama's actions include actively reaching out to the other countries of the world to embrace diplomacy and collaboration. His actions include immediately and decisively dispelling the adversarial environment fostered by the Cheney/Bush reign. His actions include NOT starting any new wars, not unilaterally invading other countries on imaginary evidence, not issuing one pugnacious ultimatum after another. As the leader of the only remaining superpower, he replaced a shoot-first schoolyard bully with someone who's thoughtful, articulate, and actually willing to work with the world. In short, Obama's changed the tone across the globe, from adversarial and dictatorial to cooperative. That may not seem like much to the sore losers in the Fox News crowd. To the rest of the world, however, it's obviously quite a step forward.

I have mixed feelings about Obama's domestic performance, but he's made tremendous progress in repairing international relations. Congratulations, President Obama. You make America proud.

I agree with you: Obama has done all of these things, but I still don't think he deserves the Nobel Peace Prize at the time of writing and I think that by awarding it to him they have somehow detracted from the significance of the award.

Perhaps so. My sense is the American media has done a poor job of conveying how badly the Bush administration tainted America's image in the world and the extent to which it escalated tensions and increased concerns of widespread warfare. While Americans (in general) meandered about in blissful ignorance, the rest of the world saw a powder keg waiting to explode. Obama has dramatically and decisively reversed this in his few short months in office. Americans tended to see, "Meh. Obama took a globe-trotting vacation." The rest of the world saw America standing down and returning to the world stage as a force for peace and diplomacy.

Is that setting the bar too low? Maybe. I can see how it would appear that way to many Americans. The Nobel committee seems to have a different perspective.

Now, as a non-American, that is something we can agree on.

So Obama got nominated for the sole reason he wasn't Bush. OK, I get that.

I think the main reason why Obama was elected is because of the Republican principles ( deregulation and Reaganomics) which almost destroyed our economy. People finally woke up.

 

[m1ldslide1]

Originally posted by: Sacrilege
To tell you the truth I'm kind of sad I didn't win, or even get nominated. Because I'm not Bush either.

I think he's onto something.

 

[FuzzyBee]

Originally posted by: Ausm

I think the main reason why Obama was elected is because of the Republican principles which almost destroyed our economy. People finally woke up.

So you're saying the American populace voted for his Peace Prize?

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: Perknose

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?

Irony and humor challenged right wingers, totally out of touch with the rest of the world outside of the US, huh. Who'd a thunk it?

Suck on it, losers!

All I can do is shake my head and pity you, a hollow shell of a human with nothing but hatred propelling him through life.

 

[Red Irish]

Obama should graciously decline.

 

[TheSkinsFan]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and guess that the NPP voters don't watch SNL... maybe they should start.

I voted for him, but this is just plain ridiculous. Seriously, he has yet to do anything of consequence that would rightfully earn him this prize.

It's just... odd.

 

[Bowfinger]

Originally posted by: Fear No Evil

Originally posted by: Bowfinger
No, though that's certainly a good foundation. Obama didn't just passively be not-Bush, however. He actively reached out to the rest of the world, making it crystal clear that America was turning over a new leaf, returning to a role of leading the peace. He set a completely different tone. I've already conceded that MAY still be a low bar, but it's more than not-Bush.

Its not-Bush + Black Man.

Fluff off, twit. Grown-ups are talking. Why don't you go waste electrons over at Free Republic where your brain-dead noise blends right in.

 

[BoberFett]

Originally posted by: Doc Savage Fan

Originally posted by: umbrella39
Nothing brings out the hate like a peace prize.

And where do you see hate o wise one? Looks to me like most people here are just scratching their heads.

The world of an Obamabot is very black and white. Anybody that doesn't love all things Obama hates him. You're either with him or against him.

 

[Pens1566]

A well thought out opinion piece :

Zakaria

 

[Doc Savage Fan]

Originally posted by: BoberFett

Originally posted by: Doc Savage Fan

Originally posted by: umbrella39
Nothing brings out the hate like a peace prize.

And where do you see hate o wise one? Looks to me like most people here are just scratching their heads.

The world of an Obamabot is very black and white. Anybody that doesn't love all things Obama hates him. You're either with him or against him.

The world of those anti-Obama is just as black and white. I see no difference. Personally, I'm encouraged to see so many pro-Obama people wondering about this...and so few moronic goose steppers.

 

[spidey07]

The UN sees this time as an opportunity to exert more power over a very weak president. So give him the nobel peace prize to say they agree with his apology tours so that he keeps it up. They WANT him to continue destroying this nation.

-edit-
Pretty much confirms it. Obama calls winning this award "a call to action". Basically a call to action to do the bidding of other nations at our own demise. US first Mr. President. You are president of this country, act like it instead of your ego fueled leader of the global "community".