President Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

[Dr Grump]

"EMBARRASSING JOKE"

Issam al-Khazraji, a day laborer in Baghdad, said: "He doesn't deserve this prize. All these problems -- Iraq, Afghanistan -- have not been solved...The man of 'change' hasn't changed anything yet.

What is embarrassing about it? Bush had seven years, you expect it to be fixed in nine months??

That's what happens when you go after sound bite journalism...

 

[Ravi]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

 

[Lonestar_logic]

Would someone please tell me...... WHAT THE FUCK DID OBAMA DO TO DESERVE A NOBEL PEACE PRIZE??????


I know this question has been asked, but it has never been answered. I thought for sure some leftwing idiot would at least try to make something up. That's what they usually do... I take that back... they usually blame Bush... perhaps this is Bush' fault also.

 

[Dr Grump]

There are a couple of things here;

1) I really don't think conservatives in America realise how much Bush is/was disliked
2) I really don't think conservatives in America realise how much out of step they are with the rest of the world.
3) I really don't think conservatives in America care about point 2
4) And number 3 is the problem..

It's interesting that most European countries, even Canada, having gone through their Liberal experiments realize that you really do run out of other peoples money eventually, and are going back to supporting their Conservative parties.

Yeah, but even the most conservative European political party is still considered Liberal by US standards....(except the Brit Conservatives under Maggie Thatcher, who made Raygun look like a socialist poster boy)....

In all seriousness though, who are the conservative govts in Europe, and which countries have run out of money? Other than Iceland??

 

[dilloduck]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

uh Ravi-----the Peace Prize isn't something that the world votes on---just an FYI

 

[L.K.Eder]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

uh Ravi-----the Peace Prize isn't something that the world votes on---just an FYI

hey, just like the decision where to host the next olympic games.

 

[mal]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

uh Ravi-----the Peace Prize isn't something that the world votes on---just an FYI

Why Confuse the Emotional with Trivial things like Facts...



peace...

 

[California Girl]

Since I'm a writer, I feel it is only logical that I will write a great novel one day. Ergo, I deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature now.

 

[Immanuel]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

That is probably the first legitimate reason I have seen for him being awarded the prize this year.

Immie

 

[Immanuel]

Since I'm a writer, I feel it is only logical that I will write a great novel one day. Ergo, I deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature now.

I put my bid in about 20 minutes before you. You have to wait until the following year.

Immie

 

[Dr Grump]

Since I'm a writer, I feel it is only logical that I will write a great novel one day. Ergo, I deserve the Nobel Prize for Literature now.

Ditto, and it's in the post...

 

[dilloduck]

I'd have actually liked to discuss this but for it becoming yet another bashobamafestl *shrug*

At first, I thought I was reading something from The Onion. But now I just figure that he got the prize for NOT being George Bush.

My thoughts, exactly. Probably more that the world is kicking Georgie in the face by doing this...it does tend to put to rest the right's notion that the world hates Obama, though.

That is probably the first legitimate reason I have seen for him being awarded the prize this year.

Immie

THE WORLD ? Cmon Immie--you can't believe the Nobel prize committee is anyway representative of the will of the world.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

"EMBARRASSING JOKE"

Issam al-Khazraji, a day laborer in Baghdad, said: "He doesn't deserve this prize. All these problems -- Iraq, Afghanistan -- have not been solved...The man of 'change' hasn't changed anything yet.

What is embarrassing about it? Bush had seven years, you expect it to be fixed in nine months??

That's what happens when you go after sound bite journalism...

He was nominated back in February .Days after taking office
All he had done , has done ,and will do is talk and fuck up Americas economy and freedom.

 

[Sarah G]

President Obama with a Nobel. Sweet. Now to get the Health Care bill passed. Then Cap and Trade, as a beginning in both cases.

Poor Conservatives. Total incompetance rewarded, your people were voted out big time in the last election, and the two fellows you people love to hate, Gore and Obama, have a Nobel each, and are exemplery successes. Gotta love it.

Uh huh. Good observations.

 

[Old Rocks]

There are a couple of things here;

1) I really don't think conservatives in America realise how much Bush is/was disliked
2) I really don't think conservatives in America realise how much out of step they are with the rest of the world.
3) I really don't think conservatives in America care about point 2
4) And number 3 is the problem..

It's interesting that most European countries, even Canada, having gone through their Liberal experiments realize that you really do run out of other peoples money eventually, and are going back to supporting their Conservative parties.

Yeah, but even the most conservative European political party is still considered Liberal by US standards....(except the Brit Conservatives under Maggie Thatcher, who made Raygun look like a socialist poster boy)....

In all seriousness though, who are the conservative govts in Europe, and which countries have run out of money? Other than Iceland??

With the privatization of the banking sector, completed in 2000, Iceland’s banks used substantial wholesale funding to finance their entry into the local mortgage market and acquire foreign financial firms, mainly in Britain and Scandinavia…In just five years, the banks went from being almost entirely domestic lenders to becoming major international financial intermediaries. In 2000, says Richard Portes, a professor of economics at London Business School, two-thirds of their financing came from domestic sources and one-third from abroad. More recently—until the crisis hit—that ratio was reversed. But as wholesale funding markets seized up, Iceland’s banks started to collapse under a mountain of foreign debt.

Iceland goes bankrupt - BusinessWeek

Isn't privatization just wonderful? Shouldn't we do that with all government functions?

 

[Dr Grump]

He was nominated back in February .Days after taking office
All he had done , has done ,and will do is talk and fuck up Americas economy and freedom.

The economy was well fucked before he came to power, as for freedom, in what ways? What has he introduced in way of legislation that has curtailed your freedoms?

 

[Rozman]

I'm not surprised by this. Six months into his Presidency I heard someone on MSNBC of course call him the Greatest President we have ever had. All I've seen from this guy on the Foreign affairs side of things
is apologize for America and some will say weaken Europe by pulling the plan to place a defense system to protect Poland and her neighbors.

 

[Mr.Fitnah]

President Obama with a Nobel. Sweet. Now to get the Health Care bill passed. Then Cap and Trade, as a beginning in both cases.

Poor Conservatives. Total incompetance rewarded, your people were voted out big time in the last election, and the two fellows you people love to hate, Gore and Obama, have a Nobel each, and are exemplery successes. Gotta love it.

How fucking hard is it to get the bill passed Obama has the houser and senate ?
Its not like he is trying to put someone on the moon he is just trying to screw people.

 

[mal]

The Nobel committee praised Obama's creation of "a new climate in international politics" and said he had returned multilateral diplomacy and institutions like the U.N. to the center of the world stage. The plaudit appeared to be a slap at President George W. Bush from a committee that harshly criticized Obama's predecessor for resorting to largely unilateral military action in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

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It's even being Conceded that this is NOT about Barry...



A Token Prize...

They should just Created an Award for People they don't Like instead of Giving one to someone to Spite another.

Another "Achievement" Barry doesn't really have.

Like being Black.



peace...

 

[theHawk]

Curious that he won the "Peace" prize since he is continuing virtually all Bush policies when it comes to the wars.