Obama awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

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15th October 2009, 00:43
Mark in Oshawa

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

I don't mind if president Barack Obama won the frign' Nobel Peace Prize.
They gave it to him - What's the fuss?
Why do so many just find this a reason to get all agitated and riled up? Thousand of fellow human beings are dying of hunger as I type. Now THAT is a frign' reason to get all agitated and riled up.

What a bunch of whiners!

geeesh!!
:s mokin:

If it is no big deal, explain to me why someone in the US nominated this prize, which used to be a big deal for Obama, when he had been in office for 2 weeks!!!! Someone obviously thinks it is a big deal. Obama's ego wont let him decline it.

The prize should be and near as I can figure used to be given to people who promoted and did things, sometimes couraageously in the face of oppression to promote a more peaceful world. The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Dag Hammerskold being 3 notables. Now it is given out for "future work"?

Sad dropping of standards. As I said above, it would be like giving Jack Nicholson an Oscar for a movie he hasn't made yet, and hasn't even been cast in a role for.
15th October 2009, 01:10
race aficionado

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

If it is no big deal, explain to me why someone in the US nominated this prize, which used to be a big deal for Obama, when he had been in office for 2 weeks!!!! Someone obviously thinks it is a big deal. Obama's ego wont let him decline it.

The prize should be and near as I can figure used to be given to people who promoted and did things, sometimes couraageously in the face of oppression to promote a more peaceful world. The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Dag Hammerskold being 3 notables. Now it is given out for "future work"?

Sad dropping of standards. As I said above, it would be like giving Jack Nicholson an Oscar for a movie he hasn't made yet, and hasn't even been cast in a role for.

Mark.
I'd quote what Arrows posted a couple of pages ago where you can read what president Obama said when accepting the honor but why repeat what was already said?

It is not about not accepting it because of his alleged "big ego".
The fact is that they gave it to him and he accepted it on his countries' behalf and recognizing that he knew that others deserved it more than him.

You can conspire and come up with any type of scenarios as to why they gave it to him but the bottom line is that our new president, Barack Obama, has brought in a totally new approach towards world peace, he is opening doors that some would like to keep closed and is bringing hope to many of us that believe that we can get out of this big mess we are all in - one that the Nobel prize "givers' deemed worthy of recognizing.

I'm sure - and thank God - that there are many other worthy candidates out there talking the talk and walking the walk when it comes to achieving world peace.

Bottom line, this is not about the prize, it is about doing the job that needs to be done and I personally think that my president is one of those doing it so.

Let's move on.

peace Mark

race
:s mokin:
15th October 2009, 01:21
Steve2009

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Originally Posted by race aficionado

Mark.
I'd quote what Arrows posted a couple of pages ago where you can read what president Obama said when accepting the honor but why repeat what was already said?

It is not about not accepting it because of his alleged "big ego".
The fact is that they gave it to him and he accepted it on his countries' behalf and recognizing that he knew that others deserved it more than him.

You can conspire and come up with any type of scenarios as to why they gave it to him but the bottom line is that our new president, Barack Obama, has brought in a totally new approach towards world peace, he is opening doors that some would like to keep closed and is bringing hope to many of us that believe that we can get out of this big mess we are all in - one that the Nobel prize "givers' deemed worthy of recognizing.

I'm sure - and thank God - that there are many other worthy candidates out there talking the talk and walking the walk when it comes to achieving world peace.

Bottom line, this is not about the prize, it is about doing the job that needs to be done and I personally think that my president is one of those doing it so.

Let's move on.

peace Mark

race
:s mokin:

Very eloquently put!
Peace my man! :up:
:s mokin:
15th October 2009, 07:46
Rudy Tamasz

Remember Al Gore's prize? I sense a trend here. I guess pretty much every American top politician with leftist views has a chance to get it.
15th October 2009, 11:13
Garry Walker

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Originally Posted by Rudy Tamasz

Remember Al Gore's prize? I sense a trend here. I guess pretty much every American top politician with leftist views has a chance to get it.

Seems so.
Next thing they will be giving it to Al Sharpton.
15th October 2009, 12:42
Rudy Tamasz

I also bothered to do some basic research and found Jimmy Carter on that list, too.
15th October 2009, 13:05
BDunnell

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

If it is no big deal, explain to me why someone in the US nominated this prize, which used to be a big deal for Obama, when he had been in office for 2 weeks!!!! Someone obviously thinks it is a big deal. Obama's ego wont let him decline it.

The prize should be and near as I can figure used to be given to people who promoted and did things, sometimes couraageously in the face of oppression to promote a more peaceful world. The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Dag Hammerskold being 3 notables. Now it is given out for "future work"?

Sad dropping of standards. As I said above, it would be like giving Jack Nicholson an Oscar for a movie he hasn't made yet, and hasn't even been cast in a role for.

I'm surprised you haven't suggested that Silvio Berlusconi is awarded it, given your admiration for him.
15th October 2009, 13:56
anthonyvop

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Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa

The prize should be and near as I can figure used to be given to people who promoted and did things, sometimes couraageously in the face of oppression to promote a more peaceful world. The Dalai Lama, Nelson Mandela, Dag Hammerskold being 3 notables.

The Dali Lama? Courageous?

Ha. All he does is fly around in a private jet meeting with celebrities while his people suffer and die.
15th October 2009, 14:45
wedge

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Originally Posted by anthonyvop

The Dali Lama? Courageous?

Ha. All he does is fly around in a private jet meeting with celebrities while his people suffer and die.

Would help if wasn't in exile

You don't think him spreading the message of peace & love isn't as effective?
15th October 2009, 17:10
AAReagles

Nobel Politically-Correct Prize

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Originally Posted by Garry Walker

Seems so.
Next thing they will be giving it to Al Sharpton.

:laugh:

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