Saturday, October 10, 2009
Did President Obama Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?
Sorry, but something just isn't right. If our president accomplishes all of his goals, then he damn well better get the Nobel Peace Prize, but I frankly do not understand this. Politics, I assume, on an international stage.
The poll below is set to run for one week and is unscientific, I'm sure. I'm voting Undecided.
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I think everyone, his backers, his biggest critics, even himself were surprised that this came when it did.
SNL just opened the week with their Obama look-a-like accepting the award. He stated that he received it for "not being George Bush." That might be the most accurate account.
Ha Ha you little rascals..I tried to vote again and up comes..You already voted. Pretty funny. Anyways we in the USA may not think he is doing anything for peace here but the 'World" thinks he is doing a good job getting countries together to talk. Sorry but I think he did a good job.
He was nominated when he was in office for just two weeks. That's not even enough time to change the monograms on the White House pillow cases.
I just wish there was at least one thing to believe in anymore. I assumed that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded by a neutral committee of some sort. It now appears that it's just another political tool, another game played on the public.
More lies. It never ends.
Although I do think it was a little premature, they must have thought he deserved it. Maybe they feel "Change" more in Europe than we do here at home. I think both Sassa and KK are right. We are now talking to our enemies (which in my opinion is a good thing) and because he is not George Bush.
I still think it's an effort to influence US policy and I resent that (says the citizen whose country has tried just that on other countries). I also assumed that it was awarded for accomplishments, but that is not always the case they say. My mistake.
I thought I entered a comment on this, but it didn't show up (think I had a connection glitch).
Yeah, it was a bit of a head scratcher. I don't know if it was an attempt to influence U.S. policy, but I can see where people can get that impression.
Personally, I was pulling for Twitter to win for the role it played in Iran after the elections as well as how it is enabling communication amongst democracy activists in countries such as China. Asking the old guys on the Nobel committee to understand this might be a stretch.
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