In a huge surprise this morning in Norway, President B. Hussein Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Obviously his corrupt cronies in "Big Prize" swung the vote to pave the way for socialism in America. How typical.
Seriously, what an awesome honor. The committee vote was unanimous. It will be fun to see how far the right-wing will go to crap on this.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Another humiliation for the U.S.
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I ain't right-wing, but what has he really done to deserve the Nobel? This is an honor that needs to be given out for more than just behaving like a president should and restoring some international respect to America.
We are still mired down in two wars, one of which is still illegal, and we still have hundreds of illegal detainees from those wars. What real achievement can we credit to him that merits such an honor, because I can't see the justification for it.
I agree that it's very odd and probably premature. But the Nobel is also meant to encourage the significant efforts of someone who is in the process of something notweorthy.
Here are the two important paragraphs of the explanation:
"The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples. The Committee has attached special importance to Obama's vision of and work for a world without nuclear weapons.
"Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama's initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened."
I don't think I can disagree with that. His ultimate success is uncertain, of course, but he has certainly changed the tone and focus.
They may as well call it the Nobel Not Bush Award.
This article (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nobel_peace_myths_2) really helped me come to terms with the award and what it means.
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