Obama Awarded 2009 Nobel Peace Prize.

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I do not think he has deserved this award because he did not make anything good that made any big difference.

Also, I questioned their decision to award him this prestigious award because the deadline for submitting nomination papers to the Nobel Peace committee was TWO weeks after the beginning of his duties as President.

Obama said that he did not deserved the award ! I was glad to hear that! when I heard this on the news ,I thought I was hearing it wrong! I was thinking WTF is Obama getting the Noble Peace Prize for !
 
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I saw on the news that Obama said he got it all in perspective when he was woken up at six in the morning by one of his daughters who informed him that he won the Nobel Peace Prize and that it was their dog Bo's birthday.
Oh, in my book, he deserves it, lol.
 
I would love to hear what people outside of the US and Canada think of Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize. There is definitely some bias here.
 
Internationally, what about the assassination of Benazir Bhutto? The poisoning of Ukrainian Viktor Yushchenko? The attempt to kill Pope John Paul II?

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I always try to encourage people to think internationally rather than think in regards of their own country. :)
 
What does everyone think of the logic the committee applied to the award as outlined in the article linked?
Weak. Weak weak weak weak weak. Think Mr. Burns struggling to crush a paper cup. That's how weak it is.

I'm curious to know about the other nominees who got close to winning. I'm wondering what they did that was so meager and insignificant that it pales in comparison to a bunch of hopeychangey rhetoric that has yet to deliver anything substantial.
 
Ummm, we are in a record deficit-1.4tn dollars and counting, the demacrates including Obama pretty much owned the senate, congress at the time. That is why Bush was considered the "Lame Duck" president. it was because he had little power. Now that you have this information you should realize that this was created by the dems while Bush was our president. It's gonna get worse because we are looking at 4tn deficit by the time he is done his first term.

Obama has done nothing really that proves he deserves this award. The only reason they gave him this reward is because of his promisses. I promise to make everyone here at Alldeaf rich. Wheres my reward? Get the picture. It's time you Obama lovers who only love him because you hated Bush see how things really are-we are still in Iraq,still in Afganistan, still in Bosnia, still have detainees in Cuba, still don't know if he is an American citizen yet, still in ruins economy wise, jobless and on and on.

Unlike you, however, I do not want to see my country continue to fail and I will support him as long as he is president something most of you who hated Bush failed to do. That is the biggest difference between liberals and conservatives-we love our country no matter what.

On a good note, since he took office Pro Choice support has plummitted...cool.

I am a liberal so basically you are saying that I dont love my country. Nice. Be careful with stereotyping.
 
I really believe in the same values as Obama, but I do think it's a bit premature. Maybe they should have waited to at least give him the 2010 Nobel Prize.
 
I would love to hear what people outside of the US and Canada think of Obama getting the Nobel Peace Prize. There is definitely some bias here.

Europeans are definately approving.
 
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I always try to encourage people to think internationally rather than think in regards of their own country. :)

Assassination attempts have virtually nothing to do with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.
 
I am a liberal so basically you are saying that I dont love my country. Nice. Be careful with stereotyping.

Typical of the right. Dichotomous thinking. That is why they have such difficulty understanding that the prize was awarded for a philosophy that has the probability to create peace.
 
Europeans are definately approving.

You can't assume that a particular group of people approve of something just because of where they're from. There are probably a lot of Europeans that disapprove.

That would be like saying that Canadians are all disapproving of the choice. There are definitely some Canadians that are all for the choice, but others, like me, think it's a crock.
 
Weak. Weak weak weak weak weak. Think Mr. Burns struggling to crush a paper cup. That's how weak it is.

I'm curious to know about the other nominees who got close to winning. I'm wondering what they did that was so meager and insignificant that it pales in comparison to a bunch of hopeychangey rhetoric that has yet to deliver anything substantial.

See, there you go. It isn't an award tied to actual production. Seems you have problems understanding that.:cool2:

Evidently, the other nominees did not possess the same potential for contribution to peace as did Obama's philosophy that has served to change the political climate for the better.
 
Assassination attempts have virtually nothing to do with the award of the Nobel Peace Prize.

I admit I was off-topic when thanking Reba for looking from an international standpoint. Because you are right when you say assassination attempts have nothing to do with the award.
 
You can't assume that a particular group of people approve of something just because of where they're from. There are probably a lot of Europeans that disapprove.

That would be like saying that Canadians are all disapproving of the choice. There are definitely some Canadians that are all for the choice, but others, like me, think it's a crock.

I'm not assuming that. I am reading the news that states that Europeans are approving. That means Europeans as a whole, not as individuals. You will find individuals that disapprove of feeding hungry children, too, but that doesn't mean that the population as a whole disapproves. There were many individuals that dissapproved of Obama's election. Still he was elected by a landslide, which translates to, "Americans approved of Obama's campaign."
 
I think it's pretty sad that people who are disapproving of the Obama win are being called "right-wing" even though people who disapprove of it could be (such as myself) a very liberal thinker. I am not right-wing by any means. It is a very poor comeback. I am not a robot that thinks that everything done by liberals are correct and everything done by conservatives are incorrect. I have my own personal views and beliefs and no "right-wing"-"left-wing" political compass reference is going to change that. I believe that I should listen to every side before deciding a verdict. I decided a verdict in the sense that I believe that Obama was the wrong choice for this award and that there is someone more deserving out there. But remember, that is my own opinion. Fighting me on it is not going to change that. You have to accept that an opinion is like your favourite colour.
 
I think it's pretty sad that people who are disapproving of the Obama win are being called "right-wing" even though people who disapprove of it could be (such as myself) a very liberal thinker. I am not right-wing by any means. It is a very poor comeback. I am not a robot that thinks that everything done by liberals are correct and everything done by conservatives are incorrect. I have my own personal views and beliefs and no "right-wing"-"left-wing" political compass reference is going to change that. I believe that I should listen to every side before deciding a verdict. I decided a verdict in the sense that I believe that Obama was the wrong choice for this award and that there is someone more deserving out there. But remember, that is my own opinion. Fighting me on it is not going to change that. You have to accept that an opinion is like your favourite colour.

Go through and check the posts. The ones that have posted in opposition are, by and large, those that have already admitted to being conservative in their political stance (i.e. right wing) Those that have supported have, by and large, been those who have already admitted to their tendency toward more liberal perspectives. It is not an accusation at all, but a relatively easy to spot observance.

LOL, I always heard that opinions are like butt holes: everyone has one.:giggle:
 
I admit I was off-topic when thanking Reba for looking from an international standpoint. Because you are right when you say assassination attempts have nothing to do with the award.

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