He's not a nazi, he's not a socialist, he's not a Kenyan citizen and in my mind he's not a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize either, let alone a Peace Prize winner.

It's not like controversy is a new thing for the "Peace Prize", but how cheap and hollow do they really want to make this award? This is pure delusion.

If Kissinger can win it while bombing Cambodia, I don't see why BHO can't take their privately decided prize.

*long *quality commentary by the BBC here, as opposed to the atrocity that is Joe Scarborough. I hope this video will get more votes.

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Hehehe your description is win.

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Obama hasnt done shit while in office. This is a completely bogus. What the hell were these judges smoking...

A brief list I came across to jog your memory:
3/18/8 – Obama caught world-wide attention for his moving speech on race relations 7/24/8 - Obama lays the foundation for a new era of international relations and began inspiring renewed hope in American leadership during his campaign speech in Berlin 11/6/8 – Obama’s victory was hailed as a promise of hope for the world. 12/1/8 – Obama began plans to restore U.N. ambassador to cabinet rank. 1/22/9 - Appointed a Special Envoy for Middle East peace 1/22/9 – Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay 1/22/9 – Ordered comprehensive review of detention policies 1/22/9 – Prohibited use of torture 1/22/9 - Signed an executive order to close CIA secret prisons 1/23/9 – Lifted “Global Gag Rule” on international health groups 1/26/9 – Began to address climate change by increasing fuel standards for automobiles 1/26/9 – Appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change 1/27/9 - Signs Lily Ledbetter “Fair Pay” Act 2/1/9 – Expanded healthcare for children by signing SCHIP 2/5/9 - Again addressed energy conservation by increasing standards for appliances. 2/24/9 – Directed almost $1 billion for prevention and wellness to improve America’s health 2/25/9 - Initiated international efforts to reduce mercury emissions worldwide 2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq 4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty with Russia. 4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations 4/2/9 - Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20, obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most vulnerable economies 4/4/9 - Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies 4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international nuclear proliferation 4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance 4/17/9 - Secured $5 billion in aid commitments "to bolster Pakistan's economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism" 4/22/9 - Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and ocean currents. 5/8/9 – Proposed International Affaires budget that included funds to create a civilian response corps -- teams of civilian experts in rule of law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40 million for a "stabilization bridge fund," which would provide rapid response funds for the State Department to help stabilize a crisis situation. 6/4/9 - Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo - "American is not at war with Islam" Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama's engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. "He has been able to dramatically change America's image in that region" 8/4/9 - Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea prison 9/18/9 - De-escalation of nuclear tension through repurposing of missile defense prompting Russia to withdraw its missile plan.

This doesn't even address the recent nuclear de-escalation of Iran (they have revealed a heartofore hidden nuclear facility, and agreed to sell their weapons-grade nuclear material to Russia) due to DIPLOMACY. Neither does it address his wise actions in the Somali pirate situation, saving american lives.

Carter won for Bush bashing? Sure about that? Couldn't have anything to do with the humanitarian work done by the Carter Center ?

Excellent commentary.

But anyway, they gave one to fucking Yasser Arafat and Shimon Peres for middle east peace.

So why not?

PS: I honestly think hes just as shocked as you all are.

Can anyone confirm this: he was first nominated for this while only being in office for 2 weeks?

Gitmo: still open.

Iraq: still going.

Afghanistan: just getting warmed up.

Why do you think a person can solve a those three complicated and nearly intractable problems in a day? What counts is that he is applying efforts to resolve those issues.

I would be shocked if they were all solved by now. They way you rattle them off is like they have the difficulty of hastily done book reports.

They aren't gonna get solved.

He has no intentions of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and IIRC, he plans on sending more.

He has no intentions of withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and IIRC, he plans on sending more.

Which was at least, unlike the others, a part of his campaign platform. Merely pointing out the (what I assumed was obvious) contradiction found in awarding the Nobel Peace Prize to somebody escalating a war.

I would be shocked if they were all solved by now. They way you rattle them off is like they have the difficulty of hastily done book reports.

Don't Ask Don't Tell can and should be removed in the fashion of a hastily done book report, and yet look where we are. "The president has a lot on his plate."

>> ^longde:
A brief list I came across to jog your memory:


Nice, nauseating media bullshit.

Many defenders of this joke say it's what he "might" do. I'd love to see this rule applied to other awards and commendations, rendering them pointless also.

>> ^longde:
Why do you think a person can solve a those three complicated and nearly intractable problems in a day? What counts is that he is applying efforts to resolve those issues.
I would be shocked if they were all solved by now. They way you rattle them off is like they have the difficulty of hastily done book reports.


Again, you award someone for what thet HAVE DONE, not what you think they MIGHT DO. Obammy hasn't done a goddamn good thing.

>> ^Rotty:
Again, you award someone for what thet HAVE DONE, not what you think they MIGHT DO.


This is wrong. Here's some nuance:
http://www.videosift.com/talk/Obama-won-the-Nobel-Peace-prize#comment-876207

I would not have chosen Obama to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but this meme of "he has done absolutely nothing" is absolutely false. He has made positive progress on several issues. And just because there are stances he has taken on particular issues that you or I may not like, like the 'don't ask don't tell' policy, does not invalidate the good work his administration is doing. Isn't that obvious?

Again, I love how this has brought to the surface the irrational hate and resentment people have towards this successful guy. It's amusing, but sad to witness.

For the guy that bombed pakistan his first day in office?! ugh.
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