PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS WON THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE FOR 2009

[Dog Walker]

For god's sake, don't blame the man if the Europeans are having orgasms about Bush being back in Dogpatch instead of being President.

[Ocklawaha]

No blame here, Dog Walker, I just keep thinking "For What?"

Also just for the record "Dogpatch," is in North Central Arkansas.

OCKLAWAHA

[David]

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/09/state-dept-on-nobel-better-to-be-thrown-acolades-than-shoes/

"Certainly from our standpoint, this gives us a sense of momentum â€" when the United States has accolades tossed its way, rather than shoes."

[civil42806]

For What? ...and to think they ignored poor Jimmy Carter all these years! Without a doubt the Nobel is now simply an instrument of politics, nothing more, nothing less.

OCKLAWAHA

Umm....his work as a senator. Did everyone forget he served as senator before becomg our president?  

Actually he just ran for president as senator

[DavidWilliams]

Assuming that were ...how is Barry going to "fix it"? So far it seems matters are getting worse under his "leadership".

[DavidWilliams]

Worst quality health care in the world? Ever been to Mayo? Yea I would choose 3rd world over that.

[DavidWilliams]

which one? I have many "choices". And the almighty government doesn't tell me who it will be. 

[DavidWilliams]

Stephen,
I will end on this. In my opinion they did a tremendous job treating my wife's breast cancer (surgeries, chemo etc) and extra surgeries to eliminate ovarian cancer. Probably too much info for this forum so my apologies but it is a subject that hits close to home. 

[JaxBorn1962]

which one? I have many "choices". And the almighty government doesn't tell me who it will be. 

Good I'm glad you or the Company you work for has the funds! But I remember a day when people once cried about HMO"s? So lets see do we keep the Health Care system the way it is and SCREW the people who have none? Or do we find away for EVERYBODY WHO IS AN AMERICAN to have some form of insurance! God this agreement on I don't want the Government telling me who I can or Can't see is PURE BS! Wake up and lets find a better way even if you over all don't really care. Thank You JAXBORN1962

[heights unknown]

I congratulate him for winning it also, however, when I first heard the news the only thing I could think was...ALREADY? 

Come on guys, he hasn't done enough or done much in these 9 months in Office.  He hasn't even seen anything through to completion or fruition which would truly merit him winning the Nobel Peace Price.

I guess most of the world is just happy the U.S. has basically gone back to it's quasi-leadership role and since Bush left is no longer the "bully" or "bad boy on the block."  And they attribute this change of leadership to Obama and a "breath of fresh air" to boot.

Heights Unknown

HU He got the prize because he has been able to change the international climate,"Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. (Per Yahoo News)

JB1962...He still hasn't done anything regardless (you or I could change the international climate if we put our minds, hearts and spirit into it).

Heights Unknown

[heights unknown]

I congratulate him for winning it also, however, when I first heard the news the only thing I could think was...ALREADY? 

Come on guys, he hasn't done enough or done much in these 9 months in Office.  He hasn't even seen anything through to completion or fruition which would truly merit him winning the Nobel Peace Price.

I guess most of the world is just happy the U.S. has basically gone back to it's quasi-leadership role and since Bush left is no longer the "bully" or "bad boy on the block."  And they attribute this change of leadership to Obama and a "breath of fresh air" to boot.

Heights Unknown

HU He got the prize because he has been able to change the international climate,"Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland said. (Per Yahoo News)

JB1962...He still hasn't done anything regardless (you or I could change the international climate if we put our minds, hearts and spirit into it).

Heights Unknown

For god's sake, don't blame the man if the Europeans are having orgasms about Bush being back in Dogpatch instead of being President.

I think this is exactly what has happened.  I disagree with him receving this award so prematurely.  What really bothers me, and I don't mean to bring race into this, is that the majority of the people of my color, in interviews I have seen on TV, feel that he deserves this award; I disagree wholeheartedly.  He has done almost nothing in these 9 months to merit him getting this award.  He has begun to change the air and climate of the world relative to U.S. policies, and he is trying to change the way America does business at home and abroad, but his work is far from being completed.

This award has indeed lost it's credibility and merits worldwide.  In order for someone to receive such an award they should tag a timeline on it relative to that person's accomplishments and ensure that those accomplishments are complete and have had a permanent, long lasting, and effective impact upon their nation and the world.

Heights Unknown

[heights unknown]

Getting worse?

lets see.
we were in the middle of two wars and getting ready to start another one with iran.
now were in one war, pulling ourselves out of iraq.

We were in the middle of a market meltdown that literally threatened to shut down our economy, and now we are surfing in suckland, but not underneath the waves.

We were on a path of the most expensive, worst quality health care in the world, and now we are debating how to reform it.

We were ignoring climate change, and now we are going to Copenhagen.

in the 9 months since he took office, hes created a new way forward for this country, which has improved greatly from his administration.

Barry is The Man!

I agree to a point that "Barry is the Man" Stephendare, but his work is in progress and is not completed, so, He should not have been selected for the Nobel Peace Prize.  I agree he has initiated and begun all of what you have listed, but none of those have been finished and it is not clear whether what he has started is permanent, long lasting, or has been fixed once and for all.

Heights Unknown

[buckethead]

It's laughable that anyone could find themselves firmly on either side of this debate.

Did he recieve the award for any particular accomplishment? Certainly not.

Can the Nobel Comitte do with the award as they please? Yup.

Am I confused by his being awarded the prize? No


The Nobel prize has been long used as a political tool as well as a legitimate reward for excellence and helping humanity.

I think this reward in particular would go more correctly to the Americans who voted President Obama into office.  It seems that is what is being rewarded. Congratulations to those who did, although I am not among them.

[JaxBorn1962]

It's laughable that anyone could find themselves firmly on either side of this debate.

Did he recieve the award for any particular accomplishment? Certainly not.

Can the Nobel Comitte do with the award as they please? Yup.

Am I confused by his being awarded the prize? No


The Nobel prize has been long used as a political tool as well as a legitimate reward for excellence and helping humanity.

I think this reward in particular would go more correctly to the Americans who voted President Obama into office.  It seems that is what is being rewarded. Congratulations to those who did, although I am not among them.

Thank you I did vote for Obama I sure wasn't going to vote for the mccain and that woman sarah palin she is a NUT and that's being kind.

[Dog Walker]

Don't ever forget that Yasser Arafat, a murdering terrorist, once got the Nobel Peace Prize too.