Walking the tight rope
 

I will have to give Obama credit where credit is due.

Never before have I witnessed such fine balance while straddeling the fence.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20091210/D9CGG6680.html

But as always there is an example of "you cant please all of the pepole all of the time".

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009...ace-prize-snub

Just have read over excerpts in german. It seems he subscribed the audience a big dose of realism for which it was not prepared. German commentators say the applaus was rare compared to earlier laureats, and the atmosphere was sub-optimal. Well, they got what they deserved, i think. If somebody thought he could influence Oabma to become an international Ghandi by stupidly giving him that prize, since today he probably knows better.

Well, naturally, he should've stayed longer. It's not like he's got any other demands on his time. :O:

Just keep in mind that at least half the 'audiance' did not feel lilke he deserved the prize in the first place. Of course their reception was mixed.

But yea they dont like their pie in the sky happy place disturbed by reality at all.

Does anybody have any idé what he did to deserve this award?

YES! He had all these great ideas for the world. Based on that logic I should be getting mine in the mail here in a couple of days.:haha:

I hope it's not too late because, THIS is the Post Of The Year.

So funny, and yet so true.

The speech was brilliant again, and typical for the best of Obama's speeches. However, I separate the rethorical brilliance, and the deed in reality. He is the best rethoirical speaker I have ever witnessed in my life. If only his deeds and political acts would be en par.

I can not escape to be amazed of how different the reactions of commentators in the German press are, no other speech I have seen to trigger so very different, polarised assessements. Some commentators write the audience was cool and at best: polite but distanced, others said the audience spend ovations and some even were moved to tears. Never before have I read so extremely different reactions in the German press about one of Obama's speeches.

I can only guess that those subscribing to a form of naive pacifism that thinks by just wishing well and rejecting force in principal it can change the world, describe Obama's speech and reactions to it as not so good, and those following a more realistic perception of things, liked it better.

The danish press came across pretty neutral.:
Here is what usualy happens.
Here is what did happen.
Here is who recieved the award in the past.
And more or less left it at that.

I didn't find the list of past recipiants to be very impressive.

There following the US press lead ;)

One thing is almost certain and that is somewhere between the two lies the truth.

Not since the 50-60's now its just a popularity contest evidently.

Maybe the prize should be changed: to being given to the best Science Fiction author. :D

The reason behind why the Norwegians gave him the prize and didn't want Obama to leave so soon and got angry when he did...well let's just say the people in Norway, Sweden and Denmark really like Obama.


And to be precise...



...it's the guys who like him.



Ewwww! :DL

This one doesn't. And he doesn't like you either.

*phew*

It's also worth remembering that christianity, the guys in long robes who fancy little kids, came to Finland from Sweden.

This was the original Finnish response to this Swedish religion.