Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

CaptainHaplo · 10-11-09, 09:32 AM

I agree on we each have our own opinion after weighing facts.

My view on the asset freeze removal is te whole "reward good behavior, punish bad behavior". It also could be seen as a "reset" like our current president is so fond of talking about.

I am looking into the fighter/bomber thing. Always good to look at it from all sides.

KG_Jag · 10-12-09, 12:56 AM

This "prize" is determined my a handful of left wing Norwegian politicians. So why do we (in the U.S.) pay any attention to it at all?

Just two years ago they gave it to Gore for his book on the weather. At least he actually wrote the book.

Castout · 10-12-09, 01:42 AM

Obama should have never taken the award and give a slap to their faces by declining.

Skybird · 10-12-09, 05:26 AM

then those mocking him now would have attacked him nevertheless, just for different reasons. The prize is a no win-no win-situation from the very beginning. Maybe that is why the first reaction to the reporters telling them about the prize was a complety unenthusiastic, laconic "Wow."

A competent jury in contact with reality would have known that. Obama - probabaly has cursed them for their folly. It makes everything, really everything more difficult for him.

Shearwater · 10-12-09, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Skybird

The prize is a no win-no win-situation from the very beginning.

Definitely. And I guess if he had turned it down, there would certainly be people who would find it overbearing.

SteamWake · 10-14-09, 11:59 AM

The Taliban weighs in and they aint happy

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban has criticized the decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize saying the U.S. president should have received a "villain of peace" award instead

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

Skybird · 10-15-09, 06:11 AM

There are reports now, basing on a Norwegian newspaper, that there has been bitter debate in the committee, with three of the five jurors having been against the prize awareded to Obama. But it was pushed by one member of the socialist party, suported by the fifth guy who also is member of that party. In the end, they stubbornly pushed it through.

Strange math.

Information on internal processes of the Nobel committees are said to be extremely rare. That it became known now may be a hint at the scale of the conflict behind the stage curtain.

Meanwhile a rumour appeared that Obama next year will be given the Nobel prize for literature, because he certainly will write a book one day and it is very likely to become a big success.

If universities only could agree on giving him some honory doctorates, nobel prizes for chemistry, physics, medicine and economics are in reach for Obama, too.

Torvald Von Mansee · 10-16-09, 02:46 AM

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Originally Posted by SteamWake

The Taliban weighs in and they aint happy

ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban has criticized the decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize saying the U.S. president should have received a "villain of peace" award instead

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews

HEY!!! I'm the "villain of peace"!!!!!

SteamWake · 10-12-09, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by KG_Jag

At least he actually wrote the book.

Thats up for debate as well

Even Obama's buddys are finding it hard to believe.

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CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's socialist leader Hugo Chavez said on Sunday that U.S. President Obama had done nothing beyond wishful thinking to earn the Nobel Peace Prize.

http://www.reuters.com/article/world...59A1MU20091011

10-11-09, 09:32 AM	#1
CaptainHaplo Silent Hunter Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 4,404 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	I agree on we each have our own opinion after weighing facts. My view on the asset freeze removal is te whole "reward good behavior, punish bad behavior". It also could be seen as a "reset" like our current president is so fond of talking about. I am looking into the fighter/bomber thing. Always good to look at it from all sides. __________________ Good Hunting! Captain Haplo

10-12-09, 01:42 AM	#3
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Obama should have never taken the award and give a slap to their faces by declining. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

10-12-09, 05:26 AM	#4
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,693 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	then those mocking him now would have attacked him nevertheless, just for different reasons. The prize is a no win-no win-situation from the very beginning. Maybe that is why the first reaction to the reporters telling them about the prize was a complety unenthusiastic, laconic "Wow." A competent jury in contact with reality would have known that. Obama - probabaly has cursed them for their folly. It makes everything, really everything more difficult for him. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-14-09, 11:59 AM	#6
SteamWake Rear Admiral Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 13,224 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	The Taliban weighs in and they aint happy ISLAMABAD — The Pakistani Taliban has criticized the decision to award Barack Obama the Nobel Peace Prize saying the U.S. president should have received a "villain of peace" award instead http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,...est=latestnews __________________ Follow the progress of Mr. Mulligan : http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=147648

10-15-09, 06:11 AM	#7
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,693 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	There are reports now, basing on a Norwegian newspaper, that there has been bitter debate in the committee, with three of the five jurors having been against the prize awareded to Obama. But it was pushed by one member of the socialist party, suported by the fifth guy who also is member of that party. In the end, they stubbornly pushed it through. Strange math. Information on internal processes of the Nobel committees are said to be extremely rare. That it became known now may be a hint at the scale of the conflict behind the stage curtain. Meanwhile a rumour appeared that Obama next year will be given the Nobel prize for literature, because he certainly will write a book one day and it is very likely to become a big success. If universities only could agree on giving him some honory doctorates, nobel prizes for chemistry, physics, medicine and economics are in reach for Obama, too. __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

10-12-09, 12:56 AM	#2
KG_Jag Bosun Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: New Braunfels, TX & Reno, NV Posts: 67 Downloads: 36 Uploads: 0	This "prize" is determined my a handful of left wing Norwegian politicians. So why do we (in the U.S.) pay any attention to it at all? Just two years ago they gave it to Gore for his book on the weather. At least he actually wrote the book.