Poll: War is peace we can belive in.
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The assumption is that the nobel prize was awarded to Obama as a sign of faith. A sign that, perhaps, Obama would bring all that hippy stuff through his way of, apparently, running things.MaxTheReaper said:
I like my prize winners to have done something, however.
He got it for inspiring hope in a great number of people.
(I don't agree with it but that's the reason)
Edit: this is Wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt, it says that he got it "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_Peace_Prize_laureates
(I don't agree with it but that's the reason)
Edit: this is Wikipedia, so take it with a grain of salt, it says that he got it "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Nobel_Peace_Prize_laureates
Bourne said:
Nobody fucking knows. Hilary Clinton was guessing. What does that tell you.
Shit, you might just have it there.TeaBaggin said:
Someone else should have it, now that Obama has it, people will laugh in 4 years when he's failed the US.
I don't think even the White House could figure out that one.Bourne said:
The official explanation is something along the lines of "positively changing the international dialoge." He did make progress in relations with the U.N. by simply not appointing John "F--k the world" Bolten as the representitive to the U.N. Everything after that fact only builds onto the reason behind the Peace Prize.
I think this may be it.TeaBaggin said:
The reason given by the nobel web site for his victor was: "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples".
The qualification for the prize is actually fairly specific, stating that it goes to the person who "shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses".
Seems to me that simply "not being Bush" and also being in the fairly powerful position of "President of the US" was probably a good enough reason as any.
My theory and I mean absolutely no offense by this, I just couldn't pass on the joke.
Yeah I am in one of those random moods I have.
Secretary: Mr. President sir, you have been awarded the Nobel prize
Obama: The fuck?
*Long silence to determine why*
Peter Griffin: Cause you're black!
*Longer more awkward pause*
Secretary: ... he could be on to something there.
Obama: The fuck?
*Long silence to determine why*
Peter Griffin: Cause you're black!
*Longer more awkward pause*
Secretary: ... he could be on to something there.
Yeah I am in one of those random moods I have.
He's a nice guy and all, but I don't think he's done anything to earn it, yet. And I hope very much there's a 'yet' involved. If they want to give it to him in 2017 or thereabouts after a term or two of working for peace, fine. He's earned it. But now? No.
No, but only because the guy in Africa stopping rape would have had a bigger effect on the world. It would have brought the attention of the mistreatment of women that is going on there.
Or if you mean you were in a random swing of moods then you have a problem and need to go see a doctor of psychiatrist.
Random? I feel that that joke was set up to get a desired effect and not random.Bourne said:
Or if you mean you were in a random swing of moods then you have a problem and need to go see a doctor of psychiatrist.
I don't think Obama should have received it, not without more concrete achievements.
From the way he worded his response, I don't think Obama thought he should have got it either. On the other hand, the general response from some quarters (i.e. US Republicans) has been a little over the top in their disapproval.
From the way he worded his response, I don't think Obama thought he should have got it either. On the other hand, the general response from some quarters (i.e. US Republicans) has been a little over the top in their disapproval.
I think it may be because of the work he has put into making America no longer amongst the worlds most hated states. In the west public opinion of the states has gone up a great deal since he became president but its really in the middle east and so on where it matters and he has been putting in allot of effort to make people there understand that he isn't out to get them, something his predecessor didn't do the best job of. I think that might be it, he did do some very important PR work in Egypt, that sort of stuff. Whether he deserves it yet is another matter.