yeah_so_no said:
chiggerwood said:
yeah_so_no said:
Uhh...you DO realize it's not America who gives out the Nobel Peace Prize, right? It's the Norwegian Nobel Committee, with the committee for the Peace Prize elected by the Norwegian Parliament.
And for everyone wondering why they chose him [http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091009/ap_on_re_eu/eu_nobel_peace], to quote the committee:
"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the committee said. "His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population."
The committee said it attached special importance to Obama's vision of, and work for, a world without nuclear weapons.
"Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play," the committee said.
No. They've only just started awarding them for this year this week. Three American women won for Chemistry, and German woman won for Literature yesterday, and they just announced the Peace prize today.
So he won it, because he's a good motivational speaker???
OT: The economy's still shit.
Iran's crazier than ever.
There's no agreement between the left or the right (Both sides are the problem).
He won't send more troops to Afghanistan per generals request,
China's pretty pissed off at us at the moment.
America is no better now than it was nine months ago.
There is STILL a gigantic hole where the World Trade Centers once stood (fantastic memorial by the way /sarcasm)
And North Korea's still competing with hell in the worst place to live contest.
When did the Nobel Committee go completely nuts??? My mother deserves The Peace Prize for her tactics when dealing with Neo Nazis. Which consist of her calling them every type of ******, *****, and ****** there is (she calls them that because that's what's pisses them off the most not because she bigoted, and yes I'm being facetious. I know she doesn't deserve The Nobel Peace Prize).
Give him more time to prove himself worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize. Words are useless without action and most of the time he just speaks. Are they peaceful words? Yes, but he has not changed anything. He may change the world and bring peace, or he may make things worse. They should have waited until he made a true difference not just talked about it.
P.S. My mother is a wonderful person unless you're a racist, lazy, ignorant, and/or you hurt her children.
Common misconceptions about the Nobel Peace Prize [http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j1_QF_M_HvZAOpRa9UGcm5CbA-1gD9B7HDR80]:
Myth: The prize is awarded to recognize efforts for peace, human rights and democracy only after they have proven successful.
More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments.
So, did you just ignore the fact that the committee specifically mentioned it was Obama's anti-nuke position? This prize is meant to encourage him, which he most definitely needs with all the fools calling him Hitler/socialist/communist/facist/other things that completely contradict themselves and make no damned sense. They are telling him to see his promise through.
Further, y'know what? If your mother truly calls people "******, *****, and ******"? Speaking as someone who can get called two of those three? She's not someone I'd ever want to meet, nor someone against racism (or homophobia or sexism because, after all, one who is truly against any of those things is
not going to use that kind of offensive language), nor is she someone I would consider a "wonderful person."
First. Thank you for correcting me about The Nobel Peace Prize. That clears alot of things up for me thanks.
Second. I don't want to start a thread war, but my mother is NOT racist, homophobic, or sexist. The reason she calls
NEO NAZIS *****, ******, and ****** is.
1. In prison a ***** is someone who is used as currency, and their sole purpose is to do whatever their current owner tells them to i.e. toss their salad.
2. Neo Nazis hate gays with all their non-existent hearts. Just as much as they hate Jews, Mexicans, Blacks, or anyone else with melanin in their skin, so calling one a ****** is worse than calling them a *****.
3. Once again Neo Nazis
HATE Black people. That is their number one race to hate. They even have video games where you kill just Jews and Black people. They teach their children to hate. They sing the praises of Hitler and attack innocent people. You can call them (pardon the language) pieces of shit, fuck face, asshole, dick head, redneck ************, and that will not affect them. However there is no equal to the word ****** in their eyes, and every time my mother hears the phrase "White Power" she gets enraged, and she knows exactly how to tweak them, so that's what she does.
My mother hates racist and homophobes with every fiber of her being. She hates what they do. She hates what they stand for, so she takes their favorite words and she uses those words against them.
She once told me, "Mac ****** is not a race it is a person, a person who has no redeeming value, a person who's garbage, a dirty, ignorant, useless piece of shit that shouldn't exist Black or White. It doesn't matter." That's how she defines the word. That's how she uses it. She doesn't use those words in a racist, sexist, or homophobic manner. You need to stop seeing the words and start seeing the context which they're used in.
Also you're being closed minded when you say "She's not someone I'd ever want to meet, nor someone against racism (or homophobia or sexism because, after all, one who is truly against any of those things is
not going to use that kind of offensive language)"
Me and my mom mainly my mom (she worked with the guy at Castles and Coasters) used to hang out with a guy who is gay and proud of it (he moved to California and we lost contact) he would call other gays quote "Fucking Faggots" I asked him about that and he said "honey I'm gay. He's a fucking ******. A gay man doesn't doesn't go down the street grabbing another man's ass like that. Only faggots do that. Doing that in private is fine, but you don't play grab ass in public"
I've heard Mexicans call other Mexicans Wetbacks. I've heard Blacks call Blacks ******. they were speaking of the person not the race. all I'm saying is please look at the context next time not the word.
sorry about the massive amount of cursing.
Good luck during your day.
