IronMan
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15 years ago
Why? What did he do?
Wade
  • Wade
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15 years ago
Al "I invented the Internet Gore" wasn't enough.

Give me an effin' break.

The world just has too many pinheads.
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zombieslayer
15 years ago
Unreal.

Not to get into politics here, but Nobel Prize winners before they gave it to Al Gore used to have an entire lifetime of sacrifice. They've pretty much sacrificed everything, and in many instances come pretty close to sacrificing their lives, for Peace.

What has happened here is the Prize has become a joke. Obama didn't do anything. He hasn't accomplished anything. We are still in two wars. How is that different than what we had before? I don't get it. I really don't.

Can you seriously put Obama or Al Gore in the same sentence as someone like Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, Desmond Tutu (someone who almost died in jail a bunch of times fighting against apartheid), Lech Walesa, Martin Luther King Jr., etc.?
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Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Obama subscribes to the George W. Bush maxim of international diplomacy: "When we're talking about war, we're really talking about peace."

As my history professor liked to say before he was elected: "Beware the Democratic president who promises to keep you out of a war." Every single one has either gotten this nation into a war or escalated it. So it's not much of a surprise that during the initial surge into Afghanistan this summer, we had more troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan than at any time since 2001.

By the way, Yassir Arafat and Henry Kissinger also were Nobel Peace laureates, so that shows you how much sense the selection committee has.
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Rockmolder
15 years ago
Funny thing is that the Democrats appear to have to clean up after the Republicans who get them into these wars (Eisenhower --> Kennedy/Johnson) (W. Bush --> Obama), or get involved because they really have no choice. (Wilson, FDR).

That said, If you're inheriting a war, the quickest way to end it would be by going with mass deployment. Otherwise it'll turn into a 10 year plan.

As for Obama's peace price, he appeared to be pretty surprised himself, as well. I guess he's getting it on intentions and recent diplomatic actions. I mean, you have to admit that he's been pretty active in that department already. Maybe it has a little to do with that US' international standings as well. You've surely become more popular around the world.
Nonstopdrivel
15 years ago
Obama was nominated for the honor 12 days after he was elected. Must have been the most amazing 12 days in the history of the office of President of the United States of America.
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Rockmolder
15 years ago

Obama was nominated for the honor 12 days after he was elected. Must have been the most amazing 12 days in the history of the office of President of the United States of America.

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Lol, like I said, it was way too early. I'm not trying to justify it, I'm just trying to find some kind of reasoning behind him getting this award.
djcubez
15 years ago
Alright, I understand that Obama did not deserve the award. It's like a reward being given before the accomplishment takes place. That said, who would you have nominated for the award? Did anyone of you know who the other candidates or recipients were? Probably not. But no, Obama did not deserve this, at least yet. It was awarded prematurely, I mean the guy has been a great advocate for peace and isn't that what the award is supposed to celebrate? But like I said, he hasn't accomplished anything on the peace front yet.

The thing I hate about this is that people actually try to make this Obama's fault and it sheds him in a bad light when he had nothing to do with it. It's not like he asked for the award.
Zero2Cool
15 years ago
The_Green_Ninja
15 years ago

The thing I hate about this is that people actually try to make this Obama's fault and it sheds him in a bad light when he had nothing to do with it. It's not like he asked for the award.

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Yet you forget, he could have declined it.
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