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Obama gets some bling - Rem-13 - 10-09-2009
http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/home/announce-2009/
Ha ha, oh wow. I haven't seen many responses yet, but the shit storm is going to be wonderful.
Personally, I don't think he deserved it, even if his foreign policy is light years beyond Bush's. He's been shown to be basically adequate. But whatev.
Obama gets some bling - Belle Hibiki - 10-09-2009
But... But...
He hasn't done anything...
Obama gets some bling - Rem-13 - 10-09-2009
Exactly
Obama gets some bling - Belle Hibiki - 10-09-2009
What's even more crazy is that nominations for the prize happened much earlier (I'm hearing February 1st). Obama was sworn in on the 20th of January.
Buh?
Obama gets some bling - Pinky - 10-09-2009
I stopped paying attention to the Nobel prize when Owl Gore got it for making a movie.
Obama gets some bling - Kole T. Merr - 10-09-2009
I wish I could get a Nobel Peace Prize for saying that I think peace is where we need to be headed.
Hell, Superman took all the nukes away in Superman IV, and he got jack shit.
Obama gets some bling - Belle Hibiki - 10-09-2009
To be fair, Obama has made significant strides towards nuclear non-proliferation, gotten people to back down on the insane missile shield idea, and seems close to getting N. Korea to open up talks.
So there's some impetus there. I just don't think there's enough, given that many of these acts have yet to pan out.
Obama gets some bling - Ashe - 10-09-2009
There's no point. Essentially its "HOORAY BUSH IS GONE" award.
Obama gets some bling - Pinky - 10-09-2009
They're claiming that it's supposed to give extra credibility to the recipient, and Obama is "working" on pie-in-the-sky activities like abolishing nukes (lol), weakening our bargaining position by unilaterally abandoning the missile shield in Europe (lol), and reaching agreement with Iran for them to abandon their long-standing uranium enrichment and missile development programs (lol).
Basically, it's a group of self-aggrandizing do-gooders believing themselves capable of controlling preeminent international affairs via the legacy of the Death Merchant.
Obama gets some bling - Super Buu - 10-10-2009
I guess they've just given up the farce of the award actually meaning anything.
Obama gets some bling - Jack - 10-12-2009
I didn't know there was a thread for this.
I feel the same way, and I've been feeling the same way about his entire presidency so far. There was an SNL short that made me lol. It's funny cuz it's true:
http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/obama-address/1163263/
Obama gets some bling - Dehan - 10-13-2009
All I know is...he has the award so why are people bitching? Does he deserve it? Shit no. But us normal bastards can only bitch and moan so eh. Eh I say.
Obama gets some bling - Sage - 10-13-2009
People are bitching because it's supposed to be a symbol for one of the highest honors a person could receive. And now it's clearly become a token prize for someone who's so far acted as a token president.
Unless he's done something important, what the fuck's the point? Nobody gave Einstein any accolades until he started doing something important -- and fucking world-changing. Before that, they actually thought he was probably retarded.
Obama gets some bling - Kaden - 10-13-2009
I agree with Sage. It trivializes the award.
Obama gets some bling - Pinky - 10-13-2009
The award itself is trivial. All other Nobel Prizes are awarded for accomplishments, but the Peace Prize is all about politics and popularity. It's the adult equivalent of being crowned the prom king.
Obama gets some bling - Kaden - 10-13-2009
Fair enough.
Kaden Wrote:I agree with Sage. Its stupid.
Fixed.
Obama gets some bling - Waffuru - 10-13-2009
The Peace prize has nothing to do with what people have done. They usually give them out to people who are trying to get shit done so that they can have some more credibility or because they are wanted on the Nobel council.
The other awards are retrospective, the peace prize is not.
Obama gets some bling - Kaden - 10-13-2009
Still stupid.
Obama gets some bling - Vad - 10-13-2009
Kaden Wrote:Still stupid.
Obama gets some bling - Waffuru - 10-13-2009
I think I could go beyond stupid to 'fucking retarded'.