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[url]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8298580.stm[/url]

Re: Barack Obama: Nobel Peace Prize Winner

shows that award is pointless

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Just read, didn't get it either. What has he done?

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he's not a crazy psycho like Bush

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[QUOTE]"In less than a year in office, he has transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in and rekindled hope for a world at peace with itself," Mr ElBaradei said. [/QUOTE]

Still waiting for that particular transformation myself

[QUOTE] At the other end of the spectrum, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told the Reuters news agency the award was ridiculous. "The Nobel prize for peace? Obama should have won the 'Nobel Prize for escalating violence and killing civilians'," he said. [/QUOTE]

:what

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[QUOTE]"In less than a year in office, he has transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in and rekindled hope for a world at peace with itself," Mr ElBaradei said. [/QUOTE]

:FuckOff: bollocks!

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that whole "Peace" award is nonsense, lets not forget that when Al Gore won it, Limbaugh was nominated, so that basically tells you a lot.

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I have to say...this is ridiculous, and I don't even hate Obama as much as others on here.

How do you win the award when you're still running two wars at once? :lol:

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Stupid. I used to repect that award until Al Gore got it and now this is the icing on the cake..

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The Nobel Committee said he won it for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples".

Fuck that, Bill Clinton should have got it for going to North Korea and bringing back those journalist that were in jail.

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wow, what a joke LMAO

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[QUOTE=runningman;796175]Stupid. I used to repect that award until Al Gore got it and now this is the icing on the cake..[/QUOTE]

gosh, I agree.

Jump down to: | [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/#year1980"]1980[/URL] | [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/#year1960"]1960[/URL] | [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/#year1940"]1940[/URL] | [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/#year1920"]1920[/URL] | [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/#year1901"]1901[/URL] | [LIST] []2009 - [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2009/index.html"]Barack Obama[/URL] []2008 - [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2008/index.html"]Martti Ahtisaari[/URL] []2007 - [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2007/index.html"]Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Al Gore[/URL] []2006 - [URL="http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2006/index.html"]Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank[/URL] [/LIST]

pfffftttt!!!

Nobel pulled a DJMAG! /waits for the steve porter remix of the acceptance speech

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Off topic but Leave ManBearPig alone!!! I like Al Gore, he seems to have spent a big chunk of his life educating people on Climate Change and raising awareness on Global issues, people should give him credit for that. Global Warming is such an important issue at the moment, you can see how many natural disasters are occuring yearly due to this.

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[QUOTE=|Thrax|;796261]gosh, I agree.

/waits for the steve porter remix of the acceptance speech[/QUOTE]

ha!

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[QUOTE=Miroslav;796139]How do you win the award when you're still running two wars at once? :lol:[/QUOTE]

And a third war that everyone seems to have forgotten and that is Pakistan.

The "Noble Peace Prize" is absolute joke and an insult to any sane person out there.

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I agree with this guy from the Reuters article:

[URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKTRE5983AM20091009?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11564"]source[/URL]

Haag Sherman, director of Houston-based investment firm Salient Partners, said Obama's win also showed the global strength of the United States. "It illustrates that the U.S. is still the prevalent power in the world and that the world really is seeking engagement with the United States," he said.

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[QUOTE=dig72;796268]And a third war that everyone seems to have forgotten and that is Pakistan.

The "Noble Peace Prize" is absolute joke and an insult to any sane person out there.[/QUOTE]

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even Arafat had one of those awards which is utter bs.

[QUOTE=|Thrax|;796261]

Nobel pulled a DJMAG! /waits for the steve porter remix of the acceptance speech[/QUOTE]

^^ agree

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[QUOTE=floridaorange;796272]I agree with this guy from the Reuters article:

[URL="http://www.reuters.com/article/newsOne/idUKTRE5983AM20091009?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=11564"]source[/URL]

Haag Sherman, director of Houston-based investment firm Salient Partners, said Obama's win also showed the global strength of the United States. "It illustrates that the U.S. is still the prevalent power in the world and that the world really is seeking engagement with the United States," he said.[/QUOTE] yeah, at least the [I]whole[/I] world doesn't hate the US anymore. i thnk this says more about how much everyone hated bush and his policies than about how much they like obama

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Pretty ridiculous. Not really Obama's fault though. It's not like he can pass on accepting the award. I'm glad the U.S. is seen more favorably internationally. However, the award would have been more credible once he actually makes some real change. Still lots of problems in Afghanistan, Iran and Iraq.

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[QUOTE=tiddles;796329]yeah, at least the [I]whole[/I] world doesn't hate the US anymore. i thnk this says more about how much everyone hated bush and his policies than about how much they like obama[/QUOTE]

I think what you mean is how different the world views obama vs. bush, I agree. We have certainly come a long way in a relatively short period of time!

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Can I get an award for goals and hopes that I haven't yet accomplished, too?

I walked into a bank today and told then I'd like a loan because I really hope to be a billionaire one day. They told me to leave.

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[I]The present Present Norwegian Nobel Committee (from left): Sissel Rønbeck, Kaci Kullmann Five, Thorbjørn Jagland (leader), Geir Lundestad (secretary), Ågot Valle and Inger-Marie Ytterhorn [/I][URL="http://nobelpeaceprize.org/en_GB/nomination_committee/"]Source[/URL]

What were these Norwegians thinking? Hmmm, guess we'll never know? Anyway, I'm proud our president won the award, and believe a lot of his international diplomatic efforts go unseen in our country because we are so focused right now on our own soil...

and as far as putting a screeching halt on the war in Iraq, unfortunately it's not that easy. I do believe Obama will pull-out of there when he has promised he would.

[URL="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125509824702276135.html?mod=googlenews_wsj"]Source[/URL]: [I][B]But parliament member Leila al-Khafaji, a member of the largest Shiite bloc in the legislature, said President Obama's address to the Muslim world did help repair the negative image that the U.S. has gained over the years. She said the American leader was trying to build bridges, which made him deserving of such an award.[/B][/I]

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what is the difference between Bush and Obama?? Anyone want to go for that one because to be honest I haven't seen a difference yet.

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[QUOTE=runningman;796426]what is the difference between Bush and Obama?? Anyone want to go for that one because to be honest I haven't seen a difference yet.[/QUOTE]

Obama can read :!:

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seems to me like obama is still riding the "hope + change" train...

he got elected president for yelling out hope and change... got a noble prize for yelling out hope + change...

jus sayin

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^Guess he embodies "hope and change" differently for different people...

...just say'n;)

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When this came out my reactin was much the same as everyone else, : "what has he done yet" but on thinking about it maybe the nobel people were looking at a bigger picture!!

A lot of people had to join in peace just to get him elected, I can tell you for sure ,a large part of the rest of the world looks at the US in a much more peaceful manner now :lol: My feeling is it's good to have you back !! :lol:

The big one for me is that he has people we would never have dreamed of talking about peace. And talking about it the first step, and probably the most important, cos it can't happen without the talk :D

Of course his major contribution was just getting rid of the GWB regime :lol:

As for Al Gore, I have always believed that he deserved his. Let's face it ,a lot of the things that wars are fought over are affected by climate change. Once again big picture stuff.

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[QUOTE=Miroslav;796346]

I walked into a bank today and told then I'd like a loan because I really hope to be a billionaire one day. They told me to leave.[/QUOTE]

priceless! :lol::lol::lol: