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Nobel Peace Price = (anyone) AND (is US President) AND (is not Bush) AND (is AFTER Bush)


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2009 Oct 9, 4:42am   18,209 views  109 comments

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Obama just has the best luck of the world :-)

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1   HeadSet   2009 Oct 9, 4:55am  

I wonder if Obama recieved the Peace Prize as a proxy for the American public, for the grand deed of electing a black president.

2   dont_getit   2009 Oct 9, 6:59am  

I agree as Obama himself said, this time its not for an achievement, but its a call for action, given on a hope that he will change things around. Time will tell.

3   Done!   2009 Oct 9, 7:20am  

Obama didn't achieve anything near the actions of Chesley Burnett "Sully" Sullenberger III, the pilot that successfully landed a malfunctioning flying apparatus in a river. That guy single handedly reinstated the faith in humanity, and our ability to succeed even when technology fails us.

He's examplamentary that we can not subside just on technology alone with a breathing able body at the switch. We actually need people that think and can make important decisions on a second notice.

I say Cpt. Sully is in a 1/10th of 1% of the worlds work force in that regard. Including those that dolling out the Nobel peace prize (or in this case "Price" as so aply put) in their charge.

4   stocksjustgoup   2009 Oct 9, 7:26am  

I can say that if Sully ever has plans for President (or high elected office), he already has three-quarters of my vote.

5   anonymous   2009 Oct 9, 7:39am  

It is really weird. Obama doesn't deserve the prize, at least not yet. And he admits he doesn't deserve it. He sure hasn't rushed to get us out of Iraq.

But compared to Bush, pretty much everyone deserves the Nobel Peace Prize. I see it as a granting of the prize to the US electorate for a return to relative sanity.

6   WitchOnWheels   2009 Oct 9, 7:46am  

Obama did indeed receive the prize as a proxy for the American public, but not because we elected a black president. Because we elected a president who values diplomacy over aggression.

7   Done!   2009 Oct 9, 8:08am  

My bet is he gets inducted into the Rock-n-Roll hall of fame by Christmas.

A measure WOW will no doubt applaud.

8   Bap33   2009 Oct 9, 8:20am  

did he win a Grammy and an Oscar too?

9   EBGuy   2009 Oct 9, 8:21am  

I wonder if Obama recieved the Peace Prize as a proxy for the American public
Headset, I have to admit I am somewhat mystified myself -- your musings seem to make the most sense. Think about it. In what other country could an "oppressed minority" candidate win a popular election for the Presidency. A lot of Nobel committee members have to look no further than their own home countries to think "Couldn't happen here". The great experiment continues... Begin humming a few bars of America the Beautiful as sung by Marian Anderson at the Lincoln Memorial (anybody else catch that as part of the National Parks documentary by Ken Burns)?

10   Done!   2009 Oct 9, 8:54am  

Bap33 says

did he win a Grammy and an Oscar too?

No but a few CNN anchors thought they deserved a day time Emmy reporting on his first 100 days in office.
They were all quite the Thespians justifying that "BIG NEWS" day in the light they spun on it.

11   4X   2009 Oct 12, 8:26am  

Ummm...get a life EVERYONE.

The Nobel Peac Prize = GREAT MAN with GREAT PRINCIPLES and GREAT FAMILY VALUES and COMMUNITY SPIRIT and SERVICE ORIENTED and LOVES THE AMERICAN DREAM

....and sharing that DREAM with everyone else. Including you TARDS!

12   4X   2009 Oct 12, 8:29am  

...you just wish you were as INSPIRATIONAL as Obama. He deserves this award, even if it is for his speech writing....because his message is clear. That message is that we all deserve an opportunity to live the American Dream.

The WHITE POWER movement is over.

13   4X   2009 Oct 12, 8:32am  

...welcome in the PEOPLE power movement where we can all strive for the same dreams:

1. Home Ownership
2. Family Values
3. Moral Values
4. Dignity within the workplace
5. Streets free of criminals and thugs
6. Love of Christ, Allah, Jejovah, or whomever you believe in

14   frodo   2009 Oct 12, 9:36am  

w00t!

It was a fantastic day in America when he won. The sun shined just a little brighter, and everything tasted just a little bit better.

Congratulations Obama!

Congratulations America!

15   Vicente   2009 Oct 13, 8:02am  

On the one hand, it seems this award has thin basis.

On the other hand, the "butt hurt brigade" that make it into such a BIG F'IN DEAL are just pathetic. Just like this Kanye West outburst:

"Taylor, I'm really happy for you, and I'm gonna let you finish, but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time,"

I mean seriously it's a popularity prize that is handed out by people who are charged with that and they can pick whoever they want. If you don't like it, take it up with the Nobel judges.

16   Ryan1781   2009 Oct 13, 8:14am  

Perhaps we are thinking of this the wrong way. Remember it is the Nobel Peace Prize. "Peace of mind" is a form of peace. He brought the world great peace of mind when he took over the "football" otherwise known as that shiny red button they had to keep telling George not to push.

17   4X   2009 Oct 13, 8:15am  

Exactly. Kanye must be Republican.

18   michaelsch   2009 Oct 13, 9:06am  

Bap33 says

did he win a Grammy and an Oscar too?

At least Oscar would be somehow justified.

19   cashmonger   2009 Oct 13, 9:16am  

What does this have to do with Housing?

20   bdrasin   2009 Oct 13, 9:19am  

IMO, convincing america not to vote a republicans into of the white house again is indeed a huge accomplishment for wold peace

21   Peter P   2009 Oct 13, 9:21am  

IMO, convincing america not to vote a republicans into of the white house again is indeed a huge accomplishment for wold peace

Which party got us into WWI, WWII, and Vietnam War?

22   Bap33   2009 Oct 13, 9:26am  

I'm voting conservative/anti-liberal each and every chance I get. And that is the same as voting pro-American and anti-socialism. Take your pick.

23   Ryan1781   2009 Oct 13, 9:36am  

So Bap33 is not voting for Democrats (tax and spend) or Republicans (borrow and spend).

24   Done!   2009 Oct 13, 9:47am  

The Reality is, Obama hasn't done any thing News worthy to give anyone anything to complain about.
So we can't complain about what he's done, as he's done nothing anyway.

If the messianic's would stop making news, and false claims that Obama-tastic cuts grease, lowers your cholesterol, and out shines the leading brand of tooth paste then, the right wouldn't have anything to complain about either.

It's just a huge shovel of BS when the Left keeps defending Obama's continuation of Bushes policies based on the sole logic that it isn't Bush. Not with out tangible results from Obama making good on at least "one" of his campaign policies. He's crapping on over of the 52% of the American voting public who voted Obama and there's 48% that didn't that is pissed off about that. So on the 52% majorities behalf, and because they are too smitten to realize they've been slighted.
It's up to the 48% to open Ozz'ama's curtain.

So chin up the 48% Conservative Right has your Leftist Socialists but in best interest, and is just looking out for you. By holding Obama accountable, for campaign promise that would make them crap Confederate Currency if those promises actually came to fruition anyway.

25   nosf41   2009 Oct 13, 5:48pm  

Lorenzo of Pasadena says

…you just wish you were as INSPIRATIONAL as Obama. He deserves this award, even if it is for his speech writing….because his message is clear. That message is that we all deserve an opportunity to live the American Dream.
The WHITE POWER movement is over.

He does not write his speeches. There is a team behind the scenes doing it. If you had checked his past, you would have discovered that he became a constitutional law "scholar" without a single law paper published anywhere. What does it say about his writing skills?

26   nosf41   2009 Oct 13, 5:58pm  

Lorenzo of Pasadena says

Ummm…get a life EVERYONE.
The Nobel Peac Prize = GREAT MAN with GREAT PRINCIPLES and GREAT FAMILY VALUES and COMMUNITY SPIRIT and SERVICE ORIENTED and LOVES THE AMERICAN DREAM
….and sharing that DREAM with everyone else. Including you TARDS!

When is Obama going to share the long form birth certificate showing the Kapiolani Hospital as his place of birth? What happened to the promise of transparency?

27   fudakas   2009 Oct 13, 6:48pm  

Birthers, practice letting go. It's healing. Just as you will never see an audit of the Fed. You will never see a Long Form Birth Certificate. Deal with it, move on, shoot some hoops, play a round of golf, hug your kid....something, but get on with living.

28   Bap33   2009 Oct 13, 11:54pm  

I did vote for Ron Paul in the early race, but isle-crossing liberals came out and voted for Gramps. That's just how it goes sometimes.

29   Ryan1781   2009 Oct 14, 1:33am  

Elvis,

Perhaps when I was an idealistic teenager so many years ago, I would vote solely on principle. But, the reality of growing up is that in America, you have a choice of two candidates: Republicans and Democrats. You can waste your vote or man up and choose the lesser of two evils like a responsible adult. It is not whether the public gets screwed, but who will screw the general public less. Neither idealizing a candidate with no chance of success nor longing for a romanticized past changes the fact that we have to take responsibility for the present.

If you actually are a teenager, please accept my apologies. Continue to rage against the man or whatever teenagers call it these days. Just remember your idealism will eventually bump up against practicality.

30   sallybuttons   2009 Oct 14, 1:50am  

koolaid!

31   Honest Abe   2009 Oct 14, 3:08am  

Ryan, I read and reread your post. Wow, sounds like you've thrown in the towel. What would our world be like today if Ghandi (sp ?) and Martin Luther King had thrown in the towel and acted like responsible adults?

The lesser of two evils is still evil. Shouldn't a responsible adult fight for what is right...Ghandi and King did. Idealism and practicality aside, our country is self destructing from the tyranny within. Together we can and must change Americas course, otherwise we are all on the road to serfdom. We are losing our prospertity because we are losing our freedom.

32   KurtS   2009 Oct 14, 3:54am  

...choose the lesser of two evils like a responsible adult.

But, that would suggest there are shades of gray in politics--and not the current "I'm all right/you're all wrong" that passes as discourse.
I'm inclined to think that some people today don't want a "lesser of evil". They want to label the evil and kill it outright--hence the endless hysteria and polemics. As Patrick suggested, such people become unwitting pawns of deep-pocket agendas. And I'm convinced it happens to both extremes.

33   Diomedes   2009 Oct 14, 3:57am  

I agree with Honest Abe.

The notion of a 'wasted vote' is a BS tactic used by both democrats and republicans to guilt you into voting in their direction. But in reality, every vote counts. Regardless.

I am seeing a sea of change on the horizon. I think this latest debacle and the realization by the people that BOTH parties are filled with nothing but a bunch of narcissists who grovel at the feet of their lobbyists is going to result in a change. And not the buzz word 'change' that Obama touted. But a return to fiscal responsibility. Look at how well Ron Paul did with young voters and see how well his books sell on Amazon. That is a good indicator that the word is beginning to spread regarding so many of our corrupt agencies. Especially the Fed, which has done more damage to our country than all our enemies over the past 200 years put together.

34   Ryan1781   2009 Oct 14, 2:22pm  

Honest Abe,
If it makes you feel better you can think of it as the better of two goods. Maybe we can all hold hands and drink Coca Cola. And maybe, if underwater home owners just ask really nicely, the banks will forgive their debts and not boot them out on the street. But, I'm not here to add sugar to the hemlock before Socrates drinks it down.
You picked a key American figure that proves my point. Martin Luther King. During his life time and for all his accomplishments, guess what...there were two political parties in control of the Federal Government: Either the Democrats or the Republicans. The last time our country had a serious look at a third party was nearly a hundred years ago when Teddy Roosevelt, a Republican, ran the Bull Moose Party. He lost to a Democrat and the party evaporated.
Who do you think King voted for in the 1960 election? While one can never be 100% certain, he did mobilize the African-American community in support of Kennedy, a Democrat. This despite the fact that Kennedy voted against the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Why would your hero here throw his support behind a man who three years earlier voted against a Civil Right Act? The quick answer: King acted like (as I said in my previous post) "a responsible adult."
One thing is for certain, if you vote for the Libertarian Party (considered rightist) or the Green Party (considered leftist), you have wasted your vote. It is your vote to waste and if people want to waste it on dreamy eyed visions of living in candy land, by all means, that is their choice.
Like Diomedes, I see a change on the horizon. I see a change of underwear in the morning. Makes me feel all nice an comfy. But if Diomedes had to wait for Ron Paul to become President before changing his, he'd be buried in the ones he's wearing today. And, the same goes for the person waiting to see Ralph Nader become President.

35   4X   2009 Oct 14, 3:07pm  

Obama won the Nobel prize because he is a transformational history in American politics. With our history of oppression and enslavement, he embodies the fact that the American dream is still alive today.

1. For those of you who question his birth rights, I say that you should leave your rural neighborhoods to become a part of the rest of society, stop dating your cousins and pursue an education higher than the 3rd grade level. Even my 3 year old can read through the rhetoric of his birth rights.

2. For those of you who doubt his qualifications for the Nobel Prize, remember, he is the leader of the free world...something that you or I will never accomplish. He has brought many together under one single cause with just a few inspirational speeches, something many of your pastors have yet to accomplish. Relish this moment in history, grow your families and stop being anti-Obama for the simple fact the entire world was anti-BUSH.

3. For those of you that hold his articulation in disdain, try reading a book. He is the most articulate canidate we have ever seen...I wouldnt pass on him for a job interview and couldnt pass on his run for President.

4. For those of you who tout him as a Socialist, see patricks pledge against socialism. If you are nuts enough to stop contributing to any of the following programs then please feel free to exit left to Mexico. Mexico does not have any of these public services, so feel free to be a proud Mexican.

This country isnt for you, and the American Worker no longer wants to support you.

Pledge against Socialism

By Patrick on Sunday, September 27th, 2009 at 2:30 pm | 2747 views | rss | email this

A relative forwarded this to me. I didn’t write it. –Patrick

I, ________________________, do solemnly swear to uphold the principles of a socialism-free society and heretofore pledge my word that I shall strictly adhere to the following:

I pledge to eliminate all government intervention in my life. I will abstain from the use of and participation in any socialist goods and services including but not limited to the following:

• Social Security
• Medicare/Medicaid
• State Children’s Health Insurance Programs (SCHIP)
• Police, Fire, and Emergency Services
• US Postal Service
• Roads and Highways
• Air Travel (regulated by the socialist FAA)
• The US Railway System
• Public Subways and Metro Systems
• Public Bus and Lightrail Systems
• Rest Areas on Highways
• Sidewalks
• All Government-Funded Local/State Projects (e.g., see Iowa 2009 federal senate appropriations)
• Public Water and Sewer Services (goodbye socialist toilet, shower, dishwasher, kitchen sink, outdoor hose!)
• Public and State Universities and Colleges
• Public Primary and Secondary Schools
• Sesame Street
• Publicly Funded Anti-Drug Use Education for Children
• Public Museums
• Libraries
• Public Parks and Beaches
• State and National Parks
• Public Zoos
• Unemployment Insurance
• Municipal Garbage and Recycling Services
• Treatment at Any Hospital or Clinic That Ever Received Funding From Local, State or Federal Government (pretty much all of them)
• Medical Services and Medications That Were Created or Derived From Any Government Grant or Research Funding (again, pretty much all of them)
• Socialist Byproducts of Government Investment Such as Duct Tape and Velcro (Nazi-NASA Inventions)
• Use of the Internets, email, and networked computers, as the DoD’s ARPANET was the basis for subsequent computer networking
• Foodstuffs, Meats, Produce and Crops That Were Grown With, Fed With, Raised With or That Contain Inputs From Crops Grown With Government Subsidies
• Clothing Made from Crops (e.g. cotton) That Were Grown With or That Contain Inputs From Government Subsidies

36   thomas.wong87   2009 Oct 14, 3:29pm  

" With our history of oppression and enslavement, he embodies the fact that the American dream is still alive today."

Oppression and enslavement of who?

37   thomas.wong87   2009 Oct 14, 3:38pm  

"Obama won the Nobel prize because he is a transformational history in American politics"
So far Obama hasn't done anything to deserve any merit awards. He himself said so.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize

38   4X   2009 Oct 14, 3:51pm  

Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity Mr. Wong

Dont be so ignorant in attempt to ignore the fact that Africans were enslaved, stripped of their culture/dignity and left to feed off the slops of the slave owners for 400 years. To this day this country is suffering the blowback of a slave riddled past, a history of mental oppression, outright discrimination against peoples of non-European descent. Only in todays society the discrimination presents itself in subconcious behaviors.

Read up on your history, then ask the question again...but this time do so silently.

Chinese American History

Chinese American history is the history of Chinese Americans or the history of ethnic Chinese in the United States. Chinese immigration to the United States consists of three major waves with the first beginning in the early 19th century. The Chinese have been arriving in large numbers beginning with the mid-19th century, most of whom worked as laborers, particularly on the transcontinental railroad, such as the Central Pacific Railroad, and the mining industry, and suffered racial discrimination for a long time. While industrial employers were eager to get this new and cheap labor, the ordinary white public was stirred to anger by the presence of this "yellow peril." Political party caucuses, labor unions, and other organizations railed against the immigration of yet another "inferior race." Newspapers condemned the policies of employers, and even church leaders denounced the entrance of these aliens into what was regarded as a land for whites only. So hostile was the opposition that in 1882 the United States Congress eventually passed the Chinese Exclusion Act which prohibited immigration from China for the next ten years. This law was extended by the Geary Act in 1892. The Chinese Exclusion Act, passed by Congress in 1882, was the only U.S. law ever to prevent immigration and naturalization on the basis of race.[1] Korean, Indian, and Japanese laborers then later replaced the Chinese. These laws not only prevented new immigration but also brought additional suffering as they prevented the reunion of the families of thousands of Chinese men already living in America that had left China without their wives and children; anti-miscegenation laws in many states prohibited Chinese men from marrying white women.[2]

In 1924 the law barred further entries of Chinese; those already in the United States had been ineligible for citizenship since the previous year. Also by 1924, all Asian immigrants (except people from the Philippines, which had been annexed by the United States in 1898) were utterly excluded by law, denied citizenship and naturalization, and prevented from marrying Caucasians or owning land.[3]

Only since the 1940s when the US and China became allies during World War II, did the situation for Chinese Americans begin to improve, as restrictions on entry into the country, naturalization and mixed marriage were being lessened. In 1943, Chinese immigration to the U.S. was once again permitted — by way of the Magnuson Act — thereby repealing 61 years of official racial discrimination against the Chinese. Large scale Chinese immigration did not occur until 1965 when the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965[4] lifted national origin quotas.[5] After World War II, anti-Asian prejudice began to decrease, and Chinese immigrants, along with other Asians (such as Japanese, Koreans, Indians and Vietnamese), have adapted and advanced. Currently, the Chinese constitute the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans (about 22%), and have confounded earlier expectations that they would form an indigestible mass in American society.[citation needed] For example, many Chinese Americans of American birth may know little or nothing about traditional Chinese culture, just as European Americans and African Americans may know little or nothing about the original cultures of their ancestors.

Today in the United States, there are more than 3.3 million Chinese — about 1% of the total population — of which, by far the vast majority belongs to the middle class social stratum.[citation needed] The influx continues, where each year hundreds of thousands of ethnic Chinese people from the People's Republic of China, Taiwan and to a lesser extent Southeast Asia move to the US.[citation needed]

39   4X   2009 Oct 14, 4:01pm  

If you were to read this passage at first you would think the Chinese peoples have a resiliency that should be taught to the African American community, however, this article fails to note that Chinese were never stripped of their culture. You see, when Africans and Chinese come to America today freely they come with their culture and a strong work ethic...

However, the ancestors of the Africans/Chinese that came here 400 years ago still have a enslaved mentality, impoverished thought that holds some of them back...the work ethic that is needed to survive in today's society has been replaced with anger, frustration, and stupidity. They latch on to the culture of hip hop in place of the culture of business.

40   thomas.wong87   2009 Oct 14, 6:44pm  

I know history very well Lorenzo. Every nation has the right to restrict entries by foreigners. Asia certainly did when Japan closed its borders for 300 years restricting contact with limited number of 'red haired' barbarians, limiting contact within Nagasaki ports for trade only. China did the same to limited seaport cities keeping the European 'Barbarians' far from the main population. They re-introduced that same policy back in 1949. We even see the Holocaust being committed in Africa today based on 'ethnic' differences and redrawing of borders. I guess we could call the post Czechoslovakia government as racist because they segregated themselves between Czechs and Slovaks borders, citing ethnical differences as cause. As did much of Central-Eastern Europe in 1990, except Germany.

Did we in the US have anything to do with this?

BTW. Im not Asian! Dont let the name fool you.

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