Obama's Nobel Peace Prize

[Pollyanna]

The comments below that article are hilarious!!

I know!! This one kills me:

I try to imagine the day when previous Nobel Peace Prize winner get together having a BBQ feast:
Al Gore “complains his 500M2 lawn next to his Auto Garages was not -Green- enough for the party ” ;
Dalai Lama “sets fire as usual” anyway;
Yasser Arafat “turns the steaks over with his handgun, yelling – down with all Zionists! ” ;

[MrsC]

I know!! This one kills me:

Yeah

[ladymoreta]

Someone posted this on SoonerTexan's FB page. (Just letting you know where I stole it from!) Nobel Prize Snubs: Which Great People Never Won?

I completely agree that it was premature at best - and offensive if they did intend it as a jab at President Bush. While I'm sure President Obama is honored that they agree with the policies he hopes to implement, it kind of makes him look like a joke. Especially right on the heels of the SNL intro last week (not that the international community knows/cares about that show). He probably would have appreciated the honor more and felt better about receiving it if they'd waited until he actually attempted to follow through with some of his plans.

[GrayMatterWife]

He probably would have appreciated the honor more and felt better about receiving it if they'd waited until he actually attempted to follow through with some of his plans.

Honestly, a tiny bit of me felt sorry for him today. What a terrible position to be in. He knows he hasn't done anything; everyone else knows it, too. And talk about getting set up for failure! I mean, no expectations being set there.

I thought that, by acknowledging that he didn't feel like he should be in the same category as many of the nominees, but that he understood the award to symbolize something broader than him, he played his hand the best that he could have.

I thought his daughter's reaction was priceless. She said, Yeah, Daddy won, but it's also the dog's birthday today. Kids!

[SuzySunshine]

Of course today is the one day I choose to watch Oprah and her guest is Chris Rock and they COULDN'T stop talking about this and how proud they were of him and how the other side was saying he didn't deserve it, blah blah blah.

I really can't stand Oprah anymore. Even OBAMA said he didn't deserve it and was absolutely shocked. He said he plans to use it as a continued push / encouragement, but I think he and the White House were as shocked as anyone.

[SuzySunshine]

Yeh, I changed the channel about 2 minutes into their discussion of it. Having A and not wanting her to be stuck to the TV has made me realize how much CRAP I used to watch.

[SoonerTexan]

Over the course of the day my attitude has changed from disgust to sympathy for the President--what were those dunderheads thinking?

[SoonerTexan]

This is entertaining:

http://www.time.com/time/photogaller...929504,00.html

I think you're right on this!

My first reaction too was, wow, he hasn't really done anything yet! But the more you think about it, this was a very clever move. First, set aside feelings on healthcare overhaul and domestic issues, which is what has decreased his popularity in his own country.
He is in as good a standing in the international community as he was before he was elected. Second, think of how damaged relations have been globally over the last 8 years. What this prize really means is; we're very happy that there's a U.S president willing to make these changes, the promise to do so is a huge step in itself, but now that you have this award, you have to prove yourself. You owe us.
How bad would it look if he failed in this regard after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize? Very, very clever indeed! I'm sure Obama is honoured but at the same time he must be terrified! The pressure is on.

I agree with this 100%

[Rapunzel]

He took office only 2 weeks before the nominating deadline.

I had read the nomination deadline was something like 9 days after Obama's inauguration.

So, it's a fairly empty, ridiculous honor to be bestowed.

Of course, I wouldn't be all that excited about who gets the Nobel Peace Prize. It completely lost all credibility when it was awarded to Yassir Arafat. It's a worthless award that has nothing to do with "peace".