So how do you explain the fact that the cut off for the nominations was two weeks after his inauguration? That's what makes it insignificant.
On Oct 9, 8:22 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > frankg, > > It's a simple matter of personal opinion as to whether or not money/ > time was wasted in the President's attempt to help the U.S. get the > Olympics. I made no reference to people that expressed a difference of > opinion in a sane manner. I mentioned only the nut-jobs. Any "slap on > the face" of the U.S was removed by the honor of a Noble Prize to a > sitting U.S. President. > > The AP article made the reasons for the award quite clear. > 1. The Presidents initiatives to reduce nuclear weapons. > 2. His efforts to ease dangerous tensions with the Muslim world. > 3. His stress of diplomacy & cooperation rather than unilateralism > 4. He's been in office 9 months and has managed not to start a single > war (OK, I added that one myself). > > Actually I personally do not consider his award as significant as > Jimmy Carter's. After all the peace accord he brokered between Egypt > and Israel is STILL holding. Still, to be dismissive of the AWARD > itself just because it was awarded to someone you don't like is silly. > > On Oct 9, 9:52 am, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Hollywood, > > > I'm not following the point you're trying to make. > > > A week ago people were complaining that Obama was wasting time/money > > traveling to Denmark to make a push for the Olympics. They also felt > > that it was an even greater slap in the face of Chicago/US that Obama > > would make a personal plea and then get cut so early in the voting. So > > people questioned his motive, the waste of time & money, and the > > impact his being snubbed would have on him and the US. > > > How does this in any way relate to people now objecting that Obama be > > awarded a Nobel Peace Prize (a prize, btw, that is typically awarded > > to people who have actually achieved something) when he's not yet > > accomplished a thing? > > > I just don't get the connection between the two events... > > > On Oct 9, 10:23 am, Hollywood <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Zeb, > > > > Wait a minute there lad. Less than a week ago the world was > > > practically coming to an end because the U.S. did not get the Olympics > > > and it was all the "fault" of President Obama. > > > Didn't you read the comments here? The WORLD was using the President > > > as "a urinal", it was damaging to OUR prestige, one dumbass even > > > suggested it just might be the "last straw" of indignities heaped upon > > > our nation and their might be a military coup because of it. > > > > BUT NOW the freakin' NOBEL PEACE PRIZE is trivial & unimportant????? > > > WTF? LMFAO!! > > > > On Oct 9, 8:43 am, Zebnick <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Noting that the 4-H Club Blue Ribbon has really gained no additional > > > > luster over the decades, the International Committee on Prize Prestige > > > > added that it has lost no luster either. The flagging Nobel, on the > > > > other hand, began a steep descent when an apparently hysterical > > > > committee awarded the Peace Nobel to an unrepentant terrorist and an > > > > ineffectual ex-President Peanut decades ago. Subsequently, Nobel > > > > "Peace" prizes have been awarded to people for making inaccurate > > > > movies about the weather and now for being a man with black skin. > > > > Representatives from the 4-H Club, nonetheless, are celebrating their > > > > assent in prestige and are said to be considering a Blue Ribbon for > > > > "Peace" themselves.- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
