And the Peace Nobel Prize for 2009 goes to...

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The Minsky Moment

#75
October 09, 2009, 09:29:03 AM
The guy who really must feel bad is John Kerry.  He was a Democrat in the Senate, he ran against George Bush.  What else does have to do to get the Nobel?
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Viking

#76
October 09, 2009, 09:29:47 AM
Quote from: KRonn on October 09, 2009, 09:26:53 AM

I guess then Pres Bush at least deserves a peace prize for bringing democracy to Iraq, removing a dictator and brutal conditions people suffered under.

Him and Colin Powell for the South Sudan Peace Agreement.
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A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

HisMajestyBOB

#77
October 09, 2009, 09:33:17 AM
Quote from: The Minsky Moment on October 09, 2009, 09:29:03 AM
The guy who really must feel bad is John Kerry.  He was a Democrat in the Senate, he ran against George Bush.  What else does have to do to get the Nobel?

Win?
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Alatriste

#78
October 09, 2009, 09:33:57 AM
Quote from: Alexandru H. on October 09, 2009, 04:22:37 AM
WTF? :huh:

This is really going too far.

My thoughts exactly.

Caliga

#79
October 09, 2009, 09:40:45 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on October 09, 2009, 09:26:25 AM
Because they keep stopping to solicit for gay sex?
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Josquius

#80
October 09, 2009, 09:40:53 AM
Stupid stuff. What has he done?
The Nobel commitee seem to have finally caught the hype now its left America....
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Richard Hakluyt

#81
October 09, 2009, 09:41:48 AM
It's embarrassing  :Embarrass:

Couldn't they have had the decency to at least wait and see what the man is going to do?

Grallon

#82
October 09, 2009, 09:41:58 AM
Hmmm...  Perhaps the Nobel comitee thought they could somehow shield Obama?  By adding to his already considerable aura with such a title it might dissuade some from attempting violence against a him?

Or it could infuriate the same people enough to remove the last restraints they have?

I'm preplexed.




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Caliga

#83
October 09, 2009, 09:42:19 AM
If this means we can annex Scandinavia and enslave some hott Nordic chicks, I'll be happier about it. :)
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The Minsky Moment

#84
October 09, 2009, 09:43:28 AM
Quote from: HisMajestyBOB on October 09, 2009, 09:33:17 AM
Win?

They didn't require Gore to do that.
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Cecil

#85
October 09, 2009, 09:48:09 AM
My current working theory is that the norweigians are jealous we got to give out all the good prizes and is trying to tarnish the worthwhile prizes by association.  :(

Alexandru H.

#86
October 09, 2009, 09:53:06 AM
The worse thing is that this award seems to have landed in Obama's lap simply because of the Bush factor. And it's disgusting to use it in order to show the European liberal bias. Bush wasn't great, but we judged him after what he actually did during his presidency. Obama seems to have gotten all this free "great" publicity even before his first action as POTUS.

What's next, carving away Jefferson and placing Obama's face onto Mount Rushmore?

derspiess

#87
October 09, 2009, 09:54:48 AM
This cheapens Arafat's 1994 prize :angry:
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Rasputin

#88
October 09, 2009, 09:54:52 AM
It would have been more intellectually honest for them to have awared Bush the unpeace price. Giving Obama a peace price without his having done anything more than apologizing for America is both premature and patronizing.

The Dixie chicks must feel gipped.
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Kleves

#89
October 09, 2009, 09:56:05 AM
They must have assumed that Obama would have accomplished something by the time the award was given out. That's what they get for assuming.
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