Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[Printer Bandit]

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

 

[sandorski]

Congrats. That said, it was a slow year and following the dismal Bush performance probably pushed him over the top.

 

[BD231]

So did this guy

 

[rockyct]

That's actually pretty cool, but now we'll have to hear about it for a week while the pundits discuss the possible political ramifications about it.

 

[Synomenon]

Nobel Peace prize? Wow. He's been president for less than a year and is leading more than one war.

 

[TurtleCrusher]

lolwut?

 

[sdifox]

It's Bush's fault actually... he fucked up US International Relationship so much, Obama looks great.
Not saying Obama is not doing a good job, I am just not sure it's Peace Prize calibre, yet.

 

[StinkyPinky]

Wtf? I don't mind the guy and think he's doing quite well...but nowhere near a nobel prize yet. Come on.

 

[Quasmo]

I agree, this is ridiculous. He doesn't deserve the peace prize.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

Originally posted by: Quasmo
I agree, this is ridiculous. He doesn't deserve the peace prize.

 

[0roo0roo]

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Nobel Peace prize? Wow. He's been president for less than a year and is leading more than one war.

i guess the pathetic euros won't send more troops to help so they just give him this instead lol

pathetic..

 

[sdifox]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: IsLNdbOi
Nobel Peace prize? Wow. He's been president for less than a year and is leading more than one war.

i guess the pathetic euros won't send more troops to help so they just give him this instead lol

pathetic..

A better conspiracy would be Sweden hitting back at USA for killing SAAB. Give Obama the Peace Prize and it will surely cause fire storms in USA.

 

[NFS4]

I like Obama and all, but all he did was get us to parity after Bush fucked everything up. Not really all that special when you think about it. But congrats, still, to him.

 

[xSauronx]

Originally posted by: StinkyPinky
Wtf? I don't mind the guy and think he's doing quite well...but nowhere near a nobel prize yet. Come on.

yeah, i dont think hes been a *bad* president so far, but he isnt a great one and certainly hasnt done enough to deserve this.

 

[FoBoT]

Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

 

[Duddy]

Guys...

The deadline for nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize was Feb. 1st.

He became President on Jan 20th.

He was President for 10 days before his nomination. He accomplished nothing then. And he has barely accomplished anything since then.

I'm sorry, but he did not deserve it. Zimbabwean Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai should have received the prize.

 

[Crono]

Without getting all political in OT, this is absolute BS by any standard.

There are individuals who work diligently at resolving issues in and between nations for DECADES and Obama gets the prize in less than a few months? Yeah, that's ridiculous.

 

[NFS4]

Originally posted by: Crono
Without getting all political in OT, this is absolute BS by any standard.

There are individuals who work diligently between resolving issues in and between nations for DECADES and Obama gets the prize in less than a few months? Yeah, that's ridiculous.

He basically got it for not being President Bush. I guess it speaks volumes to how hated around the world Bush was and diminishes the luster of the award as a whole.

 

[Crono]

Originally posted by: NFS4

Originally posted by: Crono
Without getting all political in OT, this is absolute BS by any standard.

There are individuals who work diligently between resolving issues in and between nations for DECADES and Obama gets the prize in less than a few months? Yeah, that's ridiculous.

He basically got it for not being President Bush. I guess it speaks volumes to how hated around the world Bush was and diminishes the luster of the award as a whole.

I should get a prize for not being a dictator. Because I could seriously be a good dictator, but I've chosen not to. Mmm...10 million kronor...

 

[Spike]

This definitely seems unwarranted...

 

[FoBoT]

http://www.pics.bbzzdd.com/bet...BoT/jump_the_shark.png

 

[SpunkyJones]

He was in office for 10 days when he was nominated, must have been a good week for him.

 

[Bateluer]

How does he win a peace prize? He hasn't done anything of note in foreign policy yet, except for drag his feat on any meaningful Afgan war policy and give Iran time to complete their nuclear weapons program. This is a lot like giving Neville Chamberlain a Nobel Peace Prize in 1939 for avoiding war with the Nazis.

 

[BrownTown]

The many has been a senator (with no special accomplishments to his name) for 4 years and a president for 1 year and yet he is somehow worthy of this honour? That's a real slap in the face to all the people around the world who have spent their whole lives fighting tyranny. Nothing against Obama, but he hasn't done ANYTHING to further the cause of peace in this world that I can think of. Maybe one day he will be a great president who deserves this, but giving it to him after 1 year in office is silly.

 

[FoBoT]

Gandhi was never awarded the peace prize, i guess his presidential campaign was marred by violence, or something