President Barack Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
President Barack Obama awarded Nobel Peace Prize.
The Nobel Committee announced early this morning that President Barack Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Obama has “created a new climate in international politics,” the committee said in its announcement, referencing Obama’s agenda to reduce the world’s nuclear stockpiles through international institutions, restart peace talks between Israelis and Palestinians, and build greater alliances with the Muslim world. The announcement was “a stunning surprise,” given that much of the agenda remains a work in progress. “Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline,” and he was chosen over 204 other finalists. Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the committee wanted to “enhance Obama’s diplomatic efforts so far rather than reward him for events in the future.” Obama is the third sitting U.S. President to win the award. “Woodrow Wilson was awarded the prize in 1919, after helping to found the League of Nations and shaping the Treatise of Versailles; and Theodore Roosevelt was the recipient in 1906 for his work to negotiate an end to the Russo-Japanese war.” (Jimmy Carter won the award after leaving the presidency, and former Vice President Al Gore won in 2007 for his work on climate change.)
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What a coincidence. Over the weekend GWB won a pie eating contest. Switched at birth or what?
October 9th, 2009 at 7:17 am…
For as proud as I am to have Barack Hussein Obama as my President…what the bloody hell.
There were more deserving candidates, candidates who have done more for the cause of peace.
Morgan Tsvangiari, for one.
I think when the President actually has a Rose Garden-like peace deal between Israel and Palestine, when his plan to eliminate nuclear weapons takes shape…then, he’d be worthy.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:17 amThe really interesting part of this is how depressed and angry Fox News and its political department, the Republican party, will be over this. When people compare the reactions of the radical right over the Olympic experience with the Nobel prize a lot of people will get their eyes opened.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:19 amI’m guessing… 5 hours until one of the GOP leadership drops an N-bomb in public.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:20 amI’ve got to say I agree with you EnnuiDivine, but it is a great complement to both him and the direction our nation is going in now. My biggest concern is how the wingnuts will spin this and start comparing him to Jimmy Carter, who dispite his many great accomplishments, they believe was far worse than Georgie.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:20 amOMG the 2%’ers are gonna shiite bricks this morning.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:22 amOh, you can count on it. I get the sneaking suspicion the reactionary right will use this as an excuse to divert attention away from Obama’s domestic policy. And to boycott Sweden.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:23 amCongratulations, Mr. President
_ Myth: The prize is awarded to recognize efforts for peace, human rights and democracy only after they have proven successful.
More often, the prize is awarded to encourage those who receive it to see the effort through, sometimes at critical moments.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/09/ap/europe/main5373097.shtml
October 9th, 2009 at 7:30 amAnd Morning Joe the ‘I left politics cuz a woman was found pummeled to death in my office’, just played “The end of the world as we know it” after discussing this topic.
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Isn’t it amazing how Chimpy McFlightsuit huffed and puffed and strutted around saying “bring em on” and all he got was the wrath of the world against him and the United States. Then along comes an adult willing to turn the other cheek and listen to another point of view on the world stage he gets the Nobel 8 months into his first administration.
Any of the naysayers on our side who complain that they haven’t seen any change they can believe in ought to start believing in this change right now. Peace. What a non-Republican concept.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:39 amPersonally I think its way too early myself.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:43 amI agree there will be hue and cry from the unwashed right against the Noble Committee about this one Fat old white people with one tooth will be in the streets
October 9th, 2009 at 7:45 amCongratulations, Mr. President.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:48 amIf it helps keep us from bombing Iran I’m all for it!
October 9th, 2009 at 7:48 amwell this ought to spin the right wingers out of control
what a lovely morning
October 9th, 2009 at 7:56 amI just wondered something. I wonder if next year Keith Olbermann would get the Nobel Peace Prize for helping to expose and hopefully subdue the growing Republican menace in the United States? Maybe he and Rachel could share the award?
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these days, anything that the right wingers are unanimously against is probably a good thing for our country
let’s not forget they are depending on/hoping America to fail
it’s just how they roll
October 9th, 2009 at 8:00 amTrythisout999999 says:
The words you are looking for are, ‘Congratulations, Mr. President.’
Try that out…
October 9th, 2009 at 8:00 amCongratulations, President Obama.
Wonder how Fox News is going to handle this. The teabaggers’ knickers are going to be so knotted as to stop their circulation.
The Europeans really like Barack Obama.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:02 amThis makes 4 US Presidents to win the Peace prize – 3 of them Democrats. And the one Republican to win (Theodore Roosevelt) would probably be called a Democrat were he alive today – he was far more liberal than the most liberal republican currently in Congress or the Senate.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:05 amIt’s great to hear.
I’m waiting for the other side to start the “Obama couldn’t bring the Olympics here, but the egoist can win the Nobel Prize for himself” meme.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:05 amIt is so nice to have a president we can be proud of. It has been a long time. Congratulations.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:07 amWhat’s that? Sounds like fireworks. Oh, it’s just the tea baggers’ heads’ exploding.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:08 amAnother slap in the face to the neocons from the international community. I hope John Bolton chokes on his cornflakes this morning.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:10 amWoodrow Wilson was a Democrat and a terrible one. In today’s world, W. Wilson would be considered a Republican. As for Teddy, my favorite President, he would be called a “Progressive” in today’s world.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:10 amThis shows such much contrast…
The entire world recognizes the efforts and potential of Obama. Yet here at home, a large percentage of our populace still can’t accept the fact that he won the election.
Congratulations, President Obama!
October 9th, 2009 at 8:17 amI just checked out Fox and Red State. Fox had two sentences about President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Red State didn’t mention it at all. The only thing Red State had as its headline was a piece about Obama’s “Snark Czar”. Now, I have to brush my teeth and scrub my hands.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:22 amEnnuiDivine says:
I think when the President actually has a Rose Garden-like peace deal between Israel and Palestine, when his plan to eliminate nuclear weapons takes shape…then, he’d be worthy.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:17 am
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I wrote something similar in the Coburn thread when I first heard the news this morning. It’s a bit of a back-handed compliment, really. If a U.S. President can win a Nobel Peace Prize for saying “hey, maybe we should listen to the rest of the world once in a while,” it just shows how arrogant and self-centered our country has become.
As for more deserving people, I can think of plenty. NGOs helping rape victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid groups cleaning up the post-conflict mess in Sri Lanka. Groups rehabilitating child soldiers in Sierra Leone and Uganda. Even the windmill guy from Malawi.
But if the prize is meant as an inspiration rather than a confirmation, I’m all for it and hope it does the job. There’s a lot left to do.
Congratulations, Mr. President. Now earn it.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:26 amOops, make that “so much”, above
October 9th, 2009 at 8:26 amI figured I would beat Glenda Leann Becky to it.
I think it is clear that the Census and ACORN conspired to bribe Nobel officials via tax-sheltered prostitute bribes. It was not hard since all of the officials were Muslim. The Nobel Peace Prize is secretly a Muslim award given to presidents that embolden the enemy.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:27 amI love the sound of right whiners head’s exploding
sounds like victory
October 9th, 2009 at 8:29 amheads too
October 9th, 2009 at 8:29 amHere’s my take on Obama & NASA at the moment:
http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/2009/10/09/president-obama-wins-the-2009-nobel-peace-prize-nasa-to-bomb-the-moon/
October 9th, 2009 at 8:35 amYep RantingTommy, the right winger’s heads exploding over this is the best news of the day! :-)
October 9th, 2009 at 8:36 amYou would think for one day all Americans would be proud to be Americans. Not everything is about left or right politics, and this is good for America.
After eight years of, fear mongering, my way or the highway diplomacy, the rest of the world is starting to look to America as a leader for peace and hope in the world again, and we should as Americans be proud.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:42 amKayInMaine says:
Here’s my take on Obama & NASA at the moment:
http://whitenoiseinsanity.com/2009/10/09/president-obama-wins-the-2009-nobel-peace-prize-nasa-to-bomb-the-moon/
October 9th, 2009 at 8:35 am
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You do realize that we’re not ACTUALLY bombing the moon, right?
It’s an impactor, not an explosive. The idea is that it will throw up enough debris from one of the deep south pole craters to determine whether there is ice on our nearest celestial neighbor, which would provide some insight into the formation of the solar system as well as inform later long-term exploration missions.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:43 amTrying;
You shouldn’t really eat those sour grapes; their bad for the stomach (handling things you don’t like)
Also, would you like some cheese with that whine of yours? I have some great Fromundda cheese for you…..
Eight years of Bush, what did we get??????
Less than one year with Obama and the world is welcoming us back!!!!
Even you can realize (though you won’t say it) that we’re doin’ something right again!!!!!!!!!!!
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Obama is making great new friends.
Iran: Prize will help Obama to end world injustice
Afghanistan: Obama the right man to win
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Obama is making great new friends.
Iran: Prize will help Obama to end world injustice
Afghanistan: Obama the right man to win
October 9th, 2009 at 8:45 amCongratulations, Mr. President!!!!!!!!!!!! It is nice to finaly have a President that I(we) can be proud of. A President who can talk and make sense with out sounding like an idiot. Someone who the world can look at without snickering and/or rolling their eyes. Makes me proud to have this person be my representative to the world.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:46 amHere’s the conservatives’ meat:
Thorbjorn Jagland, the chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee, said the committee wanted to “enhance Obama’s diplomatic efforts so far rather than reward him for events in the future.”
After so little time in office, and so few tangible results for past efforts, they’ll be knawing on that one til the marrow’s sucked dry.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:46 amchiroptera toasterhead says:
Call it what you want, toasterhead… I, for one, think it’s high time that the Moon give up its WMD (Water Molecule Data) or face the consequences…
October 9th, 2009 at 8:47 amIn other news, Rush Limbaugh had a stroke this morning…
October 9th, 2009 at 8:54 amBut…but…but….Obama’s been president for only 9 months.
(snark)
October 9th, 2009 at 8:54 amBuckarooBanzai says:
Oh, if it was only true.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:56 amA hearty congratulations to you, Mr. President!
America has lacked leadership for most of the past decade.
So has the Planet.
Trolls will try to diminish or warp the importance of this for weeks to come.
Bring ‘em on!
I didn’t see this coming, like many people, but it’s a fantastic way to end the week.
Obama, Carter, Gore…Nobel Peace Prize recipients.
That just rolls off the tongue, eh?
October 9th, 2009 at 8:57 amHEY Troll and you know who you are!!!!
I just want you to sing along with these great American chants>>
follow the bouncing ball
USA USA USA USA
brings back memory of country first dose it not…..
October 9th, 2009 at 8:58 amOk, this actually makes the most sense to me, i.e that the peace prize is being awarded as a deliberate snub to the last eight years of the Chimperor. I’m an Obama supporter, but he honestly hasn’t done enough in only eight months to warrant a Nobel freaking peace prize.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:58 amWhen Al Gore was nominated for the prize a few years ago, the ‘Wingers made a point to note that Hitler, too, had once been nominated.
Won’t take long for them to bring that up again.
To which we can remind them that Dubya was once nominated as well.
October 9th, 2009 at 8:59 amPresident Obama has returned our nation to a policy of diplomacy and engagement of the rest of the world. Perhaps this award will embolden him and the Congressional Dems to speed up the pace a bit?
October 9th, 2009 at 9:01 amBad Eye says:
Of course the difference being is, they didn’t win.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:04 amCongrats to President Obama
October 9th, 2009 at 9:08 amI can’t imagine anything that would infuriate the Reichwing more than this.
Flush Limpdick, Trannie Coulter, Brillo, Hannity, Malkin, Bachman, Ingram, Inhofe, and others heads are exploding. I’d love to see the looks on their faces when they heard about this.
Popcorn time!
Jeffyboil, take your silly spam somewhere else, nobody here cares.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:09 amMeh, never let ‘facts’ get in the way of a good headline.
“POTUS receives Nobel Peace Prize, celebrates by bombing the crap out of Moon.”
October 9th, 2009 at 9:09 amIn a way, this is an award for the American voters who rejected the policy of bullying and aggression that Chimpy brought to the world.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:12 amwell, I for one, am happy to accept!
USA! USA!
remember when right wingers were patriots?
me neither
October 9th, 2009 at 9:14 amThey’re already spinning this as “affirmative action” at F&F, since Obama was only in the Oval Office for two weeks before the deadline.
Sigh.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:19 amWho cares what the unpatriotic right wingers think. If Obama hadn’t won, they would be bashing him for that.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:21 amHeh! The Rapture Ready crowd are having a bad day today. It’s the 794,345,782th sign of the Apocalypse.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:22 am>Afghanistan: Obama the right man to win
Hey troll, why are you implying thats a bad thing..wasnt your hero recently extolling the virtues of the wonderful “democractically” elected government of afghanstian?
October 9th, 2009 at 9:24 amJulie Andrews won the Academy Award for Best Actress for her work in “Mary Poppins” in 1964. While I think everybody can agree Ms. Andrews was (and still is) a marvelous actress, and did a nice job portraying the British nanny, getting an Oscar for some pleasant Disney fluff seemed a bit over the top.
Many believe Academy members voted for her as a slap in the face to Warner Brothers, for their failure to cast Julie in their production of “My Fair Lady” (Audrey Hepburn, who WAS cast, didn’t even get nominated).
Sometimes awards are given for political reasons, even if the recipient is worthy anyway. I suspect this Peace Prize of 2009 has more to do with the world’s collective relief that Bushco has been dethroned than it does with President Obama’s accomplishments in the short time he’s been in office — even though Obama HAS made impressive strides in mending global fences. Even if some may think the award was a bit premature, one should not interpret this as undeserved.
Just as Julie Andrews went on to give many Oscar-worthy performances in her career, I believe President Obama will live up to his status as a Nobel laureate. He’s certainly on his way.
Congratulations, Mr. President!
October 9th, 2009 at 9:28 amThe world thought better of Obama after 12 days as President than Bush for 8 years.
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Jim, guess you will just have to go into a corner somewhere and cry.
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Jim says:
“I’m disappointed by the decision.”
Who would you rather have had win the Nobel Prize for Peace?
Can’t think of anyone offhand?
Neither can I.
Congratulations, President Obama.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:36 amExcellent start on the long road back from nightmare.
What could be more worthy of acknowledgement than that?
How can anyone say this is undeserved? The world turned it’s back on us for 8 years and now we are once again seen as the leader of the free world with a real statesman at the helm.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:39 amwhat’s sad is that he may very well have received this award because he’s not george w. bush.
i accept that as a possibility. but it also tells me that george w. bush presided over the most incompetent, inept and corrupt administration this country has ever seen.
i would have waited to give it to him after he put them all in jail but oh well, Obama will just have to suffer thru yet another “setback”.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:40 amAlthough this was a troll like statement and meant to disparage the value of the prize, it exemplifies exactly why he deserves the award fool.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:42 amBeck should go ahead and order another case of Vicks Vaporub so he can cry about the Nobel prize.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:42 amTundra says:
Just can’t be a proud American for one day can ya? Small minds always have to make everything a game, instead of seeing the forest threw the tree’s. You ignorant troll, this is good for the country, and not everything is a left or right issue you dolt.
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your history of ignorant postings
but you knew that
October 9th, 2009 at 9:48 amCause you’re a known commodity and it was a trivial example of how Obama handles things. Meant to belittle.
If you were serious you would have found a better example. It’s not like they don’t exist.
Do you actually think you are so wiley? You are transparent as saran wrap.
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Tundra, Fred agrees with you? Why not read his post above this one.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:53 amI propose we make a deal with the neocons and their apologist supporters.
If having not truly done anything to advance the cause of peace is the basis for saying that Barack Obama does not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, then he should give it back . . .
. . . just as soon as Henry Kissinger, Willy Brandt, Kofi Annan, and Yasser Arafat give back theirs.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:54 amyeah, go ahead and pretend that we don’t all already know you’re an asshat
progressives aren’t as gullible as right wingers, we won’t fall for your transparent tactics
October 9th, 2009 at 9:54 amCongratulations, Mr. President.
In an interview with David Gregory this morning, Matt Lauer asked him if he thought the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to President Obama in large part because he isn’t George W. Bush. I nearly spit out my coffee.
While I don’t agree that’s the main reason, President Obama’s leadership is such a refreshing, stark contrast to the agonizing previous 8 years.
Now, with this award comes the implicit responsibility to continue, to be that leader on the world stage, and to be that Hope and Change on which he campaigned
October 9th, 2009 at 9:54 amwat peace i see dying in afganistand
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October 9th, 2009 at 9:54 am?
Weren’t the trolls telling us just about a week ago, when Chicago lost the Olympic bid, that the world was already getting disillusioned with Obama? There was even one who insisted he knows that very well because he has family in several countries and is well-traveled. I didn’t bothering replying at the time that the troll and I must have traveled to different countries, because everywhere I’ve been the people generally like President Obama and are especially relieved to see Bush and Cheney gone, Maybe the troll will come back to tell us that Norway was not on his travel agenda.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:55 amTundra says:
By continuing you are just proving our point about you. Are you determined to distract us from the fact that a democratic president just won the Nobel Peace Prize?
It sure seems that way.
Is it painful for you? I hope so.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:55 amI dont necessarily agree with this decision either feel its a little bit premature.
But I also have a feeling Obama will take it the right way and I guess the way its intended. That is to work hard to earn this award through future accomplishments and move even further away from the last 8 years of aggressive warmongering “either you’re with us or against us” type foreign policy.
Congratulations President Obama
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Tundra says:
Thank god the rest of the world has better vision then you. Take the blinders off and try seeing the forest threw the tree’s, you might learn something.
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Tundra says: Obama is a much better choice for this award.
Hey! The Nobel Committee agrees with you, so that’s something, huh?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:19 amTundra says:
Barack Obama has accomplished alot more on a global stage in regards to peace than William Jefferson Clinton. Obama is a much better choice for this award.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:13 am
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You’re right, he is. I don’t recall President Obama supporting a crackdown in East Timor, destabilizing Haiti, or ignoring a genocide in Rwanda, to give a few examples.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:20 amPoll up at MSNBC – does Obama deserve the prize?
26% say yes
60% say no
rest aren’t sure
go here to cast your vote and leave your comments:
http://www.newsvine.com/_question/2009/10/09/3364945-is-president-obama-deserving-of-the-nobel-peace-prize
What a bunch of poor sports out there – they can’t find ANYTHING good to say about Obama.
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There is massive wingnut unhinging going on all over the internet today! I love to see unhinging.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:26 amtundra is trolling. Nothing less. Ignore the troll. His job is to distract us.
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Doesn’t mean I think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize yet.
And when you are on the committee you can make your case for someone else… I think you have to become Norwegian first, though… sorry.
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Congratulations Mr. President, I couldn’t be happier for you and our country.
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If nobody tried to bring any “Devils advocate” into these posts, you would all get bored standing around “high fiving” each other.
Is ‘Congratulations’ a right/left issue now, Tundra?
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Tundra says:
Doesn’t mean I think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize yet.
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Doesn’t really matter though, does it?
Perhaps the learned folk of the Committee felt he earned it so quickly by simply NOT starting WW III.
Bush certainly seemed poised to…
Pehaps being outside the US, the voting members could see where Obama had had a certain influence on world affairs, already, that we, inside the country couldn’t…
October 9th, 2009 at 10:36 amMust drive the white wingers crazy, next thing you know, they’ll be inquiring whether one needs a birth certificate to win a Nobel Prize…
Zinga!!!
October 9th, 2009 at 10:36 amTundra says:
come on country first kinda guy.
sing along follow the bouncing ball
USA USA USA
this is a reflection of the USA as well. having its leader win this prize. At lease its some thing the country can take great pride in.
but you would not understand pride nor patriotism either.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:38 amA devils advocate makes logical, sensible arguments to support a differing opinion. You just piss in people’s post toasties and pretend to be something that you are not qualified to be.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:38 amIt’s just amazing… the degree to which some folks think THEIR personal opinions should matter to the rest of us.
Ya know, Tundra and Mark, you’re entitled to your own opinions, and the rest of us are entitled to point and laugh.
Just because you SOOOOOOOOO think he doesn’t deserve it, doesn’t mean he has to give it back… and apologize to boot.
Quite frankly, other than your mommies, who cares what you think?
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aksarben60 says:
Humbled my ass. “Obama” and “humble” are two words that don’t belong in the same sentence.
And you took all that time (and obvious effort) to write them in the same sentence… I wonder why?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:42 amTroll exploded head cleanup on aisles 4, 5, 7, 9, 13, 15, 21, 22, …oh hell, just bring out the garbage truck!
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What aksarben really means is…How can a uppity black man be humble. Just another racist troll.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amObama has made the U.S. respected globally once again. The Nobel committee recognizes how important that accomplishment is; right wingers were happier when the U.S. was hated under Bush.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:49 amTrolls and naysayers. Most Nobel prizes are awarded for work not necessarily completed. The effort to restore peace and diplomacy worldwide is no different. He gets credit for it because it is true.
You just hate it. Just say that. That you hate, because that is what it is for you.
Al Gore got a Nobel for his efforts towards solving our enviornmental problems. He had not solved them. It was for the effort.
Obama deserves this award.
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I think you meant to say, ‘Congratulations’ there, Kanye… okay?
October 9th, 2009 at 10:53 amOh white wingers, don’t be so down about Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize, after all, your guy Dumbya was a really accomplished President;
1. He is responsible for the greatest financial crisis in the U.S. & worldwide since the Great Depression.
2. He is responsible for so many deaths, both foreign & domestic as a result of his military hegemonic mis-adventures.
3. He is responsible for making the U.S. universally despised around the world, a literal one man show on that one guys!
4. He is responsible for unprecedented levels of poverty and decay in the U.S., including dropping the ball on Katrina.
There’s more, but gosh, I think you get the point….
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize and your guy broke everything!!!
Hurts doesn’t it!?!
October 9th, 2009 at 10:54 amaksarben60. a little thin skinned there aren’t ya? From what I got from your post was exactly what I said. If the shoe fits, wear it.
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If this is true, then understand they were relieved that another idiot winger didn’t get into office…yep, that’s it.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:56 amaksarben60, you obviously aren’t wise enough to engage in a conversation about it.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:57 amaksarben60 says:‘Hey, I’m gonna let you finish but you didn’t do nothing to desrve this award!’
October 9th, 2009 at 10:57 amaksarben60, can’t you read? I would think you would have had your question answered if you had read the 100 some posts on this thread and the thread before this. I guess your just, not to bright.
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Obama deserves the award simply for preventing McCain and Palin from occupying the White House
He prevented an invasion of Iran by winning the election.
October 9th, 2009 at 10:59 amYeah, like “Barack the Magic Negro” That came from the left didn’t it? Oh, it didn’t? It came from the right? Oh my.
That makes aksarben a liar.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:01 amand laugh at your absurdity
October 9th, 2009 at 11:02 am–
See that is exactly what I do when I look at the kooks, freaks, and whackjobs that are currently defining the right. Tell me again about that birth certificate deal….
Congratulations Prez O!
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The right wing blogs have been screaming all morning, that the only reason Obama won was because he is black. Its the right that will play the race card and then blame the left for it.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:04 amaksarben60 says:
Yeah, Kanye liked Taylor Swift’s video… he was still a jackass for not quietly saying, ‘Congratulations.’
You seem similar to me…
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aksarben60, you’re a racist.
You originally tried to pin racism on the left. Typical racist projection.
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Actually the antichrist crap is even more amusing to me….
October 9th, 2009 at 11:08 amThe Lotto, much more money.”
October 9th, 2009 at 11:10 am—
Yeah money is so much more valuable than honor….
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What a relief to have someone like “Tundra” here to play the very necessary role of “devil’s advocate” on the issue of Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
A good discussion needs something like that – Someone who will explain why it’s not a good thing for a sitting American President to win the Nobel Peace Prize. I mean, why on earth would Americans want to be high-fiving one another over something like that? Especially these days, when we have so damn much to be proud of.
You know, you trolls are ridiculous; everyone knows that. But today, you take lunacy to exciting new heights.
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The war on “Islam-O-Fascism” and the demonization of all muslims world wide -in order to take over muslim countries and settle old religious rivalries- polarized the whole world and exposed the white mans new world order.
Obama is just taking steps to put realism back in the game and take racism out. I Don’t know if he’ll succeed because I’m not sure if he’s really in charge. I do know that there is an effort to reach out and build alliances to muslims…
Plus, what can be more important than getting rid of nukes?
I don’t know about you guys, but I don’t have a underground bunker to retreat to when the nuke war pops off lol. The elitist oligarchs have that.
So I would say at the end of the day that this award given to Obama by Euro Oligarchs is legit.
Check out the new Af-Pak/Middle East strategy. I think it will work. Obama puts the G in the Gangster ;o)
AP source: Obama focusing on al-Qaida, not Taliban
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091008/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_us_afghanistan;_ylt=A0wNdO7b.85KB0cBsSWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJ2NHE0NGRwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkxMDA4L3VzX3VzX2FmZ2hhbmlzdGFuBGNwb3MDMQRwb3MDMgRwdANob21lX2Nva2UEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDYXBzb3VyY2VvYmFt
The Obama Doctrine
http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2009/10/08/afghanistan_a_test_for_the_obama_doctrine_97244.html
October 9th, 2009 at 11:13 amBut I do find that stuff funny
October 9th, 2009 at 11:14 am—
You you also find it funny that the right is rudderless and skipperless and that no one is standing up to rein in the kooks, oddballs and weirdos?
aksarben60, I bet when Bush started his illegal war in Iraq, you were telling all us left leaning folks who disagreed that we should support our President, and be proud of our country. Why is it any different now?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:14 amStupid troll: “Congratulations for WHAT?”
Man, this is just unbelievable. I still remember conservatives coming on to these discussions with hearty “Congratulations” to GW Bush when he stood on that aircraft carrier and declared the Iraq war to be over. And, then, they’d chide liberals around here for implying the celebration was premature.
Now, these fine patriots can’t even muster up the stones to even shut the hell up about a President winning the Nobel Prize. Do you people have any idea how ridiculous you are?
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aksarben60, you seem confused. The left is the champion of movements to stop racism. The right is, well, not. Not even in the game.
When you project and say the left is racist it reaveals your dark underbelly, you know your racism.
Most racists like you don’t think they are racist. It’s a common denominator.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:16 amWho reins in all the kooks, oddballs and weirdos on the left? Certainly isn’t Obama or Pelosi. Pelosi is the ring leader of the kooks.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:18 am—
When you are in control you need not be so concerned. Tell me who are your leaders?
aksarben: “I just happen to disagree with liberals but that doesn’t make me a racist (which I know you didn’t call me) or a winger. Just different opinions. But I do find that stuff funny.”
And it’s pure coincidence that you have problems with this particular president that you didn’t have with other presidents who just happened to be white men. I understand.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:18 amJust what kooky things define Ms Pelosi?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:19 amI think it’s becoming clearer that the prize was awarded not for Obama’s achievements…but for his inspirational message.
And because the last guy fkd up everything so royally, that what Obama has achieved looks all the more impressive.
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My first reaction on hearing the news was that if President Obama had followed, say, President Gore, the world would be saying “OK, he seems smart and reasonable. Let’s see how he does.”
Following the Bush, the world appears to be saying: “He’s smart and reasonable! How can we keep this going?”
My second reaction is simply: Congratulations, M. President!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:21 amYou don’t seem to be able to keep your story straight. Are you a winger and a racist. I believe that you are.
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aksarben: “Who reins in all the kooks, oddballs and weirdos on the left?”
Can you be more specific. What are these kooks doing that needs to be controlled more by the government? Are they blowing up Federal buildings? Storing large amounts of illegal weapons? Are they storming into Unitarian churches and gunning down church-goers? Are they attacking immigrants or burning crosses on peoples’ front lawns.
What, exactly, are you talking about?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:22 amOr Mr. President.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:22 amMarkD, don’t take it so personally dear boy. You’re just having a off day. Come back tomorrow and I’m sure you’ll do better. Off you go.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:22 amaksarben60, seeing as you are a so called American and not a European, it doesn’t matter what you think does it?
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Hey aksarben, there’s no time limit. Go ahead and detail just exactly what it is about Pelosi that you think is kooky, odd or weird.
Again, can you be specific, or are you just blowing all of this out of your nether regions?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:24 amHow much time do you have?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:24 am—
Is that your answer? So about those leaders of yours again. I must have missed that part…
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Hey it is everyones favorite housebound totally petrified loser wannabe socially alienated attention seeker. Hi Crazy Legs…
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I just got through showing that you put yourself there, all by yourself. You calling me an idiot just proves it.
Answer the question that everyone is asking about Speaker Pelosi. Are you afraid or do you really not have a leg to stand on?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:28 amasskarben: “One thing I have going for me is sincerity. I will not offer a congratulations when I don’t feel it is deserved. That would be insincere. Obama deserved the Presidency and I congratulated him, didn’t like it. I don’t think he deserves this prize.”
It’s kind of sad really. Americans don’t have to dance in the street over something like this. Ideally, an American WOULD feel some pride over our president being honored, but if you’re the kind of American who doesn’t take pleasure in positive things happening for our country, the least you could do is simply keep your opinions to yourself. There’s nothing forcing someone like you to rush to your keyboard and say negative things about an American President winning the Nobel Peace Prize. You somehow need to do it. Very, very strange.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:28 amaksarben60, and you got that out of my post how? The Nobel Peace Prize happens to kind of be a European thing, not an American thing. God are you really that dim?
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asskarben, in your opinion. IN YOUR OPINION.
Which is particularly uninformed I might add.
I think my favorite is “not a good Catholic.” Hilarious.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:30 amaksarben60, your laundry list from rush doesn’t cut it in an intellectual community like this.
You have to give examples and cite evidence from credible sources. Otherwise we have to accept the fact that you are just pulling things out of your ass.
From your post I deduce that you have less than nothing.
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Congratulations President Obama!
Only the 3rd sitting U.S. president to win the prize.
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Jimmy Carter won after he was out of office.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:32 amAnd, the poor slobbering troll thinks Nancy Pelosi is “scary looking.”
Evidently, he prefers the swaggering, broad-shouldered manliness of Dennis Hastert or the devilishly good looks of slammin’ Tommy Delay. Those guys really calm the slobbering troll down.
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Fred: “You have to give examples and cite evidence from credible sources.”
Fred, don’t you know? For people like asskarben, opinions are just as good as facts. He often can’t even tell the difference!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:35 amaksarben60 says. we shouldn’t lump him in with the crazy right wingers,then he says about Pelosi…She’s scary looking. she can’t control her bladder, she’s a progressive ect, ect. I rest my case, you are just another right wing nut job crazy.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:36 amSo we are going to equate appearance with kooky behavior like calling the president a terrorist lover, a noncitizen, or the antichrist? Has Ms Pelosis called for armed revolution, the succession of CA, or any of the messed up crap of the leaderless mob of whackjobs which is the remainants of the right?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:36 amA long list of derogatory terms is not an argument or a statment. Make your case or be judged a fool who cannot support his statement.
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So headed out to work soon Crazy Legs or is outside still too scary?
October 9th, 2009 at 11:39 amaksarben60, you are right, I like Europe. I lived and worked for six years in England and had a great time. Also why I was there, I never had to worry about health care, unlike here.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:40 amLOL? You must be brain addled. That’s the only explaination.
I’m so impressed by the trolls these days. They seem to all be 3rd graders.
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aksarben60, so you get busted on your BS, and now you are trying to tell us it was just humor? Now that’s funny.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:43 amI see, you get called for racism and making statements you can’t back up so suddenly you have to leave. Ok.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:44 amEverything else is absolutely TRUE.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:44 am—-
Even if this was so how does it relate to the real discussion which was the outright absurd actions of the leaderless kooks scrambling around pretending to be an organized opposition party?
Aksarben60: “I love getting under the skins of you “progressive” intolerant types,…”
That’s one of the funny things about people as clueless as you are. You THINK you’re getting under people’s skin. You THINK you’re making points. You THINK you’ve got something intelligent to say.
But, you’re just a clown and deep down inside, I think you know it.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:45 amNow that’s really funny. aksarben60 thinks he got under all our skins. Its really easy to fool the dim wits.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:45 amI love getting under the skins of you “progressive” intolerant types, but I have work to do. You know…work?? Ooops…you probably don’t know what work is. Oh well. Later losers!! HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAH!!!!!
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October 9th, 2009 at 11:45 amBased on our conversation I think it is very clear who lost. Shall we ask the readers or would you rather just slink away?
Crazy Legs what is priceless is your clear dread of me and your inability to do anything about it…. Pussy!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:46 amMaybe I could if you were capable of pointing it out. So far you just throw words. They have no meaning.
It’s like saying cow or house or any word. It means nothing if you cannot connect it to reality.
I understand that you and reality have a problem.
Look up irony. You calling us hypocrits is the definition.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:47 amCatch you later after lunch my little plaything… Sucks to be you!
October 9th, 2009 at 11:48 amCrazy Legs, you were here just a few days ago complaining that Obama needs to listen to his generals and send in the troops. You can’t even keep your story straight.
October 9th, 2009 at 11:55 amRed Alert: WARNING The Wingularity has been breached.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:00 pmTry to keep things in perspective son. kryptonite would kill us and we seem to be healthy and strong and pushing you and your’s farther and farther into the land of irrelivance.
When you use 8 year old level metaphors it exposes your lack of intelligence even more.
The fact that you call us names such as far left loon exposes your ignorance even further. Too bad you can’t put togeher a sentence that makes any sense. I’m sure your mother cries herself to sleep every night.
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CONGRATULATIONS, MR PRESIDENT!!!
October 9th, 2009 at 12:09 pmWow! that was a great come back Crazy Legs. Your intelligence and wit just out shined all the other posters here. Hahahahahahaha!!!
October 9th, 2009 at 12:11 pmFacts = kryptonite to a far left loon!
You realize that every time you guys say this you are comparing yourselves to Lex Luthor and the left to Superman, right?
Fine by me…
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Ah the reightwing always relying on actors….
October 9th, 2009 at 12:14 pmGene Hackman is still alive and kicking.
Wow. A Chris Reeves dig? Is that ‘devil’s advocate’ again?
October 9th, 2009 at 12:16 pmCrazy Legs says:
…facts…
October 9th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
Irony much?
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What are the rules on the ever so serious Superman/Lex Luther argument? Wouldn’t want to break protocal
Well, making a joke about someone being dead is always funny and appropriate… if you’re Lex Luthor.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:21 pmCrazy Legs, we are in a war that your wonderful president got us into and f**ked up the works, and now you expect Obama to clean this mess up in nine months? If he had pulled out the troops, you would be right here calling him a coward and cutting and running. You don’t fool anyone here with your phony bullshit.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:22 pmNobel stipulated that the prize should go to “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.”
Seems the committee that judges for the Nobel thought that person was Obama this year…
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Plenty of links right from this site we could throw up.
And it’s always funny and appropriate, isn’t it?
October 9th, 2009 at 12:27 pmAnd it’s always funny and appropriate, isn’t it?
Or wait, do I answer for everyone on this site?
Do you? How about you answer for your own ‘joke’ and then we’ll talk…
October 9th, 2009 at 12:29 pmCrazy person: “You don’t thinks it’s highly ironic that a person sending human beings to die in war wins the nobel “peace” prize?”
Others have won in similar circumstances. Wilson comes to mind. He was sending people to die in WWI.
What really is ironic is people who claim to be patriotic Americans making a big stink when, for only the third time in history, a sitting American President is awarded a prestigious international prize. Could these really be the same Americans who accuse liberals of “hating America?!”
October 9th, 2009 at 12:30 pmTundra: “Plenty of links right from this site we could throw up.”
Go ahead. Let’s have some.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:31 pmYou’ve never said otherwise.
See #230…
October 9th, 2009 at 12:32 pmBTW, you’ve never said how you feel about Fox’s argument that they have a first amendment right to lie?
That is you Pat, isn’t it?
Tiny Tim: “Does he really deserve a peace prize? I guess that they only give them out for being a left wing democrat these days.”
If you had enough brains to listen to the people giving out the prize, you might have heard them say that they often give the Peace Prize for things in process as a means of showing support and helping things along. And, if you were not such a small-minded, bitter loser, you might understand that it would be better for you in circumstances like these to just keep your ugly opinion to yourself.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:34 pmTundra: “Plenty of links right from this site we could throw up.”
Odd, I thought that was pretty much all trolls do is throw up on threads. Or is it crap all over them? It is so hard to tell which end is spewing.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:36 pmCrazy person: “No, I would just expect the recipient of a nobel “peace” prize to NOT be sending human geings to die in War.”
Just the kind of shallow, ham-handed analysis we expect from your caliber of poster. And, I believe you’re the guy who says liberals and facts don’t mix or something like that.
OK, brain-trust, since you’re such an upstanding American, I’m sure you can name the wars the two previous sitting presidents who received the award sent Americans to die in. Just because you’re too ignorant to know something doesn’t mean it isn’t relevant.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:38 pmmary lacewing says:
If it helps keep us from bombing Iran I’m all for it!
Hey Mary, you may have hit the nail on the head. Perhaps this is a way to discourage Obama from taking military action against Iran. It will be very embarrassing if he does after receiving this prize.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:39 pmYou really are a funny guy Crazy Pants. Like I said earlier, you were here bashing Obama for not listening to his generals and calling him weak and a coward. Now your here bashing him for listening to his generals and sending in more troops. Being in a war that he didn’t start does not take away the fact that the world thinks we have a much better chance of peace in the world under Obama, then we did under the war monger Bush.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:40 pmTundra, if there were “plenty of links you could throw up” around here, I would think you would have found one by now. That is unless you’re just a b.s-ing loser.
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Well, making a joke about someone being dead is always funny and appropriate
Plenty of links right from this site we could throw up.
And none of them would be a link to a regular on this site. Most will be links to trolls who are sent here to post inflammatory things so that the right can then point to this site as a “hate” site.
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The baying of critics on this issue says volumes about their lack of understanding of the importance of diplomacy and indirectly of their support of militant militarism.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pmTundra, you are right that a lot of us said somethings about Falwell’s death, so what? What does any of this have to do with this thread? This is just off topic BS.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:47 pmGood Tundra. I’ll give you that one, but you said there were plenty. “Plenty” means a lot more than one, but that’s a good start. In Falwell’s case, I would remind you that he spent the entire 90’s selling a book and video that accused a sitting President of murder, drug trafficking and treason. And, after we were hit on 9-11, he distinguished himself by saying this:
“I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say ‘you helped [9/11] happen.’”
– Jerry Falwell, September 13, 2001, on The 700 Club
So I understand why people were not sad to see him pass.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:48 pm174,
Poor child. Still it really can’t be all that bad here, can it? You keep coming back. Slappy comes by regularly. Crazy Legs never misses a day (or night). Mark will be back too. Off you go.
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You forgot Mother Theresa, ALBERT SCHWEITZER and MLK. Heh.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pmCrazy Legs says:
Translation: Look, SHINY!
Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:55 pmThe Nobel Committee thought he deserved it.
Seems like the right response is, ‘Congratulations’ KanyeLegs…
Fred, he doesn’t know who those people are.
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Tundra: “And Superman is a comic book hero! Not even a real person.”
Why are people like you so obtuse and obfuscatory. Is it because you really don’t have a lot going on up there or is it because you just enjoy being annoying? It’s got to be one or the other.
Does that answer mean you don’t remember “The Clinton Chronicles” or does it mean you think it’s irrelevant? It’s hard tell.
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And Superman is a comic book hero! Not even a real person.
Yeah, analogies are like children shaving to Conservatives… they try and use them to show how ‘grown up’ they are but they just end up cutting themselves and bleeding all over the place.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:58 pmTundra: “No it wasn’t meant to be Chris Reeves, it was the whole Superman died comic.”
See, folks. We’re dealing with annoying children here. The guy reads comics.
October 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pmDNC response this morning:
“The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists — the Taliban and Hamas this morning — in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize,” wrote DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse. “Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize — an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride — unless of course you are the Republican Party. The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore – it’s an embarrassing label to claim.”
October 9th, 2009 at 1:00 pmI loved Christopher Reeves, it wasn’t intended for him.
Okay. Then the correct analogy is, ‘Doomsday is still alive and kicking.’ or ‘Lex Luthor is still alive and in prison.’
Gene Hackman is alive and kicking?
Gene Hackman played Lex opposite whom?
See why you guys are no good at analogies?
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Hey Tundra, just a reminder. You said there were “plenty” of links. I’ve seen one so far. “Plenty” does not mean “one.”
Or is it just that kids like you can’t help but be hyperbolic.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pmTundra, you’re not getting many votes up but you are getting noticed. Now doesn’t that make you feel better? As Margaret Thatcher once said, “Recognition is a much better tea then approbation.” Off you go.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:01 pmKinda like what bush did to America, eh?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pmFrozen sod, are you on something? Because you’re not making any sense and you evidently think you are making sense. You either forgot your meds or you’ve taken too many of them.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:02 pmCrazy Legs says:
Shiny!
October 9th, 2009 at 1:03 pmPlease stop acting like you understand what is going on. You don’t. You have no solutions and you have proven it.
sucks to be a loser like you eh?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:04 pm“It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore – it’s an embarrassing label to claim.”
Right. Around here, they’ve taken to calling themselves “Libertarians” and maintaining that they never supported Bush. Pretty pathetic. It kind of reminds me of how by the late 70’s you couldn’t find anyone who would admit to having voted for Nixon except hard-line wackos.
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Well gotta go for awhile, but sure has been fun watching all the wing nuts get their undies in a bunch over our President getting the Nobel Peace Prize. Keep having fun with the loons, and I’ll catch ya all later.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pmfrozen sod pretends to be rational but he makes claims and then can’t back them up. equals any troll we’ve ever seen.
I’m telling you the trolls these days are pathetic. It’s just sad that not one of them can carry on a legitimate conversation and make just one valid point. Just one.
Ya’ll keep trying. It’s good entertainment and the college crowd is in awe of just how ignorant you turned out to actually be. heh.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:07 pmSlappy, “turds” and “picnics”? I apologize if I’ve somehow ruined your whole day. Why don’t you go the museum?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:08 pmOK, Tundra. Back in ‘06, some a-hole named “Shamika” said some nasty things about Ford’s death. Very stupid.
Great. So your “plenty” of links has turned into two examples over the last 3 years and I agree with you that it’s in very poor taste to ridicule the dead. Now, do yourself a favor and go look at Free Republic’s discussion in the week following the death of Teddy Kennedy. You might be able to find a few examples of ugliness around here but you and I both know that people like the morons at Free Republic wrote the book on ugly.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:11 pmYou see what I mean? He hates it so much he can’t bear to leave.
And he’ll always come back.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pmThe right is just jealous because the only prize Bush got came from a Cracker Jack box.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:12 pmCrazy person: ““It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore
As opposed to 10% progressive? LOL!”
OK, you really ARE crazy or you’re just plain stupid. Think, young man. The opposite of Republican isn’t “progressive”. It’s “Democrat.” The legitimate comparison would be Republican vs Democrat, not Republican vs. “progressive.”
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Congratulations Mr. President. I hope it serves as a reminder to you and the American people that diplomacy and thoughtful dialog are the way of peace, not threats and intimidation.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:18 pmTundra… I’m only responsible for MY posts.
I ask you to be responsible for yours… it’s that whole ‘personal responsibility’ thing, ya know?
Glad you admit that making a joke about Christopher Reeve would be in bad taste… thank you.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:18 pmFred: “I’m telling you the trolls these days are pathetic. It’s just sad that not one of them can carry on a legitimate conversation and make just one valid point. Just one.”
Well, it’s a dead movement. There is no coherent message anymore. There are no William F. Buckley’s anymore. When I was a kid, I really enjoyed him on Firing Line because he was always challenging intellectually. The intellectual conservatives have retreated out of embarrassment over what neoconservatives did to all their cherished philosophies. They raised taxes on most people, increased the size of government and ran up huge deficits and debt. What the hell are they anyway? Certainly not conservatives. Radical corporatists or something like that. There is no consistent message that resonates with the public or that has any logical foundation.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:19 pmThen why are your talking points right out of thier bulletin?
You seem to be about as familiar with the truth as gw bush.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:22 pmThe legitimate comparison would be Republican vs Democrat, not Republican vs. “progressive.”
Boy, these equivalences are really tough today, huh NinerFan?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:23 pmWhen you’re so used to making false ones it’s probably difficult to understand accurate ones…
Crazy: “You’re not a progressive?”
Irrelevant. The statement was that only 20% would admit to being Repubs. You compared that to those admitting to be “progressive.” The more appropriate facts would be polls looking at the approval of both parties.
Latest CBS/NYT poll: Congressional Democrats – 46% approval
Congressional Republicans – 30% approval. Plus, there are far more registered Dems than Repubs these days or hadn’t you noticed.
As far as your irrelevant question? I’m a liberal Democrat and I’d like to think of myself as a pragmatic progressive. There you go.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:27 pm288 wasn’t clear, NinerFan… I was wondering at CrazyLegs inability to understand an accurate equivalent to ‘Republican’ not yours…
October 9th, 2009 at 1:29 pmbelaccifer lacca: “Boy, these equivalences are really tough today, huh NinerFan?”
Right. Again, I think we’re dealing with children or adults with the minds of children which is probably worse. But, I always feel like if I really am dealing with a kid, he deserves to at least get some information even if he’s going to ignore it or pretend not to notice it.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:30 pmThat is an excellent bit of news. It took me a couple of minutes to grasp it when I first heard it; didn’t think the world was being punked (heard it on NPR) but thought WTF?, isn’t it really kind of early?
And it’s even better for drawing the trolls out, isn’t it? I haven’t looked at this thread yet, but I’ve seen some wheezing and whining and overreaction on a couple of others.
Yay, you go, President Obama…
October 9th, 2009 at 1:31 pmNo worries, belaccifer, I took it that way.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:32 pmIt’s a wonderful “tip of the hat” to America and the direction we’re heading. The Nobel committee made it clear that this year the Peace Prize is thought of as something for a process happening now as opposed to recognition for something that happened in the past as it often is. This is perfectly consistent with things they’ve done in the past.
As far as American conservatives are concerned, they just can’t go a week anymore without stepping on their own private parts. One week they’re cheering because we lost. The next week their complaining because we won. They’ve completely lost it.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:35 pmCrazy Legs says:
Wanna comapre conservative to progressive? ;) 10%!
Since we’re way, way off topic Crazy… can you compare Fox’s argument that they have the first amendment right to lie to a reasonable and honorable position?
They seem diametrically opposed to me and you never did answer when you were Pat Pomeroy… thanks…
October 9th, 2009 at 1:37 pmDo you never tire of making a fool of yourself?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:38 pmCrazy Legs says:
Wanna comapre conservative to progressive? ;) 10%!
Sure Jeffy Bovine, since you got nothing!
Approximately two-thirds of Americans—reaching to 70 percent to 80 percent on some measures—agree with progressive ideas in each of these domestic and global areas
Wanna compare progressive to libertarian? ;) 2%! LOL!
October 9th, 2009 at 1:38 pmCrazy Legs says:
October 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pmYou’re not a fascist?
Crazy Legs says:
October 9th, 2009 at 1:41 pmProject much, patsy?
Crazy Legs says:
No, I would just expect the recipient of a nobel “peace” prize to NOT be sending human geings to die in War. Then again yasir arrafat was a recipient.;)
So then Bush was lying when he claimed we were going there to bring peace? LOL!
Yasser Arafat won along with Yitzhak Rabin and Shimon Peres, who together negotiated the Oslo Peace accords. Yeah, there’s nothing “peaceful” or “big” about that! LOL!
Jeffy, stick to saying stupid one liners. This just makes you look like a red state reject! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:44 pmFor those interested, american progress did a great study on Americans and their values here:
http://www.americanprogress.org/issues/2009/03/pdf/political_ideology.pdf
Turns out most Americans are progressive, they just don’t know it! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:45 pmCongratulations Obama! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:46 pmCrazy Legs says:
Squirrel!!
October 9th, 2009 at 1:46 pmCrazy Legs says:
October 9th, 2009 at 1:47 pmGeorge Bush killed how many people?
@ 2. EnnuiDivine says: For as proud as I am to have Barack Hussein Obama as my President…what the bloody hell. There were more deserving candidates, candidates who have done more for the cause of peace. Morgan Tsvangiari, for one. … October 9th, 2009 at 7:17 am
That’s a point well taken, EnnuiD. I hope that PM Tsvangiari is successful and he survives the delicate attentions of Robert Mugabe and does get the Peace Prize; he’s certainly deserving.
On the other hand, just getting our great nation out of the stupid ditch that Bush drove it into and moving on several diplomatic initiatives that had been hanging, getting our great nation back to the table, and in pretty damned short order is worthy.
@ 5. WaltB says: I’ve got to say I agree with you EnnuiDivine, but it is a great complement to both him and the direction our nation is going in now. My biggest concern is how the wingnuts will spin this and start comparing him to Jimmy Carter, who dispite his many great accomplishments, they believe was far worse than Georgie.
October 9th, 2009 at 7:20 am
I think Jimmy Carter is one of the most seriously underrated modern presidents. He did more than he is given credit for and he did one thing that is persistently ignored; he did NOT take the country to war when he was blindsided by the Iran hostage incident and even better, he didn’t do something stupid after the failure of the hostage rescue mission (although he might have been better advised to have NOT signed off on that – even had the rescue team succeeded in reaching Tehran and the hostages, I don’t think it’s at all clear that they would have gotten back out again).
Thank Gawd we now have George Dubya “Shrub” Boosh, who can in no way be misunderestimated as an ex-President.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:48 pmCrazy Legs says:
You don’t thinks it’s highly ironic that a person sending human beings to die in war wins the nobel “peace” prize?
So republicans lied about this being a mission of international “Peace”? LOL! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pmCrazy Legs says:
FOX News needs the right to lie why?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pmCrazy Legs says:
Push study?
What, you think this study came from Heritage, Cato, Fox or the GOP? Project Much? ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:49 pmCrazy Legs says:
I don’t think your legs are the craziest part of you.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pmCrazy Legs says:
George Bush didn’t get the nobel “peace” prize, rhf. Yassir did. See the difference? Get off the crack.
Because George Bush didn’t negotiate a major peace deal, and went to war with a country that didn’t attack us? Meth heads should stick to humping their dogs… ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:50 pmCrazy Legs says:
The difference is that the Judges awarded Yassir the prize and not W… Why does Fox NEED a ‘right’ to broadcast lies?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pmWho are you calling rhf? I’m rhf.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:51 pmCrazy Legs says:
Do you see how foolish you look, rhf?
Does everyone see how pathetic jeffy bovine the patsy is? No matter how foolish she looks, she ignores the facts and keeps on making a fool of hers! LOL! Gotta love a meth rattled martyr! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:52 pmFred says:
Who are you calling rhf? I’m rhf.
Everyone is “rhf” in the meth addled brain of the stalking jeffy bovine! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:52 pmThanks for admitting that the GOP fascism wasn’t about peace jeffy! That was almost adult of you! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:53 pmCrazy: “Yasser Arafat killed how many people?”
On his worst day, Arafat couldn’t hold a candle to GW Bush.
1 million Iraqis
over 4,000 American soldiers
over 30,000 injured American soldiers
An arc of power for Shiites across the Middle East
All built on lies and distortions. None supported by any evidence or facts of any kind.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:54 pmCrazy Legs says:
No, just you.
You go nothing. Next?
October 9th, 2009 at 1:56 pmCrazy Legs says:
Are getting your numbers from that fat pig that used to be on tv?
Rush isn’t on TV anymore! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pmHey stupid! You don’t get a Nobel Peace Prize for starting a war of choice on false premises.
You don’t get a Peace Prize for sending arms to terrorists in Central America and Iran. You don’t get the Prize for supporting Saddam Hussein.
Bush and Reagan didn’t deserve a Nobel Peace Prize.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pmAlthough Beck has been porking up! Guess he’s like Jeffy Bovine and never heard that gluttony is a sin! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 1:57 pmCrazy Legs says:
NinerFan says:
Are getting your numbers from that fat pig that used to be on tv?
Well, hopefully not from FOX… you know that they argued and won the legal right to broadcast LIES?
Weird.
October 9th, 2009 at 1:58 pmPrizes go to the winners in this world. Obama got the prize – nominations for Nobel Peace closed ten days after his inauguration – because he won the election and closed a particularly terrible chapter in the United States’ relations with the world.
I bet if those complaining lived, worked and organized abroad, as I do, you’d see an ugly chapter definitively closed and a new one opened. Even Hugo Chavez – in his recent UN appearance – while criticizing the “two Obamas” added that “it no longer smells like sulfur here. It smells like hope.”
The problem with so many Americans of right and left is you can’t see yourselves from outside of yourselves. It’s a very insular society in that way. I would encourage more of you to get out of the “house” more!
October 9th, 2009 at 1:59 pmCrazy Legs says:
ninerfan must be using rosie for his “source.”
Thank goodness NinerFan isn’t using FOX!
Did you know that they needed the legal right to knowingly lie?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:00 pmCrazy Legs says:
ninerfan must be using rosie for his “source.”
We thought that’s what you called your hand – but it sounds more like red faced Beck. The guy who said publicly he didn’t need to fact check because his show was “opinion” and not news! LOL! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 2:01 pmCrazy Legs says:
Because he knows obama will let him align himself with a-jad and go nuke.
Yeah, the “communist” is going to align himself with a “right wing fascist” religious nutjob! LOL! No, that sounds more like an alliance Bush would have made – if his NeoCons weren’t so afraid for their motherland! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 2:02 pmCrazy Legs says:
“it no longer smells like sulfur here. It smells like hope.”
Because he knows obama will let him align himself with a-jad and go nuke.
Did you hear that on FOX?
Could be a lie, they have the right to broadcast lies, you know?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pmHave you always been a fascist – Crazy?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:03 pmDo you see how foolish and unamerican you look Crazy? To be so unpatriotic to your country and your commander in chief? Were you always a thankless traitor?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:04 pmCrazy Legs says:
Boy, nothing to say about FOX’s right to lie defense?
I thought you were made of sterner stuff, Pat Pomeroy.
October 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pmCrazy Legs says:
Not a chance.
Of you “getting any”? Nope! Not unless you pay for it like Fascists must! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 2:08 pmCrazy Legs says:
You mean like you and your co-whores rooted against Bush and our soldiers and rooted for the terorists?
You got nothing, so you make crap up to justify your hypocrisy, terrorism and anti-americanism… It’s all you pat!
October 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pmGet a job pat, your “lazy fascism” is boring…
October 9th, 2009 at 2:11 pmJeffy Bovine – pat – thinks everyone is a traitor like she is. Classing Fascist projection… ZZZzz…
October 9th, 2009 at 2:13 pmCrazy Legs says:
Have you always been a fascist like obama, reid and pelosi?
Fascists are right wingers. While Obama and Reid in particular are further to the right than I want – all three would be put to death by a “fascist” like yourself given the chance. And we both know it – my little white power hitler youth! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 2:22 pmThe only people so far condemning this are the Taliban, Hamas and the GOP. You’re in great company with your co-fascists Crazy Legs Pat! LOL! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 2:29 pmTry your luck here, Johnny Dollars Place. Not that you would because we both know you’re a flaming coward…..We’ll see how far your “right to lie” spew get’s ya. ;)
So your answer is no? You have no opinion about their defense?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:31 pm“The Republican Party has thrown in its lot with the terrorists — the Taliban and Hamas this morning — in criticizing the President for receiving the Nobel Peace prize,” wrote DNC Communications Director Brad Woodhouse. “Republicans cheered when America failed to land the Olympics and now they are criticizing the President of the United States for receiving the Nobel Peace prize — an award he did not seek but that is nonetheless an honor in which every American can take great pride — unless of course you are the Republican Party. The 2009 version of the Republican Party has no boundaries, has no shame and has proved that they will put politics above patriotism at every turn. It’s no wonder only 20 percent of Americans admit to being Republicans anymore – it’s an embarrassing label to claim.”
Sums it up nicely!
October 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pmCrazy Legs says:
Try your luck here, Johnny Dollars Place. Not that you would because we both know you’re a flaming coward…..We’ll see how far your “right to lie” spew get’s ya. ;)
No one cares what you think – traitor! Go join the Afghan Taliban where you belong!
October 9th, 2009 at 2:34 pmIt is messed up that Obama, the commander of possibly the most violent empires in history, won a prestigous peace award for doing little more than not being President Bush. This award is a testament to how much damage all the American war-mongerers have done to the world, and how much the world appreciates the new tone coming from our capital. Don’t see how this hurts Obama, though the right wing wants desperately to convince themselves that it does. However the prize itself is diminished in that it can’t be taken back by the commitee, and Obama can use it to claim America is now accepted by the world as peaceful “peacekeepers” (a fallacy thought that turns my stomach). If he was as smart as I thought he was he would accept in honor of of American Service members, he could even draw up some type of service medal to award everyone.
October 9th, 2009 at 2:38 pmCrazy Legs says:
lucifer says:
Coward much? Talk out your ass much?
You won’t answer?
Okay?
October 9th, 2009 at 2:43 pmSeriously… when you were ‘Pat’ you assured me that you had read the pleadings and ‘understood’ how my understanding was flawed… and then you went away.
Coward? That’s funny…
October 9th, 2009 at 2:45 pmCrazy Legs says:
Scared shitless of Johnny Dollar, lucifer?
No, but I see no reason to go to his site… I was talking to YOU on this one… can you answer me?
October 9th, 2009 at 3:08 pmCrazy Legs says:
Project much – Taliban traitor?
October 9th, 2009 at 3:22 pmCrazy Legs says:
Indeed! His whole platform was “Bush is bad!”
LOL! Project much? You’re confused again with Palin’s attacks on “Obama is bad”. Then again, a racist like you has no choice but to side with terrorist groups like Hamas and the Taliban when attacking Obama! ;)
October 9th, 2009 at 3:23 pmWonderful. I may not feel 100% convinced that Obama deserves it, but I’ll say one thing about the Peace Prize.
It does wonders for driving some of the conservatives here nuts.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:31 pmHe just craves attention. You gotta pity the fool.
October 9th, 2009 at 3:31 pmSorry Crazy Legs. I got a little tied up post lunch. So where shall we pick up? Would you like to see if you can muster a walk around the block today? I think you can make it. That hardest step is the one that takes you out the door. After that, they each get a little easier…
October 9th, 2009 at 3:43 pmAh, the wingnut talking heads are melting down and it’s turning into a “cat fight” over who’s “more gay”! LOL!
Joe Scarborough Acting Like A “Neutered, Chickified Moderate” – Rush Limbaugh
Limbaugh Put His “Testicles In A Blind Trust” For Bush – Joe Scarborough
October 9th, 2009 at 3:44 pmLimbaugh just comes out and sides with the enemy: “Something has happened here that we all agree with the Taliban and Iran about and that is he doesn’t deserve the award.”
The domestic american hating terrorists strike again.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:05 pmTracy___5 says:
It’s all about the INTENTIONS rather than the RESULTS….how typically liberal.
It’s all about party first, and hating America and our leader. how typically Republican terrorist.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:33 pmCongratulations to Pres. Obama.He acknowleged that there were others more deserving but he accepted on behalf of the country.He is a class act.His detractors could learn something positive from him.We are lucky to have him as president.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:44 pmThe announcement was “a stunning surprise,” given that much of the agenda remains a work in progress. “Obama took office less than two weeks before the Feb. 1 nomination deadline,” and he was chosen over 204 other finalists.
Not exactly what the Prez needs with the huge decision on the war in Afghanistan looming over his head. Peace or War? War or Peace? In private, it has to be: “thanks for nothing, Oslo”.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:51 pmRush Limbaugh wants Pres. Obama to fail.Now Mr. Limbaugh sides with the Taliban.He is the head of the republican party.Apparently,the party now stands shoulder to shoulder with the Taliban and those who would see us fail.
October 9th, 2009 at 5:51 pmTracy___5 says:
It’s all about the INTENTIONS rather than the RESULTS….how typically liberal.
Just like the WAR on Poverty over the last 44 years. How has that one gone? How many billions in taxpayer money was wasted on that battle?
October 9th, 2009 at 5:53 pmCongratulations, Mr. Obama!
On a related note, I’m trying to remember the last time a Republican won a Nobel….it’s been awhile, hasn’t it? :D
October 9th, 2009 at 6:08 pmTracy… let it go.
Obama had nothing to do with the nomination. Obama had nothing to do with the selection process. You issue is with the Norwegians… take it up with them.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:20 pmObama was humble in accepting the award and even suggested that he didn’t deserve the award, yet he’s still perceived as egotistical?
It’s a political Oscar. Frankly, I don’t know anyone who would turn it down.
Just say it’s an international slap to George W. Bush’s face and let it go. The right-wing pundits will forget about it next week while they attack his health care bill.
October 9th, 2009 at 6:25 pmTracist, I can see you’ve joined the rest of the “classless” GOP in siding with the Taliban and Iran… How “predictable”…
October 9th, 2009 at 6:38 pmTracy___5 says:
If Obama really had any class
Another racist comment. Just go join the Afghan taliban you racist thug…
October 9th, 2009 at 6:39 pmWho really cares what Tracey thinks,except Tracey.Tracey never liked Mr. Obama from the start and no matter what he achieves It will never be enough.Palin sounds like your type of person.
October 9th, 2009 at 9:27 pmPresident Obama has shown remarkable class. It’s an honor to receive the Nobel Peace Prize and it’s something he wasn’t actively pursuing. All the false outrage tells more about those screaming than our President.
Congratulations President Obama.
October 10th, 2009 at 12:48 amPeace prize, huh?
We’re still in Afghanistan.
We’re still in Iraq.
Gitmo’s open for business.
We’re still using rendition.
Not much peace and love going on with that list. Maybe he should have turned the thing down.
October 10th, 2009 at 2:40 pmThank you for your sharing.!
October 14th, 2009 at 9:21 amThe Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 is to be awarded to President Barack Obama. jinekomasti
October 15th, 2009 at 5:04 am