Obama wins the Nobel

[Skjellyfetti]

I think it's a shot at Bush as much as anything.

[JMU DJ]

I think its more of a "thank god Bush is gone" type win.

Then shouldn't we as an American people been awarded this medal for not electing McBush? Instead Bo-bama is stealing our thunder!

[slycat]

Its like any awards competition. Its a celebrity contest.

Who the heck knows who wins this prize every year. Its just a way to bring attention to it. And look y'all are all talking about it.

I think its more of a "thank god Bush is gone" type win.

From Obama:

I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments. But rather as an affirmation of American leadership. ... I will accept this award as a call to action

I was right

[OL FU]

Our newest honoree of the Nobel Peace Award just this week refused to meet with the leader of an oppressed people.

Like all US presidents...............

I believe Wildcats was referring to the Dali Lama and I think most other presidents have met with him.


Of course, that was before the Chinese owned us.

[D1B]

Surprise surprise. The eurotrash love him.


This announcement has completely cheapened the award for EVERY person who EVER received it prior to Obama.

WAFJ.

You're pissed Sarah Palin didn't win it.

[AZGrizFan]

Surprise surprise. The eurotrash love him.


This announcement has completely cheapened the award for EVERY person who EVER received it prior to Obama.

WAFJ.

You're pissed Sarah Palin didn't win it.

She's just as qualified as he is.

[Skjellyfetti]

He's done more than talk. Granted, if you disagree with this kind of stuff it may seem like nothing to you.

Stem cell order reversed.
SCHIP passed and signed into law
Ledbetter bill passed and signed into law.
Major Green energy initiatives started.
EPA rules revised to address Climate Change.
Executive order signed to protect large areas from drilling.
Car emission standards revised.
National Science Foundation funding boosted.
Stimulus bill passed
Gitmo closing ordered.
Most CIA secret prisons closed.
Torture banned.
Iraq troop withdrawal ordered.
Afghanistan approach revised.
Direct negotiations with Iran on the way.
Negotiations with Syria in progress.
Disarmament talks with Russia re-started.
Travel restrictions lifted and normalization of relations with Cuba on
the table.
Energy/Climate Change legislation passed the House, soon to be passed
by Senate.
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Children's Health Insurance Reauthorization
Act Small Business Act Temporary Extension
Omnibus Public Lands Management Act
Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act
Weapons Systems Acquisition Reform Act
Credit Card Accountability, Responsibility, and Disclosure (CARD) Act
of 2009
Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act
Hate Crime Bill
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Major extension of unemployment benefits
$3.2 billion to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation
Block Grant Program Restored
the National Endowment for the Arts' funding to its highest level
$6 billion over five years to expand volunteerism in the UnitedStates.
Signatory to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Created Office on Urban Policies.
EPA revises smog regulations to comply with scientific panel
Congressional Ethics Enforcement Commission Act (S. 2259) Transparency
and Integrity in Earmarks Act (S. 2261)
Curtailing Lobbyist Effectiveness through Advance Notification,
Updates, and Posting Act (The CLEAN UP Act) (S. 2179)
Destroying Surplus and Unguarded Conventional Weapons
Violence Against Women Act (S. 1197)
Greater Funding for Veterans Health Care
Expanding the State Children?s Health Insurance Program Increased
Funding for Public Education
Early Head Start Funding for Children
Expansion of the Earned Income Tax Credit Increasing the First-Time
Home Buyer Tax Credit
Tax Credits For College Students
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
Financial Support for Renewable Energy Companies
Electric Grid Infrastructure Package
Plus a tax cut for the middle class


Whether he deserves a Nobel Peace prize or not, I do not know... nor, do I really care.

Here's the reason he was given one: "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."

So, you can argue whether he has done that or not. I think he has.

[AZGrizFan]

What a nice, fancy list. Not a single "accomplshment" on the list. A lot of talk, a lot of "non-peace" related stuff....a lot of stuff that hasn't happened yet, or we won't actually know the RESULTS of for years, even decades.

Admit it; The Nobel Peace Prize has become JUST like American Idol.

[spelunker]

So the Norske's have inducted Karl Rove into the Scandinavian Hall of Fame, and nominated Pres Obama for the NPP. Quite a contrast there...

[slycat]

What a nice, fancy list. Not a single "accomplshment" on the list. A lot of talk, a lot of "non-peace" related stuff....a lot of stuff that hasn't happened yet, or we won't actually know the RESULTS of for years, even decades.

Admit it; The Nobel Peace Prize has become JUST like American Idol.

I agree with the last part but the things listed above don't happen overnight.

[Skjellyfetti]

Admit it; The Nobel Peace Prize has become JUST like American Idol.

Then why do you care about it so much? Did you post this much when Sanjayah didn't win American Idol?

[AZGrizFan]

Admit it; The Nobel Peace Prize has become JUST like American Idol.

Then why do you care about it so much? Did you post this much when Sanjayah didn't win American Idol?

As I stated earlier, because this cheapens all the previous winners (or cheapens it MORE, as AlGore actually began the downward slide) like Mother Theresa, etc.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

I'm late to this... but my

I'm a big supporter of Obama... but

this is like giving Dakota Fanning a lifetime achievement award...

[BlueHen86]

You're pissed Sarah Palin didn't win it.

She's just as qualified as he is.

For a Nobel Piece prize maybe.

[AZGrizFan]

I'm late to this... but my :2cents:

I'm a big supporter of Obama... but

this is like giving Dakota Fanning a lifetime achievement award...

I always knew you were a sensible donk.

[ASUG8]

I'm late to this... but my

I'm a big supporter of Obama... but

this is like giving Dakota Fanning a lifetime achievement award...

TTBF and I agree Red letter day, brother.......

[native]

What a nice, fancy list. Not a single "accomplshment" on the list. A lot of talk, a lot of "non-peace" related stuff....a lot of stuff that hasn't happened yet, or we won't actually know the RESULTS of for years, even decades.

Admit it; The Nobel Peace Prize has become JUST like American Idol.

Skelly's list was typical of lib partisan political talking points. All hat and no cattle.

[native]

I'm late to this... but my

I'm a big supporter of Obama... but

this is like giving Dakota Fanning a lifetime achievement award...

Welcome back.

[Cap'n Cat]

Hey, let me end this bullsh*t right now.

Obama is God.

No get back to work, you Internet-playin', employer-cheatin'-ass Conk dorks!

[AZGrizFan]

Hey, let me end this bullsh*t right now.

Obama is God.

No get back to work, you Internet-playin', employer-cheatin'-ass Conk dorks!

Translation:

OH FUCK, TWINTOWNBISONFAN AGREES WITH THE CONKS? NOW WE'RE FUCKED! IF TTBF DOESN'T AGREE WITH US, WE'VE GO NOONE INTELLIGENT TO ARGUE OUR POSITION! I'D BETTER SHUT THIS DAMNED THREAD DOWN BEFORE THE CONKS COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AND REVEAL US FOR THE SHAM WE ARE!

[Cap'n Cat]

Hey, let me end this bullsh*t right now.

Obama is God.

No get back to work, you Internet-playin', employer-cheatin'-ass Conk dorks!

Translation:

OH FUCK, TWINTOWNBISONFAN AGREES WITH THE CONKS? NOW WE'RE FUCKED! IF TTBF DOESN'T AGREE WITH US, WE'VE GO NOONE INTELLIGENT TO ARGUE OUR POSITION! I'D BETTER SHUT THIS DAMNED THREAD DOWN BEFORE THE CONKS COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AND REVEAL US FOR THE SHAM WE ARE!

Ahem, nice whiff, Brother Z.

The esteemed TT is free to agree and disagree with anyone he chooses at any time he chooses. Therein lies the difference between the CS Progressive Bloc for Decency and Respect and the CS Conk Cabal of Intolerant Fvcks.

Yours,

Cap'n Cat
Director Emeritus
CS Progressive Bloc for Decency and Respect

[ChetSteadman]

Cap'n Cat
Director Emeritus
CS Progressive Bloc for Decency and Respect

This is likely the first time the word decency has been used as an adjective for the Cap'n!

[wkuhillhound]

Translation:

OH ****, TWINTOWNBISONFAN AGREES WITH THE CONKS? NOW WE'RE ****! IF TTBF DOESN'T AGREE WITH US, WE'VE GO NOONE INTELLIGENT TO ARGUE OUR POSITION! I'D BETTER SHUT THIS DAMNED THREAD DOWN BEFORE THE CONKS COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AND REVEAL US FOR THE SHAM WE ARE!

Ahem, nice whiff, Brother Z.

The esteemed TT is free to agree and disagree with anyone he chooses at any time he chooses. Therein lies the difference between the CS Progressive Bloc for Decency and Respect and the CS Conk Cabal of Intolerant Fvcks.

Yours,

Cap'n Cat
Director Emeritus
CS Progressive Bloc for Decency and Respect

Absolutely priceless.

[TwinTownBisonFan]

Hey, let me end this bullsh*t right now.

Obama is God.

No get back to work, you Internet-playin', employer-cheatin'-ass Conk dorks!

Translation:

OH FUCK, TWINTOWNBISONFAN AGREES WITH THE CONKS? NOW WE'RE FUCKED! IF TTBF DOESN'T AGREE WITH US, WE'VE GO NOONE INTELLIGENT TO ARGUE OUR POSITION! I'D BETTER SHUT THIS DAMNED THREAD DOWN BEFORE THE CONKS COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AND REVEAL US FOR THE SHAM WE ARE!

never said i agreed with 99% of the filth spewed in this thread... i think when all is said and done he may well deserve one... i feel about this the way i feel about those who want Joe Mauer in the hall of fame... he aint earned it yet... but likely will someday...

my take on it - it's a gigantic fuck you to the Bush years... as if we needed another one. it's a sigh of relief from a beleaguered world... that said... too soon.

[Cap'n Cat]

Translation:

OH FUCK, TWINTOWNBISONFAN AGREES WITH THE CONKS? NOW WE'RE FUCKED! IF TTBF DOESN'T AGREE WITH US, WE'VE GO NOONE INTELLIGENT TO ARGUE OUR POSITION! I'D BETTER SHUT THIS DAMNED THREAD DOWN BEFORE THE CONKS COMPLETELY TAKE OVER AND REVEAL US FOR THE SHAM WE ARE!

never said i agreed with 99% of the filth spewed in this thread... i think when all is said and done he may well deserve one... i feel about this the way i feel about those who want Joe Mauer in the hall of fame... he aint earned it yet... but likely will someday...

my take on it - it's a gigantic fuck you to the Bush years... as if we needed another one. it's a sigh of relief from a beleaguered world... that said... too soon.

Zackly my point in my other thread, boys!


And it's not too soon. It's a motivator for the guy to continue his efforts, TT.