Obama wins the Nobel

[TwinTownBisonFan]

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.

i understand you point cap - and i actually really liked how POTUS handled it (this is a hope for action), but i disagree with your conclusion that it's a justification for the prize.

[AZGrizFan]

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.

using THAT logic, you should be INCREDIBLY respectful of us conks, because we ALWAYS disagree with you.

[Cap'n Cat]

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.

using THAT logic, you should be INCREDIBLY respectful of us conks, because we ALWAYS disagree with you.

Oh, man, that first slap when you come here for the Griz playoff loss is gonna be a sweet one!

[Skjellyfetti]

Hopefully this will cheer up AZGrizfan. I'm worried about him... he seems to be going off the deep end.







That cheer you up, big fella?

[Cap'n Cat]

Hopefully this will cheer up AZGrizfan. I'm worried about him... he seems to be going off the deep end.







That cheer you up, big fella?

I expect that to be either T's or Z's or naive's avatar by sunset!!!

[AZGrizFan]

Hopefully this will cheer up AZGrizfan. I'm worried about him... he seems to be going off the deep end.







That cheer you up, big fella?

Yep. Because that's what the entire world is doing right now-----LOL'ing at Obama and the sheeple that think he's the second coming of Christ.

[Cap'n Cat]

Hopefully this will cheer up AZGrizfan. I'm worried about him... he seems to be going off the deep end.






That cheer you up, big fella?

Yep. Because that's what the entire world is doing right now-----LOL'ing at Obama and the sheeple that think he's the second coming of Christ.

Man, you're one bitter mofo, aintcha?

Come on, Z. Get over it. I'll help you:

[AZGrizFan]

Man, you're one bitter mofo, aintcha?

I may be bitter, Cappy, but the fact that you donks aren't embarrassed, and instead spend your time trying to justify this joke of an award speaks VOLUMES about your common sense, your values, and your true political leanings. And ain't none of it good. You don't want what's best for the country, you just want to say "we won!".

[BlackFalkin]

Second coming of Christ!? You guys sure are taking this hard...

[native]

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.

i understand you point cap - and i actually really liked how POTUS handled it (this is a hope for action), but i disagree with your conclusion that it's a justification for the prize.

I agree with your assessment of Obama's understated acceptance remarks. Well played.

[native]

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.

i understand you point cap - and i actually really liked how POTUS handled it (this is a hope for action), but i disagree with your conclusion that it's a justification for the prize.

I agree with your assessment of Obama's modest and understated acceptance remarks. Well played.

[wkuhillhound]

Man, you're one bitter mofo, aintcha?

I may be bitter, Cappy, but the fact that you donks aren't embarrassed, and instead spend your time trying to justify this joke of an award speaks VOLUMES about your common sense, your values, and your true political leanings. And ain't none of it good. You don't want what's best for the country, you just want to say "we won!".

Is that what you're trying "unsuccessfully" to do now.

[SeattleGriz]

The Nobel is a sham like it's benefactor was.

Nice. Elaborate, Rush.

My organic chemistry professor told me this. Nobel's brother died and some papers thought it was Nobel. Well, they didn't have very nice things to say about Nobel because he invented TNT and was heavily involved with supplying both sides of a war with weapons.

Since he got a real dose of what people really thought of him, he decided to change his reputation by creating the Nobel Peace Prize.

I briefly looked on the internet and of course Wikipedia had it, but we all know that is not exactly a ringing endorsement of fact. Figured if my organic chem professor, who not only taught at a liberal arts college was smart enough to write his own text (Dr Ralph Fessenden) and being a chem professor knew many other professors in the chemistry field, it was safe to assume the story is factual.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... ituaries#N

Alfred Nobel (arms manufacturer and founder of the Nobel Prize): in 1888, the death of his brother Ludvig caused several newspapers to publish obituaries of Alfred in error. A French obituary stated Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead") and that Nobel "became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before".[1] It is sometimes said that Nobel's unhappiness with the obituaries prompted his founding of the Nobel Prize in order to improve his posthumous legacy, though it is not clear whether this is true. (Incidentally, several Nobel Prize winners have also received premature obituaries, including Bertrand Russell, Nelson Mandela and Harold Pinter.) Nobel died in 1896

[D1B]

Nice. Elaborate, Rush.

Sorry to leave you hanging on that rather broad generalization.

My organic chemistry professor told me this. Nobel's brother died and some papers thought it was Nobel. Well, they didn't have very nice things to say about Nobel because he invented TNT and was heavily involved with supplying both sides of a war with weapons.

Since he got a real dose of what people really thought of him, he decided to change his reputation by created the Nobel Peace Prize.

I briefly looked on the internet and of course Wikipedia had it, but we all know that is not exactly a ringing endorsement of fact. Figured if my organic chem professor, who not only taught at a liberal arts college was smart enough to write his own text (Dr Ralph Fessenden) and being a chem professor knew many other professors in the chemistry field, it was safe to assume the story is factual.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... ituaries#N

Alfred Nobel (arms manufacturer and founder of the Nobel Prize): in 1888, the death of his brother Ludvig caused several newspapers to publish obituaries of Alfred in error. A French obituary stated Le marchand de la mort est mort ("The merchant of death is dead") and that Nobel "became rich by finding ways to kill more people faster than ever before".[1] It is sometimes said that Nobel's unhappiness with the obituaries prompted his founding of the Nobel Prize in order to improve his posthumous legacy, though it is not clear whether this is true. (Incidentally, several Nobel Prize winners have also received premature obituaries, including Bertrand Russell, Nelson Mandela and Harold Pinter.) Nobel died in 1896

Jesus Fucking Christ, what an asshat. Like people don't already know this shit and who the fuck cares? It's the most prestigious awards today, and that's all that counts.

Oh, BTW, I found a picture of your organic chem professor:




"Ok class, what element after carbon did Jesus create?"

[Cap'n Cat]

"Ok class, what element after carbon did Jesus create?"

Looks like late 70's Iggy Pop!!

[SeattleGriz]

Sorry to leave you hanging on that rather broad generalization.

My organic chemistry professor told me this. Nobel's brother died and some papers thought it was Nobel. Well, they didn't have very nice things to say about Nobel because he invented TNT and was heavily involved with supplying both sides of a war with weapons.

Since he got a real dose of what people really thought of him, he decided to change his reputation by created the Nobel Peace Prize.

I briefly looked on the internet and of course Wikipedia had it, but we all know that is not exactly a ringing endorsement of fact. Figured if my organic chem professor, who not only taught at a liberal arts college was smart enough to write his own text (Dr Ralph Fessenden) and being a chem professor knew many other professors in the chemistry field, it was safe to assume the story is factual.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_pr ... ituaries#N

Jesus Fucking Christ, what an asshat. Like people don't already know this shit and who the fuck cares? It's the most prestigious awards today, and that's all that counts.

You didn't know shit and you know it.

I should have been more specific in my original statement. In this instance, the Nobel is a sham like its benefactor.

I actually don't find anything wrong with Obama receiving the Nobel. It is a prestigious award to win and only looks good for America and Obama. I can't hate Obama for simply winning an award he had no control over. But I will say it was given to him in a manner in which it was never intended. Talk.

[Cap'n Cat]

Man, you're one bitter mofo, aintcha?

I may be bitter, Cappy, but the fact that you donks aren't embarrassed, and instead spend your time trying to justify this joke of an award speaks VOLUMES about your common sense, your values, and your true political leanings. And ain't none of it good. You don't want what's best for the country, you just want to say "we won!".

Hey, Z, first, calm the fvck down. I'm not saying "we won" or any bullsh*t like that. He didn't ask for the award, but he's going to take it and, hopefully, do more in the way of peace. Again, as myself and TT pointed out, it's a big sigh of relief from the world and hope for the future of peace. It's a motivator. The world wants the US to be positive leaders, not the fvcks we became under Cheny/Bush.

Come on, bud. Ain't the end of the world.

[Hansel]

It's about time-

he should have won it after he wrote his first book about himself

[native]

It's about time-

he should have won it after he wrote his first book about himself

He didn't exactly write it by himself. Williams Ayers helped him. ...yes, the same criminal terrorist Bill Ayers with whom Obama disavowed previous association.

[bench]

Thought some of you guys in this thread might be interested:



EDIT: For the record, people, that was a joke. DO NOT GO TO LEMON PARTY. Much like this thread, you'll find a bunch of old people sucking each other's dicks, but not strictly in the political sense

[TwinTownBisonFan]

lemon party????

[clenz]

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.

What a second, he did all of that by the FEBRUARY 1ST POST MARK DATE FOR ENTRIES? HOLY HELL, WITH THAT KIND OF SPEED HOW THE FUCK HASN'T HE GOTTEN AMERICAN TO BE THE WEALTHIEST, HEALTHIEST, RICHES, MOST DEBT FREE COUNTRY BY NOW?

[native]

...
EDIT: For the record, people, that was a joke. DO NOT GO TO LEMON PARTY. Much like this thread, you'll find a bunch of old people sucking each other's dicks, but not strictly in the political sense

So, now we know where you are REALLY coming from, Bench.

Thanks for the heads up, though! Very courteous of you.

[Skjellyfetti]

What a second, he did all of that by the FEBRUARY 1ST POST MARK DATE FOR ENTRIES? HOLY HELL, WITH THAT KIND OF SPEED HOW THE **** HASN'T HE GOTTEN AMERICAN TO BE THE WEALTHIEST, HEALTHIEST, RICHES, MOST DEBT FREE COUNTRY BY NOW?

You do realize it was voted on this week... right?

[AZGrizFan]

What a second, he did all of that by the FEBRUARY 1ST POST MARK DATE FOR ENTRIES? HOLY HELL, WITH THAT KIND OF SPEED HOW THE **** HASN'T HE GOTTEN AMERICAN TO BE THE WEALTHIEST, HEALTHIEST, RICHES, MOST DEBT FREE COUNTRY BY NOW?

You do realize it was voted on this week... right?

Question: Does the entry (whomever submitted it) have to explain WHY they think he's qualified and what he's done to deserve the Prize, or much like the rest of Obama's career did they just put down that "he's not a Republican"?