Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

[Blaaraud]

Maybe Obama is elected because the lack of decent other candidates.

I don't feel that Obama deserved the trophy, but I can't think about a name of some else either. Do you?

Take a look at the other candidates.

[Freivoron]

'Asked why the prize had been awarded to Mr Obama less than a year after he took office, Nobel Committee head Thorbjoern Jagland said: "It was because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve". '

So, it seems the Nobel Peace Prize is being handed out for "good" intentions nowadays.

Actions speak louder than words, and Obama has yet to act!

[Hairless Kitten II]

The other thread should come to here

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

What you got against kool-aid you commie.

SUGAR!

Crystal Lite FTW!

Add some rum to it... and you get...

Drunk?

You get limoncello. Very good.

[FreeSatania]

So, what exactly has Obama done that makes him 'deserve' it more than, say, Morgan Tsvangirai? The latter being someone who actually puts his own life on the line to try and work for peace?

It just confirms what I have been saying for years, the Nobel prize committee is a bunch of leftists promoting leftist politics. Oh, and to some folks here, no they are not anti-USA, they are pro-leftist.

Out of curiosity, do you think Henry Kissinger or Yasser Arafat were leftists as well?

Well, Arafat was, of course. He was supported (at times directly) by the Soviet Union. And since Israel's rattle-snake-like self-defense is perceived as extreme militarism by the left, anyone opposing Israel scores brownie points with post-soviet-union left. Yes, I know that the prize was also given to Rabin, but only because he made a move which was nearly suicidal for Israel.

Let me guess: Since you call yourself a righty, you consider everything you disagree with to be leftist?

You know calling Arafat a leftist is where the whole idea that there are only two ideas in the world right and left breaks down entirely.

Only if you allow the left to get away with claiming that they are pacifists.

Leftists are progressives. That is the original definition of the term. That should still be the definition of the term.

I prefer to use the term left to refer to the side of my desk where my coffee cup is located and my mouse is not located.

[Obama Jugen III]

Hmm... if Obama refuses the prize on the grounds that he hasn't done enough to earn it yet, I wonder what the political implications of that would be among his supporters and critics.

If Obama accepts it, I believe many of his supporters will be disappointed and, almost universally, his critics will hoot triumphantly about the gall he's shown in accepting the prize.

If Obama doesn't accept it, I believe many of his supporters will be mollified and, almost universally, his critics will hoot triumphantly about the weakness he's shown in not accepting the prize.

This.

Can't anyone just be happy for the man? There's no pleasing you, is there?

As an immigrant, I can testify to the way Obama's election galvanized people all over the world. It was truly beautiful to see so many different peoples come together to back this one man, an American president no less- we all know how the international community feels about U.S. presidents

I think those are grounds for receiving the award.

Oh, and stop playing the race card, NSG. You're very bad at it.

The US was created as a refuge from the of the rest of the world. We reluctantly acquiesced to helping the rest of the world adapt our ideals during WWI. And now we are somehow responsible for what the world thinks of us? Fulfilling the wishes of the world is a step down for the US.

[New Mitanni]

I didn't say anything about being an extremist. I just questioned your categorization of Arafat and the USSR as being leftist. That seems fairly absurd, and I assumed you were the typical kool-aid drinking American "Conservative" because of it.

How silly of anyone to characterize the USSR as "leftist". Everyone in Western Europe knows the USSR was a reactionary rightist regime.

You don't really expect to be taken seriously, do you?

[Peepelonia]

Leftists are progressives. That is the original definition of the term. That should still be the definition of the term.

Heh yeah and the I suppose we shouldn't really call modern R&B, R&B?

[Hairless Kitten II]

I'll ask Monday a pay raise. I'll promise that I'll be more creative next year.

[Brutland and Norden]

I'll ask Monday a pay raise. I'll promise that I'll be more creative next year.

Who is this Monday?

[FreeSatania]

What you got against kool-aid you commie.

SUGAR!

Crystal Lite FTW!

Add some rum to it... and you get...

Drunk?

You get limoncello. Very good.

I'll let you get away with your bourgeois mixed drinks this time Nanatsu.

[Obama Jugen III]

So, what exactly has Obama done that makes him 'deserve' it more than, say, Morgan Tsvangirai? The latter being someone who actually puts his own life on the line to try and work for peace?

It just confirms what I have been saying for years, the Nobel prize committee is a bunch of leftists promoting leftist politics. Oh, and to some folks here, no they are not anti-USA, they are pro-leftist.

Out of curiosity, do you think Henry Kissinger or Yasser Arafat were leftists as well?

Well, Arafat was, of course. He was supported (at times directly) by the Soviet Union. And since Israel's rattle-snake-like self-defense is perceived as extreme militarism by the left, anyone opposing Israel scores brownie points with post-soviet-union left. Yes, I know that the prize was also given to Rabin, but only because he made a move which was nearly suicidal for Israel.

Let me guess: Since you call yourself a righty, you consider everything you disagree with to be leftist?

You know calling Arafat a leftist is where the whole idea that there are only two ideas in the world right and left breaks down entirely.

Only if you allow the left to get away with claiming that they are pacifists.

Leftists are progressives. That is the original definition of the term. That should still be the definition of the term.

I prefer to use the term left to refer to the side of my desk where my coffee cup is located and my mouse is not located.

Actually that definition has been re-adapted only recently and it's incredibly inappropriate. The left ideology is against progress. How they conned the world into calling them progressive all of a sudden is beyond me.

[Vittos Ordination]

I didn't say anything about being an extremist. I just questioned your categorization of Arafat and the USSR as being leftist. That seems fairly absurd, and I assumed you were the typical kool-aid drinking American "Conservative" because of it.

How silly of anyone to characterize the USSR as "leftist". Everyone in Western Europe knows the USSR was a reactionary rightist regime.

You don't really expect to be taken seriously, do you?

Name one thing remotely leftist that the Soviet Union inacted in its last 60 years of existence.

[Nanatsu no Tsuki]

I'll ask Monday a pay raise. I'll promise that I'll be more creative next year.

Who is this Monday?

One of the Adams family members, like Wednesday. Didn't you know?

[Obama Jugen III]

I didn't say anything about being an extremist. I just questioned your categorization of Arafat and the USSR as being leftist. That seems fairly absurd, and I assumed you were the typical kool-aid drinking American "Conservative" because of it.

How silly of anyone to characterize the USSR as "leftist". Everyone in Western Europe knows the USSR was a reactionary rightist regime.

You don't really expect to be taken seriously, do you?

I keep forgetting that it's the upside-down day today. So USSR was rightist. Then regulation-free anarcho-capitlists are the leftists? This is gonna get confusing very fast.

[New Mitanni]

As an immigrant, I can testify to the way Obama's election galvanized people all over the world.

He's galvanized people, alright. Tea Parties and the 912 March in particular.

It was truly beautiful to see so many different peoples come together to back this one man, an American president no less- we all know how the international community feels about U.S. presidents

Yeah, they love U.S. Presidents (and Vice-Presidents) who trash their own country and kowtow to decadent Euro-wimps.

I think those are grounds for receiving the award.

That must've been it. It couldn't have been B-HO's record of accomplishment, considering that nominations for the NPP closed on February 1, 2009, less than two weeks after the Dark Lord assumed the throne.

I repeat: the NPP is now a joke. Not to mention an insult to the 48% of voters in this country who didn't drink the Obamunist Kool-Aid last November.

[Vittos Ordination]

So, what exactly has Obama done that makes him 'deserve' it more than, say, Morgan Tsvangirai? The latter being someone who actually puts his own life on the line to try and work for peace?

It just confirms what I have been saying for years, the Nobel prize committee is a bunch of leftists promoting leftist politics. Oh, and to some folks here, no they are not anti-USA, they are pro-leftist.

Out of curiosity, do you think Henry Kissinger or Yasser Arafat were leftists as well?

Well, Arafat was, of course. He was supported (at times directly) by the Soviet Union. And since Israel's rattle-snake-like self-defense is perceived as extreme militarism by the left, anyone opposing Israel scores brownie points with post-soviet-union left. Yes, I know that the prize was also given to Rabin, but only because he made a move which was nearly suicidal for Israel.

Let me guess: Since you call yourself a righty, you consider everything you disagree with to be leftist?

You know calling Arafat a leftist is where the whole idea that there are only two ideas in the world right and left breaks down entirely.

Only if you allow the left to get away with claiming that they are pacifists.

Leftists are progressives. That is the original definition of the term. That should still be the definition of the term.

I prefer to use the term left to refer to the side of my desk where my coffee cup is located and my mouse is not located.

Actually that definition has been re-adapted only recently and it's incredibly inappropriate. The left ideology is against progress. How they conned the world into calling them progressive all of a sudden is beyond me.

People get new titles when their positions change, not the other way around.

[Peepelonia]

Actually that definition has been re-adapted only recently and it's incredibly inappropriate. The left ideology is against progress. How they conned the world into calling them progressive all of a sudden is beyond me.

Hahah what rubbish! I don't know how things are in other parts of the word but I can assure you that here in the UK, the left ideology is progressive.

[Obama Jugen III]

I'll ask Monday a pay raise. I'll promise that I'll be more creative next year.

Who is this Monday?

One of the Adams family members, like Wednesday. Didn't you know?

He said pay raise.
Edit: oh, it was a she... still it was pay raise.

[Bears Armed]

If it ever came out that his intention is to lead based on the priorities established by foreign interests (which on occasion happen to be in direct conflict with the US interests), he would, in essence, confess to treason.

Hahah and I thought you said you were clever?

And it's still true. Derision is... meh... generally reminds me of my students who sneaker to cover up the fact that they have no clue as to what's going on in class.

= "snicker"?

[Obama Jugen III]

Actually that definition has been re-adapted only recently and it's incredibly inappropriate. The left ideology is against progress. How they conned the world into calling them progressive all of a sudden is beyond me.

Hahah what rubbish! I don't know how things are in other parts of the word but I can assure you that here in the UK, the left ideology is progressive.

So left is pro-free-trade free-market let-technology-solve-problems-and-keep-government-out-of-the-way in UK? Cause you know.. those things stay in the way of progress.

[Lunatic Goofballs]

*steals dirty socks and does unspeakable things to them*

[Vittos Ordination]

I didn't say anything about being an extremist. I just questioned your categorization of Arafat and the USSR as being leftist. That seems fairly absurd, and I assumed you were the typical kool-aid drinking American "Conservative" because of it.

How silly of anyone to characterize the USSR as "leftist". Everyone in Western Europe knows the USSR was a reactionary rightist regime.

You don't really expect to be taken seriously, do you?

I keep forgetting that it's the upside-down day today. So USSR was rightist. Then regulation-free anarcho-capitlists are the leftists? This is gonna get confusing very fast.

I am a free-market regulation-free anarchist and I am a leftist.

It is not my fault that people cannot differentiate between means and ends.

[Obama Jugen III]

If it ever came out that his intention is to lead based on the priorities established by foreign interests (which on occasion happen to be in direct conflict with the US interests), he would, in essence, confess to treason.

Hahah and I thought you said you were clever?

And it's still true. Derision is... meh... generally reminds me of my students who sneaker to cover up the fact that they have no clue as to what's going on in class.

= "snicker"?

yep.

[Tiesabre]

I love how some people are treating this like Obama gave the Nobel Peace Prize to himself.

Now as much I as like Obama myself, even I'd did the proverbial double take when I heard that.