Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[Lorizael]

Hi, have you met me?



If you want to ban me then feel free.

*shrug* That seems like a silly choice, but it's yours to make.

[Imran Siddiqui]

Two reactions I had to this: WTF?!! and LMAO!!

My friend (a massive liberal) texted me and said if disliking Bush is the only qualification to get a Nobel Peace Prize, maybe I should nominate myself next time.

[Drake Tungsten]

Insane.

QFT. Still better than Arafat, though...

[Ben Kenobi]

Yes, he's better than Arafat.

I'm glad to see that you don't have to do anything to win the prize...

[Drake Tungsten]

I still don't believe this is for real. I'm going to go back to sleep and hopefully everything will be back to normal when I wake up...

[MRT144]

This is ridiculous. Perhaps AFTER he has managed to end the bloodshed in Iraq and Afghanistan in a couple of years he might be a good candidate.

How many bombs will this peace-laureate send over in the next four years?

The Nobel peace prize is a farce.

I said this yesterday on Civfanatics. It was awesome to read the news today.

[Riesstiu IV]

Very few US presidents of the past fifty years are worthy of a peace prize. Maybe they should create a prize for stirring bull**** around the world through proxy wars, direct military intervention, and supporting despotic third world governments who help their interests. I'm sure a lot of presidents would be eligible for that prize.

[Lord Avalon]

This prize is just in time for Obama to send 60,000 add'l troops to Afghanistan.

si vis pacem, para bellum.

[Traianvs]

This is obviously pretty absurd (meaning that it's in line with a large portion of Peace prizes), but I look forward to seeing the right go bat**** over this.

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[The Mad Monk]

So far the response I've seen (from Rush and Beck, mainly) is firmly in line with Imran's.

In short,

[Kuciwalker]

Obama's speech:

I am both surprised and deeply humbled by the decision of the Nobel Committee. Let me be clear: I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations.

To be honest, I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who've been honored by this prize -- men and women who've inspired me and inspired the entire world through their courageous pursuit of peace.

But I also know that this prize reflects the kind of world that those men and women, and all Americans, want to build -- a world that gives life to the promise of our founding documents. And I know that throughout history, the Nobel Peace Prize has not just been used to honor specific achievement; it's also been used as a means to give momentum to a set of causes. And that is why I will accept this award as a call to action -- a call for all nations to confront the common challenges of the 21st century.

Very impressive. He managed to thread the needle between rejecting the prize and being an arrogant ass. He just disarmed any legitimate criticism he could get for accepting the prize.

[Ben Kenobi]

Nine days, from his inaugeration to presidency to when his nomination was submitted. Nobel prize submissions have to be in by the 1st of February.



Man, when can I expect to get the nobel prize?

[Jon Miller]

My roommate said he would try to nominate me for next year.

JM

[Jon Miller]

Good speech though, and in all honesty worse people have been given it.

I just hope that there is a valid reason to in 8 years, and don't see why they couldn't wait (unless there isn't anyone more deserving this time).

JM

[rah]

Yes, I too hope he earns it some day. With something concrete anyway.