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Obama is simply devaluing the Presidential Medal of Freeedom award. Akin to what Stockholm did for the Nobel Peace Prize.
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"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy Carter -
Yeah, because it wasn't already devalued when Bush gave it to Tony Blair.Comment
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It's always been a bit of an "I Love You" to favored foreign leaders. Let's not pretend otherwise.
In the meantime, the Nobel Peace Prize has been pathetically stupid since they gave it to Henry Kissinger. Giving it to Yasir Arafat was the final nail in its coffin. At this point I think receiving it is more of an insult than an award. How fitting that they also gave it to Al Gore and Barack Obama.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Don't worry, HC, someday you'll grow up and have interesting opinions.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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You're all grown up and still don't have any, as evidenced by that last post.If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Ah yes, the venerable "I know you are but what am I?" defense. Very good.Click here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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You don't even have anything to say.
All you do is throw insults around. At least I supplement that with opinions every once in a while. 
Anyway, you're on the ignore list until someone quotes you saying something useful
If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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Insults are more interesting that "LOL I have a cynical view of politicians"Comment
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Since that's what this entire thread is about, does that really seem like a legitimate complaint to you?If there is no sound in space, how come you can hear the lasers?
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I wasn't falling asleep until you showed up
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Unfortunately for you, the admins won't let you ignore me.Originally posted by Hauldren Collider View PostAnyway, you're on the ignore list until someone quotes you saying something usefulClick here if you're having trouble sleeping.
"We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones." - François de La RochefoucauldComment
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So many options here. Was it devalued due to:Originally posted by gribbler View Post
a) The stature of the donor
b) The stature of the recipeint
c) The stature of the US as a nation
d) The insignificance of the UK
e) all of the above"Just puttin on the foil" - Jeff Hanson
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.” - Jimmy CarterComment
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I would think the recipient, just like with the award given to Merkel.Comment
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giving awards to people who the history will regard as manipulating destroyers, weakens the award in the long run, so in that respect Merkel is just a casual error which will be forgotten as soon as she disappears from the scene, while Blair is more of a permanent stain on the award.Socrates: "Good is That at which all things aim, If one knows what the good is, one will always do what is good." Brian: "Romanes eunt domus"
GW 2013: "and juistin bieber is gay with me and we have 10 kids we live in u.s.a in the white house with obama"Comment
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