October 9, 200916 yr (Haven't read story yet) Seems rather odd. I mean, Isn't usually the President/PM/King/Queen/Overlord's etc usual way of establishing piece with other and their countries etc etc. :blink: Popoto.~<3
October 9, 200916 yr I mean, Isn't usually the President/PM/King/Queen/Overlord's etc usual way of establishing piece with other and their countries etc etc. :blink:Yea, I'm blinking, too. Except mostly at what this is supposed to mean. Command the Murderous Chalices! Drink ye harpooners! drink and swear, ye men that man the deathful whaleboat's bow- Death to Moby Dick!BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD! SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE!
October 9, 200916 yr It's interesting that he beat out 172 other nominees simply for being more diplomatic than them. CNN.com has an interesting article that can be found here: http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/09/nobel.peace.prize/index.html Perhaps it's all a bit more political than peaceful..? And good job for him, as the winners receive about $1.4M in prize money :ohnoes:
October 9, 200916 yr Both of your links are mucked up.. Google SearchArticle [url=http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=obama+wins+nobel+peace+prize]Google Search[/url] [url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize-20091009-gqp0.html]Article[/url]There you go. Hrm, I don't really know what he's done so far but they really should explain in depth why he got the Nobel Peace Prize.Obama was honoured ''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,'' the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland said on Friday.How'd he do this? :S 8,180WONGTONG IS THE BEST AND IS MORE SUPERIOR THAN ME#1 Wongtong stalker.Im looking for some No Limit soldiers!
October 9, 200916 yr Isn't America in a war at the moment? I don't know, surely someone out there is more peaceful than Obama. ^Sir Jem 05-The Bunny Drinking Blog?^ Click it!
October 9, 200916 yr Hrm, I don't really know what he's done so far but they really should explain in depth why he got the Nobel Peace Prize.Obama was honoured ''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,'' the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland said on Friday.How'd he do this? :SThat's what I was trying to say >.< Basically isn't that what most PM's and Presidents etc usually aim to do? Popoto.~<3
October 9, 200916 yr Both of your links are mucked up.. Google SearchArticle [url=http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=obama+wins+nobel+peace+prize]Google Search[/url] [url=http://www.smh.com.au/world/obama-wins-nobel-peace-prize-20091009-gqp0.html]Article[/url]There you go. Hrm, I don't really know what he's done so far but they really should explain in depth why he got the Nobel Peace Prize.Obama was honoured ''for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,'' the head of the Norwegian Nobel Committee Thorbjoern Jagland said on Friday.How'd he do this? :S With change? :S
October 9, 200916 yr I like Obama and all, but he's not really done all that much to deserve it yet has he? :blink: I edit for the [Tip.It Times]. I rarely write in [My Blog]. I am an [Ex-Moderator].
October 9, 200916 yr Nobel Peace Prize means absolutely nothing to me. La lune ne garde aucune rancune.
October 9, 200916 yr This coming from the guy who practically mouthed "BS" when Rio got the Olympics? Who is actually strengthening military efforts around the globe? Who's administration's only real foreign policy victory was the "negotiation" for those two girls from North Korea that Bill Clinton achieved (and therefore is deserving of the award) but which is moot anyways since it was Kim's attempt just to grab attention for a few moments? My heart is broken by the terrible loss I have sustained in my old friends and companions and my poor soldiers. Believe me, nothing except a battle lost can be half so melancholy as a battle won. -Sir Arthur Wellesley
October 9, 200916 yr Yeah, I don't really get it at all. Oh well, I never cared that much about that prize. This just proves it's really all political. catch it now so you can like it before it went so mainstream
October 9, 200916 yr I am really disappointed with my fellow Norwegian, Torbjørn Jagland... Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Full article OK, he's better than Bush, but I don't think that qualifies for a price. If so, where's mine? Filesharer.org - Upload your mugshot to support The Pirate Bay!
October 9, 200916 yr It's interesting that he beat out 172 other nominees simply for being more diplomatic than them. In my eyes Obama if someone deserved that Nobel. * Deciding to reject the missile shield plan improved the security in Europe, Russia and USA. If it had been installed, we could have expect major issues, such as increasing nuclear arming, possibly more trigger happy first strike policy, major investment in attacking policy (nuclear weapons, strenghtening already huge armies, etc) and possibly Russia's strike (most likely bigger political influence, economical warfare and/or possibly using the "energy gun" aka either not providing energy or rising the prices a lot) on eastern Europe's countries.* Doing his best to fight for human rights. Closing down Guantanamo bay for example shows it, even though it can't be closed in the expected time. That brought USA a lot closer to the international regulations and actually made them obey the Geneva conventions on prisoners of war.* Changing the USA's doctrine from strength policy (=war, military intervention, support to rebel/guerilla troops, etc) into diplomacy. Alright, we could argue that currently USA can't use military force against certain enemies (Iran, NK, etc) due their economical situation and wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. However that doesn't change the fact that this kind of policy decrease the arming in many places while Bush's preemptive war/strike policy increased it. If you ask me, Obama was the only real candidate here. His policy affects positively to the whole world's situation, unlike with many other candidates'. This also should boost the acceptance of the policy in his own country and gives a clear sign to many countries that his diplomacy should be taken seriously. Giving it now to him is worth a lot more for the peace than giving it to him in 2015 for example. I'd rather die for what I believe in than live for anything else.Name Removed by Administrator ~Turtlefemm
October 9, 200916 yr Author I think I deserve I Nobel Prize in the field of medicine. I discovered the occaisonal burning sensation when I urinate is caused by dehydration. Hey, look. I've cured millions of people from Gonorrhea, Clamidia and most types of genital herpes. Hip Hip Hooray !!! EDIT: FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW, FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW FOR HE'S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW (PAUSE), AND SO SAY ALL OF US AND SO SAY ALL OF US, AND SO SAY ALL OF US.
October 9, 200916 yr It's a bit daft to give him the Peace prize when he has still to achieve anything internationally, he's taken good first steps but that's not anything to write home about. It's an annoying distraction from the real issues, hopefully he'll do well and deserve it one day but right now he hasn't done anything to earn it. He who learns must suffer, and, even in our sleep, pain that cannot forget falls drop by drop upon the heart,and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the awful grace of God. - Aeschylus (525 BC - 456 BC)
October 9, 200916 yr as much as I like the man this makes a total mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize. A friend to all is a friend to none.
October 9, 200916 yr as much as I like the man this makes a total mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize.This. Unbelievable. Twitter ||| Google+ ||| Facebook ||| LinkedIn ||| My very interesting weblog about science
October 9, 200916 yr Author as much as I like the man this makes a total mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize.This. Unbelievable. It's even worse than the incident where Arafat won the Peace Prize.
October 9, 200916 yr as much as I like the man this makes a total mockery of the Nobel Peace Prize.This. Unbelievable. I'm in agreement. I really don't see how he won it over everyone else. Or at least too soon. Don't get me wrong, I think he's a good president.
October 9, 200916 yr I'm happy for him, and certainly glad of some of the things he's done to help make the world a better place. However, the prematurity of this award is ridiculous. He hadn't even held office for a month at the time of the nominations, and the only thing he had done by then was announce the plan to close Guantanamo. I'd much prefer if he received this post presidency, after he'd actually done something noteworthy. "It's not a rest for me, it's a rest for the weights." - Dom Mazzetti
October 9, 200916 yr I read this on a facebook status first, went to CNN to read the article, and was like, wait, what? I like Obama, I think he's got a real good head on his shoulders, but really? Nothing sticks out in my mind of what he's done to earn this. To me it just degrades the value of the Nobel Peace Prize. This calls for a meme: Yo Barrack, I'm really happy for you, and I'mma let you finish, but Martin Luther King, Jr. was one of the best Nobel Peace Prize Laureates of all time! OF ALL TIME! I can't believe I just did that....
October 9, 200916 yr I think this makes a mockery of what the Nobel peace prize started off as, and is now political rather than something earned by achievement. I don't get how you can win the Nobel peace prize, when you run a country that is involved in two wars? Want to be my friend? Look under my name to the left<<< and click the 'Add as friend' button!Big thanks to Stevepole for the signature!^
October 9, 200916 yr I guess we're going to have to wait on the staged event that makes Obama look like a ghandi 2.0. Fun times ahead.
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