Barry as been awarded the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

[Sofiyya 1,687]

He was nominated after only two weeks in office. The panel granted him the award for his attempts at outreach to the Muslim world and for attempts are stemming nuclear proliferation.

With that reasoning, the TOTUS also deserves the award because the only thing Barry has done is TALK about stuff. He has accomplished nothing and that doesn't even rise to the criteria that Alfred Nobel set requiring demonstrable results.

204 other far more deserving nominees must have just realized that the prixe has fallen even further than it did when awarded to Al Gore for hot air.

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

[GabiandVi 34]

It does seem a bit political rather than deserving.

[rebeccajo 14]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

My standards are higher than yours or the folks with Nobel, so sue me.

[Ban Hammer 13,334]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

surely you have more insight to offer than that!

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

surely you have more insight to offer than that!

Vacuous thought is quite appropo to the topic

[rebeccajo 14]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

surely you have more insight to offer than that!

Not really. It's Friday morning and the end of the work week. Seems silly to get wound up enough about this to call it "lowering of standards across the globe". If you're that gloomy, get your meds refilled.

Sheesh.

[NickD 202]

Another sign of the lowering of standards across the globe.

You could always jump off, you know.

surely you have more insight to offer than that!

Vacuous thought is quite appropo to the topic

Can only wonder if one can get a Nobel prize for a couple of bucks. Money still talks, and talks loud.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

The prize was given for appeasement diplomacy, all talk, no action. They meant to encourage more of the same. I'm sure they'll get it. Good job.

[Niels Bohr 72]

The Prize is given not due to American's interest. The Nobel Committee is governed by the international community. I highly doubt that US opinionated citizen that thinks only for the interest of the US would clearly comprehend. They see more pressing issue internationally that needs to be addressed, whereas, the opinionated US citizen that has no concern or whatever goes outside the US would not be able to see.

Keep in mind that the Nobel Committee is a group of international members. Not just the US.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

What gave you the impression that we weren't aware of that? It still doesn't negate the fact that Obama hasn't done a damn thing on the international stage but give speeches and appease dictators.

Qaddafi thinks of him as a son, so I'm sure he's proud of his son today. Hugo Cavez is beaming, tru dat. His comrade, Zelaya, hiding out in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, is for sure appreciative of Barry's attempts to have him reinstated after the Honduran Supreme Court removed him from office after he tried to curcumvent the country's constitution. The Iranian regime is shaking in their boots over Barry's tempered support of free election protestors. Yea, our man of the people is very popular on the international stage.

The Prize is given not due to American's interest. The Nobel Committee is governed by the international community. I highly doubt that US opinionated citizen that thinks only for the interest of the US would clearly comprehend. They see more pressing issue internationally that needs to be addressed, whereas, the opinionated US citizen that has no concern or whatever goes outside the US would not be able to see.

Keep in mind that the Nobel Committee is a group of international members. Not just the US.

Edited October 9, 2009 by Sofiyya

[Niels Bohr 72]

Let me ask you something about last year candidate, what've they done?

What gave you the impression that we weren't aware of that? It still doesn't negate the fact that Obama hasn't done a damn thing on the international stage but give speeches and appease dictators.

Qaddafi thinks of him as a son, so I'm sure he's proud of his son today. Hugo Cavez is beaming, tru dat. His comrade, Zelaya, hiding out in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, is for sure appreciative of Barry's attempts to have him reinstated after the Honduran Supreme Court removed him from office after he tried to curcumvent the country's constitution. The Iranian regime is shaking in their boots over Barry's tempered support of free election protestors. Yea, our man of the people is very popular on the international stage.

The Prize is given not due to American's interest. The Nobel Committee is governed by the international community. I highly doubt that US opinionated citizen that thinks only for the interest of the US would clearly comprehend. They see more pressing issue internationally that needs to be addressed, whereas, the opinionated US citizen that has no concern or whatever goes outside the US would not be able to see.

Keep in mind that the Nobel Committee is a group of international members. Not just the US.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Look, I knew the Nobel Committee wasn't to be taken seriously since they gave the prize to Al Gore, a clearly leftist choice based on nothing but shared ideology. So I'm not one to defend their choices. However, you think Barry deserves this. I'd like for you explain why he deserves it.

Let me ask you something about last year candidate, what've they done?

What gave you the impression that we weren't aware of that? It still doesn't negate the fact that Obama hasn't done a damn thing on the international stage but give speeches and appease dictators.

Qaddafi thinks of him as a son, so I'm sure he's proud of his son today. Hugo Cavez is beaming, tru dat. His comrade, Zelaya, hiding out in the Brazilian embassy in Honduras, is for sure appreciative of Barry's attempts to have him reinstated after the Honduran Supreme Court removed him from office after he tried to curcumvent the country's constitution. The Iranian regime is shaking in their boots over Barry's tempered support of free election protestors. Yea, our man of the people is very popular on the international stage.

The Prize is given not due to American's interest. The Nobel Committee is governed by the international community. I highly doubt that US opinionated citizen that thinks only for the interest of the US would clearly comprehend. They see more pressing issue internationally that needs to be addressed, whereas, the opinionated US citizen that has no concern or whatever goes outside the US would not be able to see.

Keep in mind that the Nobel Committee is a group of international members. Not just the US.

Edited October 9, 2009 by Sofiyya

[niniel71 0]

Am I the only one here who has no idea who "Barry" is??

And I really dont care...............

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Who was the 2008 winner, and what did he do to win?

Profile: Martti Ahtisaari

Former Finnish President Martti Ahtisaari is a veteran negotiator who has played a leading role in peace deals in several regions of the world.

Over a long career, Mr Ahtisaari has earned a reputation as a diplomat able to handle the thorniest of problems.

He played a particularly important role in the 2005 peace accord between Indonesia and rebels in Aceh province.

The deal ended a three-decade conflict in which 15,000 people died, helping win him the 2008 Nobel Peace Prize.

The citation said his efforts had contributed to a more peaceful world and to "fraternity between nations".

In early October, Mr Ahtisaari also received Unesco's Felix Houphouet-Boigny Peace Prize for his lifetime contribution to world peace.

Proudest achievement

Born in 1937, Mr Ahtisaari trained as a primary school teacher before joining Finland's Foreign Ministry in 1965.

He spent 20 years abroad, first as ambassador to Tanzania and then to the United Nations in New York.

Mr Ahtisaari played a significant part in negotiations that led to the independence of Namibia from South African rule in 1990.

It remains his proudest achievement. He says it was "absolutely the most important because it took such a long time".

In 1993, he was appointed special adviser to the UN secretary-general on former Yugoslavia, but a year later was elected president of Finland on a social democrat ticket.

Acting for the EU, in 1999 Mr Ahtisaari helped persuade then Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic to accept Nato's terms for ending the war in Kosovo.

He decided to bow out of Finnish politics in 2000, setting up the Crisis Management Initiative which works to promote peace and crisis resolution. He remains its chairman.

His appointments include that of UN Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, and Personal Envoy of the OSCE for Central Asia.

In 2000, he drafted a report on the human rights and political situation in Austria after the far-right Freedom Party's entry into a coalition government.

The next year, he served as an independent arms inspector in Northern Ireland.

He has maintained strong links with the UN, heading an investigation into its security after a devastating car bomb attack on its Baghdad headquarters in August 2003.

In 2005, he again returned to the international spotlight when he organised talks between Indonesia's government and the Free Aceh Movement, who eventually signed a peace deal to end a 30-year uprising.

In the same year, he led intense mediation efforts to clinch a joint agreement between Serbia and Kosovo, although the push failed after Pristina unilaterally declared independence.

He is married with one son.

Story from BBC NEWS:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/europe/7663000.stm

Published: 2008/10/10 12:53:48 GMT

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In contrast, Barry has been an ineffective historical first Black president of the US who loves the sound of his own voice.