Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

10-12-2009, 08:43 AM

While I still think it is a stretch, I can see compelling reasons for the award.

In the past, it has often been based on policies and promises rather than results and a strong case can be made that Obama's campaign promises and early policies promoted a set of values that certainly meet the objectives of the award.

I further agree with Radar that the mocking of the award by many on the right, like the cheering when Chicago lost the Olympic bid, serves no purpose other than to pander to the conservative republican base.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-12-2009, 09:16 AM

You mean the critics are playing......... wait for it.................... base-ball.

10-12-2009, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

You mean the critics are playing......... wait for it.................... base-ball.

"There's no crying in baseball"

Nor should there be childish whining when the other team (and the league as a whole) wins.

Or cheering when the other team (and the league) lose (the olympic bid) to a foreign team.

Henry · 10-12-2009, 09:20 AM

There's been as much mocking from the center and left, and I'm not sure it's true that such mockery is only disingenuous when it emits from the right. The mockery is directed at the selection committee, less so at Obama.

The squirrelly selection process exhibited by the Nobel Peace Prize selection committee over the years, decades actually, has served to render the award virtually meaningless. This becomes particularly graphic when you review the resumes of those who weren't selected in a given year. Obama ought not receive criticism in that there is no evidence he sought or lobbied for this award.

Underscoring the mockery, regardless of from whence it comes on the political spectrum, is growing resentment of the way virtually everything is becoming politicized and thereby rendered meaningless.

Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio?
A nation turns its lonely eyes to you...

America, and the rest of the world, needs and seeks heroes. Unfortunately, we can remove "Nobel Peace Prize" from the list of potential identifiers.

10-12-2009, 09:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Henry

There's been as much mocking from the center and left, and I'm not sure it's true that such mockery is only disingenuous when it emits from the right. The mockery is directed at the selection committee, less so at Obama.

I've seen justifiable questioning and skepticism and criticism from across the spectrum.

The childish and petulant mocking has been much more limited.

10-12-2009, 08:43 AM	#1
Redux Guest Posts: n/a	While I still think it is a stretch, I can see compelling reasons for the award. In the past, it has often been based on policies and promises rather than results and a strong case can be made that Obama's campaign promises and early policies promoted a set of values that certainly meet the objectives of the award. I further agree with Radar that the mocking of the award by many on the right, like the cheering when Chicago lost the Olympic bid, serves no purpose other than to pander to the conservative republican base. Last edited by Redux; 10-12-2009 at 08:49 AM.

10-12-2009, 09:16 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	You mean the critics are playing......... wait for it.................... base-ball. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-12-2009, 09:20 AM	#4
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	There's been as much mocking from the center and left, and I'm not sure it's true that such mockery is only disingenuous when it emits from the right. The mockery is directed at the selection committee, less so at Obama. The squirrelly selection process exhibited by the Nobel Peace Prize selection committee over the years, decades actually, has served to render the award virtually meaningless. This becomes particularly graphic when you review the resumes of those who weren't selected in a given year. Obama ought not receive criticism in that there is no evidence he sought or lobbied for this award. Underscoring the mockery, regardless of from whence it comes on the political spectrum, is growing resentment of the way virtually everything is becoming politicized and thereby rendered meaningless. Where have you gone, Joe Dimaggio? A nation turns its lonely eyes to you... America, and the rest of the world, needs and seeks heroes. Unfortunately, we can remove "Nobel Peace Prize" from the list of potential identifiers.

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