Posted on 10/09/2009 11:25:21 AM PDT by swheats
If the sound of jaws dropping around the world this morning wasn’t loud enough, here’s a suggestion that could reveberate even louder: that President Barack Obama should turn down the award. Commentary from both sides of the political spectrum voiced the idea this morning.
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The Nobel peace prize committee has jumped the shark.
Barack Hussein Obama is no Mother Teresa.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa
In 1979, Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, “for work undertaken in the struggle to overcome poverty and distress, which also constitutes a threat to peace.” She refused the conventional ceremonial banquet given to laureates, and asked that the $192,000 funds be given to the poor in India,[67] stating that earthly rewards were important only if they helped her help the world’s needy. When Mother Teresa received the prize, she was asked, “What can we do to promote world peace?” She answered “Go home and love your family.” Building on this theme in her Nobel Lecture, she said: “Around the world, not only in the poor countries, but I found the poverty of the West so much more difficult to remove. When I pick up a person from the street, hungry, I give him a plate of rice, a piece of bread, I have satisfied. I have removed that hunger. But a person that is shut out, that feels unwanted, unloved, terrified, the person that has been thrown out from society—that poverty is so hurtable [sic] and so much, and I find that very difficult.” She also singled out abortion as ‘the greatest destroyer of peace in the world’.[68]
The Continentals are now openly mocking Barry by awarding him the worthless Nobel Peace Prize.
Of course he should turn it down...
There is a big cash award($1.4 Mil.). Obama will take the prize. Michelle needs new sneakers.
It’s probably the taxpayer’s money too.
Obama can’t turn it down now; he’s already said he’d accept it. I’m actually enjoying this and can’t wait until he flies off to Sweden to accept the award.
He could say he acted hastily and realized it was too soon to accept. He should hope that we won’t lose another soldier’s life in the meantime while he celebrates.
No. I disagree. He must accept it.
If Gore accepted it, and Carter accepted it, and Arafat accepted it, Obama can do no less.
Obvious, but the World has officially turned upside down. Evil is now considered good, nothing is considered something, property is bad, taking others property is good. Isaiah 5:20 Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter!
Isaiah 5:21 Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!
As I’ve mentioned on a couple other threads, the people who are probably the most pissed right now are the Clintons.
All this proves is what a joke the Nobel Peace Prize has become.
this is what i told my husband this morning... they have to be seething...
I hope he doesn’t turn it down. If he did he would keep the honor of its awarding and look reasonable, classy and above it all. For those reasons and his own vanity he will in fact accept the neville medal.
You’re right. I don’t know what I was thinking. We need to see the whole farce played out on the world stage.
What a set up.
I’ve been thinking the same thing, but his arrogance and sense of entitlement will not let him.
“Yeah, keep the medal and certificate...Scandinavia in December sucks anyway....btw, here’s my account number, just send the money.”
Turning it down would be the most difficult thing he ever did.
He says he’ll donate it to “charity”. Which charity—ACORN? Tides? It will be very interesting to see what he picks (if he actually does donate it to charity.....
If he is smart he will give it away and make that much and more later on speeches and books when he leaves office.
I think you’re right, it was awarded for scorn not merit. He’s acting the fool on an international stage and just too stupid to get it. The noise he’s hearing is laughter not applause. He’s an embarrassment to this country and office. All the world is laughing at the US for electing such a boob. It’s only going to get worse!
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