Posted on 10/15/2009 6:31:20 AM PDT by LottieDah
OSLO — Three of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee had objections to the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded to US President Barack Obama, the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) reported Thursday.
"VG has spoken to a number of sources who confirmed the impression that a majority of the Nobel committee, at first, had not decided to give the peace prize to Barack Obama," the newspaper said.
In a surprise move last Friday, the Nobel committee attributed the Nobel Peace Prize to Obama less than nine months after he had taken office.
The committee, appointed by the Norwegian parliament, honoured Obama for "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples."
"The committee was unanimous," its influential secretary Geir Lundestad told AFP on Friday.
But Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, who represented the right-wing populist Progress Party on the committee, led the way in objecting to the choice of Obama because she questioned his ability to keep his promises, the newspaper said.
It also said the representative of the Conservative Party, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Aagot Valle, the representative of the Socialist Left, had objections.
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The Nobel Peace Prize Committee is now vying for a Nobel Ass-Covering Prize after their Obama award fiasco.
Follow the Money!!!
Maybe they weren’t ALL smoking the same thing.
They voted against him before they voted for him, like Kerry.
The link doesn’t work.
But the Nobel Com. did win the International Egg-on-Your-Face Award for 2009.
Perhaps in the future the Nobel Peace Prize should be awarded on April 1, so that in the event of their selection turning into an international joke, they could say “April Fool” and correct their mistake.
Maybe they weren’t ALL smoking the same thing.
A committee that would give Obama such a prize cannot be trusted not to fake the history of its deliberations if it thinks that will help to salvage its reputation.
They voted against him before they voted for him, like Kerry.
Yep...or so they would have us believe.
Ja, I vas out gettin’ a pack of cigarettes when dose knuckleheads did dat.
Damage Control, report to Oslo. Damage Control ...
Ironically, the minority wins.
Three Five Zero Zero
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Whatever. The prize has alrady been awarded. I could care less about the in-fighting amongst the weegians on the committee.
Or drinking tea..... ya... lotsa tea I drink....
Yeah, I think they’ve been struck full in the face with a clue bat. Too late, though...fortunately.
Now....for that breathlessly awaited golden moment when America awakens from its thrall to see how far it has compromised itself!!!!!!
A definition of unanimous I was unaware of.
Well, obviously they didn’t stick to their principled objections — real profiles in courage those Nobel committeepeople...
Yeah, it kinda does. It must be pretty bad when even the prize they awarded Algore seems comparatively well-justified.
Prisoners in Nobeltown
Its a dirty little war
three five zero zero
So, if the majority was against 0bama getting the prize, how did 0bama get it?
Ah, yes. It’s that special “minority rules” thing they’ve got going there.
At least Algore had a videotaped powerpoint presentation as an “accomplishment”.
Your link is broken. Here it is
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOy7GLcrP7iQja3yU5Zu4BHMqFdw
Your link didn’t work for me.
Try this:
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gOy7GLcrP7iQja3yU5Zu4BHMqFdw
I tried to get to this article through the link on Drudge, but the article would flash up momentarily, then disappear. Does this indicate that a large number of people are trying to access this article at once or that someone (the White House?) is desperately trying to censor this article?
so...we all agree that he didn’t earn it and did not deserve it...but we gave it to him anyway because he’s bl
the same way that we're going to a proctologist to get nationalized health care.
THE WH of course is hoping this will go to page 7b on a back page of the news.
As it was SOMEHOW??? widely reported they OVERWHELMINGLY voted for the false messiah 0bama.
It would be racist doncha know NOT to give it to the man that trash talked our great country.
I think there was mercury in the lutfisk.
Efforts?! He tried extraordinarily hard, so who cares how badly he screwed up.
Whimps.
“So, if the majority was against 0bama getting the prize, how did 0bama get it?”
So, I’ll say the awful and un-pc joke. Affirmative Action?
The sad thing is it is in reality, affirmative action for socialists and anti-Americans—his skin color had little to do with the award.
the Norwegian tabloid Verdens Gang (VG) reported... "VG has spoken to a number of sources who confirmed the impression that a majority of the Nobel committee, at first, had not decided to give the peace prize to Barack Obama," the newspaper said... Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, who represented the right-wing populist Progress Party on the committee, led the way in objecting to the choice of Obama because she questioned his ability to keep his promises, the newspaper said. It also said the representative of the Conservative Party, Kaci Kullmann Five, and Aagot Valle, the representative of the Socialist Left, had objections.
The Washington Post raises the question as to whether or not President Obama can legally accept the Nobel Peace prize without the consent and approval of Congress. Even if the U.S. government takes possession of the money awarded, the Constitution clearly states that even a "Title, of any kind" can not be awarded without the consent and approval of Congress.
The most recent President in history to receive this prize was President Jimmy Carter, but this wasn't awarded until 2002. More than a decade after he left office. The founders added this clause to the Constitution to prevent foreign countries from swaying the policy of the United States by giving gifts and bribes. It will be interesting to see what Congress has to say about what appears to be a fairly straightforward law.
Zero just laughs says quietly to his aides:
'No problemo. I can do anything I want. I have God-like powers. I'm not even qualified to be President because I was not a 'natural born citizen.' But am the potus. I am, I am . . . '
Obama shouldn't accept the "prize" to start with... you'd think he'd have more pride than to accept something for "wishful thinking' or whatever the fantasy was that made them give him the prize.
Thanks for the ping.
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