Posted on 11/30/2009 8:14:47 AM PST by AJKauf
A few days from now, the president of the United States will fly to this cold, dark, and usually sleepy northern capital to accept a prize that much of the world still holds in deep respect, even though it should have long since been entirely discredited in the minds of civilized men.
As has been widely observed, of course, the awarding of this trophy to Mr. Obama has already helped to underscore the absurdity of taking this honor any more seriously than, say, the Teen Choice Awards. When the Norwegian Nobel Committee — composed of five people that virtually nobody outside of Norway had ever heard of, and one whom you may have heard of if you’re the kind of person who’s strong on Jeopardy questions about former Scandinavian prime ministers — announced in early October that after months of solemn deliberation it had decided to award the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama, pretty much the entire U.S. was taken by surprise. In America, after all, we’re used to the idea that an award actually represents some kind of accomplishment. Even Obama lovers wondered: what kind of country would give out an award of such (alleged) importance to a chief executive who had just taken office and had yet to prove himself in any meaningful way?
As someone who has lived in Norway for over ten years, ...
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Their women will beat you senseless with golf clubs!!!
Oooops. And their neighbors, too!!!
Maybe they wouldn’t if you “kept it home”.
My question is: ‘What kind of ‘man’ would accept this assinine award’?
A simple downpayment by the world socialists, exploiting his greatest weakness as a man- his Ego.
“What Kind of People Could Give a Nobel Peace Prize to Obama?”
Stupid and naive morons.
The same kind of people that gave it to Jimmy Carter, Yasser Arafat, Paul Krugmann, etc.
People like himself who hate the U.S. with a passion.
The same kind of people that pardon a violent psychotic criminal because they believe their good intentions are more important than reality.
I am coming to see Western Europe of today as less and less as natural allies of the United States.
I wonder when/if US policy will change.
STUPID people, of course.
People for whom the trrue meaning or Peace, and what it wou;ld take to earn a world-wide recognition of this sort, means nothing.
People who want to manipulate and control American Politics...How can you bomb Iran when you are a Nobel Peace Prize winner? How can you say “NO” to “Hopenhagen” if you are the Nobel Peace Prize Winner? European Socialists are running America.
GOODWILL Industires?
re-posting is easier than re-typing...
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The clue is the PC prize is awarded by a committee appointed by parliament. Which is to say it is inhabited by has-been politicians and their cronies. Conservatives tend to enter real business, and their socialist counterparts continue as state employees in the service of one ‘good’ cause or another.
Much as on your side of the pond the conservatives don’t understand the importance of shaping people’s opinions and perceptions of current events. And so the committee is dominated by leftists. In this case the big one is called Jagland - former PM and head of the labour party. Having messed up politically in a big way he was promoted out of the way and now onto the international stage. Usually the workings of the committee remain secret, but on this occasion it is well known that Jagland (as head of the committee) was the one pushing for Obama and counting on the support of two more leftists vs two from the capitalist block. Originally the majority was against Obama, but one leftist threw her lot in with her fellows after Obama’s idiotic nuclear disarmament initiative at the UN. The fact that we know this - and knew days after the PC prize announcement - speaks volumes of how strong disagreement there has been in the committe this time.
Over here many/most people feel this is another case of Jagland wanting to eat cherries with the big boys. -A Jaglandish stunt as it has been called among other ‘complimentary’ terms. But in any case Jagland gets another day in the sun, as well as another promotion. As of October 1st he is the General Secretary of the Council of Europe. -Or as I like to see it; Europe’s problem. :)
Stop asking "How can Heaven do something like this?"
They aren't.
Understand the situation now?
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