Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize? - Page 2

**dkirby** · 10-09-2009, 08:07 AM

In my youth I always figured the Nobel Prize was given for making an actual contribution. The President was given the award for wanting peace. I wanted an extra few minutes sleep this morning, am I nominated for next year?

**FUJIMO** · 10-09-2009, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by USMCJG

Used diapers?

**dunndw** · 10-09-2009, 08:31 AM

**JustAGuy** · 10-09-2009, 08:40 AM

Oh and...

**creeky** · 10-09-2009, 08:44 AM

Hilarious "Prize!"

**Dropkick Murphy** · 10-09-2009, 09:10 AM

The Nobel Peace Prize nomination deadline was January 31, 2009. Based on that fact, Obama had only been in office for 11 days. I'm sure that his accomplishments in these 11 days were so overwhelming that he was the clear winner.

**tnvolfan** · 10-09-2009, 09:13 AM

This is a little of what I have learned from my internet searches:

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FROM REUTERS NEWS SERVICE:

Wanted - a peace maker or rights activist engaged in a current conflict whose influence would benefit greatly from winning the Nobel Peace Prize.

That is who Norway's Nobel Committee will choose for 2009 Peace Prize.

"It's quite likely this committee will reward somebody who is engaged in current processes," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, head of the International Peace Institute in Oslo (PRIO).

"They want the prize to have an impact on things that are about to happen and want to affect events," he told Reuters.
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FROM "TO THE CENTER.COM:"

Obama won because of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.

Obama was nominated for the grand award less than two weeks into his presidency and just meeting the Feb. 1 deadline. At this time, there are no media reports as to who nominated the president.

Obama is the third-sitting U.S. president to win the award. Woodrow Wilson won in 1919, and Theodore Roosevelt won in 1906.

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These are some of the previous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize:

Albert Schweitzer (1952)
Martin Luther King (1964)
Henry Kissinger (1973)
Albert Gore Jr. (2007)
Nelson Mandela (1993)
Mikhail Gorbachev (1990)
Dalai Lama (1989)
Desmond Tutu (1984)
Lech Walesa (1983)
Mother Teresa (1979)
Anwar Sadat & Menachem Begin (1978)
Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin (1994)
Jimmy Carter (2002)
Andrei Sakharov (1975)
Elie Wiesel (1986)

and now . . . . Barack Obama (2009)

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except for Yasser Arafat, who was a murderer,

what is wrong with this picture???

WHAT IS YOUR OPINION???

**JustAGuy** · 10-09-2009, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by tnvolfan

except for Yasser Arafat, who was a murderer,

what is wrong with this picture???

Jimmy Carter (2002)

**GKar** · 10-09-2009, 09:18 AM

Hmmm...guess the Norwegians were still having their "obasm"...

**analog_kidd** · 10-09-2009, 09:20 AM

Albert Gore Jr. (2007)

What'd he ever do for "Peace"

10-09-2009, 08:40 AM	#14 (permalink)
JustAGuy Nobody Special Joined: Sep 2007 Where: Wonju, South Korea Age: 25 Posts: 563	Oh and... __________________ People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. - George Orwell

10-09-2009, 08:44 AM	#15 (permalink)
creeky TGO Senior Member Joined: Jul 2007 Where: Middle TN. Age: 40 Posts: 1,283 Blog Entries: 5	Hilarious "Prize!" __________________ I draw stuff... "One man's Voltaire is another man's Screech." -Dennis Miller "Just goes to show, nobody wins when grown men wrestle naked." - Poak

10-09-2009, 09:13 AM	#17 (permalink)
tnvolfan Gun Wish Fairy Joined: May 2009 Where: Knoxville, TN Age: 55 Posts: 178	TRYING TO MAKE SENSE OF OBAMA AND NOBEL??? This is a little of what I have learned from my internet searches: ************************************************ ********* FROM REUTERS NEWS SERVICE: Wanted - a peace maker or rights activist engaged in a current conflict whose influence would benefit greatly from winning the Nobel Peace Prize. That is who Norway's Nobel Committee will choose for 2009 Peace Prize. "It's quite likely this committee will reward somebody who is engaged in current processes," said Kristian Berg Harpviken, head of the International Peace Institute in Oslo (PRIO). "They want the prize to have an impact on things that are about to happen and want to affect events," he told Reuters. ********************************************** ********** FROM "TO THE CENTER.COM:" Obama won because of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said. Obama was nominated for the grand award less than two weeks into his presidency and just meeting the Feb. 1 deadline. At this time, there are no media reports as to who nominated the president. Obama is the third-sitting U.S. president to win the award. Woodrow Wilson won in 1919, and Theodore Roosevelt won in 1906. ********************************************** ********** These are some of the previous winners of the Nobel Peace Prize: Albert Schweitzer (1952) Martin Luther King (1964) Henry Kissinger (1973) Albert Gore Jr. (2007) Nelson Mandela (1993) Mikhail Gorbachev (1990) Dalai Lama (1989) Desmond Tutu (1984) Lech Walesa (1983) Mother Teresa (1979) Anwar Sadat & Menachem Begin (1978) Yasser Arafat, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin (1994) Jimmy Carter (2002) Andrei Sakharov (1975) Elie Wiesel (1986) and now . . . . Barack Obama (2009) ********************************************** *********** except for Yasser Arafat, who was a murderer, what is wrong with this picture??? WHAT IS YOUR OPINION??? __________________ XD-SC(9mm&40S&W),XDM(9mm&40S&W),XD-357 SIG Bersa Thunder 380, Taurus M82--.38 Special, Kel-Tec P32, Jennings J22, Ruger MK III Hunter 22LR, S&W Pre-Model 30 -.32 S&W Long, & Several Rifles "America is great because she is good. If America ceases to be good, America will cease to be great." --- Alexis Charles Henri Clerel de Tocqueville Last edited by tnvolfan; 10-09-2009 at 09:36 AM..

10-09-2009, 09:18 AM	#19 (permalink)
GKar TGO Member Joined: May 2009 Where: Bristol, TN Age: 51 Posts: 81	Hmmm...guess the Norwegians were still having their "obasm"... __________________ "Out here in my neck of the woods Where God is great and guns are good..." - Skynyrd

10-09-2009, 09:20 AM	#20 (permalink)
analog_kidd TGO Senior Member Joined: Aug 2007 Where: Oak Ridge, TN Age: 44 Posts: 632	Albert Gore Jr. (2007) What'd he ever do for "Peace" __________________ "Grab the guns. I'll make pancakes." Sarah Conner "After a shooting spree, they always want to take the guns away from the people who didn't do it." William Burroughs

10-09-2009, 08:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
dkirby TGO Member Joined: Nov 2008 Where: Madison, TN Age: 22 Posts: 86	In my youth I always figured the Nobel Prize was given for making an actual contribution. The President was given the award for wanting peace. I wanted an extra few minutes sleep this morning, am I nominated for next year?

10-09-2009, 08:31 AM	#13 (permalink)
dunndw TGO Senior Member Joined: Mar 2007 Where: Nashville TN Age: 40 Posts: 995 Blog Entries: 3

10-09-2009, 09:10 AM	#16 (permalink)
Dropkick Murphy TGO Member Joined: Apr 2009 Where: Hermitage Age: 29 Posts: 169	The Nobel Peace Prize nomination deadline was January 31, 2009. Based on that fact, Obama had only been in office for 11 days. I'm sure that his accomplishments in these 11 days were so overwhelming that he was the clear winner.

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