Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize - Page 7

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.

classicman · 10-12-2009, 11:06 AM

but he didn't write them Flint.

Flint · 10-12-2009, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Flint

It makes me think, maybe he should have gotten a prize for writing great-sounding speeches...

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Originally Posted by classicman

but he didn't write them Flint.

It makes me think, maybe he should have gotten a prize for...having a nice speaking voice???

Henry · 10-12-2009, 11:25 AM

I'd like to end world hunger, bring about world peace, find homes for all the orphaned puppies and kittens and all the little chirruns, too.

Nominations for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize are due in by February 1, 2010. PM me for last name and other required information.

Shawnee123 · 10-12-2009, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by classicman

but he didn't write them Flint.

Hey, you mean Bush could have had someone else writing his speeches all along and he wouldn't have looked like a complete dumbass? You mean he might have looked kind of intelligent? You mean everyone else on earth wouldn't have pointed and laughed and said "wtF were those Americans thinking?" Oh well, hindsight being 20/20 and all, or in Bush's case maybe .020/.020 cents.

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Originally Posted by Henry

I'd like to end world hunger, bring about world peace, find homes for all the orphaned puppies and kittens and all the little chirruns, too.

Nominations for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize are due in by February 1, 2010. PM me for last name and other required information.

You were beat to that joke, by Queenie. See post # 33. But thanks for playing along at home!

Henry · 10-12-2009, 11:45 AM

Joke? I was quite serious.

classicman · 10-12-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Hey, you mean Bush could have had someone else writing his speeches all along ...

He did, and you damn well know it. The engrish ranuage wasn't his strong suit.

TheMercenary · 10-12-2009, 01:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shawnee123

Hey, you mean Bush could have had someone else writing his speeches all along and he wouldn't have looked like a complete dumbass?

No. I am not sure he could read, we already know about his poor speaking skills.

Shawnee123 · 10-12-2009, 11:49 AM

Until someone offers to actually nominate you! Then you're askeered!

Henry · 10-12-2009, 12:00 PM

How could I fail to be nominated with good intentions such an end to world hunger, a world at peace, and homes for orphaned puppies, kittens, and children.

You underestimate how much Norwegians like puppies.

Spexxvet · 10-12-2009, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Henry

How could I fail to be nominated with good intentions such an end to world hunger, a world at peace, and homes for orphaned puppies, kittens, and children.

You underestimate how much Norwegians like puppies.

If this is Henry Kissinger, you've already won once, you prize-glutton.

Psst - The Nobel Foundation is based in Sweden, not Norway. You have to know that to win.

Henry · 10-12-2009, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Spexxvet

Psst - The Nobel Foundation is based in Sweden, not Norway. You have to know that to win.

wikipee:

"It is also unclear why Nobel wished the Peace Prize to be administered in Norway. The Norwegian Nobel Committee speculates that Norway may have been better suited to awarding the prize as it did not have the same militaristic traditions as Sweden and that at the end of the nineteenth century the Norwegian parliament had become closely involved in the Inter-Parliamentary Union's efforts to resolve conflicts through mediation and arbitration."

This explains why I have Albert Einstein's support for the award and you do not. Hah!

classicman · 10-12-2009, 12:12 PM

You aren't Obama!

Sorry shaw, I couldn't resist.

10-12-2009, 11:06 AM	#4
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	but he didn't write them Flint. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-12-2009, 11:45 AM	#8
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	Joke? I was quite serious. __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

10-12-2009, 11:49 AM	#11
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Until someone offers to actually nominate you! Then you're askeered! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

10-12-2009, 12:00 PM	#12
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	How could I fail to be nominated with good intentions such an end to world hunger, a world at peace, and homes for orphaned puppies, kittens, and children. You underestimate how much Norwegians like puppies. __________________ When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained. ~ Mark Twain

10-12-2009, 12:12 PM	#15
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	You aren't Obama! Sorry shaw, I couldn't resist. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-12-2009, 09:20 AM	#2
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.

10-12-2009, 11:25 AM	#6
Henry King Of Oreos Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Possum Holler NC Posts: 33	I'd like to end world hunger, bring about world peace, find homes for all the orphaned puppies and kittens and all the little chirruns, too. Nominations for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize are due in by February 1, 2010. PM me for last name and other required information.

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