ABC, CBS and NBC all led Friday night with the “surprise” pick of President Barack Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize after less than a year in office and acknowledged the choice was meant as a slap at former President George W. Bush, but that didn't prevent the network journalists from touting the honor of the selection and, in one case, worrying about how critics will use the award against him.
“He has been in office nine months,” ABC anchor Charles Gibson observed as ABC plastered glowing praise on screen: “The Nobel committee citation seemed to take note of that, saying, 'only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope.'” Katie Couric exclaimed: “Talk about an October surprise!”
Despite the obvious politicization of the award, NBC's Brian Williams championed how it's “one of the last remaining towering honors on Earth.” Williams also fretted over how Obama's advisers will deal with “knowing that critics of the White House will use this, oddly, as a tool against him.” On CBS, Jeff Greenfield saw vindication for Obama after losing the Olympic bid:
Think back all the way to last week when the Olympic bid failed and the President's critics said “you see, for all the talk he doesn't have that kind of international clout.” So if this is a prize for good intentions -- which sounds right -- it does suggest that at least some folks abroad think that Obama is a figure of hope. You couple that with a poll a couple months ago that showed that in almost every country there's a much more favorable impression of the United States than there was two years ago...it is a reaction to the last President -- and that's some kind of capital. Let me put it this way, you know, like chicken soup, couldn't hurt.
Only the CBS Evening News, however, pointed out the past liberal tilt of the Nobel committee as Chip Reid noted: “Former Bush speechwriter Michael Gerson says it's all about politics, how else to explain that Republican Ronald Reagan helped end the Cold War but never won the peace prize, while three leading Democrats have won in just the past seven years.” Those three: Jimmy Carter, Al Gore and now Obama.
A flavor of the Friday night, October 9 coverage:
> ABC's World News:
Charles Gibson's tease:
Tonight, prize surprise. President Obama receives the Nobel Peace Prize. He accepts it as a call to action on a range of world issues.
Gibson led:
Good evening. It is hard to overstate the near universal surprise at today's award of the Nobel peace prize to President Obama. Even the audience gathered in Oslo for the announcement was stunned. He has been in office nine months. The Nobel committee citation seemed to take note of that, saying, “only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope.” The President himself was surprised, he didn't know he'd even been nominated.
> CBS Evening News:
Katie Couric's tease:
The President wakes up to the surprising news that he's won the Nobel Peace Prize....But the choice is controversial. Some asking what has the President done to deserve it?
Couric began:
Good evening, everyone. When an aide feels he needs to wake a President with breaking news it's usually bad, but not today. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs phones President Obama at 6 AM with the good but very unexpected news that he was chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize. No one saw it coming. The announcement in Oslo in Norwegian drew gasps from the audience.Named for Alfred Nobel, the prize is awarded to the person who “shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations.” The President was cited for quote, “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The Nobel committee suggested it appreciated the change in tone in U.S. policy, but even the White House was hard pressed to explain the choice which comes as the President is managing two wars. Chip Reid is at the White House tonight and, Chip, talk about an October surprise!
....
Jeff Greenfield:
Think back all the way to last week when the Olympic bid failed and the President's critics said “you see, for all the talk he doesn't have that kind of international clout.” So if this is a prize for good intentions -- which sounds right -- it does suggest that at least some folks abroad think that Obama is a figure of hope. You couple that with a poll a couple months ago that showed that in almost every country there's a much more favorable impression of the United States than there was two years ago -- and I agree with Bob [Schieffer], it is a reaction to the last President-- and that's some kind of capital. Let me put it this way, you know, like chicken soup, couldn't hurt.
> NBC Nightly News:
Tease from Brian Williams:
On the broadcast tonight: A surprise prize for the President. The Nobel Peace Prize. Out of nowhere and now the reaction.
Williams opened:
Good evening. The President was awakened at 6 AM and told he had just won the Nobel Peace Prize. It was a stunner. It came out of nowhere. It is not the kind of thing he had applied for, nor did he know he was nominated. One White House staffer said he had to make sure this wasn't April 1st. A writer for Time magazine calls it the last thing the President needs. It happened so fast and was so unexpected the White House had to figure out what to say. It's also one of the last remaining towering honors on Earth.
....WILLIAMS: And David, what now about treading lightly for the Obama administration? Again, we can't say this enough. They woke up this morning and were handed this and now have to handle it, except he's going to give the money to charity. And knowing that critics of the White House will use this, oddly, as a tool against him.
DAVID GREGORY: Can he live up to the expectations? That's the question. And let's point out the irony. He gets the Nobel Peace Prize just as he's trying to decide how to win the war in Afghanistan. He is the commander in chief of two wars. Wars have a way of gobbling up presidencies, even if you're seen as a peace crusader.
—Brent Baker is Vice President for Research and Publications at the Media Research Center
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The Nobel Peace Prz should be called the Wuss of the Year Prz
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:15 ET by R D Helm-Dave
Grammy award
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 12:19 ET by Jerry MackThe Nobel Peace Prize has been reduced to the same level as a grammy.
I think that in the very
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:18 ET by stancoyleI think that in the very near future we will find out that the White
House and other adminstration officials were behind this peace prize
BS. So don't be surprised when it comes out. These people calculate
everything, all the way down to when and where Obama has a bowel
movement.
Just out of curiousity I
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:21 ET by MidAmericaJust out of curiousity I asked my neighbor lady, who is very non-political and has very few hard held opinions about any particular politician, what she thought of obama getting the Peace Prize. She just rolled her eyes. Even she knew its a sham award.
Yep. Regular folks
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:24 ET by HockeyKidYep. Regular folks understand perfectly well when you name a freshman as valedictorian. It's obviously stupid.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
correcting Greenfield's praise
Fri, 10/23/2009 - 20:43 ET by konoSorry, Jeff -- while some abroad may see Obama as 'a figure of hope', far more of use back home understand that he's 'a figurehead dope'...
Yep, heard someone in my
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:41 ET by GregEYep, heard someone in my office today, as I think she was just checking the news at lunch, say from her office, "Obama got the Nobel Peace Prize.....I'm not sure I understand that." Didn't say it in any way anti-anything, just didn't understand how. I think any logical minded person, who isn't political and, like your neighbor, doesn't have any hard opinions, would say the same thing, because let's face it, it really doesn't make any sense. It was given to him for what he says he'll do. I didn't think that award's purpose was to be given to someone who says they'll do something, but instead only to those who have done something, whether they said would or not.
Marc Lamont Hill was on O'Reilly tonight, and gave a very sensible opinion on why it was ridiculous that Obama got the prize. I was surprised.
Greg.... I saw that
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:51 ET by bigtimerGreg....
I saw that segment as well...I, like you, was very surprised with his response.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
I saw it as well and
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:00 ET by rockyracoonI saw it as well and was as surprised as you both!!
Facts are like kryptonite to the liberal.
I rarely agree with Hill (I
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:07 ET by GregEI rarely agree with Hill (I did on this one), but aside from that, I'll say that I normally like the back and forth he and O'Reilly do, or he and another guest. As much as I can remember, he doesn't present himself as one of the liberals that just act like idiots. Disagree, yes of course, but there's a difference in how some of them act.
First time ever
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 23:59 ET by Forest for the Treesthat I have agreed with Lamont Hill, and I agreed with both his points tonight - just goes to show how screwed up all of this has become.
Whoever
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 10:22 ET by ahusserare the folks that determine who gets the prize. The "committee" or whatever apparently drank Obama's kool-ade and is just kissing his A$$ combined with a swipe at whatever is left of the Bush era policies. In other words it is a wishful welcome and invitation to the socialist Euro-weenie world.
"Somehow, I told you so, just doesn't quite say it." Will Smith in 'I, Robot.'
"One of the last remaining
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:22 ET by HockeyKid"One of the last remaining towering achievements on earth".
Yeah, some of Uhbama's peace buddies took care of a couple of those in the New York skyline a few years back.
All I can say is, the bigger they are, the harder they fall. At the rate the Uhbama myth is growing, he's gonna be in for one whale of a fall. We can only hope the American public learns a long-lasting lesson when it happens.
"Beauty is only skin deep, but liberal's to the bone." - me
Towering Achievements
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:26 ET by Sergeant ROCKSo, he's all done in 9 months? What's he gonna do for the time remaining in his term?
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
What's he gonna do?
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 14:52 ET by RukusSame thing he's done so far - nada and zip. Hopefully. I wonder if CNN is gonna want to "fact check" me for that statement? LOL!
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
Get a grip, Brian!
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:29 ET by motherbeltone of the last remaining towering honors on Earth
Honor???? WTH???
The Nobel Peace Prize has become a positive JOKE!
The Nobel committee citation: “only
very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the
world's attention and given its people hope.”
So now the prize is given for charisma.
So it's basically "Best Actor" with a cash prize.
→ That's true
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:30 ET by Cool ArrowAnd by the time Diane Sawyer takes over Charlie Gibson's chair, it's not exactly the pedestal it used to be.
Awards, like positions, can lose their stature in 0.3 seconds.
Olympic Consolation Prize?
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:28 ET by acumenBrian Williams -- “one of the last remaining towering honors on Earth.”
Right up there with The Fickle Finger of Fate.
You're dating yourself,
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:30 ET by motherbeltYou're dating yourself, acumen! LOL
Of course, so am I, by getting your reference!
→ We won it motherbelt!
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:36 ET by Cool ArrowI know my home town won the Fickle Finger of Fate award at least once, but I think it was twice.
We built a pipeline to move water from one dry lake to another.
Kid you not.
We built a pipeline to move
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:41 ET by bigtimerWe built a pipeline to move water from one dry lake to another.
I needed a Spew Alert for that one...
What is sad with the nit-wits in differing offices since then...things remain the same.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
acumen,
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:34 ET by R D HelmLOL-Actually, I think The Fickle Finger of Fate would be more highly prized than Wuss of the Year.
-Dave
My best friend is a 26 year
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:31 ET by mostlymoderateMy best friend is a 26 year old female that just finished grad school. She annoyed the hell out of me for the last 2 years because she was a huge campaign volunteer for Obama. She told me today that she realizes she was fooled, that Obama has done nothing he promised, and that Obama is nothing but a fraud. This made me happy because my friend can't be the only Obama groupie having second thoughts.
Like inherited money,
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:34 ET by EdhenryLike inherited money, nothing destroys a persons credibility like unearned largess.
I am just wondering if they
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:40 ET by kangarooI am just wondering if the msm and others have given any thought to what they are saying about baz recieving the prize because the world disliked Bush for the last eight years and its a slap in the face to him.
"Here you go baz, you got the we hate bush award" just sayin
I heard on one newscast or
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:55 ET by ConservativeRexI heard on one newscast or another that the Nobel committee gave the award to carter as a kick in the shins to Bush because Bush was in office at the time.
When you think about it, you have 5 Norwegian Socialists giving a prize to the one Socialist in this country that swears up and down that he isn't a Socialist. Well this pretty much proves us right. Wasn't one of the reason stated by the IOC why Chicago didn't get the Olympics was because they didn't think they could give the games to a country that was currently at war when the games stand for peace? Yeah, right. Someone should have informed the Nobel morons.
Si Vis Palem, Para Bellum
2nd Kenyan to Win Nobel Prize
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 20:55 ET by Sergeant ROCKMmm.. Mmm.. Mmm.. Rush Hudson Limbaugh
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Rock... Delicious isn't
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:11 ET by bigtimerRock...
Delicious isn't it?
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Accomplish something at least
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:07 ET by gilguyI thought you actually had to DO something to get the Nobel. It is really laughable when you think that the nomination had to be received in FEBRUARY - only 2 weeks after he took office. Now he didn't even talk about nuclear disarmament back then, and hadn't even doen the apology tours, but that is why they say he gets the award? This shames the award worse the Al Gore's "consolation prize". What a joke...
Empty-headed liberals
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:13 ET by Sergeant ROCKAs Rush always says: It's symbolism over substance.
They are frauds.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Sarge
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:41 ET by MrShyRush is spot on. And look at our "present" of the United States. The Vain One is basically the perfect specimen cooked up in the lib laboratory. He is THEIR making, and now they are getting a crystal clear reflection of what they are truly about (great words of compassion and platitudes) and suddenly they're not all that hot for it.
Change we can believe in
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:44 ET by Sergeant ROCKI can only 'hope' for an American victory in 2010.
And the only 'hope' that will happen is if AKORN is shut down or otherwise crippled to such an extent where they can't commit more election fraud.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
pink breast cancer ribbons replacing ACORN red
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:56 ET by j17ghsYeah, we can hope but the Marxists are deeply imbedded in our government and have been since at least the '20s, and then FDR and Stalin really did a lot of damage in that regard in the '30s and '40s. Democrats have long, deep connections with the monsters of the 1930s, including people like Henry Ford (a real anti-Semite) who did more business with Joseph Stalin than anyone in the world at the time. That's why Ford is being handed the automotive industry today by the Obama administration.
As to ACORN, it seems that the pink "breast cancer" ribbons are replacing ACORN red. That's just another scam but one harder to criticize.
ACORN or not...it's the
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:56 ET by bigtimerACORN or not...it's the gerry-meandering I'm worried about with the new Census. ...whole reason they wanted ACORN to be involved in the first place (plus over 360 sister groups with ACORN)..but there are ways around this anyway...the dems know all the ropes...the tricks of the trade come easy to them....plus, we can't forget the trial lawyer threat...which they very well mean...as the msm spews for them 24/7.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Knowing the ropes
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:01 ET by Sergeant ROCKWe should've known better. When the democRATS started hollering that 'Bush stole the election' in 2000, that was an indication of what was in store for the future.
That was liberal projection.
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason
Hey Rock... Real quick, I
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:12 ET by bigtimerHey Rock...
Real quick, I also remember well when the (Rahm/O/Soros) wanted complete control of the Census...they only answered to them, no one else...as far as I can see, what is the big difference...
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
You have to do nothing as
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:15 ET by bigtimerYou have to do nothing as long as you have a 'D' behind your name...they're just moving the goal posts up as we live and breathe.
'Doubling down on stupid is not a particularly good idea'~Breitbart
Towering Honor?
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:51 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonI've seen toadstools with more 'honor' than the NoBell piece prize has shown in the last fifty years.
http://gjresult.com
hope for what?
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:59 ET by katainkentthat's all I want to know. I've been asking this for two years now. Hope. for. what.
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The Emperor, he has no clothes
I think Rush had it
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 07:13 ET by motherbeltI think Rush had it right. Our enemies (which include the Nobel Committee) like the idea that Obama is destroying America and emasculating her power in the world. They are also "telling" him that he should not do a "surge" in Afghanistan, and he should ignore Iran.
So Obama is more Catholic than the Pope, more conservative than so-called conservatives, and now, as Erik Erickson at RedState said, he's becoming more Jimmy Carter than Carter.
Earth in the Balance
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 21:59 ET by lotrAs compared to Mars. They still have a couple towering honors there still, just they way Earth did at one time.
Unfortunately, as of this year Earth doesn't even have this one left as a "towering honor," whatever that even means.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Competition
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:01 ET by NonanonDoes anyone know who else was nominated?
you will never find out.
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 23:06 ET by toneyukiyou will never find out. Its kept secret for 50 years
→ toneyuki
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 23:26 ET by Cool ArrowThe 50 year rule applies to the identity of the persons doing the nominations, not the identities of the nominees.
At least that's my understanding.
But you may be right, as there isn't anything to stop a nominator from divulging that they had made a nomination.
sorry cool Are the
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 00:27 ET by toneyukisorry cool
Are the nominations made public?
The statutes of the Nobel Foundation restrict disclosure of information about the nominations, whether publicly or privately, for 50 years. The restriction concerns the nominees and nominators, as well as investigations and opinions related to the award of a prize.
http://nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/process.html
So...
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 12:12 ET by StarAZHe could have nominated himself and--this is fiendishly clever--acted shocked? I am not saying he did...just wondering who did nominate this unknown mystery president who had happened on the stage, sans records and transcripts, but with lots of printed signs about hope and change.
Meet the People Who Were Passed Over for Obama
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 23:20 ET by sic721Mary Katherine Ham has a rundown on some of the nominees passed over for I-bama here:
http://www.weeklystandard.com/weblogs/TWSFP/2009/10/meet_the_people_who_were_passe.asp
obama remorse
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:40 ET by JustinCredibleAnybody have buyers remorse about Obama? I did not vote for him, but i wonder if there are others who did vote for him who would not if they could vote again today.
Okay, one more then I'm done...
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 22:55 ET by BKeyserHope? I got your stinkin' hope.
The good news is, unemployment is still under 10%
You know its a sham. The
Fri, 10/09/2009 - 23:04 ET by toneyukiYou know its a sham.
The nominations have to be postmarked by Feb 1
What the hell did he do before that to even be considered?
1. very progressive
2. marxist
3. potus (D)
4. antisemetic
AHH now I understand.
it's a sham
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 07:55 ET by lotrPope John Paul II, in spite of all he achieved during his lifetime (never mind his pontificate) -- nada for him. That, IMO, proved it was a sham even before this latest stunt. I saw clips of Obama's acceptance, and it is clear in his tone and body language that he was not comfortable with it, either.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Pope John Paul II, in spite
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 02:47 ET by Dan The Man 2Pope John Paul II, in spite of all he achieved during his lifetime (never mind his pontificate) -- nada for him.
But the pope is the pope and he doesnt need it as his rewards are in Heaven. All of us have our rewards in Heaven.
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
True
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 11:02 ET by lotr....and he (JPII), probably more than anyone else, was (and is) aware of that fact. We can rejoice that he has received his eternal award and has heard the Divine Accolade ("well done good and faithful servant") that we all long to hear one day.
But that doesn't mean I will refrain from pointing out the hypocrisy, sham, and injustice of the Nobel committee for their utter loss of backbone, objectivity and moral authority, in denying the good Pope human recognition as a true pillar of peace and untiring advocate for the poor.
"Steady." -- Keith Olbermann to Chris Matthews
Gasp!
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 00:37 ET by DoktorFrankenSo, The Nobel committee exclaims that Hussein has given the ''world's people Hope''? What about the damage he has done to his own country's economy? What is he trying to do to his own country's freedoms? What has been planning for his own country's people? How about the military that are dying in Afghanistan for the sake of his own selfish and personal political goals?
Here's what I ''Hope'' - I Hope he go bye-bye real soon. It will take years to flush out all of his people and appointed bums.
Thank YOU GOD...
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 00:57 ET by caiobabe...for finally sending the Second Coming of Your Son.
And for influencing the Nobel Committee to award HIM this honor.
For finally Sending the second coming of your son?
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 07:09 ET by ChattychitoAre you saying Obama is Gods sons second coming?
Are you saying the second coming has begun?
Are you saying that no one was gathered together in the clouds to meet the Lord?
Are you saying that the Great tribulation already took place?
Are you saying God's Son is now establishing His kingdom from Israel?
What are you saying exactly? Because your statement makes as much sense as drinking radiator fluid.
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
This is just a guess, but I
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 07:10 ET by FeynmanFanThis is just a guess, but I think ciaobabe was being sarcastic.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
I think you are correct Fan
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 14:56 ET by RukusIf it wasn't, then it's just plain creepy. : )
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
I am just wondering
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 03:31 ET by ChattychitoWhat it is we are being distracted from at the moment?
There must be something that while we are looking at this Nobel Prize issue. Something far more important and deserving of our attention is being pulled over our eyes.
I am wondering, this is a Media slight of hand move and we are being deceived on something we are not paying attention too.
Here's a fact that's worth the knowing, So treasure and mark it well. When the mind is through with growing, the the head begins to swell. Sir Nosmo King
Don't worry, a good many Europeans think it's a joke too.
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 06:20 ET by BritpopIn a highly surprising move yesterday, the Nobel organisation awarded the Peace Prize to United States President Barack Obama, who stated that he was humbled by the award and would gratefully accept it. Commenting in this decision, United States Talk Radio host Rush Limbaugh stated that the Nobel Organisation had just suicide bombed themselves over the award, as the Organisation has awarded prizes to Al Gore, and Jimmy Carter, but no prize was offered to Ronald Reagan, who liberated hundreds of millions of Europeans from the yoke of communism. Others have voiced the opinion that making this sort of award so early in the Obama presidency is a considerable mistake, and others have greeted the announcement of the award to the United States President with shock and incredulity, whilst an online poll in one Spanish newspaper found that 63% disagreed with the award going to a politician, suggesting that the best of the 205 candidates for the award was Ingrid Betancourt.
One political commentator - Pablo Molina of the Juan de Mariana Institute - suggested that since Mr Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize, the Nobel Committee ought to give the Economics Prize to Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero (Spanish prime minister) for spending the entire assets of a once-prosperous country on absurd measures aimed at ignoring the financial downturn. In China, dissidents are voicing unease about the Prize being handed to Mr Obama, and expressing the view that the award could have been effective in promoting human rights in the country, such as the plight of Hu Jia - another candidate - who has been locked up since 2007 after he exposed government abuses and the plight of AIDS sufferers in China.
How did they make their decision?
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 06:37 ET by Jeff in Miami BeachI was trying to figure out how Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. With Obama’s considerable accomplishments, I was interested in comparing them to the accomplishments of the other nominees. Well in short there is not a full nominee list for the prize that will be made public until 2050’s. But once a nominee is accepted they often will add that to their accomplishments which it should be. This is a partial list of nominees for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz – Committed treason far way leftist from Columbia now she is helping Chavez.
Sima Samar – Dr. in Afghanistan fighting for women’s rights in the Middle East. Her life is in constant danger as she tries to get women basic civil rights.
Hu Jia – Jailed Chinese dissident, for pushing Democracy, Environmental Action and AIDs awareness.
Ingrid Betancourt – Columbian anti corruption activist, spent 6 years as a prisoner of FARC. She was taken while campaigning for the Columbian Presidency. Huge anti drug voice in Columbia.
Cluster Munitions Coalition – Successfully got over 90 countries to agree to a ban on cluster weapons.
Zivko Popovski-Cvetin – Artist & Humanitarian, he creates and donates paintings with a floral motive for over 30 years.
SOS Kinderdorf International – aka SOS Children’s Villages. Built safe orphanages and schools in 132 countries.
Greg Mortenson – A mountaineer turned philanthropist. He builds schools in the Himalayan mountain range from Pakistan to Nepal. He educates men and women in these schools and has survived many attacks on his person. He has built over 130 schools.
Thick Quang Do – A Vietnamese Buddhist Monk who is the leader of the now banned Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. He has been held under house arrest for over 19 years.
Pete Seeger – Singer Activist. This guys has been singing against war since the Spanish Civil War in 1943. He is now in his 90’s and continues singing against war.
I look at this list and there are a couple people who I’m not sure should even be on the list. The singer, the painter, the treasonist Columbian lady but the rest of the list are of people that are trying to help others and most of all not seeking personal glory. They are just trying to make the world better for others.
I do not know what goes into the decision for the Peace Prize winner but I had thought it was more than a good line of BS. So far from Obama he has spent us further in debt than any other President, continued Rendition where we do not water board our terrorist friends we just send them to Egypt where they pull out their fingernails or hook their genitals up to a battery, said he would close GITMO though still has not figured out how, renewed the Patriot Act, taken over GM & Chrysler after allowing them to go into to bankruptcy, spent $3 billion so citizens can buy new cars, allowed unemployment to reach 9.7%.
Great work Nobel Prize givers. By your choice you did very well supporting George Bush’s decisions and policies!!
If you think medical care is expensive now wait until it is free!
Great post, Jeff
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 06:44 ET by FeynmanFanThe reason Obama got the award is alluded to in your last sentence. Obama got the prize because he's not George Bush.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
On the cluster munitions.....
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 09:53 ET by Willis_Leon_Johnson90 countries may have signed on, but how many are actively stockpiling them for future use against their neighbors?
http://gjresult.com
Oh Yeah...
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 06:44 ET by ohiochilisince oslo further cheapened the peace prize, next time, they are going to hide it in a cereal box for one lucky winner!!!
LOL, Ohiochili
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 06:47 ET by FeynmanFanYou're right on that one! It's the only logical next step.
"Reason and persuasion are the only practical instruments against error. To make way for these, free inquiry must be indulged" - Thomas Jefferson
Good one chili!
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 15:00 ET by RukusOr how about it being the prize on Survivor:Oslo. LOL! : )
Gary
If there must be trouble, let it be in my day, that my child may have peace. -- Tom Paine
Cracker Jacks Know how to
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 02:55 ET by Dan The Man 2Cracker Jacks
Know how to keep a Troll in suspense? Ill tell ya in the morning.
Blah, blah, blah ... and so on.
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 09:17 ET by Crash"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope.”
Hitler did the same thing for Germany ... only he got the olympics.
"A man with an experience is never at the mercy of a man with an argument." Hilmar von Campe
Those passed over
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 09:56 ET by slickwillie2001Thanks posters for trying to highlight those passed over in order to take a cheap shot at President George W. Bush. It'll never be enough but it's a start. Perhaps one of the networks will do a special on those passed over. That would be a worthwhile gesture.
Perhaps some good will come of this in that the world will realize how meaningless the NPPs have become. In my lifetime we've also seen the sad cheapening of Pulitzers. It's what the liberals do.
We need a better class of awards.
I agree.
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 10:22 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonI'm STILL WAITING for the
"PULITZER FOR PLAGIARISM" award to be announced.
http://gjresult.com
I
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 11:27 ET by jessieHI swear, these channels (ABC,CBS,NBC,ect.) are really something. Not shure what, but something. I have never heard so much bull before. Who writes for them, David Letterman? They are really gone to crap, since obama got in.
But what?
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 12:04 ET by StarAZLast remaining towering honor? I thought that was the presidency. This towers, all right.
Maybe we have been looking at this from the wrong viewpoint?
Sun, 10/11/2009 - 00:19 ET by Willis_Leon_JohnsonFawlty Towers maybe?
In which case it should have gone to John Cleese.
http://gjresult.com
Jeff Greenfield would
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 17:15 ET by samhermanmdJeff Greenfield would probably see elves, unicorns and dragons if his medications were not adjusted.
I intend to win the
Sat, 10/10/2009 - 23:24 ET by celatorI intend to win the lottery. Can I have my money now, please?
No citizen's right to life, liberty, pursuit of happiness, or property is safe as long as Obama is President of the United States.
Ha Ha Ha Ha!
Mon, 10/12/2009 - 08:42 ET by Sergeant ROCKTouche'!
"I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."
George Mason