Has Obama Earned His Nobel Peace Prize Yet?
On Friday, the European Union learned that with austerity riots, struggling currency, rising anti-Semitism, and growing neo-Nazi groups it’s apparently still possible to be a harbinger of peace.
The Nobel Peace Prize for the euro bloc was awarded for six decades of “the advancement of peace and reconciliation, democracy and human rights in Europe.”
Surely the well-deserved 2010 award to Liu Xiaobo might have reminded the Nobel Committee that there are men and women risking their lives every day around the globe as prime contenders for “the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses” — as deemed by the creator of dynamite and arms manufacturer Alfred Nobel.
But the head-scratching EU prize also serves as a reminder to check in on the 2009 recipient, especially as a foreign policy debate — the third of the presidential debates — looms Monday. Moderator Bob Schieffer will ask about America’s role in the world, Afghanistan and Pakistan, red lines with Israel and Iran, the changing Middle East and the new face of terrorism, and the rise of China.
A matter of months into his presidency, Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
“Obama has as President created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play. Dialogue and negotiations are preferred as instruments for resolving even the most difficult international conflicts. The vision of a world free from nuclear arms has powerfully stimulated disarmament and arms control negotiations. Thanks to Obama’s initiative, the USA is now playing a more constructive role in meeting the great climatic challenges the world is confronting. Democracy and human rights are to be strengthened.
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future. His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world’s population.
“For 108 years, the Norwegian Nobel Committee has sought to stimulate precisely that international policy and those attitudes for which Obama is now the world’s leading spokesman. The Committee endorses Obama’s appeal that “Now is the time for all of us to take our share of responsibility for a global response to global challenges.”
It’s an award for which Gandhi, Pope John Paul II, and Vaclav Havel — great men who left indelible impressions on humanity — were all passed over.
It’s also an award that has been bestowed upon Yasser Arafat and Le Duc Tho.
So three years later, with a presidential term under his belt and an award based on hope of what he might do or inspire, has Obama earned his Nobel?
Well Obama has gotten twice as many American troops killed in Afcrapistan as Bush did, and in half the time, so he should get some kind of prize.
How about something finely crafted after a traditional, time-honored pattern? And made from the best available traditional material, of course. Hemp, in this case. In fact, considering his past, hemp would be doubly suitable.
That would be an appropriate prize for his actions, don’t you think?
After the appropriate deliberations by a judging panel of twelve, of course.
Let’s ask Amb. Chris Stevens.
War is Peace.
Isn’t it the other way around?
Happy days.
IF the goal is to bring Islamists into power, then indeed he earned his prize. And if he achieved that which Arafat did – another ‘peace’ prize recipient – the empowerment of bloody handed barbarians, then he surely lived up to its principles.
While Arafat openly showed his stripes, pistol packing and all at the UN, the Islamist-in-Chief was more circumspect, at least to those who wished to see him as a racial healer. On the other hand, those not blinded by ideology understood that his goal was to bring about third world parity, thus placing the U.S. in an economic and foreign policy vise. He indeed accomplished his goals.
The proof, as is said, is in the pudding – http://adinakutnicki.com/2012/10/07/when-authentic-revolutionaries-hold-the-reins-of-american-power-centers-via-the-most-radical-regime-in-u-s-history-commentary-by-adina-kutnicki/
You gotta hand it to him. He destroyed the standing of the U.S., more than any other leader before him, and for that, many believe he did deserve the prize!!
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But….but…..but……he made that GUTSY CALL to get rid of Osama bin Laden, you racist h8rs! And he didn’t get us in a WAR. (Kinetic military actions where you lead from behind are like, totes ok.)
And now everyone everywhere loves all the 57 states. Even the ones that don’t speak Austrian.
Obama has worked hard to ensure the Middle-East comes together.
since we are talking about medals undeserved:
why didn’t our favorite kenyan get an olympic gold medal in long distance running? he has been running for office for over 4 years now.
maybe a medal for swimming too? he’s been swimming in denial since fast & furious. he’s way deep in denial now on libya.
a diving medal for sure. he has been diving in over his head since taking office, over and over again.
perhaps a medal in gymnastics? nononono. that’s an ugly pix. sorry.
hows about an oscar? he’s been acting since day one.
a military medal? he’s hidden his dubious past better than any camo-clad sniper could. quite a feat for someone claiming complete transparency.
The Nobel Peace Prize is a joke, and has been for decades. Many recipients are also jokes. See also Obama, Barack H, presidency of. Unfortunately, the jokes aren’t funny.
Every president should, upon attaining the office, be given a Nobel Peace Prize. This way they will not get Nobel Fever and attempt, as both Clinton and W did in their last years of office, to impose a solution upon us that will engenger a second holocaust (heaven forbid).
Unofrunately, this has not worked with our own President, Nobel Peace Prize winner (and Lauren Bacall’s cousin) Shimon Peres.
He won the Nobel Peace of Shit Prize!
Yes, Obama has earned the prize. Look at all of the groups he’s aligned against freedom, liberty and prosperity. That sure looks like an “extraordinary effort to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” And the award to the EU is no different, it’s a “pre-ward” for establishing a police state to crush any outbreaks of freedom and the “will of the people”. The Nobel Prize committee looks at EU hearings as if they were sex tapes, they have unbridled lust for the advancement of a totalitarian thug state.
Given that I would probably be banned from PJ Media (and possibly the entire internet) for my uncensored answer to the question, “Has obama earned his Nobel Peace Prize yet?”….. how about no to the infinite power.
I waited until 2016 came out on DVD to buy it and watch it last night so my misgivings about our divider in chief have taken an even lower dive. It is massively important to our country that this individual is not given another 4 years to be an incredibly lame d_ck (pick your favorite vowel) president.
Romney/Ryan 2012
Surely his ego would say that all should hail “The Obama” for he and only he knoweth the true heart of man and shall leadeth the pathetic masses to salvation. So I sayeth unto yee–”All Hail The Obama!”
Obama’s Noble Piece Prize – For borrowing money from China and passing it out to cronies, campaign donors, unfeasible green energy enterprises, and support for muppets everywhere.
Here’s a piece for you, here’s a piece for you …
Barack Obama received the Nobel Peace Prize for one reason, and one reason only.
He’s NOT George W. Bush.
With that in mind, YES, he has earned it.
Peace in the Middle East? By arming and recruiting for al Qaeda?
US consulate in Benghazi was a hub for recruiting jihadis to fight for al Qaeda in Syria
Words fail me.
One liberal I know said I can’t call Obama a hypocrite for doing all these things despite having been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize because the award wasn’t his decision. Such a load of road apples.
I have a whole roll of noble prizes right next to the toilet…
At least now it serves the purpose of letting you know who the loons are..
I respected the Nobel Prizes until they gave one to Obama. Obama had done none of the things for which he was awarded the prize, and he has done none of those things since. Maybe they could create a prize for “Fooling the Democratic Party” into making him their candidate in spite of his background and autobiography.
In the eyes of Iran Obama did something. Earlier this year Washington Post and a variety middle eastern newspapers mentioned what Obama did. That act being telling Iran that he would support Iran’s nuclear goals. Read more about it on my blog.
http://msmignoresit.blogspot.com/2012/10/on-cusp-of-nuclear-iran.html?m=1
I can’t believe it,but there it is ! This bunch of mentally challenged Norweigians, who have filled themselves with Akevitt and Ludefisk to the point of staggering, actually took the once proud prize down another notch closer to a CrackerJack toy by awarding it to a serial lying, imposter.
They should have stuck to murders and thieves like Arafat.
If Nobel were still with us, he would probably take some of his invention and blow them all to flinders. Thet’s FLINDERS, not Flanders. The folks in Flanders don’t want them around either.
Thank-you Miss Johnson for keeping, what will become known as,the Nobel’s Nothing Award about something. It is apparent that the commitee was doing the same thing that most of the American people were doing at the time, filling an empty chair, sorry Clint, with their own hope for change. To paraphrase Dinah Washington, “What a Difference Four Years Make.” Keep-up the good fight, “The future is worth fighting for”, and God knows, we need more fighters.
I’m pretty sure he killed more terrorists (and innocents) with Hellfire rockets than GWB did. Does that qualify him for the Peace Prize ?