Obama Gets 2009 Nobel Peace Prize - Page 3

herkhorse · #41 10-09-2009, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

As long as Tim Tebow didn't get it ... I'm cool with it.

Not only does Obama owe his primary and general election victory solely to Bush .. but he now owes his Nobel Peace Prize to Bush.

Bush basically made the Nobel Peace Prize the global equivlant of an 'At least I'm not PG 1985' award.

another entry for the post of the year

The Indomitable DrugS · #42 10-09-2009, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Honu

I promise not to fight with anyone in the near future and I hope nobody else will fight also .......Can I get a Nobel Peace prize for that.

You have to take the job away from both a monumental war criminal and a pompous rich kid in order to come under consideration.

Honu · #43 10-09-2009, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

You have to take the job away from both a monumental war criminal and a pompous rich kid in order to come under consideration.

How do you know I havent? I work with people who come from countries that have waged war on people and they are my friends and some of them are rich.
I can hope and aspire as much as the next person.......
I deserve a prize.

A side note ..... the person to whom you are refering to couldnt re-apply for the job so I think it was an easy beat.

SCUDSBROTHER · #44 10-09-2009, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by The Indomitable DrugS

Cannon wants to be made an honorarry Jew.

I took that class. Was so loud.

Rileyoriley · #45 10-09-2009, 11:26 PM

I think they gave it to him as a consolation prize for not getting the Olympics.

Honu · #46 10-10-2009, 07:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

I think they gave it to him as a consolation prize for not getting the Olympics.

LOL

Danzig · #47 10-10-2009, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by cmfhb411

I don't know how this helps the President at all.

I noticed the pause prior to his "ending the war" part of his speech
Friday morning.

He's obviously struggling enough with Afghanistan as it is, whether he
put himself in that position or not. And now this.

If it were me, that phone would have been in a thousand pieces after that call.

he can't let the fact he won this farce of an award hamstring his actions. he still needs to do what's best for america, which so far i don't believe he's done. any decision on afganistan is still weeks away, which imo indicates weakness on his part, and a willingness to listen to too many people. you'd think he'd have had some ideas in mind already in that regard. if he still intends to do what needs to be done there, then he needs to put in place any and everything necessary to get things headed back in the right direction, so that it can end that much more quickly. it's dragged on too long. yeah, he inherited one hell of a mess, but it's a job he sought knowing what was ahead.

SCUDSBROTHER · #48 10-10-2009, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by cmfhb411

I agree 100%.
I was not surprised, but disappointed in how much fun Beck and his crew had with this on his radio show. I expected it on some level but would have guessed he'd back off once he acknowledged the pause in the President's speech.

If it were up to me, we as Americans would make it crystal clear our criticism
and focus is all on the Nobel Prize Committee and we don't hold this as a negative towards the President.

But unfortunately that didn't happen.
The vibe had too much of the "he brought this on to himself" feel for my taste.

You must be kid'n. If Betty Crocker gets raped by someone white as an egg, then they are gunna find a way to link it back to Obama. It's obvious they won't work with him on anything, and then, they are still gunna say he accomplished nothing (as they openly pray for the country to pleeeeease tank.) I just think it's kind of sick that people elected a guy to be bipartisan, and then are giving a free ride to those that are fighting that bipartisan effort. Look at all the "Hi, I'm God" type Independents that voted for someone to lead a bipartisan effort. Are those Independents complaining about the fact he is the only one trying to be bipartisan?... No, of course not. After voting(especially in Indiana..thank you so much,) they've fallen asleep again.

timmgirvan · #49 10-10-2009, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

You must be kid'n. If Betty Crocker gets raped by someone white as an egg, then they are gunna find a way to link it back to Obama. It's obvious they won't work with him on anything, and then, they are still gunna say he accomplished nothing (as they openly pray for the country to pleeeeease tank.) I just think it's kind of sick that people elected a guy to be bipartisan, and then are giving a free ride to those that are fighting that bipartisan effort. Look at all the "Hi, I'm God" type Independents that voted for someone to lead a bipartisan effort. Are those Independents complaining about the fact he is the only one trying to be bipartisan?... No, of course not. After voting(especially in Indiana..thank you so much,) they've fallen asleep again.

I don't know what you been smoking, but Obama,Pelosi,Reid,Hoyer have in no way been bipartisan. There could be a fringe element of those who want the country to tank because of Obama, but they don't represent any type of respectable conservative. And that fringe is dwarfed by the "Bush Derangement Syndrome" that runs amok in media,schools and colleges!

SCUDSBROTHER · #50 10-10-2009, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

I don't know what you been smoking, but Obama,Pelosi,Reid,Hoyer have in no way been bipartisan. There could be a fringe element of those who want the country to tank because of Obama, but they don't represent any type of respectable conservative.

No, Pelosi, Reid, and Hoyer aren't bipartisan. Obama can control them if he can get a reason, too, but so far nobody from an "in play" state (DEM or REP) wants to look like they're letting him accomplish something. Bush was disliked by Conservatives for what he didn't do. He was disliked by most others for what he did get done.

SCUDSBROTHER · #51 10-10-2009, 04:51 PM

He's gunna have to threaten to campaign against these back-stabbing DEMS in the Democratic Primaries. He can get this scum beat. They better wake up, cuz he can punish them if he wakes up. Call them in. Inform them. That's it. Tell them: "If You defy me, you aren't even getting to face Republicans in the general election. Come correct, or become roadkill." See, Scuds has the answer, and the brotha is still examining the cube for a tame solution that isn't there. No Pressure...No Pleasure.

Danzig · #52 10-10-2009, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by cmfhb411

I agree 100%.
I was not surprised, but disappointed in how much fun Beck and his crew had with this on his radio show. I expected it on some level but would have guessed he'd back off once he acknowledged the pause in the President's speech.

If it were up to me, we as Americans would make it crystal clear our criticism
and focus is all on the Nobel Prize Committee and we don't hold this as a negative towards the President.

But unfortunately that didn't happen.
The vibe had too much of the "he brought this on to himself" feel for my taste.

I'll go after him and any politician for their politics and decisions, but not for this.

Wow. I'm kinda down about this page in our history, I gotta admit.

i have never listened to glenn beck, but i can imagine, based on what i've read about him, what he would have had to say. i don't listen to any of the talking heads; they're all too tilted to the right for me. i don't watch o'reilly, or fox news for that matter...

timmgirvan · #53 10-10-2009, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

No, Pelosi, Reid, and Hoyer aren't bipartisan. Obama can control them if he can get a reason, too, but so far nobody from an "in play" state (DEM or REP) wants to look like they're letting him accomplish something. Bush was disliked by Conservatives for what he didn't do. He was disliked by most others for what he did get done.

At this point in the debate,Bush is irellevent. Obama has given the knuckleheads free reign to construct legislation or to quash it. The has been no meaningful dialogue. Senate Republicans have a proposal...it's called 3400.
Bill 3200, which has been the 1000 lb monkey in the room, has morphed in to the Baucas bill, I think.

SCUDSBROTHER · #54 10-10-2009, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

At this point in the debate,Bush is irellevent. Obama has given the knuckleheads free reign to construct legislation or to quash it. The has been no meaningful dialogue. Senate Republicans have a proposal...it's called 3400.
Bill 3200, which has been the 1000 lb monkey in the room, has morphed in to the Baucas bill, I think.

Needs to discipline his own people. He went wrong by tolerating their bullsht (at all.) Why be so nice with this here disgraceful lice.

timmgirvan · #55 10-10-2009, 06:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SCUDSBROTHER

Needs to discipline his own people. He went wrong by tolerating their bullsht (at all.) Why be so nice with this here disgraceful lice.

He's not a hands-on kinda guy! Relative newcomer to BIG political stage(this ain't Chicago) Inept at dealing with the intricacies of global diplomacy, and has absolutely no clue on how to manage a war, or take of our troops....no doubt about it, he's on a roll!

Just read an article that said Obama is thinking of paying the Afghans not to fight for the Taliban.....he's LOST!

Danzig · #56 10-10-2009, 11:31 PM

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...239280914.html

geeker2 · #57 10-10-2009, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Rileyoriley

I think they gave it to him as a consolation prize for not getting the Olympics.

timmgirvan · #58 10-10-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Danzig

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...239280914.html

good piece!

Danzig · #59 10-11-2009, 11:19 AM

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Originally Posted by timmgirvan

good piece!

yeah, i thought it was....just saw this this morning:

http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2009/1...&mod=sphere_wd

some excerpts:

Robert Reich, Clinton Labor Dept. Secretary: It underscores the paradox of Obama. On his blog, Reich writes that the president “has demonstrated mastery in both delivering powerful rhetoric and providing the nation and the world with fresh and important ways of understanding current challenges. But he has not yet delivered. To the contrary, he often seems to hold back from the fight—temporizing, delaying, or compromising so much that the rhetoric and insight he offers seem strangely disconnected from what he actually does.

Whereas Bush did not use force against North Korea, Obama does not rely on dialogue in Afghanistan. But the statement does pressure Obama not to use force in the theater that counts the most, namely the Iranian nuclear build-up. So, from the Leftist Norwegian point of view, it’s a twofer — bash Bush and handcuff Obama.”

John Dickerson, Slate magazine: Pundits win! “The Nobel committee has validated the idea that speeches and atmospherics are really important.”

notyep59 · #60 10-11-2009, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Is Bed Bath & Beyond having a sale on mirrors?

You remind me of Gabby Johnson at the town hall meeting.

29.95 full length........was it gabby johnson or gabby hayes??? sure you always have johnson on your mind but may have made a mistake here.