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The Nobel Peace Prize 2009 awarded to President Obama |
2009-10-09 |
Stunning choice made Obama the third sitting president to win the Nobel Peace Prize and shocked observers because Obama took office less than two weeks before the nomination deadline. |
Posted by:tipper |
#71 I must beg to differ, my dear. You have your own eloquent voice that's always a joy to read. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-09 23:44 |
#70 tw, I have no doubt that you would still put it far more eloquently than I could even without Professor Hanson's assistance. ;) |
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-10-09 23:36 |
#69 "Whom the gods would humble, they first make proud." I think that's the quote, Cornsilk Blondie. Hubris is the word for that overweening pride, to be punished by the goddess Nemesis. Professor Victor Davis Hanson recently wrote about exactly that, which is why I had those big words ready to hand. ;-) |
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-09 23:23 |
#68 from the 1993 Clinton Inaugural Ball |
Posted by: 3dc 2009-10-09 23:17 |
#67 other awards are breaking for President Obama hourly. List is below. Breaking: Barak Obama Named Mr. Universe 2010 Breaking: Pope Benedict crowns Obama "Holy Roman Emperor" Breaking: White Smoke over Vatican, Cardinals Elect Obama as Pope Breaking: Obama wins Comrade of the Year Award! Breaking: Barack Hussein Obama's likeness to be carved into Mount Rushmore Breaking: Barack Hussein Obama Declared Winner of 2000 Florida Recount Breaking: Obama Named Most Interesting Man in the World Breaking: Obama beats JIM THOMPSON at Balloon sit/egg carry race Breaking: Barack Obama wins Top Chef Las Vegas, awarded FOUR Michelin Stars Breaking: Obama wins $10 Million Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. Breaking: Obama named the NEW James Bond! Will become agent Double-O-Bama!!! Breaking: Obama wins "Dancing with the Stars" Breaking: Obama walks on water!.Obama has just walked across Lake Michigan Breaking: Obama wins 2009 AKC "Best of Show" Breaking: Obama challenges Kobayashi to hot dog eating contest Breaking: Obama cures cancer and diabetes Breaking: Obama nominated for 5 Academy Awards Breaking: Obama declared Master of Time, Space and Dimension Breaking: Obama wins Heisman Trophy Breaking: Just been announced that Obama has won the Nigerian Lottery Breaking: Obama named The Fifth Element Breaking: NHL cancels season awards Stanley Award to Obama Breaking: Obama wins "Survivor" reality show Breaking: Obama wins proctology award Breaking: Obama canonized as a "Saint" in Rome Breaking: Obama named employee of the month at a WendyÂ’s in Reston, VA. Breaking: Obama takes pole for this SundayÂ’s Pepsi 500 at California Speedway Breaking: Obama named Time's Man of the Century Breaking: Obama inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Breaking: BARACK OBAMA WINS IDITAROD Breaking: Barak Obama Wins 2010 NBA Dunk Contest Breaking: President Obama receives Cong. Medal of Honor Breaking: Obama wins Ms. California title Breaking: Obama Named Miss Hooters 2010 Breaking: Kim Jong Il Resigns, Names Obama New Leader of North Korea Breaking: Obama wins Medium Coke with McDonaldÂ’s Scratcher Breaking: Obama wins National Spelling Bee Breaking: Obama wins 2010 Soap box Derby Breaking: Obama beats Tiger in playoff at Masters Breaking: Obama wins the Tour de France by 12 hours Breaking: Obama gets patent for inventing perpetual motion machine Breaking: Obama finds Lost Tribes of Israel Breaking: Obama scores eighteen consecutive hole-in-ones Breaking! President Obama named Sears Preferred Customer Breaking: Obama finds Nicole Brown Simpson's REAL killer Breaking: Obama has stopped plate tectonics,no more earthquakes Breaking: Barak Obama Finds the Arc of the Covenant Breaking: Obama signed the Declaration of Independence today, making it official Breaking: Obama is McDonalds 787 billion customer Breaking: Obama's Face Found on Mars Breaking: Pope re-painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel with face of Obama Breaking: Obama did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night and parted the red sea this morning Breaking: Obama to Star in 'Casablanca' Remake Breaking: Washington, DC Renamed Obama, District of Barack Breaking: Carla Bruni Leaves Sarkozy for Obama Breaking: Baseball Commissioner awards Series to Obama due to his "intention to win" Breaking: Obama re-invents the wheel Breaking: Pillsbury Bake-Off prize goes to Obama Breaking: Obama finds Waldo Breaking: Obama Turns The Water Into Wine Breaking: Obama Replaces Lennon and Harrison, Reunites the Beatles Breaking: Obama successfully negotiates with the Japanese for the release of 112 year old Amelia Earhart Breaking: Obama Reverses Kudzu Growth Breaking: Obama Awarded with Grand Marshall of the Black Angus Cattle Day Parade Breaking: Man Healed By Touching Hem Of Obama's Robe Breaking: Obama get's his Red Rider BB gun Breaking: Obama catches Roadrunner Breaking: Obama invents car engine that runs on static electricity Breaking: Obama prevents tooth decay in children Breaking: Obama NO LONGER SUCCEPTIBLE TO KRYPTONITE Breaking: World's Muslims Reject Mohammed, Anoint Obama Breaking: Obama was named to replace the Holy Spirit in the Christian Trinity today in ceremonies in Oslo Breaking: Obama Named CEO of Campbell Soups - Mmmm Mmmm Good Breaking: Obama wins PBA Championsip. Bowls a high score of 37 Breaking: Obama's Image Cleary Visible on Shroud of Turin Breaking: Obama swims the english channel... LENGTHWISE Breaking: Obama to be new Jack Bauer on '24' Breaking: Obama named Motor Trend's Car of the Year Breaking: Obama to Play Dirk Diggler in Remake of Boogie Nights Breaking: Culinary Institute of America gives Obama a National Medal for Whirled Peas Breaking: Obama Wins Order of Lenin Medal Breaking: Obama wins "Most Well Endowed" by "Hineyboy Magazine" Breaking: Obama Wins Oscar For "Best Actor In A Completely Fictional, Made-Up Story and Role" Breaking: Barak Obama Wins 2010 NBA Dunk Contest |
Posted by: tipper 2009-10-09 23:12 |
#66 There is the old saying that the ones whom the gods really wish to humble are first brought up to the heights where mere mortals rarely go. If this is so....I just hope that he doesn't take the rest of us along with him, because the crash is gonna be hellacious. |
Posted by: Cornsilk Blondie 2009-10-09 22:17 |
#65 I can't decide whether Steve White or Boss Snomotle8280 wins the thread. Bambi's the definite LOSER. |
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2009-10-09 21:31 |
#64 The Noble Peace Prize jumped the shark long,long, ago. |
Posted by: CrazyFool 2009-10-09 20:36 |
#63 P.S. Men's Health or some other sucky mag has the Obama health plan on cover this month. Please. actually it was Patrick Ewing. You just thought it was M'chelle |
Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-09 19:26 |
#62 The Nobel Peace Prize is now a parody of itself. |
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2009-10-09 19:18 |
#61 |
Posted by: Boss Snomotle8280 2009-10-09 19:12 |
#60 I'm surprised Obama didn't get an Emmy for best new series in prime time. |
Posted by: DMFD 2009-10-09 19:07 |
#59 That was your first clue? Sorry, NS. First in a long series. But he's only just getting started and I wouldn't underestimate his potential to make things a helluva lot worse. Looks like the folks in Oslo would just love it if he did. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-09 17:42 |
#58 It makes perfect sense for the messiah to be awarded the peace prize. |
Posted by: Gladys 2009-10-09 17:28 |
#57 He's also won the Triple Crown next year. |
Posted by: Bob 2009-10-09 17:09 |
#56 Dont forget Obama's Diet/Exercise/ Triathelete Program: Chicago style pizza, doubling timing outside to sneak cigarettes. P.S. Men's Health or some other sucky mag has the Obama health plan on cover this month. Please. |
Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-09 16:13 |
#55 If Obama continues in this tradition we're in trouble. That was your first clue? |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-10-09 15:25 |
#54 Free Republic is getting deluged with people submitting "Obama wins" sarcastic posts, to the point where it is overwhelming them. Examples: Obama wins cannabis cup Obama prevents tooth decay in children Obama puts new ring around Saturn Obama Slays Kraken, Saves Joppa, and Marries Princess Andromeda Obama Declared "Tougher Than Chuck Norris" Family of Archimedes gives up credit for invention. Now called the Obama Screw Man Healed By Touching Hem Of Obama's Robe -- Obama Awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine Obama Wins Medium Coke at McDonald's Scratchers Game Obama Destroys Deathstar, Saves Endor Obama catches Roadrunner!!! Obama parts Red Sea (Moses dismissed as a poser) Obama Still Working on Guitar Riff for Rock-n-Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech Obama invents car engine that runs on static electricity--Nobel Prize in Physics now anticipated! Obama Wins Pumpkin Growing Contest, Solves World Hunger Obama grants absolution to Pope Benedict XVI Obama Exhumes Patton to Slap Him and Call Him a Coward Obama announces the Singularity and the Rapture have arrived...we are now all Obama! |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2009-10-09 15:17 |
#53 I'm looking at the list that GolfBravo posted and, except for Le Duc Tho, they're all losers. Gorbie lost his grip on the USSR. Gore lost a presidential election then lost his mind. Carter lost Iran then lost a second term in the White House. Afafat lost every war he ever fought, established PA then died of some mysterious ailment that looked a lot like AIDS. ElBaradei never stopped anybody from proliferating anything. Le Duc Tho, the only clear winner in the group, won a war against the USA and refused to accept the Nobel Peace Prize. If Obama continues in this tradition we're in trouble. |
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2009-10-09 15:14 |
#52 I suspect I'd find little argument in saying... 'Barry takes the prize.' |
Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-10-09 14:30 |
#51 To date CNN Vote Was Barack Obama a good choice for Nobel Peace Prize? Yes 45% 108002 No 55% 132346 |
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-10-09 13:38 |
#50 If everyhting, up to this point, was either Bush's fault, or something that Obama had to fix because of Bush, shouldn't George Bush get the award? |
Posted by: plainslow 2009-10-09 13:31 |
#49 I hope there is an Earth somewhere in a parallel universe where logic and intelligence reign over raw emotion and ignorance. Now that you mention it. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-09 13:30 |
#48 Kanye West was unavailable for comment. |
Posted by: Rob06 2009-10-09 13:26 |
#47 One difference between our government and the old Roman Empire is that they could decree that people were gods and worship was manditory. wait a minute, what was i just saying... |
Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-10-09 13:19 |
#46 Obama Augustus Barak Caesar PAX OBAMA! (sarc/off) |
Posted by: Broadhead6 2009-10-09 13:08 |
#45 An MSNBC online poll shows that of more than 300,000 votes, 62 percent said Obama doest not deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. Add to that those who said it is premature (13%) the total is 75%. |
Posted by: crazyhorse 2009-10-09 12:57 |
#44 I hope there is an Earth somewhere in a parallel universe where logic and intelligence reign over raw emotion and ignorance. And if there is such a beast, how do I apply for a transfer? |
Posted by: Dar 2009-10-09 12:32 |
#43 A vast conspiracy of dunces & idiots have arisen to attack the USA! |
Posted by: whatadeal 2009-10-09 12:04 |
#42 Fubar |
Posted by: Boss Snomotle8280 2009-10-09 11:48 |
#41 Why did not I get the Nobel /channeling the ghost of Neville Chamberlain All I can say is that this prise will be a big hubris stoker for the big O. Our enemies smell weakness and appeasement, and they are on the move. Things did not turn out too well for Arafat, either. |
Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-10-09 11:29 |
#40 *clunk* (jaw drops to floor) WTF???? |
Posted by: Spot 2009-10-09 11:22 |
#39 The "O" joins a list including: ... LE DUC THO At least LE DUC THO declined the prize. (Kisinger kept his) |
Posted by: Willy 2009-10-09 11:22 |
#38 Also a shoo-in for an Oscar. Best performance by a male actor in a farce ... |
Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-09 11:05 |
#37 I forgot that he will also "artist of the year" at the next Grammy's. |
Posted by: KILOWATTKID 2009-10-09 11:03 |
#36 He's a shoo in for the Heisman trophy. MVP of the World Series is in the bag. Early on favorite for the Stanley Cup and Michael Phelps better be concerned in the next 100M. |
Posted by: KILOWATTKID 2009-10-09 10:59 |
#35 Interference, yes. Now in appropriate company, yes. Awarded for planning on trying, yes. Inmates in charge of the asylum, yes. A foregone conclusion once he was elected, yes. Transnational progressivism in full preen mode. A sad day for the world. |
Posted by: Whiskey Mike 2009-10-09 10:56 |
#34 As I said when Gore won, either the Norwegians are completely crazy or they have developed a sense of humor so very dry that the rest of us just do not get it. |
Posted by: Kelly 2009-10-09 10:55 |
#33 The "O" joins a list including: ALBERT ARNOLD ( AL) GORE JR. MOHAMED ELBARADEI JIMMY CARTER JR. UNITED NATIONS PUGWASH CONFERENCES ON SCIENCE AND WORLD AFFAIRS YASSER ARAFAT MIKHAIL SERGEYEVICH GORBACHEV THE UNITED NATIONS PEACE-KEEPING FORCES AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL LE DUC THO Second place gets two Peace Prizes |
Posted by: GolfBravoUSMC 2009-10-09 10:09 |
#32 |
Posted by: badanov 2009-10-09 10:00 |
#31 By giving him the award now, it takes the pressure off if he wants to go all medieval on Afghanistan but is worried about losing the prize. Anything that further undercuts this silly award is probably a good thing. |
Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-10-09 09:43 |
#30 What a joke . Ive done more for world peace with my gun than ... ooh never mind |
Posted by: Oscar 2009-10-09 09:25 |
#29 February – Deadline for submission. The Committee bases its assessment on nominations that must be postmarked no later than 1 February each year. He was President 12 days. LMAO |
Posted by: Beavis 2009-10-09 09:17 |
#28 I'll be very polite but WHAT FOR? |
Posted by: European Conservative 2009-10-09 09:03 |
#27 #8 Personally, I figure the odds are close to even that Obama will bring about civil war within America by late 2010. Posted by Lone Ranger Well, the 'quit paying federal taxes' part of the war has already begun. The taxfrei underground economy is booming. |
Posted by: Besoeker in Duitsland 2009-10-09 08:40 |
#26 Well he is Black. YES I SAID IT. |
Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2009-10-09 08:34 |
#25 also from the Corner: Before they break out the champagne at the White House, they may want to pause over the fact that Obama now shares this honor with Mohammed el-Baradei, Yasser Arafat, and flagrant liar Rigoberta Menchu Tum. |
Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-09 08:21 |
#24 So Obama got the Prize for stuff he hasn't done yet. No, Dr. Steve, President Obama got the award for trying. Actually, given that the deadline was two weeks after he took office, he was given it for planning on trying. On the other hand, this sure spiked the nominations of Hamas, Hizb'allah, President Ahmadinejad, and Mr. Osama bin Laden, all of whom were nominated for attempting to unite the world under a peaceful world government. Whoa, TW! Now that's what I call slipping the dagger in with a smile. -Scooter |
Posted by: trailing wife 2009-10-09 08:18 |
#23 Mona Charen, at National Review's "Corner":If Obama needs anything now, it is a sense of modesty, a willingness to tack and accept half a loaf, and diminish his grandiosity. (Not that I want him to learn these lessons. I'd rather he overreach, but as a matter of analysis.) His self-worship has created real problems for him and this will only feed into it. His vanity is his Achilles heel. The Nobel committee actually did him no favor. Several commentators are suggesting he turn it down, including Mickey Kaus: He gets at least the same amount of glory—and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen ('What's he done?') problem, demonstrating that he's uncomfortable with his reputation as a man overcelebrated for his potential long before he's started to realize it. ... Plus he doesn't have to waste time, during a fairly crucial period, working on yet another grand speech. |
Posted by: Mike 2009-10-09 08:17 |
#22 first words out of my mouth this morning weren't "hello" to a coworker, but rather "are you f'ing kidding me??!!" shouted in the privacy of my own home. I didn't think there was room for any more nails in the coffin for the NPP's relevancy, but apparently they found some... |
Posted by: IG-88 2009-10-09 08:13 |
#21 Not Swedes - its a Norwegian committee. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-09 07:57 |
#20 From Breitbart:President Barack Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples," the Norwegian Nobel Committee said, citing his outreach to the Muslim world and attempts to curb nuclear proliferation. So Obama got the Prize for stuff he hasn't done yet. ... the committee endorsed "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.'" So Obama got the Prize for being a socia1list. It's just Swedes being Swedes ... |
Posted by: Steve White 2009-10-09 07:46 |
#19 Mmmm, it doesn't seem to like my link. |
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2009-10-09 07:28 |
#18 Not a joke. It is part of the Nobel Peace Committee's war on America/Israel/Capitalism. |
Posted by: lord garth 2009-10-09 07:28 |
#17 You know you've got a good gig when you can get skewered like this and get a medal for it. Limbaugh should be must-listen radio today. |
Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2009-10-09 07:27 |
#16 This makes me think the inmates rule the asylum and his suppoorters definitely flew over the cuckoos nest. |
Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-10-09 07:27 |
#15 The bar is now set so low it will be renamed the Limbo Prize. |
Posted by: ed 2009-10-09 07:22 |
#14 This is foreign interference in our elections. It is really an award to the American people for not electing another war monger and an attempt to secure The One's re-election. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-10-09 07:19 |
#13 Looking at the list of past winners of the Nobel Peace Prize, the only ones who have deserved it in the past 25 years or so are Norman Borlaug and Mother Teresa. |
Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2009-10-09 07:16 |
#12 This explains what happened to the bribe money.Denmark, Norway all the same thing easy mistake to make.Are you the olympic committe? Sure! Do you guys want this money? You bectha! |
Posted by: Don Vito Anginegum8261 2009-10-09 07:11 |
#11 Sadly, it's real. I got no less than three alerts from Fox News. |
Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-10-09 07:11 |
#10 LOLOLOL shows how worthwhile the award is. This is reaaaalllly gone piss Bill Clinton off |
Posted by: Frank G 2009-10-09 07:10 |
#9 I opened the link, expecting a spoof/humor site... got BBC. Looked at the date... not April Fools. Speechless now. This has got to be a parody. Used google. Reuters... "US President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for giving the world hope for a better future and striving.." |
Posted by: john frum 2009-10-09 06:57 |
#8 Personally, I figure the odds are close to even that Obama will bring about civil war within America by late 2010. Nobel should have stopped after inventing dynamite. |
Posted by: Lone Ranger 2009-10-09 06:42 |
#7 Meanwhile back in the real world. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2009-10-09 06:42 |
#6 He's in good company with Carter and Yassir Arafat. The Nobel continues its descent into comedy or farce, a "theater of the absurd" made real.. |
Posted by: Scooter McGruder 2009-10-09 06:29 |
#5 Just when you think they can't go any lower than to name the Goreacle... |
Posted by: Bobby 2009-10-09 06:26 |
#4 Scrappleface, right? |
Posted by: Bobby 2009-10-09 06:21 |
#3 They determined that this would occur the day he was elected, folks. It doesn't matter that he hasn't actually done anything. No doubt everyone who voted for him thinks it's "their" Nobel prize. Done to buttress the narrative, doncha know. |
Posted by: no mo uro 2009-10-09 05:38 |
#2 They felt bad about Chicago not getting the Olympics. |
Posted by: Penguin 2009-10-09 05:34 |
#1 You gotta be kidding! |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2009-10-09 05:27 |