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October 9th, 2009

Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?

Posted by Dave Greenfield @ 6:04 am

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This morning President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee awarded him the honor for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” This would make him the first sitting president to win the award since Woodrow Wilson in 1919. Pretty strong statement. Do you think he should have won the award? Take the poll below and let us know.

Should President Obama have been award the Noble Peace Prize?

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RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?
The nobel prize was exposed as a farce a long
long time ago...remember when they gave it to
kissinger while he was systematically carpet
bombing (vietnam?) it may be a distraction for
the ... (Read the rest)
Posted by: therealmichael@... Posted on: 10/30/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
Did they choose him because  GuidingLight | 10/09/09
More a vote of International support than anything  BillDem | 10/09/09
Bush did not ignore the UN!  Carrion | 10/12/09
I agree  bteuthorn@... | 10/12/09
...it's plain to see, if you look!  readwryt@... | 10/09/09
Apologies?  gclanman | 10/09/09
gclanman needs to do better research  scott.burgan | 10/09/09
This is why Americans get a bad reputation..  snberk341 | 10/11/09
Thank you  bteuthorn@... | 10/12/09
A travesty & the end of Nobel meaning  paladin2 | 10/09/09
I'm as big an Obama fan as anyone  Michael Kelly | 10/09/09
The problem  T1Oracle | 10/09/09
The problem is not singular  rewand | 10/09/09
Are you serious?  ledodeum@... | 10/09/09
Have to agree with that  Michael Kelly | 10/09/09
No, little boy, they can't.  CrunchyFerrett | 10/09/09
Wrong again you patronizing poster.  ShadeTree | 10/09/09
WRONG...  Fark | 10/09/09
So what is your point?  ShadeTree | 10/09/09
Ever hear of cloture?  msalzberg | 10/09/09
Demopublicans and Republocrats  otaddy | 10/09/09
You win stupid statement of the week prize  frgough | 10/09/09
No, not really  JimSatterfieldW | 10/09/09
Instead of name calling...read some history  otaddy | 10/09/09
Again Can't Read Beyond Post #20  preachjohn | 10/11/09
that prize is yours without contest  paladin2 | 10/09/09
more lies  paladin2 | 10/09/09
Partisan politics...  Wolfie2K3 | 10/09/09
Read the plan before making claims!  kat313 | 10/12/09
Okay, Pollyanna...  oldbaritone | 10/13/09
Wrong Answer!  ShadeTree | 10/09/09
Opposition...  Fark | 10/09/09
Fair... Not likely..  JM1981 | 10/09/09
All major intel agencies agreed at the time -  Fark | 10/09/09
not everybody  Bodazapha | 10/09/09
agreed...  Fark | 10/09/09
answered here.  JM1981 | 10/09/09
Now that Saddam has been mentioned  elderlybloke | 10/09/09
only fools like yourself ever believed  paladin2 | 10/09/09
Try again...  Fark | 10/09/09
yeah and the income disparity between  JM1981 | 10/09/09
Shareholders??? That everyone with a 401k or Pension!  Fark | 10/09/09
Republicans have not provided anything useful  T-Rexx | 10/09/09
huh?  paladin2 | 10/09/09
Corporate America  KarrasB | 10/18/09
Dems did the same with Bush  itguy08 | 10/09/09
Kinda amazing....  storm14k | 10/09/09
the problem?  T-Rexx | 10/09/09
What?  Hates Idiots | 10/09/09
The republicans can't block anything really.  Bruizer | 10/09/09
Agreed  Loverock Davidson | 10/09/09
Tinfoil hat....  Fark | 10/09/09
Fark, I didn't want to lower myself to you're level, but  kat313 | 10/12/09
And I think the man is a waste of perfectly good well-tailored suits...  Henry Miller | 10/09/09
Talking is the new doing  Richard Flude | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  andrew336 | 10/09/09
then I nominate myself.  Fark | 10/09/09
Talk is cheap...  otaddy | 10/09/09
Meet the People Who Were Passed Over for Obama  Fark | 10/09/09
Irena Sendler  Henry Miller | 10/09/09
Yep, this shows it was politics over substance  otaddy | 10/09/09
the man for the prize--  nancyjones36507@... | 10/09/09
re: andrew336  WarhavenSC | 10/09/09
I think if he had done that  LiquidLearner | 10/09/09
time to put up or shut up  paladin2 | 10/09/09
What are you going to do about it?  T1Oracle | 10/09/09
disagreement = extremist?  Fark | 10/09/09
No  T1Oracle | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  rewand | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  idodialog | 10/09/09
Two things  Bill4 | 10/09/09
Factually Incomplete:  rshores | 10/09/09
2 weeks into the admin - he was nominated..  Fark | 10/09/09
Remember?  bobzaguy | 10/09/09
He spent all last year running for Pres  LiquidLearner | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  robrat69@... | 10/09/09
Liberal Subterfuge  kjm5000 | 10/09/09
What isit Limbaugh says is what really matters to liberals..?  Wolfie2K3 | 10/09/09
Liberals have NY times, Katie Couric, etc  otaddy | 10/09/09
Mr. Nobel would never have approved this!  Linux Geek | 10/09/09
Problem is  Michael Kelly | 10/09/09
Not really:  rshores | 10/09/09
Great quote--  nancyjones36507@... | 10/09/09
Peace Monger....?  JM1981 | 10/09/09
respect to human lives...?  Linux Geek | 10/09/09
Human life doesn't count when it isn't  JM1981 | 10/09/09
20/20 hind sight...  Fark | 10/09/09
The international community knew that  JM1981 | 10/09/09
Are you kidding?  Fark | 10/09/09
@Fark  JM1981 | 10/09/09
Ever heard of people walking a bomb into a city?  Fark | 10/09/09
20/20 hind sight...  Indigenous | 10/09/09
respect for human life?  nancyjones36507@... | 10/09/09
wow i love it you and your type are priceless  Quebec-french | 10/09/09
What a sick question to ask!  tonyhunterajh | 10/09/09
Wait, let me guess: the author is racist for questioning Obama's worthiness  CrunchyFerrett | 10/09/09
Doesn't seem far fetched....  storm14k | 10/09/09
It generates hits... and hits equals add money...  Fark | 10/09/09
WHAT A CROCK  quixel | 10/09/09
He's done nothing to earn it!!! it's the damn NOBEL!!!  Fark | 10/09/09
Are you seriously saying  Michael Kelly | 10/09/09
History  FromKat | 10/09/09
Not my point  Michael Kelly | 10/09/09
not at all  paladin2 | 10/09/09
Stupidest Award Ever - Devalues previous recipients  croberts | 10/09/09
I agree  Linux Geek | 10/09/09
Just wait...  Fark | 10/09/09
reagan won nothing  paladin2 | 10/09/09
You can tell this is really bothering CERTAIN people.  storm14k | 10/09/09
True that  otaddy | 10/09/09
So true...  JM1981 | 10/09/09
Not Tech Blogs  Rabayn | 10/09/09
STORMIE BABY  quixel | 10/09/09
DELETE  Fark | 10/09/09
The Peace Prize is purely political, don't confuse it with...  olePigeon | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  thinking about consequences | 10/09/09
NOOOOOOO  quixel | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  nicnitro | 10/09/09
Giving Obama the Obama the Nobel Peace Prize...  Henry Miller | 10/09/09
Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  browndk@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  fire1 | 10/09/09
except...  bobzaguy | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  howiem | 10/09/09
Same thing Obama did in Chi Town  quixel | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  bwhaire | 10/09/09
How to Win Peace Prize in 12 days  jreuter | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  glen@... | 10/09/09
And this has to do with tech in what way?  frgough | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  FFredericks@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  b-m-karl@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  bandemann | 10/09/09
Why is this on ZDnet??  Runningwithscissors | 10/09/09
Why did Obama win the Nobel prise?  Hates Idiots | 10/09/09
Has he accomplished anything?  jscott418 | 10/09/09
This just demonstrates that the Nobel prize means nothing...  readwryt@... | 10/09/09
Another Subject IT Knows Nothing About  dl@... | 10/09/09
It's not about party, it's about accomplishment...  readwryt@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  makep | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  DAvenger | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  mannyabg@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  The Management consultant | 10/09/09
One word - Afghanistan  sah42 | 10/09/09
Not Obama's fault, Nobel committee made self a joke  cool_techie | 10/09/09
In all fairness, Obama stopped the stupid Bush policies  cool_techie | 10/09/09
is being willfully ignorant fun or something?  paladin2 | 10/09/09
Nope! Absolutely NOT!  adornoe@... | 10/09/09
Of course he should have won.  terry flores | 10/09/09
I don't know, I just look to Alfred Nobel's last will and testiment...  readwryt@... | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  Lucky2BHere | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  elderlybloke | 10/09/09
Well he HAS made the World Safer...  readwryt@... | 10/09/09
wrong  paladin2 | 10/09/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  swarint | 10/09/09
Yes. The reasons have changed over the years.  root12 | 10/10/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  john@... | 10/10/09
Emperor's New Clothes  n0oeg | 10/10/09
He was nominated 2 weeks after being swarn into office  katrillionaire@... | 10/10/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  Ace Mechanic | 10/10/09
Obama same as his predecessor  rogerv | 10/11/09
Correct me if I'm wrong, but...  zkiwi | 10/11/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  vonlnv@... | 10/12/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  kmsilver | 10/12/09
Fun with Photoshop: Obama's Other Awards  cool_techie | 10/12/09
a Farce  wizardb@... | 10/12/09
Starstruck by campaign promises  oldbaritone | 10/13/09
RE: Should Obama Have Won the Nobel?  therealmichael@... | 10/30/09

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