New Nobel Peace Prize Winner: President Obama
Why?
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WHY?!
I honestly don’t get it. Why did he win the award, out of all the important people in the world who’ve contributed so much (172 people and 33 organizations), why did our president-who practically did NOTHING (besides spend a lot of money), win the Nobel Peace Prize? Over the last couple of months, Obama’s popularity rating dropped and he’s been gaining disapproval ratings. This, for one, shows that he is not qualified. At first, everyone liked Obama. By everyone, I mean the non-educated, ignorant, “lets change the world by electing a black president” minded, fangirl status people. (I know, he lost in some “Black” states, but seriously…)
During my senior year of high school, we did a little experiment in my “Political Institute” class. Basically, we had every student in the school vote for who they wanted as the next president. Of course, the uneducated little morons voted for Obama. He was standing with ninety-something percent of the school’s total votes. It was outrageous. We also made them write down why he deserves to be the president and a lot of reasons included, “he has a nice smile,” or “he is black.” It just makes me sad that our future, the children, are this stupid.
That’s how Obama gained popularity. He has a nice smile. I’m getting off topic.
On topic: Important things that Obama has done during his presidency (or rather, things he hasn’t done):
-Created a foreclosure prevention fund for homeowners OR RATHER, provide $ for dumb people who couldn’t plan their future. Wasting our tax money. But then again, I guess it’s kind of necessary in order for A LOT of people to stay in their social class level.
-Expanded loan programs for small businesses OR RATHER, provide $ for dumb business owners who couldn’t plan their future, etc etc.
-Trying to improve health care (keyword-TRYING)
-Trying to improve insurance, tax system, social security, etc. (keyword-TRYING)
Of course, he’s done a lot more than what I stated, but they are minuscule things compared to the list provided. Here’s the full list if you want it. Though the site is very small, all the information on the full list is true.
Here are the major cons:
-Obama’s spending (vs. his spending “cuts”)
-He promised he would pull troops back asap, as it was one of his main campaign strong points, but it seems like he’s sending more troops in. What’s the deal?
-Lack of experience
-He’s black (kidding!)
Those are the major ones that I could think of at this exact moment, but I’m sure he has more cons.
And his reason for receiving this award? “…for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” which we could also call, BULLSHIT. His extraordinary efforts don’t mean SQUAT if he hasn’t actually ACHIEVED something. His efforts don’t mean anything especially compared to the past Nobel Peace Prize winners. I’m guessing that the Nobel Peace Prize “committee” thinks he’s done something because America hasn’t gone down the shithole yet.
A lot of my friends and important figures all around the world think that Obama does not deserve this award. More importantly, One Korean Guy thinks Obama does not deserve this award. What do you think?
Oh yeah, here’s a little picture to help you understand his “budget cuts”
Check out his HUGE cuts!
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The Nobel Peace prize is no longer a prize given based on the merit on one’s work towards world peace. It is awarded for political reasons to whoever the Nobel Prize committee wants to fellate the most.
Obama gets the prize in exchange for his word that he’ll withdraw troops overseas. He’s undoubtedly shitting himself because he KNOWS he doesn’t deserve it. However, he certainly isn’t going to reject the prize. It’s the goddamn Nobel Peace Prize, if he says no, what does that say? That he’s against peace? The prize prompts the US to hasten their withdrawal.
It’s not like the Committee wasn’t aware of people that would have been more suitable for the prize in the spirit of actually giving the award to peace makers, or that they truly thought Obama’s work thus far was noteworthy. They sent the prize to someone who could make world peace. The prize is a means to achieve peace, and a tool of its makers.
yes. obama should not have won this..only for the fact that there were probably a bunch of others who would’ve been more qualified. but i dont think obama is a bad president. not the best president..but definitely not a bad one.
yes. i do agree that the majority of his votes were from people who dont know anything..but let’s face it..if you’re not making $150k+ salary..there’s no point in voting for Mccain. and presidents never keep their promises..that’s just the way it is. i dont recall how the whole government system really works, but i’m pretty sure he cant just snap his fingers and change things. i believe it’s gotta go through the house, senate, congress..shit like that. haha
i cant touch much on the spending thing..cause i dont know much about how that’s gonna influence me. i just know it’s basically free money to “boost the economy”. correct?
oh well..overall..i guess it’s just picking the lesser of two evils. and obama was definitely the better choice. as for the peace prize…that’s a definite no-no
If it helps, he donated all the prize money to some charity.
Good piece, CelebGateway! Very well-written. Agree with you 110%!
Ps. Thanks for linking to the list on our blog.
But keep in mind that the list is *very* outdated by now.
I agree that it’s a weird decision – but seriously, it seems all your information is gotten purely from slanted mass media outlets on TV.
Do a little research and you’ll soon find out that Obama has actually been pretty busy doing the world some huge favors in regards to stability and peace.
Read this please: http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2009/10/26/obama_report_card/index.html
It is very obvious that you completly disliked Obama before you knew much about him from the beginning by the way that you sound. It’s funny how you say that the people who voted for him and the people who like him because he is black are stupid and this and that because they think different than you. Your vocabulary and the way that you use so many opinion words to describe other people shows how uneducated and immature you truly are. You talk about others because they liked him without a good cause before they knew what he could do for the country but yet you are just as guilty as they are because you just sort of shoved him to the ground without a good cause before you, yourself, could see what he could do for the country. I, personally did not vote for Obama, for the simple fact that I do not know what he is all about and I still don’t. But I can congratulate him for the things that he has accomplished and for the things that he is yet striving to accomplish. In my opinion, Mccain would not have done any better as president than Obama. Obama has the education, the influential speech, good initiative, and has not yet rested on America and trying to make things change for the better. I believe that he deserves his “props” for just that much. Yes, he still has a lot to learn and No, he is not perfect but if you can name me one president in history who was then I will leave it alone but until then, people should stop. Or until we catch him doing something ententionally to tear America down. He has enough enemies and his work load is already heavy. That is America’s problem today, in my opinion, they always want to point the finger at others but need to sit down and do what they can and worry about themlelves instead of trying to figure out how they can critic everyone else. That’s what I think!
One perfect president: Bill Clinton
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great post as usual!