He may have won it because he wasn’t Bush, but by not being Bush he has brought a little more peace to the world.
Let’s not forget the past 8 years in which everyone who didn’t totally agree with what we did, or had a question was labeled “a friend of the terrorist!”
Also give him credit for being more then a little embarassed by the whole thing.
Bush would have accepted it, and Republicans would have crowed about it.
Yes! and for reasons why I believe this is so apt see my post on Nick Anderson 10/11/09
which also helps begin to explain the reasons why closing Guantanomo is so difficult and the reasons why the international community feared for the USA for eight long years.
Oh, give it a rest, everyone. Sheesh. If he turned it down, the GOP would gleefully stomp on him for “admitting” he didn’t deserve it, and what would happen? The Nobel Committee would give it to the second-place winner? Nonsense. All that would happen is that he would be registered as the guy who won the Nobel and didn’t pick it up.
You have to give the Republicans credit, they have turned a non-issue into an issue, so we spend time on this instead of the important things like health care, and the wars.
The Republicans keep saying NO and attacking because it works, and no one asks them why they haven’t done anything except say NO and attack.
By and large, church, it was the conservatives who made the bigger noise about it, at least from what I have seen (feel free to prove me wrong). Liberals probably snickered and made jokes, but not as much.
no, i think liberals have acknowledged he was given the award not for accomplishments but for the promise of accomplishments to come. And, it seems, for not continuing the cowboy ways of prior presidents. So i don’t what church is whining about.
No, everyone – including Obama – thinks it came too soon, though he made some important steps that put him light-years away from his predecessor’s approach to international relations. The Nobel committee said it was to encourage steps, and as several other cartoons have noted, it will now be staring at him at night…
I’m just tired of hearing about it. Can’t we discuss a few other issues, please?
kennethcwarren64 over 14 years ago
He may have won it because he wasn’t Bush, but by not being Bush he has brought a little more peace to the world.
Let’s not forget the past 8 years in which everyone who didn’t totally agree with what we did, or had a question was labeled “a friend of the terrorist!”
Also give him credit for being more then a little embarassed by the whole thing.
Bush would have accepted it, and Republicans would have crowed about it.
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
Yes! and for reasons why I believe this is so apt see my post on Nick Anderson 10/11/09
which also helps begin to explain the reasons why closing Guantanomo is so difficult and the reasons why the international community feared for the USA for eight long years.
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
Oh, give it a rest, everyone. Sheesh. If he turned it down, the GOP would gleefully stomp on him for “admitting” he didn’t deserve it, and what would happen? The Nobel Committee would give it to the second-place winner? Nonsense. All that would happen is that he would be registered as the guy who won the Nobel and didn’t pick it up.
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
heck, motive, I don’t want him to turn it down! I’m just saying i get the “not-Bush” reason from an international perspective.
kennethcwarren64 over 14 years ago
You have to give the Republicans credit, they have turned a non-issue into an issue, so we spend time on this instead of the important things like health care, and the wars.
The Republicans keep saying NO and attacking because it works, and no one asks them why they haven’t done anything except say NO and attack.
4uk4ata over 14 years ago
By and large, church, it was the conservatives who made the bigger noise about it, at least from what I have seen (feel free to prove me wrong). Liberals probably snickered and made jokes, but not as much.
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
no, i think liberals have acknowledged he was given the award not for accomplishments but for the promise of accomplishments to come. And, it seems, for not continuing the cowboy ways of prior presidents. So i don’t what church is whining about.
Magnaut over 14 years ago
KW…and the peace is where? although he has cut our economy to pieces
Motivemagus over 14 years ago
No, everyone – including Obama – thinks it came too soon, though he made some important steps that put him light-years away from his predecessor’s approach to international relations. The Nobel committee said it was to encourage steps, and as several other cartoons have noted, it will now be staring at him at night… I’m just tired of hearing about it. Can’t we discuss a few other issues, please?
d_legendary1 over 14 years ago
Sour grapes.
nomad2112 over 14 years ago
Bush - not Bush, yep, that’s all they got.
believecommonsense over 14 years ago
church: I am “whining”. yes, you are.
(oh shat, I broke my vow never to respond to church. never mind)
YANGO over 14 years ago
Tambien tienen el derecho a equivocarse.No será la primera ni la última,pero si la mas notoria y polémica.