Comments on: Obama’s Peace Prize—For or Against?

By: Lindsey

Lindsey — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:41:43 +0000

you shouldn’t give a nobel peace prize for promises.

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By: mollination

mollination — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:49:31 +0000

I feel bad for Obama for the reasons listed at the end of the article. He didn't ask for this, and now he has to deal with the criticism/opposition.

By: adrienne

adrienne — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:51:15 +0000

okay, Oprah. How did you swing this one?

By: morgan

morgan — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:40:06 +0000

i'm pretty sure only two other presidents have earned the Nobel Peace Prize and they actually did something, the idea that he won for "promises" or hypothetical situations is complete crap, i don't think he deserved it

By: Noel

Noel — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:20:33 +0000

Sara, are you serious? "I think he’s completely deserving of it. He’s the first African American President – that’s huge and a big step for America." Think before you speak, or else people like me will make fools out of people like you. What on Earth does him being the first African American President have to do with THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE?! Get real people.

By: Zoe

Zoe — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 06:38:42 +0000

People who I would have preferred to see get the prize

1)Tony Blair – for work done in Palestine/Israel

2)President Sarkozy – for relieving tensions between Russia/Georgia

3)Dai Lai Lama – for advocating self-determination through integration rather than separation in Chiba/Tibet

But realistically, Obama was always going to win a Peace Prize – it was just a matter of when

By: Jenna

Jenna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:47:26 +0000

I completely agree with rlh. To say that Obama has done absolutely nothing…really? Just because the world isn't suddenly and magically perfect doesn't mean he hasn't made some amazing strides. And no, those strides are not all related to him being viewed as black.

And while I think the award is a little premature, it would have been nice if anyone here would have bothered looking up what the award was given for: diplomacy. Obama has made absolutely huge strides in international relations and has proved himself to be an amazing diplomat. Because of his abilities in this area, the rest of the world suddenly doesn't hate America as much as it has for the past decade or so. Bush pretty much spent his days finding new ways to piss off as many foreign leaders as possible, and Obama has repaired much of this damage.

And to turn Dia's own words against her argument, "The Nobel prize is: 'to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations.'" Obama has certainly been a prime example of this for 2009, even if the award is premature, but it's not totally unsubstantiated. Furthermore, with all he's done in less than a year and how aggressively he has pursued legislative action in America and the UN, he's anything but spineless.

By: alina

alina — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:28:00 +0000

Obama said it himself, he looks at the award as a call to action. Do you realize how far this will spread? Obama+nobel peace prize=front page/top news story any day. Obama is promoting peace on a global scale. Who cares whether or not he deserves it! Consider the effect this will have on people. Widely spread message of peace>giving someone a pat on the back, am I right? Big Time Muscle

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