Norway Should Apologize for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Most descriptions of the award of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama have been shortened. The Nobel Prize website says it has been awarded to Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.”
One of the criticisms of this award is that Obama was nominated after only 11 days in office. Having actually expended very little effort, other than campaigning for the office, and having actually accomplished nothing by the time the prize was received seems antithetic to the letter and spirit of Alfred Nobel’s desire to reward and acknowledge those who have done the most for humanity.
One must wonder, if awards are now given on the basis of hope for some desirable change, whether the awardee will live up to expectations. As he receives the award, many people are wondering how he’ll “thread the needle” to comment on his new Afghanistan “surge” strategy; obviously recalling how much the left complained when Bush did it.
But perhaps more to the point, in context; let’s reflect a little on a past nominee, Adolf Hitler, and how well Obama stacks up. Hitler after all, formed an alliance with Japan, united Germany, Austria, and Czechoslovakia in the current spirit of the EU, negotiated non-aggression pacts with Poland and the Soviet Union, and made peace with Neville Chamberlain in the United Kingdom. As a result of his efforts, a strong international community developed and the role of the United Nations grew. In fact, had it not been for the stubborn resistance of right-wing zealots, World War II could have been completely avoided and all of Europe would have united by the middle of the last century – with the prospect of “global governance” not far away.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee can’t stop mentioning Obama’s political commitment to the issue of global warming. As Obama steps up to the podium today to accept the prize, the world is waking up to the fact that the global warming scare has all been propaganda. The objective is not unlike what Hitler had in mind and there are no assurances that another world-war will not result from the effort.
When the award was given to Al Gore and the IPCC two years ago, also for their efforts in promoting the global warming scam, it has been clear that the Norwegian committee is a tool in a new game of centralizing political power, promoting corruption, and waging war against democracy and freedom. Perhaps an apology isn’t enough.
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December 10th, 2009 at 2:56 am
You are wrong. It was not decided so early, he was only nominated……
Check your facts….
December 10th, 2009 at 3:29 am
In his acceptance “lecture”, he made no comment re: global warming. His commitment to “the cause” was one of the reasons he received the prize. Should we take that as a message?
December 10th, 2009 at 4:27 am
OK, so he was just nominated at that point. The question remains: on the basis of WHAT exactly? Even at the point of selection, what had he accomplished? All he’s done so far is snub all our allies, bow to people the POTUS isn’t supposed to bow to, suck up to adversaries, and make an embarrassment of himself to the world. His activities surrounding the prize itself are no exception. What a fool.
December 10th, 2009 at 4:37 am
@Kyrre
But, who get’s nominated for something they haven’t done yet? Now, we know he’ll do the exact opposite, such as sending 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan. The nomination, itself, was hasty and abhorrent.
December 10th, 2009 at 5:18 am
“Norway Should Apologize for the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize”
Amen, brother.
December 10th, 2009 at 7:16 am
Is it too late to nominate Obama for the Heisman Trophy?
December 10th, 2009 at 11:01 am
He’s been seen on TV, so he’ll probably get a Grammy.