Texsox

keep reading, it gets better and better, the party heavy hitters have not entered the fray.

I find it interesting that as Americans we are demanding the Nobel Committee follow our criteria for the award, not theirs. WE (not all) do not believe he deserved it based on what WE believe the criteria should be. I also believe this speaks to how important the US is to world peace. We may not have a billion or two to provide health care to our residents, but he have hundreds of billions of dollars, and hundreds of thousands of young men and women to open a can of whoop ass on any country. So an American President only has to speak of peace, close a torture facility, speak out against nuclear arms, to earn the award.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:45 AM) I'll take the cigar. I'm sure Norah might like it. If only you were in my Mafia Wars family . . .

it could only make it better

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:18 AM) Walk down Milwaukee or Damen, south from North Avenue, and I don't think you'll find a more hippie-haven neighborhood in the city. And say hello to the hookers working North Avenue on your walk.

QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:40 AM) I'd do Norah too! lol Actually I was going to give you a cigar for getting Clinton and boner in the same field of view

I laughed at the juxtaposition.

How soon until the GOP announces who they believe should have won and offers their own "Peace Prize"?

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:16 AM) Hey he was the one who couldn't leave because of health care. I guess winning the Nobel and chasing the Olympics changes that? Like I said before it was stupid when McCain tried it during the election, and it was stupid of Obama to say. Of course no one is really bringing that up over and over again like during the election in the media... Yes, I believe accepting the award, and using that platform to explain his vision for world peace, is more important. The Olympics, I wonder if he would have done it if it was Miami or Dallas. Could have stayed home. I thought it was a gamble with McCain at a time when he needed to gamble. Yes, stupid by Obama.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:53 AM) Hopefully we can all just agree that it was completely unexpected and premature. QUOTE (Tex @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:56 AM) Not going to happen. Hordes of REPs are figuring out how to mitigate the "damage" and use it to make him look bad. Meanwhile hordes of DEM strategists are figuring out how to maximize the award to their advantage. QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 07:57 AM) I don't think he meant ALL agree, I think he meant the people in here who can think for themselves. This was so easy to predict, and all too sad. Truly, I believe at any given moment, one party wants everything to go wrong so they can grab back the power. It was the Dems before, now the GOP.

RNC's Response- QUOTE "The real question Americans are asking is, 'What has President Obama actually accomplished?' It is unfortunate that the president's star power has outshined tireless advocates who have made real achievements working towards peace and human rights. One thing is certain - President Obama won't be receiving any awards from Americans for job creation, fiscal responsibility, or backing up rhetoric with concrete action." QUOTE (Athomeboy_2000 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 10:05 AM) DAMN!!! DNC Goes Nuclear on the Republican Party- Each side has their marching orders! Attack and defend! Take to the airwaves, twitter, call into Rush, there is a crisis happening here.

damn, this has knocked the alphabetical thread off as most active thread

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:57 AM) REP's aren't the ones bringing it up. Strawman. That's why I said hush. And yes they do. Not here as much, we have a better educated audience.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:57 AM) i guess if the only way to get people to follow you is by telling George Lopez to change late night, because "that's the kind of change he can believe in"... then the state of our population is in a sad place. No, seriously, trying to connect with young people, in a manner that appeals to them, is so stupid. He should have been paying more attention to McCain's campaign.

QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:55 AM) BTW, that George Lopez commercial is from the '08 campaign. I was really confused at first, too. Hush, it's more fun when the REPs don't know that.

QUOTE (Reddy @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:52 AM) dude if you were paying ANY attention during the election, you'd know Obamania did exist. People voted for him without ANY knowledge of ANY of his policies. Hope they said. He's hopeful. And yes, I know that this sort of thing happens in many elections, but it doesn't get people who have NEVER voted before to register. That part was new. In any case, yes I know there has been criticism, but there has always been this air of "he can fix everything" about Obama. And one other thing is that he seems to like being a celebrity president and that adds to the "Obamania". I mean, commercials with him and George Lopez? Come the f*** on. How bout spend that day working on health care instead of shooting a dumbass commercial for a bad comedian. So we need someone who people will not follow to lead? How does that work?

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:50 AM) No you are right, of awful things that could happen to a person, i've consistently stated that getting a 1.3 million dollar award along with a prestigious medal is among the top. I pray to GOD EVERYDAY to not let me win the nobel peace prize.

QUOTE (Thunderbolt @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 09:46 AM) Are you serious? Do you not realize that half the s*** Obama gets is for being a narcissist, for being the world-perceived Messiah? He got nominated for the Nobel Prize TWO WEEKS INTO HIS ADMINISTRATION. For doing what exactly? In the past few years, this award has been given to Jimmy Carter for speaking out against George W. Bush, now, it's been given to Obama for not BEING Him. These are the questions that are going to be asked for the next couple of months. People are going to start examining the man, and his accomplishments and when that happens they just might realize that, yeah, this emperor has a Nobel peace prize, but he also has not clothes I guess I missed the part where only his work while President was considered.

QUOTE (Soxy @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:43 AM) Muslims don't reject the Old Testament. That's why those three are called the "religions of the book." They are descended from Abraham like jews and christians. True. My mistake. I was thinking politics in one case and scripture in another.

When one party stands up for what they believe and fight tooth and nail against the other party, I respect and applaud those efforts. (GOP and health care for a recent example) But when one party attacks instead of applauds or even should be sitting quietly, that's just wrong. One rabid republican just posted it should be called the Nobel piece of s*** prize on my fb.

Earlier today we crashed a satellite into the moon in an attempt to find ice. Pretty cool, I watched it live

Certainly will make for an entertaining day

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:33 AM) Why not? The big reason the left wingers gave us is that the United States image in the world has been completely destroyed beyond anything that Obama could do to fix it. But now that is good enough for a Nobel Peace prize? Don't get me wrong, he has tried in a few places, but when you look at the history of what people have accomplished to win it, I can see how it would be questioned. Let me put it this way, if Obama had succeeded anyone but Bush, we probably would have won the Olympics, and not gotten the Nobel prize. Both of these feel like BS international politics, and they really shouldn't. It totally cheapens the idea and concept behind both of these ideals. If both of these are going to become vindictive tools, the are both quickly on their way to becoming irrelevant. So you are saying that Obama being awarded the prize, cheapens it? Or only depending on the reasons behind it?

QUOTE (bmags @ Oct 9, 2009 -> 08:28 AM) unanimously. Correct.

We should also remember this was decided by a panel of 5 people in Norway, albeit from a wide political spectrum.