Obama wins nobel peace prize – and deservedly so
Earlier today, the Nobel Peace Prize Committee did the only thing any sane observer of politics could do: it announced this year’s peace prize would go to Barack Obama.
President Barack Obama on Friday won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples,” the Norwegian Nobel Committee said.
As you’d expect from us at PoliGazette, we couldn’t agree more.
Did he achieve anything during his first nine months in office then? Well, not really. He gave in to Russia’s demands (by throwing Eastern-Europe under the bus), sucked up to the mad Mullahs in Tehran (by throwing pro-democracy protesters under the bus) and gave North Korea what it wanted (by giving Kim Jong-Il a great photo-op with Bill Clinton). But other than that, we’ve got to admit he didn’t anything anything.
Still, Obama deserved this prize more than anyone else. As the Committee explained:
“Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world’s attention and given its people hope for a better future.”
That alone was suffice to give this prize to Obama, of course, but there’s even more!
“Obama has as president created a new climate in international politics. Multilateral diplomacy has regained a central position, with emphasis on the role that the United Nations and other international institutions can play.”
Yes, there’s a new climate in international politics. Just ask Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Kim Jong-Il, Vladimir Putin, the leaders of the military junta in Birma or the Taliban.
For the first time in years, the Nobel Prize Committee finally awards this prize to a man who actually deserves it.
Mr. President, a grateful world salutes you.
We open the comment section so you can join us in congratulating President Obama for doing absolutely nothing, thereby earning this tremendous honor.
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-->8 Responses to “Obama wins nobel peace prize – and deservedly so”
Comment from Tully
Time October 9, 2009 at 4:42 pm PDT
I like Althouse’s comment…why didnkt he get the Nobel for Literature? Because he actually wrote two books…
Comment from Isil DiPietro
Time October 9, 2009 at 5:35 pm PDT
In his 1895 will, Alfred Nobel stipulated that the peace prize should go “to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies and the formation and spreading of peace congresses.”
President Obama, in less than a year in office, transformed the way we look at ourselves and the world we live in. He has shown a great deal of commitment to diplomacy, mutual respect and understanding. He emphasized the importance of dialogue as a means of solving conflicts. This is an award for the promise of “hope for world peace”. I applaud Mr. President for his actions towards spreading peace and I am sure Mr. Nobel would have done the same thing as he indicated in his will…
Comment from Rudi666
Time October 9, 2009 at 6:12 pm PDT
At least Shimon Peres didn’t suffer from ODS like some here:
Along a similar vein, another laureate, President Shimon Peres of Israel, sent a letter to President Obama on Friday morning, saying: “Very few leaders if at all were able to change the mood of the entire world in such a short while with such a profound impact. You provided the entire humanity with fresh hope, with intellectual determination, and a feeling that there is a lord in heaven and believers on earth.”
Mr. Peres, who won the peace prize with Yitzhak Rabin and Yasir Arafat in 1994 following the Oslo Accords, added: “Under your leadership, peace became a real and original agenda. And from Jerusalem, I am sure all the bells of engagement and understanding will ring again. You gave us a license to dream and act in a noble direction.”
Comment from Rachel
Time October 9, 2009 at 7:04 pm PDT
The he ^^ Obama has changed ANYTHING other than give the delusion that Europe can have control over international policies while not putting in a dime or soldier in defense. The is some feel good nonsense that helps no one
* Iraq WILL have a nuclear weapon to use
* North Korea WILL continue to oppress its people
* There will STILL be war in Iraq, Afghanistan, Darfur, Central Asia
* Unemployment WILL be at 10+% by the end of the year
* Israel WILL have to continue to defend itself against Palestine
Anyone who believes Obama will change anything is in some serious denial. This award is a joke. Heck even his own Administration thought they were being punked
Comment from David
Time October 10, 2009 at 12:10 am PDT
A comment I noticed on another blog: If someone can get a Nobel Prize for having a peace wish list, why not give it to Miss World….
Comment from Jeb
Time October 10, 2009 at 3:45 am PDT
He won for two reasons.
1) He is not Bush.
2) He made a strong shift in the tone of the rhetoric coming out of DC.
Comment from Interested
Time October 14, 2009 at 5:57 am PDT
BREAKING NEWS:
This just in!!! Obama wins the Heisman Trophy after watching a college football game!!!
Comment from akorozco
Time October 9, 2009 at 4:16 pm PDT
Well, he could do something with this… http://www.newsy.com/videos/north_korea_may_be_willing_to_talk