http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/09/obama-win-a-surprise-for-bookmaker-ladbrokes/ Global Perspectives for an American Audience Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:58:41 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/09/obama-win-a-surprise-for-bookmaker-ladbrokes/comment-page-1/#comment-2735 Matthew Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:51:40 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=16071#comment-2735 How can someone win a peace award when they are running not one but two wars at the sametime? All this does is cheapen the prize. How can someone win a peace award when they are running not one but two wars at the sametime? All this does is cheapen the prize.

]]> http://www.theworld.org/2009/10/09/obama-win-a-surprise-for-bookmaker-ladbrokes/comment-page-1/#comment-2711 Andre Graham Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:29:24 +0000 http://www.theworld.org/?p=16071#comment-2711 I felt the barrage of negative criticisms against President Obama over the past 4 months - obamacare, socialism, the economy & wars he inherited - was unjust because of the length of time he's been in office. He just had not been given enough time or support to accomplish his objectives. The same holds true for this Nobel peace award, I'm a little distrubed by the award & I happen to like Obama. This feels more like a Grammy / MTV award than a serious consideration. I felt the barrage of negative criticisms against President Obama over the past 4 months – obamacare, socialism, the economy & wars he inherited – was unjust because of the length of time he’s been in office. He just had not been given enough time or support to accomplish his objectives. The same holds true for this Nobel peace award, I’m a little distrubed by the award & I happen to like Obama. This feels more like a Grammy / MTV award than a serious consideration.

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