Comments on: Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

By: 杨昌势YangChangshi

杨昌势YangChangshi — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:36:00 +0000

Africans, arabians, asians, latin americans are all tired of a u.s. president who wages one war after another, so let a wise global peace-maker president who uses creative diplomacy & solutions be voted in 2012 to lead the world to peace & prosperity! u.s./vatican/west are all anti-african/arabian/asian/latin american! so why waste valuable latin american/asian/arabian/african time & money on such low down u.s./vatican/west nations?

By: JAMES

JAMES — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:46:47 +0000

(This may be a little long.Please bear with me.)
First, I have not heard, from anyone, an outline or proposal about how THEY might dig the country out of the ugly hole which the previous administration demonically dug for us…internationally and here at home. Bush and his neo-cons were close to universally hated.
Our president, in a manner and substance similar to Kennedy and King, has kindled hope in us.. a people who spent quite a bit of the Bush years in narcosis and paralasis. We even opted, in our stupor, to allow Bush to have a second chance to fiost his craziness upon us. I carefully watched the whole process from 9-11 to the end of his time in office.
Now, as deadened as we have been for at least a decade, there are a few thing at which we, as a nation, have maintained at a high level of skill. And that is the development and excersise of a gluttony, a greed and a self centeredness which reached such monumental proportions that we choked on them. We choked so violently that our knees hit the ground. And we took the rest of the world with us. It was interesting to have watched this process…and it was no surprise.
So, what has this to do with the prize that our President recieved? Well my fellow citizens..it is clear that, our participation … almost the last person, state and corperation.. in the collapse of the financial world, reflects an emotional state which is astounding in its scope. It is one in which we have attempted to use massive consumtion and aquisitiveness in order to fill the vacuous emptiness in ourselves. And in this process, we have lost Joy. It is simply our great feeling of hoplessnes which disallows some of us to give our President the nod and the handshake for the recognition of the hope which he is giving us. Let us not harp on what he has not done. As if he had not produced his quota on a Chrysler assembly line.
The economy, the wars? Do it NOW? Immediately? Think about that fellow citizens.

By: Fuzion

Fuzion — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:29:18 +0000

I laugh at these comments promoting Obama as this great messiah when he has done NOTHING as of yet. Yes, he may do something in the future…but I doubt that because he is a Democrat and like his Republican compatriots is just as inept. Give the prize to someone who has DONE something already.

By: Cheryl Konn

Cheryl Konn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:37:15 +0000

Maybe you should read Barb, Raymond, or Lori’s reply.

Theirs are more thought-filled and informed

By: Cheryl Konn

Cheryl Konn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:32:07 +0000

Maybe you should read Barb, Raymond, or Lori’s reply.

I wonder if these are REALY your thoughts? And…who do you get your information from? My guess is from other sourse than theworld.org

By: Cheryl Konn

Cheryl Konn — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 13:17:37 +0000

thank you for your thought-filled comment.

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By: daniel cautrell

daniel cautrell — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:15:32 +0000

Obama’s first task as president was to climb out of the dark, dank, abysmal hole created by eight years of the Bush Administration…A task worthy of praise in itself. Once he establishes his ground level footing only then can he begin to climb the mountain of establishing a more peaceful world…He has single handedly changed the international discourse from threats and bluster to diplomacy and cooperation…which again is worthy of admiration and praise.

By: richard

richard — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:37:36 +0000

I initially heard this news about the award of the Peace Prize from a short NPR news segment and it was immediately followed up by another story that said Obama was considering options for sending more troops to the “graveyard of imperial hubris” Afghanistan. I don’t know how the commentator kept from laughing.

By: Anna

Anna — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:14:13 +0000

I think there is something deeper at work here – something archetypal about Obama as a figure: the young man from an orphaned background emerging as the hero/messiah heralding not only “change” but promising a new sort of order on earth. It is that by itself which I think the Nobel Committee was responding to in giving him the award, but also the underlying fear surrounding such a figure, namely that he will be assassinated/sacrificed, so that in some sense the award is both forward-looking and retrospective at the same time, defining very clearly the stakes involved.

By: Mike W

Mike W — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:41:15 +0000

Obama won the award for positive world diplomacy so far. It is a statement that this is a welcome change in tenor from the last president, whom he inherited both wars from — found a cool site; Balkingpoints ; incredible satellite view of earth

By: Jeff Calkins

Jeff Calkins — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:32:40 +0000

My first reaction was What the ????. Mother Teresa must be turning over in her grave. I mean you’ve got to be kidding me! He’s been in office for nine months and as of yet done nothing of substance in promoting world peace, this is a factor of time not intent. His speeches are very good, while words are important, he will be judged by results at the end of the day. So far he’s let Europe, Russia, North Korea and Iran walk all over him and Norway wants to give him the award for that? President Obama would have gained alot of my respect, if he would have refused to accept the award at this time in his presidency as the university ASU refused to give him an honary degree.

By: Ralph M Bohm

Ralph M Bohm — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:00:00 +0000

It’s absolute political BS

By: Rebecca Bragg

Rebecca Bragg — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:46:27 +0000

I wonder why the Nobel committee would vote unanimously for a person that you describe.

By: Marie

Marie — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:44:28 +0000

While he has expressed a vision of the world that seems to communicate belief in and support for a harmonious, respectful co-existence among nations, Mr. Obama has done nothing to date to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize. It is a great disservice to the nominees who have devoted their lives to the accomplishment of a more peaceful world. I see this as another instance of an almost messianic worship of Mr. Obama, primarily driven by the fact that he is such an outstanding orator. Whether Mr. Obama proves to be a leader worthy of this type of “worship” remains to be seen. I am deeply disappointed in the Nobel committee’s selection.