They insist that the prize is not for something they hope he does in the future, but for steps he has taken already around global warming, nuclear nonproliferation and repairing the damage with the Muslim world. None of which gets a whole lot of attention in the parochial heartland or even the hip coasts, but apparently really matters to the rest of the world.
The Nobel Committee is applauding the fact that the United States has taken a sharp U-turn away from war and towards peace after the complete catastrophe of the Bush years, and while Barack Obama is the standard-bearer and catalyst of that development, it is really We, the People, who did it. We created his movement, joined it, fought for its triumph and now demand its rewards, for all the reasons the Norwegians cited.
WE are the winners of the Nobel Peace Prize.
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I agree with you Tim. See my Facebook page for my input on this issue
Tim, that's a brilliant way to put it, midst the criticism that Obama has not achieved anything to merit a Nobel prize. Just getting to the White House was an achievement that has changed this country already.
The question asked of the panel who awards the Peace Prize, is, who has, more than anyone else in the world, moved the world in this year toward world peace. I say, no brainer. Who else had the opportunity, the organization, the humility and the ingenuity to do this. It is so obviously President Obama's prize, and therefore, mine, as I practically insisted that he be elected.
I am so humbled and proud to be a part of this call to action. Taaj Jaharah
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