Obama has won a Nobel - Page 13

DrPhil · #**181** 10-13-2009, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC

See, but you can't question that incident, because it happened overseas - regardless of whether it affected an American President, foreigners have a right to conduct their own business without our interference or presumption that our way of life (AKA "don't throw shit at the President") is inherently right. How arrogant.

That's a heavy philosophy!

I wonder if it will be funny if Obama ever pisses people off internationally and a shoe gets thrown at him.

srmom · #**182** 10-13-2009, 02:58 PM

As long as it's a European shoe, it will be okay. They are the arbiters of taste and discretion, you know. Never question anything coming out of Europe...

DaemonSeid · #**183** 10-13-2009, 03:13 PM

In a rare move, the Nobel jury responds to Obama pick.

MysticCat · #**184** 10-13-2009, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

As long as it's a European shoe, it will be okay. They are the arbiters of taste and discretion, you know. Never question anything coming out of Europe...

I don't know . . . the Germans gave us Doc Martens. And if it's a pair of Dutch klompen, that could really hurt.

srmom · #**185** 10-13-2009, 03:44 PM

The four members who are quoted in the article are named, Thorbjoern Jagland, Aagot Valle, Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, and Kaci Kullman Five.

I think I can pronounce the last one, but I'll bake a batch of cookies for anyone who can phonetically spell the others.

epchick · #**186** 10-13-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by DaemonSeid

In a rare move, the Nobel jury responds to Obama pick.

Only 3 of the 5 will say that Obama deserved it? Do I smell some dissention within the comittee?

I like that they claim that giving Obama the award is within the guidelines of what Nobel really wanted.

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"Alfred Nobel wrote that the prize should go to the person who has contributed most to the development of peace in the previous year," Jagland said. "Who has done more for that than Barack Obama?"

Ummm...who has done more? Probably everyone that was nominated. Obama has been in office less than a year, so HOW (seriously, how?) could he bring about peace w/ the West & Middle East while he was still a senator running for president? Does that even make sense? noooooooo, but apparently to the Norwegians it does.

VandalSquirrel · #**187** 10-13-2009, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

The four members who are quoted in the article are named, Thorbjoern Jagland, Aagot Valle, Inger-Marie Ytterhorn, and Kaci Kullman Five.

I think I can pronounce the last one, but I'll bake a batch of cookies for anyone who can phonetically spell the others.

I know LucyKKG and I both can, likely icelandelf too. I don't need any cookies though.

srmom · #**188** 10-13-2009, 05:51 PM

So do they sound like - Thorb-journ? then Aggot? Then last name Itterhorn?

I have absolutely no idea how Norwegians pronounce their vowels and consonants in names.

SWTXBelle · #**189** 10-13-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by VandalSquirrel

I know LucyKKG and I both can, likely icelandelf too. I don't need any cookies though.

I miss icelandelf.

deepimpact2 · #**190** 10-13-2009, 09:47 PM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC

See, but you can't question that incident, because it happened overseas - regardless of whether it affected an American President, foreigners have a right to conduct their own business without our interference or presumption that our way of life (AKA "don't throw shit at the President") is inherently right. How arrogant.

for those who want to talk about threads going downhill. . .
They go downhill because of stupid comments like this. Why do I say that this is stupid?
Because you just took what I said and twisted it. As usual.

deepimpact2 · #**191** 10-13-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by srmom

Even Clarence Page (who's Black btw) is questioning the validity of awarding Obama the peace prize. Is he a racist?

What are you talking about?

And when did anyone say that racism was the reason for people being against Obama receiving the award?

DrPhil · #**192** 10-13-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by deepimpact2

for those who want to talk about threads going downhill. . .
They go downhill because of stupid comments like this. Why do I say that this is stupid?
Because you just took what I said and twisted it. As usual.

We're just having fun with this dumbass thread now. Step aside.

deepimpact2 · #**193** 10-13-2009, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPhil

We're just having fun with this dumbass thread now. Step aside.

lmao

KSig RC · #**194** 10-13-2009, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by deepimpact2

for those who want to talk about threads going downhill. . .
They go downhill because of stupid comments like this. Why do I say that this is stupid?
Because you just took what I said and twisted it. As usual.

Let me know what I twisted, and we'll discuss. Mostly, it was meant as parody, but when I go back to read I do see increasing grains of your logic in there . . . I'd love to hear where my parody was silly, though. That would be divine.

Otherwise, keep asserting opinion as fact, and we'll go ahead and continue to have hilariously ineffectual threads everywhere.

deepimpact2 · #**195** 10-14-2009, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by KSig RC

Let me know what I twisted, and we'll discuss. Mostly, it was meant as parody, but when I go back to read I do see increasing grains of your logic in there . . . I'd love to hear where my parody was silly, though. That would be divine.

Otherwise, keep asserting opinion as fact, and we'll go ahead and continue to have hilariously ineffectual threads everywhere.

If an American President's security is compromised overseas, then clearly that would be an instance where the US would become involved. Awarding someone a Nobel Peace Prize is not even on the same level.