Obama has won a Nobel

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by epchick

And that is EXACTLY why some of us (like myself) feel he doesn't deserve it........yet. If he fulfills all these expectations, then sure go ahead and give him the prize. But why should he get it now, when he hasn't fulfilled them yet? The Nobel Prize hasn't (at least from my understanding) been given out to just expectations, they've been given out to actions. He hasn't completed anything yet, he hasn't SHOWN anything yet (except that he apparently loves to talk). That isn't Nobel Prize worthy.

The problem is that it really is none of your business why they decided to give it to him based on expectations. Let the folks in Europe do what THEY want to do with an award that THEY give. People are wasting their time griping and complaining about it. Just because you and some others think he doesn't deserve the award doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things and thank goodness for that.

I completely understand why Europeans feel the way they do about Americans...

[Kappamd]

Originally Posted by deepimpact2

The problem is that it really is none of your business why they decided to give it to him based on expectations. Let the folks in Europe do what THEY want to do with an award that THEY give. People are wasting their time griping and complaining about it. Just because you and some others think he doesn't deserve the award doesn't mean anything in the grand scheme of things and thank goodness for that.

I completely understand why Europeans feel the way they do about Americans...

Yeah, thank you for providing such a great example.

[deepimpact2]

Originally Posted by Kappamd

Yeah, thank you for providing such a great example.

Whatever.

And the attitudes concerning the olympics also validate my statement. I still can't believe someone had the nerve to say they wondered if this would "help" Obama after he "lost" the olympic bid for Chicago. REALLY? smh