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buildbyflying
Joined: 01 Sep 2004
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 Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 1:51 am Post subject: Obama wins nobel peace prize 2009 |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8298580.stm
WTF. Truly unexpected but I'm all for it.
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"Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," the Norwegian committee said in a statement.
"His diplomacy is founded in the concept that those who are to lead the world must do so on the basis of values and attitudes that are shared by the majority of the world's population."
Asked why the prize had been awarded to Mr Obama less than a year after he took office, Nobel committee head Thorbjoern Jagland said: "It was because we would like to support what he is trying to achieve".
"It is a clear signal that we want to advocate the same as he has done," he said.
He specifically mentioned Mr Obama's work to strengthen international institutions and work towards a world free of nuclear arms.
The statement from the committee also said the US president had "created a new climate in international politics". |
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kabrams
Joined: 15 Mar 2008
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:21 am Post subject: |
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This is so insane!
Everyone I know is like OMG what? This just happened and I can't even believe it, lol. |
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ED209
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:31 am Post subject: |
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| I wonder what he'll do with the money. |
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buildbyflying
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| Posted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 2:38 am Post subject: |
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| budweisers on the white house lawn? He can give it to the TX legislators crying for handouts after saying no to stimulus money... |
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