dagblog - Comments for "Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize - Conservatives explode like Agent Smith at the end of Matrix"

I don't usually care much for

DF — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 21:39:00 +0000

I don't usually care much for HuffPo, but I just caught a link to this op-ed by Sen. Bernie Sanders. It's brief and essentially uses the moment to re-focus attention on Afghanistan. Reading it, I was hit suddenly and in stark relief by the fact that the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to the leader of the country with the largest miltary expenditure in the world, a country that is also engaged in the largest current acts of miltarism in the world. If the prize is a symbol, what does that say about the symbolism? I think it says either that the symbolism doesn't mean squat or that we've got a hell of a long way to go if we're serious about peace.

I really, really like that Obama has changed the tone of our foreign policy. I really like that he believes in diplomacy and is willing to engage with the world multi-laterally. I really do. But I don't want the bar to be set by George Bush. Bush was a low point. I expect my leaders to use diplomacy. I expect them to behave responsibly. In light of this and our blatant miltarism, I have to say that it's hard for me to see why this is justified. It's not that I think it's terribly consequential either way, but I think it says some things about the world that may be worth considering.

great points, DF. This

Deadman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:58:33 +0000

In reply to Well, I would say that, the

great points, DF. This doesn't do Obama or the liberal cause any favors. Probably isnt that harmful either. But really, I think everyone is overthinking this one - what has he really accomplished in terms of furthering peace? it's really been negligible, and I just don't understand why the committee wouldn't wait a few years to see how successful the Obama presidency really is in accomplishing its laudable goals.

Yeah, to me his comment looks

DF — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:46:11 +0000

In reply to Hmmm. Seems DF and I

Yeah, to me his comment looks lined up with Neb's.

I'm with DF. I don't think

Nebton — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:40:55 +0000

In reply to Hmmm. Seems DF and I

I'm with DF. I don't think Anonymous caught my sarcasm.

Hmmm. Seems DF and I

Orlando — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:31:26 +0000

In reply to Hi, welcome to the

Hmmm. Seems DF and I interpreted this comment differently. I thought the commenter was referring to Kissinger, who was clearly NOT born in the United States. DF apparently thinks the commenter is referring to Obama, and just needs a little adjustment to his snark-o-meter.

If it's the latter, I apologize for calling you dumb.

Anonymous, usually I have a

Orlando — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:29:07 +0000

In reply to Except he's a christian born

Anonymous, usually I have a high tolerance for right wing commenters. But I believe this might be the dumbest comment ever at Dag. Have you ever read a history book? Or a newspaper? Have you ever heard Kissinger speak? Seriously, visit a library.

Hi, welcome to the

DF — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:28:41 +0000

In reply to Except he's a christian born

Hi, welcome to the Internets. You'll be needing this and this.

Except he's a christian born

Anonymous — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:25:24 +0000

In reply to Maybe they thought that a

Except he's a christian born in the United States.

Great comment, Darrell. I'm

Orlando — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:18:24 +0000

In reply to One thing this award has done

Great comment, Darrell. I'm in the pro-award crowd. I'm happy, but I haven't gotten down to processing why I think it's great yet. At the moment, I'm too busy reveling in the delicious reactions of the far right.

In real terms, why they

Doctor Cleveland — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:28:18 +0000

In reply to The NPP itself is based on

In real terms, why they awarded Obama has the same relevance as why the Academy gave Marisa Tomei an Oscar.

The Prize Committee wants to take Barack Obama back to their hotel room? That's weird.