Posted on 10/09/2009 6:40:59 PM PDT by BenLurkin
President Barack Obama will donate the roughly $1.4 million award from his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to charity, a White House spokesman said Friday.
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Isn't it OUR MONEY?
What an easy way to hide a BRIBE.
Oh thats nice. Would one think he wouldnt. Could you imagine if he bought a car or something. lol
Zer0 will donate it to Acorn.
He CAN”T do that. He by law has to turn it over to the GOVERNMENT.
Well ... good for him.
Will he give it to Rev Wright or to ACORN?
If he flies AF1 to Norway at taxpayer expense to accept the prize, then it will be our money.
He’ll be giving it to Acorn?
Shouldn’t he be in downtown Detroit giving it out to his people?
How bout he keeps the 1.4 million . . . and our children keep the trillion he’s stealing from them.
I think he’d be an embarrassment if he dared keep it. He’s probably already got all the money he’s going to need for the rest of his life. He’s set up for life.
If he takes the money and then donates — doesn’t he have to pay taxes on it?
Let me be the first to call B.S. on this.
Just an announcement to make him seem nice.
If I remember correctly he can NOT accept the cash legally
So the press makes him seem like something special.
We get to pay to fly him and his whole damned entourage over to get the stupid thing. Michelle will need a whole new wardrobe too!
It will go to CAIR!!!!!
No, he hasn’t changed the limits for deductability for charities yet. That comes later.
I have been intending to do great things with 1.4 million dollars for most of my life. To honor the thought process behind his selection, he should give it to me.
Very nobel of him to do that.. :-p
I think the IRS considers the $1.4 million to be HIS income — no matter what he does with it.
Yup............and what you wanta bet he gives it all to Chicago?
“He by law has to turn it over to the GOVERNMENT”
Laws? What are these laws you speak of? They do not apply to the Kenyan.
He is a Democrat and the earthly presence of God.
Your memory fails you.
President Barack Obama will donate the roughly $1.4 million award from his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to charity
charity = Acorn or Organizing for America!
To Al Quaeda madras “charity”?
Two things come to mind.....1) 1.4 million prize, just about as much money as he has spent on lawyers to keep his birth certificate under wraps and 2) donate money to non-profit, um, maybe, I know......can you say ACORN!
He’ll give it to Acorn.
Yup...and get away with it... and it still smells like a bribe!
Tax Consequences of President Obama’s Nobel Prize
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359232/posts
"He is a Democrat and the earthly presence of God. Your memory fails you."
I find his lack of faith disturbing...
How about the Purple Heart Guys!http://www.purpleheartcars.org
No title of nobility shall be granted by the United States: and no person holding any office of profit or trust under them, shall, without the consent of the Congress, accept of any present, emolument, office, or title, of any kind whatever, from any king, prince, or foreign state.
United States Constitution, Article I, Section 9
Article 1.
Section 9
......No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State.
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Obama can just ask Rangel or Geithner whether this is taxable.
Main Entry: emol·u·ment
Pronunciation: \i-ˈmäl-yə-mənt\
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emolumentum
advantage, from emolere to produce by grinding, from e- + molere to grind — more at meal Date: 15th century 1 : the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
2 archaic : advantage
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emolument
ACORN?
That's GRAND Kenyan to you, dawg.
;->
If Obama had any class at all he would have declined the Nobel Peace Prize, thanked the committee for their consideration, recommended the prize be awarded to one of the other candidates, and added an end note along the lines being honored to be considered again in the future after he has served his term (hopefully singular).
This whole thing is ridiculous at best. He accepted a prize he isn’t worthy of, and almost everyone knows it.
Hi ben, good to ‘talk’ to you again.
Charity: DNC? Barney Frank’s PAC? The Charlie Rangel defense fund? Hamas ammo fund?
No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince or foreign State. This rule expires Jan. 20, 2009. No birth certificate required. Void unless prohibited.
Well he is a Chitown thug or a third world thug but hey I repeat myself
Check this out:
Obama Receives Nobel Peace Bribe
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359238/posts
After being in FR all day you would think I would remember who the messiah is.
So report me....
Please
for not believing in the anointed one
I believe there are statutes that control what he can do with the money. It has to do with gifts and emoluments given to him when in office.
There will be plenty bestowed on him for the destruction of America when he leaves office (and it can’t come soon enough). This is pocket change.
It looks like a bribe to me — AND to this blogger: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2359238/posts
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