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WHY OBAMA SHOULD DECLINE THE PRIZE!
Townhall.com ^ | 10.11.2009 | Kevin McCullough

Posted on 10/11/2009 8:34:00 AM PDT by jodiluvshoes

If President Obama wishes to be seen as a serious world leader, he should decline the Nobel Peace Prize. Doing so would be, in fact, the most honorable thing for him to do.

A very simple expression of gratitude for being considered would be appropriate. And a courageous footnote of honesty, by simply stating that because he had been in office for only twelve days at the time of the nomination, he had done nothing to deserve it, and that he would not feel at ease accepting the prize, would be refreshing.

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TOPICS: Editorial; Front Page News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: barackobama; cubsfan; duplicate; giveitback; nobelprize
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1 posted on 10/11/2009 8:34:01 AM PDT by jodiluvshoes
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To: jodiluvshoes
Don't hold your breath waiting for that to happen. The One is incapable of showing true humility.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find only things evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelogus

2 posted on 10/11/2009 8:35:25 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: jodiluvshoes

The Messiah and Presidium Director, Party Chairman, and Chief Bottle Washer, his holiness Comrade Barack al Hussein Obamskyiev merely expects, at this point, to win MORE Nobel peace prizes, maybe three or four or, really, why not ALL of them. After all, he got C’s in college.


3 posted on 10/11/2009 8:37:54 AM PDT by PaleoBob
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To: jodiluvshoes

He’s incapable of declining the award. His entire existence is based on one simple axiom: “It’s all about me.”


4 posted on 10/11/2009 8:45:53 AM PDT by rickmichaels
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To: jodiluvshoes
Something unethical about the whole thing. He is receiving down payment on services they expect him to make. If a CEO or anyone in upper management would do they same, they would be doing the perp walk.
5 posted on 10/11/2009 8:53:10 AM PDT by NavyCanDo
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To: jodiluvshoes

He shouldn’t decline the award. Obama should accept every undeserved award given to him, completely making an ass of himself for all to see. Congress should pass a bill reserving Washington’s crypt for Obama, and replace Washington’s image in the Apotheosis with that of Zero. After all, Obama is a messianic type of little god, resurrecting America from the ashes of Capitalism, and leading us to the great, commie utopia. Instead of surrounding Obama with maidens, he could be depicted as the groom of hermaphrodites, signifying the new age that worships him.


6 posted on 10/11/2009 9:03:42 AM PDT by pallis
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To: goldstategop
Out of sheer sense of personal humility, if he does not tell little American kids (and their parents and teachers) to KNOCK OFF the Cult of Personality songs and videos, what in the world would make anyone think the guy is humble enough to turn down the Norwegian National Assembly and the world community (of liberals at least) over this latest global circle jerk celebrating his Messiah-ship??

Oh he will be there, allright, and his 200 person entourage, in spanking new mourning clothes and that jaw smuggly held up on a 20+ degree angle from the horizon.

Which leads us to another issue about the funk dancing in this nasty man's brain.

The question is not "if" but "when" and "how" this buzzard tries to pull a Mel Zelaya on the People of the USA and their Constitution.

7 posted on 10/11/2009 9:06:45 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (That cracking-type noise? Oh, don't pay no never mind. That's just ACORN's nuts getting crushed.)
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To: jodiluvshoes

The correct thing would be a beautiful speech from TOTUS that, “While I am flattered to have been offered such a prestigious award, the other nominees are so much more qualified than I am at this point in my presidency that I must decline. I will remember this generous offer and use that memory to keep myself motivated to rise to such a level in my work over the next few years that I will deserve this honor should the committee ever again consider me for this award. Now I have to get back to my real work - redistributing the wealth from those who created that wealth to those who voted for me.”


8 posted on 10/11/2009 9:08:44 AM PDT by TurtleUp ([...Insert today's quote from Community-Organizer-in-Chief...] - Obama, YOU LIE!)
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To: jodiluvshoes
Doing so would be, in fact, the most honorable thing for him to do.

Kevin has already explained why Bammy WON'T decline the award. He's already promised to go and has offered the "prize money" to a charity (most likely ACORN!).

9 posted on 10/11/2009 9:11:32 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: jodiluvshoes
No he should wear it everywhere he goes adds to the insanity of his image cast across every TV Screen in the world Hell he should just award himself 6 Stars and make some sort of a Retro So American dictator uniform with large Gold Birds on the shoulders and a Coo Coo clock in the Hat.

Even all that does not match the absurdity of him in the Whitehouse!!!!!!!!!!

10 posted on 10/11/2009 9:12:12 AM PDT by Cheetahcat (Zero the Wright kind of Racist! We are in a state of War with Democrats)
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To: AmericanInTokyo

+1.5 million dollars. That is hard to turn down, especially when you can donate it to charity and look like a giving person. I’ll bet it is the only money he’s ever given away.


11 posted on 10/11/2009 9:17:23 AM PDT by JerseyDvl (Since they call Bush, "Dubya" then I must insist on calling Barry, "Hussein" *2009=1984 on steroids*)
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To: rickmichaels

Truly the anti-Reagan of our times.


12 posted on 10/11/2009 9:18:09 AM PDT by AmericanInTokyo (That cracking-type noise? Oh, don't pay no never mind. That's just ACORN's nuts getting crushed.)
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To: pallis

Exactly. Sounds like you see this whole situation the same way I do (and many others of course). And after a few generations of revisionism and brainwashing of the sheeple, all negative aspects of Zero, his actions, and his commie cohorts, will be forgotten.


13 posted on 10/11/2009 9:22:18 AM PDT by Yooper4Life (They all lie.)
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To: AmericanInTokyo
I hate to say this but declining the award would have been a masterful political move.

Mr. Axelrod, who moves his strings, won't let him do it.

14 posted on 10/11/2009 9:23:18 AM PDT by AGreatPer (Impeach Obama)
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To: jodiluvshoes

It’s too late, he already missed the window.

This circus clown can’t decline something he has already accepted.

IF he were to return it now, it would not be because of honor, it would be because of political heat.

Besides, Obama has no honor.

I am glad that he accepted it. He has made himself a laughing stock to the world.... even history will laugh at him.


15 posted on 10/11/2009 9:30:43 AM PDT by Gator113 (Obamba, Reid, Pelosi, the socialist triad.)
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To: jodiluvshoes

I wonder if he’ll have EGOT before he leaves office?


16 posted on 10/11/2009 9:30:48 AM PDT by Mojave (Don't blame me. I voted for McClintock.)
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To: rickmichaels

Does Article 1, Section 9, of the U.S. Constitution apply?


17 posted on 10/11/2009 9:33:53 AM PDT by Ed Condon (Wanted, newer tag line in good condition.)
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To: Gator113
I am glad that he accepted it. He has made himself a laughing stock to the world.... even history will laugh at him.

Agreed. And when war breaks out between Israel & Iran, Oslo is going to stammer & stutter. "Uhh...ummm...well, he earned it for..ummm...uhhh...well, err...his vision. Or something."

18 posted on 10/11/2009 10:24:55 AM PDT by kromike
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To: jodiluvshoes
WHY HE WONT...Image and video hosting by TinyPic
19 posted on 10/11/2009 12:05:27 PM PDT by MtnMan101 (THE PROBLEM WITH SOCIALISUM IS THAT YOU EVENTUALLY RUN OUT OF OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY)
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To: jodiluvshoes

He could also say that he does not want an award that was given to a violent criminal and terrorist, Yasser Arafat.


20 posted on 10/11/2009 2:07:39 PM PDT by Winged Hussar (http://moveonpleasemoveon.blogspot.com/)
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