Posted on 12/09/2009 5:37:52 AM PST by autumnraine
Finally some Europeans are angry with Obama—the very ones who are awarding him his peace prize. Katarina Andersson on the president’s rebuff of King Harald, a group of Norwegian children, and his own Nobel exhibit.
A day before President Obama receives his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, the president’s treatment of his Norwegian hosts has become hot news across Scandinavia.
News outlets across the region are calling Obama arrogant for slashing some of the prize winners’ traditional duties from his schedule. “Everybody wants to visit the Peace Center except Obama,” sniped the Norwegian daily Aftenposten, amid reports the president would snub his own exhibition at the Nobel Peace Center. “A bit arrogant—a bit bad,” proclaimed another Aftenposten headline.
“You just don’t say no to an invitation from a European king. Maybe Obama’s advisers are not very educated about European culture, but he is coming off as rude, even if he doesn’t mean to.”
“It’s very sad,” said Nobel Peace Center Director Bente Erichsen of the news that Obama would skip the peace center exhibit. Prize winners traditionally open the exhibitions about their work that accompany the Nobel festivities. “I totally understand why the Norwegian public is upset. If I could get a few minutes with the president, I’d say, ‘To walk through the exhibition wouldn’t take long, and I’m sure you would love the show. You have no idea what you are missing.’”
Just give him the CHECK and shut up.. thats the best your going to get from our HOPEYCHANGEY.
I, personally apologize to King Harald and the Norwegian People for ELECTING the type of person that the EUROPEAN PEOPLE have been TELLING US we should Elect.
So, that HOPENCHANGE isn’t doing you any good, either???
The annointed, enlightened, supreme ruler of the planet does not have to do anything he doesn’t feel like doing. So there!
Well, there goes the Norwegian vote.
Just desserts for these idiot NobleNazis...they deserve NOTHING but the back of Dear Leaders hand. The unNoble Prize is the biggest joke in the world except for the cranky Western Stalinistas.
No kidding, look at them. Lily white. What did they expect from mr postracial?
obama has never hidden his contempt for white folks.
Perhaps he's avoiding embarrassment as he's done nothing of merit to earn the prize and no amount of polish can shine BS in his receiving it.
What could possibly be in this exhibit this year?
He couldn’t be bothered w/Nobel Greats like Carter, Gore and Arabfat.
Pray for America and Our Troops
They just don’t get it... Obama hate white people. Yes, we know his mamma was white, but that doesn’t matter. Like all Black Radicals, he firmly believes that the evils of the world stem from all white people and their culture. It’s an extreme tunnel vision, and Euros are proving they are so hung up on counting skin color, they are willing to be destroyed with a smile on their face.
It wouldn’t look good for him to be seen bowing before a white European...
lol. It’s a no win for O’Bambi.
“You just don’t say no to an invitation from a European king”.
...BO does. “European King” ain’t jacksh&& compared to our loveable little pissantOTUS. Besides, his teleprompter told him to blow off the King. When the teleprompter speaks, BO must obey!
obama, did nothing to earn the peace prize and he knows it. What happens when you give someone a reward for doing nothing?.....They have no respect for it , it doesn't matter if its a car a house or a noble prize, without sacrifice and work its meaningless and treated without respect.
Oh, he means to.
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Perhaps an empty suit?
How DARE he not spend the week kissing Norwegian butts? Who the hell does the think he is? He had better get back in line if he expects to be the Socialist European president much longer.
That explains it.
0bama can't come up with anything that he has accomplished (or that he can lie about with a straight face).
‘Show me the money and give me the bling.’
Next photo op ...
Ha, they got what they created. Perhaps they will think about awarding the prize to folks who have actually done something to earn it. They have only made this jerk think that he can walk on water without having to actually do it.
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