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Nobel Chief Finally Admits He Regrets Giving Obama the Peace Prize
Godfather Politics ^ | January 3, 2019 | Warner Todd Huston

Posted on 01/04/2019 11:15:53 AM PST by Jyotishi

Anyone with half an ounce of brains immediately knew in 2009 that the Nobel Peace Prize committee was making itself look foolish for giving Barack Obama its top award even though he had only been president for about five minutes. Now the group's former secretary is admitting that the whole thing was a huge mistake.

Nobel's former secretary, Geir Lundestad, told the media that he thought giving Obama the award would spur him to great accomplishments. Instead, Obama did nothing of note over the next eight years.

Lundestad addressed the foolhardy decision in his recently published autobiography, according to the BBC: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-34277960

Mr Lundestad, writing in his memoir, Secretary of Peace, said even Mr. Obama himself had been surprised.

"No Nobel Peace Prize ever elicited more attention than the 2009 prize to Barack Obama," Mr. Lundestad writes.

"Even many of Obama's supporters believed that the prize was a mistake," he says. "In that sense the committee didn't achieve what it had hoped for".

Lundestad that at first Obama greeted the situation with some good sense and initially said he did not even want to come pick the thing up.

But, soon enough his natural (and proper) embarrassment at being given the award for no logical reason was overcome by his arrogance and desire for personal adulation. He went and picked it up in person anyway.

Of course, Obama's detractors here in the U.S.A. widely made fun of the idiotic award.

As well they should. Obama did not deserve any "peace prize" before he had even fairly begun his first term. And eight years later, even Lundestad now admits that Obama did nothing even after two terms to deserve it.

It's about time they admit it.

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To: Jyotishi

Many on the Left thought Obama was destined for great things.

Many on the Left were sadly disappointed.

I questioned 'who is this guy and who is funding him' when he made his announcement to run for the presidency in 2007. He basically had zero accomplishment then -- got chosen for the Senate and ran for the presidency 2 years later.
41 posted on 01/04/2019 11:58:41 AM PST by TomGuy
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To: Jyotishi

Just cry in your beer. Don’t even think about giving our President one. I for one would discourage him from taking that piece of junk!! It’s tainted.


42 posted on 01/04/2019 11:59:00 AM PST by Dawgreg
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To: Jyotishi

43 posted on 01/04/2019 12:00:00 PM PST by COBOL2Java (Marxism: Trendy theory, wrong species)
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To: Waverunner

I should put my name in to get one for Literature. Then I can write something of great value and worth to the world.


44 posted on 01/04/2019 12:00:58 PM PST by susannah59
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To: Jyotishi

Maybe we should give all sports and entertainment trophies to people who haven’t started their careers yet, in great hopes. Such a sound idea for great achievement in the future.


45 posted on 01/04/2019 12:01:52 PM PST by Yaelle
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To: BipolarBob

We could have given him that information for free at the time.


46 posted on 01/04/2019 12:02:51 PM PST by BunnySlippers (I Love Bull Markets ......)
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To: Jyotishi

so, withdraw the award


47 posted on 01/04/2019 12:03:40 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: cnsmom

Makes complete sense - to under achievers.


48 posted on 01/04/2019 12:04:46 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Delta 21

LOL xlnt


49 posted on 01/04/2019 12:05:03 PM PST by morphing libertarian (Use Comey's Report; Indict Hillary now; build Kate's wall. --- Proud Smelly Walmart Deplorable)
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To: Jyotishi

Hope is for dopes.


50 posted on 01/04/2019 12:07:01 PM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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To: morphing libertarian

I guess its to late to withdraw obama?


51 posted on 01/04/2019 12:08:47 PM PST by Leep (Leftist are neither liberal or democratic. Nor are they pro American.)
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To: PGR88
Trump should ban this @$$hole from the US entirely. Stupidity and pathetic virtue-signaling should have consequences.

Partner, the America Hating Imposter Obama presidency should be revoked since he is a big time "Imposter" on the American populace.

The look on Dick Chaney's face before the Obama inauguration should tell us all that the America Hating Obama is a big time Imposter, period.

52 posted on 01/04/2019 12:09:50 PM PST by TheConservativeTejano (God Bless Texas...)
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To: Jyotishi

Wasn’t 2009 the same year Obama won the Heisman as well as an Oscar?


53 posted on 01/04/2019 12:09:53 PM PST by Palio di Siena
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To: Jyotishi
"Even many of Obama's supporters believed that the prize was a mistake," he says.

Well, you're wrong there, Buckwheat. There isn't a supporter of Bathhouse Barry who thinks that's the case. They believe he's the most amazing and special person ever to draw breath. If anything, they think that Obama would have won more had it not been for the racism of the Nobel Committee which is now obvious for all to see from Lundestad's book.

54 posted on 01/04/2019 12:21:30 PM PST by Dahoser
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To: Palio di Siena
Wasn’t 2009 the same year Obama won the Heisman as well as an Oscar?
Yeah, the same year he did campaign stops in all 57 states.
55 posted on 01/04/2019 12:22:33 PM PST by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Jyotishi

“Regrets, I have a few.
But then again, too few to mention.”

Geir Lundestad, a day late and a dollar short.
You, sir, are in dire need of having your mental capabilities checked and realigned.


56 posted on 01/04/2019 12:25:17 PM PST by V K Lee ("VICTORY FOR THE RIGHTEOUS IS JUDGMENT FOR THE WICKED")
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To: Yaelle

I like that idea.

I think I’ll ask the UFC to give me a championship belt for being the best MMA fighter, even though I’ve never had so much as an amateur bout and I’m 52 years old. But hey, a few Scandinavians think I’ve got potential to do great things.


57 posted on 01/04/2019 12:26:04 PM PST by Two Kids' Dad (((( Congress let Comey testify without being under oath. Let that sink in. ))))
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To: Jyotishi

Growing up I Always thought the Nobel Prize was something special.
Now I look at is as horse crap just like i view obammy.


58 posted on 01/04/2019 12:26:24 PM PST by Joe Boucher ( Molon Labe' baby, Molon Labe)
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How dumb do you have to be, not to be able to figure that out before the blessed event?

This was a real bench mark on the decline of human civilization.

Don’t laugh, nearly half our populace seems afflicted by the same degenerative infestation.


59 posted on 01/04/2019 12:26:50 PM PST by DoughtyOne (01/26/18 DJIA 30 stocks $26,616.71 48794% > open 11/07/16 $215.71 from 50% increase in 1.2183 yrs)
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To: Jyotishi

got the benefit of the ‘we love closet commie’ for 10 years after politicizing the Nobel prize

Its understood by many to be worthless now when dimmbulbs like this one gave it to obama for not actually doing anything.

Its kinda affirmative action on the world stage


60 posted on 01/04/2019 12:27:12 PM PST by elbook
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