In "Unprecedented Move" Nobel Peace Prize Chairman Demoted For Decision To Give Obama 2009 Award

Zero Hedge ^ | 03/03/2015 | Tyler Durden

[Mozilla]

Back in 2009, just months after his swearing in, president Barack Obama was crowned with an unexpected glory: he won the Nobel Peace Prize for 2009 due to "his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Back then there was little indication that just a few years after his crowning achievement of "ending the war" in and returning US troops from Iraq, he would send US troops right back in Iraq for the 3rd US invasion of the country in three decades, but also send out US troops across the globe, and launch the second cold war, pushing the world to the brink of another "large scale war." Those who wish to read Obama's teleprompted and ghostwritten acceptance "speech can do so here.

At the time the White House, and the fawning media, was delighted by this crowning, if premature, achievement of the progressive president.

Which is why don't expect much coverage of the inevitable aftermath: earlier today, in what France24 dubbed an "in an unprecedented move", the controversial head of Norway's Nobel Peace Prize committee was removed Tuesday and demoted to the rank of mere member. 

Thorbjoern Jagland, a former Norwegian premier, drew criticism after becoming committee chairman in 2009 for awarding the prestigious Nobel to newly elected US President Barack Obama. He will be replaced by current Deputy Chair Kaci Kullmann Five.

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[Opinionated Blowhard]

The award has been a joke for decades. I don’t care who they give it to. Firing this bozo now isn’t going to bring any prestige or credibility back to the award so why not keep him in charge for the comedy value of who he picks next year?

[rktman]

Demoted hell. He ought to be in lock down and never be allowed to participate in any way shape or form again.

[bigbob]

Funny that he’s fired because of Obama’s subsequent non-peace actions rather than the idiot giving it to him in the first place

[shalom aleichem]

Buyer’s Remorse

[blam]

Will the media ask Obama if he'll ask if the committee wants him to return the prize.

If not, why not?

Imagine if Obama were a conservative, eh?

[Sacajaweau]

http://usliberals.about.com/od/barackobama/a/ObamaNobelPrizeMoney.htm

[molson209]

Alfred Nobel must have make an appearance during one of their meetings ,LOL

[Sacajaweau]

He gave it all to charities....charities that mean “votes” and the proliferation of “I’m black. You’re white. I won!”

[Mozilla]

Maybe they turned on Obama in a leftist sort of way. Meaning, that they hate what he has done with Foreign Policy.

[blueunicorn6]

Everybody in the world should get one free kick to this guy’s behind.

[PATRIOT1876]

WOW! Every once in a while justice happens!

[Jack Hammer]

Now if only we could take back the last six years....

[bgill]

roosting chickens

[noinfringers2]

I have always thought that the real purpose of Obama getting the Peace Prize was just to set in motion the movement to have a more socialistic government in the US. The Norwegians never really fought the NAZIs or supported the allied invasion. I remember the word/name Quisling.

[Junior_G]

There is nothing in the article to support the headline. The Obama thing is mentioned as one of several controversies, but given how left-library’s the Nobel committee is, it’s hard to see them being that torn up about it to oust the chairman.

[DPMD]

Just a shame they can’t repossess the “award.”

[DoughtyOne]

That first opinion may have been improper, but I’ll bet it represented almost all our thoughts on the subject. (Not a slam at the mod here.)

The Nobel Prize ceased to mean anything when Carter was given one. When Obama got one, it was rendered a laughing stock.

This man should have been removed immediately, and Obama’s award should have been nullified.

That it hasn’t been, reveals the Nobel Prize enterprise for what it is. It’s a Leftist Marxist and Islamic tainted enterprise that can’t find it’s own ass to pull it’s head out of.

[Political Junkie Too]

And Arafat.

-PJ

[PCPOET7]

for the Nobel piece prize to mean anything they need to not award it every year but only award it when it is obvious to all that this person should get the prize.