Obama gets peace prize for not being Bush!

[Arraya]

Hey, everybody. I just got employee of the month for October with my company in hopes that I will do a good job.

Ah, the irony: A peace prize causing angst.

[jamsvet]

I’d love to be a fly on the way in the Obamas’ bedroom. He’s laying there talking to Michele. “Can you believe how our lives have changed in one year? President,the Nobel Peace Prize.”
It has to be surreal to them.

[jamsvet]

I’d love to be a fly on the way in the Obamas’ bedroom. He’s laying there talking to Michele. “Can you believe how our lives have changed in one year? President,the Nobel Peace Prize.”
It has to be surreal to them.

[jamsvet]

I’d love to be a fly on the way in the Obamas’ bedroom. He’s laying there talking to Michele. “Can you believe how our lives have changed in one year? President,the Nobel Peace Prize.”
It has to be surreal to them.

[jamsvet]

I’d love to be a fly on the way in the Obamas’ bedroom. He’s laying there talking to Michele. “Can you believe how our lives have changed in one year? President,the Nobel Peace Prize.”
It has to be surreal to them.

[jamsvet]

I’d love to be a fly on the way in the Obamas’ bedroom. He’s laying there talking to Michele. “Can you believe how our lives have changed in one year? President,the Nobel Peace Prize.”
It has to be surreal to them.

[briansd1]

[quote=jpinpb]I have to say that I don’t see any drastic changes in policies. I don’t see the changes I can believe in. I’m still having a hard time getting over the bank bailouts and the appointment of Geithner to be happy about Obama. I voted for hope and I’m still hoping, but getting very disillusioned. I don’t know who else was nominated for the Prize. Maybe there wasn’t anyone more meritorious. Of course it is an honor when an American wins and a black President is quite honorable. I just wish there was something more that justified it, other than hope; an act you can point to that could cause people to say he was deserving of it.[/quote]

I think that’s the feelings of many Americans.

We have everything in America so we are more demanding.

But if you look at the people in developing nations, you will see that hope is a big contributor to happiness, productivity and peace. When people in the developing word see that a Black man can rise from nothing to become President of the United States, they feel that the future is bright after all.

America is like a religion to many around the world. Our ideals and aspirations drive people to become better. People want to become like Americans and live like Americans.

It’s not unlike praying to God and hoping to go heaven in the afterlife. It makes you become a better person than you would otherwise be. That is IF you really believe.

I think that believing in America is better than believing in God. At least for the people in the developing world, it a goal is that much more attainable.

jpinpb, I agree with you about the financial bailout. I think that we feel the way we do because we have not overextended ourselves.

However, people on the left and the right have lived beyond their means and they all want a bailout. I can tell you that most the Republicans I know are all hoping for more housing support because they have their net worth tied to real estate.

I’m a liberal but I want to see government spending cut and cut again until our budget is in balance.

I want all housing support withdraw altogether, including the mortgage interest deductions.

I want health care reform and benefits rationing including medicare.

[briansd1]

[quote=jpinpb]I have to say that I don’t see any drastic changes in policies. I don’t see the changes I can believe in. I’m still having a hard time getting over the bank bailouts and the appointment of Geithner to be happy about Obama. I voted for hope and I’m still hoping, but getting very disillusioned. I don’t know who else was nominated for the Prize. Maybe there wasn’t anyone more meritorious. Of course it is an honor when an American wins and a black President is quite honorable. I just wish there was something more that justified it, other than hope; an act you can point to that could cause people to say he was deserving of it.[/quote]

I think that’s the feelings of many Americans.

We have everything in America so we are more demanding.

But if you look at the people in developing nations, you will see that hope is a big contributor to happiness, productivity and peace. When people in the developing word see that a Black man can rise from nothing to become President of the United States, they feel that the future is bright after all.

America is like a religion to many around the world. Our ideals and aspirations drive people to become better. People want to become like Americans and live like Americans.

It’s not unlike praying to God and hoping to go heaven in the afterlife. It makes you become a better person than you would otherwise be. That is IF you really believe.

I think that believing in America is better than believing in God. At least for the people in the developing world, it a goal is that much more attainable.

jpinpb, I agree with you about the financial bailout. I think that we feel the way we do because we have not overextended ourselves.

However, people on the left and the right have lived beyond their means and they all want a bailout. I can tell you that most the Republicans I know are all hoping for more housing support because they have their net worth tied to real estate.

I’m a liberal but I want to see government spending cut and cut again until our budget is in balance.

I want all housing support withdraw altogether, including the mortgage interest deductions.

I want health care reform and benefits rationing including medicare.

[briansd1]

[quote=jpinpb]I have to say that I don’t see any drastic changes in policies. I don’t see the changes I can believe in. I’m still having a hard time getting over the bank bailouts and the appointment of Geithner to be happy about Obama. I voted for hope and I’m still hoping, but getting very disillusioned. I don’t know who else was nominated for the Prize. Maybe there wasn’t anyone more meritorious. Of course it is an honor when an American wins and a black President is quite honorable. I just wish there was something more that justified it, other than hope; an act you can point to that could cause people to say he was deserving of it.[/quote]

I think that’s the feelings of many Americans.

We have everything in America so we are more demanding.

But if you look at the people in developing nations, you will see that hope is a big contributor to happiness, productivity and peace. When people in the developing word see that a Black man can rise from nothing to become President of the United States, they feel that the future is bright after all.

America is like a religion to many around the world. Our ideals and aspirations drive people to become better. People want to become like Americans and live like Americans.

It’s not unlike praying to God and hoping to go heaven in the afterlife. It makes you become a better person than you would otherwise be. That is IF you really believe.

I think that believing in America is better than believing in God. At least for the people in the developing world, it a goal is that much more attainable.

jpinpb, I agree with you about the financial bailout. I think that we feel the way we do because we have not overextended ourselves.

However, people on the left and the right have lived beyond their means and they all want a bailout. I can tell you that most the Republicans I know are all hoping for more housing support because they have their net worth tied to real estate.

I’m a liberal but I want to see government spending cut and cut again until our budget is in balance.

I want all housing support withdraw altogether, including the mortgage interest deductions.

I want health care reform and benefits rationing including medicare.

[briansd1]

[quote=jpinpb]I have to say that I don’t see any drastic changes in policies. I don’t see the changes I can believe in. I’m still having a hard time getting over the bank bailouts and the appointment of Geithner to be happy about Obama. I voted for hope and I’m still hoping, but getting very disillusioned. I don’t know who else was nominated for the Prize. Maybe there wasn’t anyone more meritorious. Of course it is an honor when an American wins and a black President is quite honorable. I just wish there was something more that justified it, other than hope; an act you can point to that could cause people to say he was deserving of it.[/quote]

I think that’s the feelings of many Americans.

We have everything in America so we are more demanding.

But if you look at the people in developing nations, you will see that hope is a big contributor to happiness, productivity and peace. When people in the developing word see that a Black man can rise from nothing to become President of the United States, they feel that the future is bright after all.

America is like a religion to many around the world. Our ideals and aspirations drive people to become better. People want to become like Americans and live like Americans.

It’s not unlike praying to God and hoping to go heaven in the afterlife. It makes you become a better person than you would otherwise be. That is IF you really believe.

I think that believing in America is better than believing in God. At least for the people in the developing world, it a goal is that much more attainable.

jpinpb, I agree with you about the financial bailout. I think that we feel the way we do because we have not overextended ourselves.

However, people on the left and the right have lived beyond their means and they all want a bailout. I can tell you that most the Republicans I know are all hoping for more housing support because they have their net worth tied to real estate.

I’m a liberal but I want to see government spending cut and cut again until our budget is in balance.

I want all housing support withdraw altogether, including the mortgage interest deductions.

I want health care reform and benefits rationing including medicare.

[briansd1]

[quote=jpinpb]I have to say that I don’t see any drastic changes in policies. I don’t see the changes I can believe in. I’m still having a hard time getting over the bank bailouts and the appointment of Geithner to be happy about Obama. I voted for hope and I’m still hoping, but getting very disillusioned. I don’t know who else was nominated for the Prize. Maybe there wasn’t anyone more meritorious. Of course it is an honor when an American wins and a black President is quite honorable. I just wish there was something more that justified it, other than hope; an act you can point to that could cause people to say he was deserving of it.[/quote]

I think that’s the feelings of many Americans.

We have everything in America so we are more demanding.

But if you look at the people in developing nations, you will see that hope is a big contributor to happiness, productivity and peace. When people in the developing word see that a Black man can rise from nothing to become President of the United States, they feel that the future is bright after all.

America is like a religion to many around the world. Our ideals and aspirations drive people to become better. People want to become like Americans and live like Americans.

It’s not unlike praying to God and hoping to go heaven in the afterlife. It makes you become a better person than you would otherwise be. That is IF you really believe.

I think that believing in America is better than believing in God. At least for the people in the developing world, it a goal is that much more attainable.

jpinpb, I agree with you about the financial bailout. I think that we feel the way we do because we have not overextended ourselves.

However, people on the left and the right have lived beyond their means and they all want a bailout. I can tell you that most the Republicans I know are all hoping for more housing support because they have their net worth tied to real estate.

I’m a liberal but I want to see government spending cut and cut again until our budget is in balance.

I want all housing support withdraw altogether, including the mortgage interest deductions.

I want health care reform and benefits rationing including medicare.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=briansd1]I didn’t call the sore loses racists. I don’t know that they are racists. They could well be.

But I know that that are jealous and resentful of all the accolades that Obama has gotten so far.

Although he’s Black, Obama is a “golden boy”. So what? As a member of military, you would know that such guys rise much faster than others. Just a fact of life.

I don’t have any problem with people rising through the force of their own personalities rather than the influence of their parents or connections.[/quote]

Brian: Sorry, but you’re wrong. The Army that I came up in (during the 1980s) was a true meritocracy.

I made it through Airborne School, Air Assault and then Ranger School (and all of the other schools, like Scuba, Jungle Warfare, SERE, etc) by busting my ass. In other words, I EARNED it.

Same with football in high school. I didn’t make the team for any reason other than a willingness to bust my ass and make the necessary sacrifices to get there.

Same with owning my own business. Its taken 12+ years of working nights and weekends to get here and without any “bailouts” or “net worth preservation” efforts.

So, you can continue to spin this yarn about how a man how is supporting his predecessor’s inarguably bad policies as far as torture, detention and intervention goes, somehow deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, but I, for one, ain’t buying it.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=briansd1]I didn’t call the sore loses racists. I don’t know that they are racists. They could well be.

But I know that that are jealous and resentful of all the accolades that Obama has gotten so far.

Although he’s Black, Obama is a “golden boy”. So what? As a member of military, you would know that such guys rise much faster than others. Just a fact of life.

I don’t have any problem with people rising through the force of their own personalities rather than the influence of their parents or connections.[/quote]

Brian: Sorry, but you’re wrong. The Army that I came up in (during the 1980s) was a true meritocracy.

I made it through Airborne School, Air Assault and then Ranger School (and all of the other schools, like Scuba, Jungle Warfare, SERE, etc) by busting my ass. In other words, I EARNED it.

Same with football in high school. I didn’t make the team for any reason other than a willingness to bust my ass and make the necessary sacrifices to get there.

Same with owning my own business. Its taken 12+ years of working nights and weekends to get here and without any “bailouts” or “net worth preservation” efforts.

So, you can continue to spin this yarn about how a man how is supporting his predecessor’s inarguably bad policies as far as torture, detention and intervention goes, somehow deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, but I, for one, ain’t buying it.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=briansd1]I didn’t call the sore loses racists. I don’t know that they are racists. They could well be.

But I know that that are jealous and resentful of all the accolades that Obama has gotten so far.

Although he’s Black, Obama is a “golden boy”. So what? As a member of military, you would know that such guys rise much faster than others. Just a fact of life.

I don’t have any problem with people rising through the force of their own personalities rather than the influence of their parents or connections.[/quote]

Brian: Sorry, but you’re wrong. The Army that I came up in (during the 1980s) was a true meritocracy.

I made it through Airborne School, Air Assault and then Ranger School (and all of the other schools, like Scuba, Jungle Warfare, SERE, etc) by busting my ass. In other words, I EARNED it.

Same with football in high school. I didn’t make the team for any reason other than a willingness to bust my ass and make the necessary sacrifices to get there.

Same with owning my own business. Its taken 12+ years of working nights and weekends to get here and without any “bailouts” or “net worth preservation” efforts.

So, you can continue to spin this yarn about how a man how is supporting his predecessor’s inarguably bad policies as far as torture, detention and intervention goes, somehow deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, but I, for one, ain’t buying it.

[Allan from Fallbrook]

[quote=briansd1]I didn’t call the sore loses racists. I don’t know that they are racists. They could well be.

But I know that that are jealous and resentful of all the accolades that Obama has gotten so far.

Although he’s Black, Obama is a “golden boy”. So what? As a member of military, you would know that such guys rise much faster than others. Just a fact of life.

I don’t have any problem with people rising through the force of their own personalities rather than the influence of their parents or connections.[/quote]

Brian: Sorry, but you’re wrong. The Army that I came up in (during the 1980s) was a true meritocracy.

I made it through Airborne School, Air Assault and then Ranger School (and all of the other schools, like Scuba, Jungle Warfare, SERE, etc) by busting my ass. In other words, I EARNED it.

Same with football in high school. I didn’t make the team for any reason other than a willingness to bust my ass and make the necessary sacrifices to get there.

Same with owning my own business. Its taken 12+ years of working nights and weekends to get here and without any “bailouts” or “net worth preservation” efforts.

So, you can continue to spin this yarn about how a man how is supporting his predecessor’s inarguably bad policies as far as torture, detention and intervention goes, somehow deserves the Nobel Peace Prize, but I, for one, ain’t buying it.

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