Then brother Dave called to see if I had heard the news. We were both anxious to get home and turn on the news so we could hear the reason for the award. As we both drove toward home, we tried to think of what in the world the reason could possibly be. We came to the same conclusion, which was, Obama hasn't done anything yet!
Yes, he has apologized to world leaders for being American. He has canceled the National Day of Prayer, he has given out $4170 to 320,000 people in the Cash for Clunkers program, spent 15.2 billion on the tax credits for First Time Home Buyers and.....Hmmm, what else?
At a time when the world is a more dangerous place and the President appears disengaged with foreign affairs, the Norwegians have done it again. First Al Gore, then Jimmy Carter, and now Barack Obama. Is there a pattern here with Democrats? I decided to do some research to understand the Nobel Peace Prize and how it is awarded. It was disillusioning.
First of all, the nomination was made in February 2009, just 2 weeks into the Presidency. No one can say that President Obama had done anything to earn the nomination. Now, 9 months later, the reason is officially given as for his efforts to bring peace. (It is still interesting to note that at nomination time, he had not yet made any efforts.)
As I researched online, every article told of the "GASPS" and "AMAZEMENT" of the American public. It was greeted with "glee" by Obama critics, as they laughed.
President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday because the judges found his promise of disarmament and diplomacy too good to ignore. The five-member Norwegian Nobel Committee — four of whom spoke to The Associated Press, said awarding Obama the peace prize could be seen as an early vote of confidence intended to build global support for the policies of his young administration.
So what is the Nobel Peace Prize? To quote Wikipedia:
According to Alfred Nobel's will, the Peace Prize should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses."
Alfred Nobel's will stated that the prize should be awarded by a committee of five people elected by the Norwegian Parliament. Norway and Sweden were at that time still in union, and with Sweden responsible for all foreign policy.
Oh, that's right....Norway is a Socialist country! You can tell they didn't consult any Americans!
As I was researching online, I typed the words "Is Obama...." Before I could finish typing the Google site which always pops suggestions, came up with "Is Obama the AntiChrist?" I could NOT resist clicking on it. There were 561,000 sites claiming he was. Maybe he should go to Norway where he would be loved.
Not feeling the love.
