Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize.......

[LaughingCat]

[On Obama} I am hoping that he does something smart, like lower taxes on the people who actually produce something.

I am holding out hope that we see an emergence of the consumption, or value-added, tax. If our manufacturing picks up over many years due to the declining dollar coupled with reduced health care costs for the employer and worker, we could reduce income and property taxes permanently and rely on export and sales taxes to support government activity. this is the profitable chinese model that has them OWNING the US.

 

[LaughingCat]

I guess you would have to show me one improvement that has been done since he took office to convince me of that.

That's easy to answer, the Presidential basketball victory average has skyrocketed. Why did you ask such a "lay up" question?

 

[Pete B]

If our manufacturing picks up

Now thats funny! hell we cant put every other country out of business!

 

[Chris]

I have to admit that I have become somewhat better informed about the Nobel Peace prize over the last few days. Unlike the other prizes they award the Peace Prize doesn't have to be awarded for acccomplishment. In fact the intent of the Prize is to actually influence the person receiving it. I guess you could call it the Nobel Peace Bribe. Further, the Prize is not bestowed by some broad, interdciplinary committe of brilliant thinkers representing the world's broad spectrum view. It's awared by a small committee a Committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Parliament. Now that's who I want influencing my world.

In essence, a Nobel Peace Prize truly ranks up there with the MTV Awards, legitimacy-wise.

 

[Tommy Gun]

I've decided that politics engagement on SOS and OSO needs to be humorous or it's worthless. Two thoughts:

1. Giving O-man the Nobel now is like giving the Heisman trophy out before the season starts. They may have the right guy, but he hasn't proven anything.

QUOTE]

That was the tilt on the SNL Weeekend Update segment... awarding the Hesimann, Cy Young and Miss America awards to adolescents.

The other good line was "Obama called the award a "call to arms"...isn't that what he said when he was inaugurated?"

 

[JupiterSunsation]

I have to admit that I have become somewhat better informed about the Nobel Peace prize over the last few days. Unlike the other prizes they award the Peace Prize doesn't have to be awarded for acccomplishment. In fact the intent of the Prize is to actually influence the person receiving it. I guess you could call it the Nobel Peace Bribe. Further, the Prize is not bestowed by some broad, interdciplinary committe of brilliant thinkers representing the world's broad spectrum view. It's awared by a small committee a Committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Parliament. Now that's who I want influencing my world.

In essence, a Nobel Peace Prize truly ranks up there with the MTV Awards, legitimacy-wise.

That is too bad......the best one liner in this thread is that BO getting this after 11 days is like giving the Heisman trophy out in the pre-season.

 

[cuda]

I have to admit that I have become somewhat better informed about the Nobel Peace prize over the last few days. Unlike the other prizes they award the Peace Prize doesn't have to be awarded for acccomplishment. In fact the intent of the Prize is to actually influence the person receiving it. I guess you could call it the Nobel Peace Bribe. Further, the Prize is not bestowed by some broad, interdciplinary committe of brilliant thinkers representing the world's broad spectrum view. It's awared by a small committee a Committee of five persons to be elected by the Norwegian Parliament. Now that's who I want influencing my world.

In essence, a Nobel Peace Prize truly ranks up there with the MTV Awards, legitimacy-wise.

I didn't know that. When I first read he had won, I thought it was a travesty, now I wish Kayne West would have jumped up.

 

[Tommy Gun]

This from last week...

http://www.hulu.com/watch/99945/saturday-night-live-obama-address

"Looking at this list of accomplishments I see two big ones...jack and squat." ...classic.

At least SNL is finally taking him to task.

 

[Tommy Gun]

What others are saying...

Erick Erickson: Obama is becoming Jimmy Carter faster than Jimmy Carter became Jimmy Carter.

Ana Marie Cox: Apparently Nobel prizes now being awarded to anyone who is not George Bush.

Headline over AP analysis by White House correspondent Jennifer Loven: He Won, But For What?

Kathryn Jean Lopez, National Review: I want to buy the world a coke.

Ezra Klein: Obama also awarded Nobel prize in chemistry. "He's just got great chemistry," says Nobel Committee.

Adam Bromberg, CRC: Nobel Prize Committee must be staffed by out of work comedy writers.

Kristina Hernandez, CRC: It was the Beer Summit that put Obama over the edge.

 

[Tommy Gun]

from the comedians...

"I thought it was very ironic that he won the Nobel Prize for peace on a day we bombed the moon." --Bill Maher

"Obama said he will attend the ceremony in Oslo if he's not too busy with the two wars he's conducting." –Bill Maher

"President Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The committee said they gave it gave it to Obama partly for his idealism and commitment to global cooperation, but mostly for calling Kanye West a jackass." --Conan O'Brien

"President Obama won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize. The Nobel committee said they wanted to recognize the president's fine work in bringing peace to a black professor and a white cop through the strategic use of beer." --Jay Leno

"That's pretty amazing, Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Ironically, his biggest accomplishment as president so far: winning the Nobel Peace Prize." --Jay Leno

So I say again...what a joke.

 

[fund razor]

There is no winter where I live- enjoy your interesting snow.

As your head continues to grow in size from a neverending stream of self-generated hot air, we can only hope that it finally explodes from an overload of pompous self-righteousness and bear poop.

You are right. You can only hope. Perhaps if you hope hard enough, something will happen without you having to actually do anything.

Sounds familiar.

 

[LaughingCat]

Perhaps if you hope hard enough, something will happen without you having to actually do anything.

Sounds familiar.

Yes, just change out the word "hope" for "pray".

 

[jayboat]

Yes, just change out the word "hope" for "pray".

hahaha. THAT sounds familiar. :26:

 

[cuda]

hahaha. THAT sounds familiar. :26:

Can we add atheist to your many attributes?

 

[Ratickle]

There is no way we can discuss politics and religion in the same thread. One at a time is bad enough......:ack2:...:sifone:...:ack2:

 

[Buoy]

hahaha. THAT sounds familiar. :26:

WOW.
I respect your opinion to be atheist. You have the right to believe or not believe in anything you wish. This was not granted to you by any government, this is simply a human right.

Myself... my God has gotten me through a lot of very tough times.
I'm not overly religious, and I haven't been in a church in years.
But, God and I talk every day. Not formal prayer, not reciting anything, or chanting, or anything along those lines.
But I daily pray to God for strength, or the ability to cope with a situation, or for the health and well being of my family and friends.
I have seen too many beautiful things in my life, and situations that could be called miracles to not believe.
I'm no Bible thumper, and I can't say I've lived my life to the letter, but I'm trying to make right all the wrongs I've done, and go forward.

For the record, that is Jay's hi-jack, not mine

 

[jayboat]

Can we add atheist to your many attributes?

Well, I suppose it is another reason for narrowminded bible thumpers to hate those with differing beliefs. That's always a win for some people.

 

[Bobcat]

I'm an atheist....I'd drink a beer with Jay(and have)....but I wouldn't be seen at the polls with him.(I looked, there is no smiley for that)

 

[Bobcat]

P.S. Tom Selleck looks weird with a pipe

 

[LaughingCat]

My wife has been through some extraordinarily hard times in her past; lost both parents and her older sister. She found her comfort through a strong relationship with God. i, myself, have been a cynic, but not in the way that condemns or criticizes anyone with strong faith. I simply subscribe to my own desire for scientific proof. However, i readily admit that if the captain tells us we are going down and we should brace for impact, I am just as likely as anyone to kneel down and start praying.

You could probably blame me for the recent hi-jack on this thread based on my post. before this recent dialogue gets out of hand, maybe i can offer this thought. One's love for their God (or lack of belief in a God) and love for this country can coexist in even parallels. One love does not supercede the other. At the same time, one does not have to be a strong believer in God or a specific religion in order to love this country. If Athiests, agnostics, secularists, Christians, Muslims, Jews or any other type of person want to join our military and defend our rights to practice any and all levels of faith, then as long as they point the barrel at the enemy, give them all the ammo, Bibles, torahs, Korans or Playboys they need and let's kick some unified a$$.

(I just violated my comment from earlier, no humor in this post.)