Posted by
Virginia Daddy on Friday, October 09, 2009 9:59:39 AM
I am offended this morning. My wife told me as I strolled out of bed that Barrack Obama won the Nobel Peace prize. My first response was that it was offensive. I see from a quick glance around the net that others feel the same.
It really makes you wonder if the Obama bought the committee. Seriously, why would he be in the running if the award should be for people that have meaningfully enacted peaceful initiatives in the world. He has done nothing, except give some speeches. We all know this, and I won't rehash. But his winning it is a sham, no less.
He is an icon, though. People still seem to worship him as if he were the chosen one. This goes beyond this country, more than I thought. Its really hard to believe why people think of him so highly. To be fair, he has been very skillful in his rhetoric. However, as people are beginning to see here, that skillful rhetoric is ultimately empty. I would think his bubble will be burst on the international scene, too.
In truth, I think this award will be a hindrance to him here. It has put him in a bind, where he can't escape a connection to his push for peace. Its not that peace is a bad thing, but this will bind him from being aggressive in certain places. It will also embolden his opposition here, which is already growing. To say he's been overexposed before was an understatement. Now, it goes astep beyond, and people will just get more tired of his cult-like following.
It is sickening, and it is offensive. I won't even talk about the Nobel Committee, because if I remember right, didn't Gore win it for producing a movie about the environment? Its a crock, and this only gives further evidence of that.