The RW talking point: President Wins Nobel Peace Prize for his first 11 days in Office

niceypoo

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:53 AM
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The RW talking point: President Wins Nobel Peace Prize for his first 11 days in Office

This is what they will use to try to explain it away.

http://illinoisreview.typepad.com/illinoisreview/2009/10/president-wins-nobel-peace-prize-for-his-first-11-days-in-office.html

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/10/09/look-nobel-peace-prize-process/

They absolutely ignore everything the committee has said.

DU detractors are already using this RW talking point.

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otohara

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:55 AM
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1. Not Just RW - David Sirota

saying the same thing on his radio show ... as we speak.

Calls it a travesty.

Click...

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joeybee12

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:57 AM
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5. The consideration period ended 12 days after he took office...

Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 10:00 AM by joeybee12

..so technically he was awarded for his achievements prior to taking office.

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CJCRANE

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:05 AM
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9. Consideration period or nomination period? The vote was this month (October)

Edited on Fri Oct-09-09 10:11 AM by CJCRANE

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niceypoo

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:33 AM
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12. Case in point

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Crankie Avalon

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:55 AM
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2. So Obama did more in his first 11 days that was worthy of praise than Bush did in his whole 8 years.

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baldguy

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:56 AM
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4. He won it simply for not being Bush.

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Aramchek

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:25 AM
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14. that's Moran logic, good luck with all that...

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baldguy

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:46 AM
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15. Nominations for the prize had to have been made before Feb 1, 2009.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x6735873

When did Obama do in those ten days to deserve a nomination?

Remember - Bush was nominated several times, and the wingnuts actively campaigned for him. Yet, the Nobel Committee was never in danger of awarding it to him.

Obama got it as much for who he isn't & what he hasn't done than for who he is & what he has done

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Aramchek

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:50 AM
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17. but it took them 9 months to vote on the recipient, anyone of the nominees could have been picked

take your tired-ass Repuke talking point elsewhere

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baldguy

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:09 PM
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21. It's sad that you can't see that one bright light in a sea of darkness must deserve notice.

But that doesn't mean that it's the brightest light in the world. Obama himself said as much: "I do not view it as a recognition of my own accomplishments, but rather as an affirmation of American leadership on behalf of aspirations held by people in all nations."

One thing that sets liberals apart from conservatives is that liberals face the truth. You're denying it.

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phleshdef

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:36 PM
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23. That doesn't change the FACT that the winner was determined also based on events since nominations.

And the committee spelled out things that happened well after the first 11 days as part of their reasoning.

You are wrong. Admit it. Move on.

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Aramchek

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:57 PM
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25. the Truth is that Obama won and you just can't stand it

Face it.

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baldguy

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Fri Oct-09-09 05:56 PM
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29. Whoa! It's been quite a while since I've been accused of being a RW troll.

:rofl:

I guess 20,000 posts & 8 yrs mean nothing.

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CanonRay

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:59 AM
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7. Beat me to that one...

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Aramchek

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:53 AM
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18. yes, he did. and the Repukes thank you for spreading their tripe

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firedupdem

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:56 AM
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3. Yup...clueless and filled with hatred. They have no clue about

why he was given the award or even how long he was being considered. They will push this shit for all it's worth. Idiots.

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The_Casual_Observer

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Fri Oct-09-09 09:58 AM
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6. They don't give out death prizes, or stupidity prizes, so bush got nothing.

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rurallib

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:05 AM
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8. W will get his reward in heaven

:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

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damntexdem

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:11 AM
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10. Eleven better days than Dubya ever had.

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JBoris

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:11 AM
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11. Winners of Nobel prizes are chosen in October, from a shortlist made in Feb

http://nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/process.html

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MiniMe

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Fri Oct-09-09 10:33 AM
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13. He was nominated on day 11, they awarded it on things that have happened since then

Anybody can be nominated. I'm sure Georgie was nominated every year for his efforts at "peace", whatever they were.

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Jennicut

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:50 AM
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16. Exactly. Stupidest point anyone on the left or right could make.

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jgraz

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Fri Oct-09-09 11:58 AM
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19. I think your statement's been proven wrong about a BILLION times already today.

The right has moved on to FAR, FAR more stupid points.

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Jennicut

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:52 PM
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24. LOL....yes, that is true. They can be more stupid.

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Shadoobie

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:05 PM
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20. Election platform

President Obama was elected by the American people partly on a platform of engaging other countries in peaceful diplomacy. His actions since then have shown that he is sticking to this path (maybe just not as fast as other may like).

This Nobel Peace Prize is as much a testament to the American People who want to move in a direction that will bring a greater peace to the world as it is to Obama's actions.

Well at least to the American people who voted for him. This is why the RW hates it.

Greg

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shawn703

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Fri Oct-09-09 12:33 PM
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22. Yeah, because we all know he's the Messiah

And he just POOF appeared one day in January out of nowhere.

:eyes:

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kestrel91316

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Fri Oct-09-09 01:03 PM
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26. So, let me get this right: nothing Obama did between the formal nomination and

the committee vote was considered at all??

:rofl:

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yellowcanine

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Fri Oct-09-09 02:46 PM
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27. To paraphrase Obama on Letterman: I actually was alive before the inauguration.

Stupid ass Republicans make the leap (even Huckabee, who criticized the Republican outrage at the award)of logic that the Nobel Peace Prize was only given to Obama for what he accomplished after he took office.

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WonderGrunion

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Fri Oct-09-09 02:50 PM
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28. Obama has been working towards nuclear disarmament since becoming Senator

Obama-Lugar was passed in 2007 and was the most significant piece of disarmament legislation since the Carter Administration.

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