In a suprising move, U.S. president Barack Obama was named today as the recipient of the 2009 Nobel Peace prize.Obama won the award months into his presidency and his bid was one of a record 200+ for the prestigious award. "Only very rarely has a person to the same extent as Obama captured the world's attention and given its people hope for a better future," said a statement emitted by the selection committee. Obama accepted the prize but confessed that he didn’t “deserve to be in the company of so many transformative figures that have been honored by this prize."
Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai and Afghan human rights activist Sima Sama were among the favorites as well as Colombians Piedad Cordoba and Ingrid Betancourt. Ultimately, however, Obama became the third sitting U.S. president to win the award in a decision that one reporter worried was “aspirational (and) not based on accomplishments.”
Despite not being selected, Cordoba extended her congratulations to Obama:
Colombian opposition Senator Piedad Cordoba Friday congratulated U.S. President Barack Obama for being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. Cordoba had been tipped as one of the most probable to win the prestigious award.Obama’s record regarding Latinos and Latin America has been mixed so far. He has been praised for his push towards multilateralism during the Summit of the Americas, desire to close the Guantanamo prison camp, and attempt to breach the political gap with Cuba. But he has also been blasted for waffling on immigration reform, tabling several free trade deals, and (depending on who you believe) either aiding or strongly opposing Honduras’ de facto regime.
On her twitter page, Cordoba congratulated Obama and wrote that "with or without the Nobel I will continue to do the same I have done all this time. Work for peace in Colombia."
Image- ABC News
Online Sources- The Latin Americanist, Reuters, BBC News, YouTube, Huffington Post, Colombia Reports, Vivirlatino
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ReplyDeletePresident Obama win the Noble Peace Prize ...what a joke.....
ReplyDeleteMichael Moore writes something extremely interesting, intelligent and funny about the Nobel Peace Prize for Mr Obama - Always Caustic
ReplyDeleteI knew that Michael Moore is a very intelligent guy, and also very funny, and very sharp, stabbing, caustic against fools and foolishness, and against some people that are worse than fools ( you understand me ) .... This guy is a corrosive, vitriolic acid against Haters, Racists, FearMongers, Right Wing Extremists, etc, etc .... ...
What I didn't know was that he was an excellent writer and essayist.
The Whole essay is beautiful, ironic, satiric, but the Post Script is Poetic.
Congratulations Mr President, I love you and Michael is a blessing for Sanity !!
Here is an excerpt of Michael's text :
"P.S. Your opposition has spent the morning attacking you for bringing such good will to this country. Why do they hate America so much? I get the feeling that if you found the cure for cancer this afternoon they'd be denouncing you for destroying free enterprise because cancer centers would have to close. There are those who say you've done nothing yet to deserve this award. As far as I'm concerned, the very fact that you've offered to walk into the minefield of hate and try to undo the irreparable damage the last president did is not only appreciated by me and millions of others, it is also an act of true bravery. That's why you got the prize. The whole world is depending on the U.S. -- and you -- to literally save this planet. Let's not let them down."
October 9th, 2009
Congratulations President Obama on the Nobel Peace Prize -- Now Please Earn it!
http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mikes-letter/congratulations-president-obama-nobel-peace-prize-now-please-earn-it#
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He shouldn't have been awarded the prize: way too early.
ReplyDeleteI like Obama. Although I try not to be taken in by the ridiculous level of hype surrounding him, I respect and admire him and I hope he wins his many domestic battles in the US.
I just think this prize should be given to him at the end of his time in office when, hopefully, he will have actually done something more concrete to ensure peace.
I think the Nobel Prize is an honor for the President, he was very gracious about accepting it.
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ReplyDeleteIt is ridiculous that he was granted the Nobel Peace Prize - he did nothing for it. He was only president for 12 days before the selection process was closed - on February 1st. He was inaugurated on January 20th. It has not been 9 months, it was only 12 days. 4 of those were weekend days. I want my employer to pay me for the work now that I will do in 10 years; I want BMW to give me a car now for the money I will pay them in 10 years; I want women to have my children for the promise of marriage. And Michael Moore is not intelligent, he is a rabble rouser. He makes money being a pseudo extremist, just like O'Reilly and Beck. They all lie.
Hi london.....its not a joke....the honorable prize .....has on the right hand...
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