Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize. The commitee justified their choice by saying Obama’s diplomacy has brought the world together (metopharically) and he has been steadfast on his efforts to cut down on nuclear weapons. Reactions were mixed when the results were announced this morning. Many think Obama hasn’t done enough to earn such coveted prize.
According Former Polish President Lech Walesa, who won the prize in 1983 said (via The Huffington Post):
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“So soon? Too early. He has no contribution so far. He is still at an early stage. He is only beginning to act,” Walesa said. “This is probably an encouragement for him to act. Let’s see if he perseveres. Let’s give him time to act,” Walesa said.
Pres. Obama himself seconded the notions, admitting how humbled he felt.
“Obama said he was surprised and deeply humbled by the honor, and planned to travel to Oslo to accept the prize, which he said he does not see “as a recognition of my own accomplishments,” but rather as a recognition of goals he has set for the United States and the world. “I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many transformative figures that have been honored by this prize,” Obama said.
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Given the thankless and unpatriotic response to America’s president being chosen for such honor, no American may ever be chosen again. Imagine how other countries would celebrate the same.
For sure, not other single person could have done as much as Obama to lower the temperature of contentiousness in world affairs. With Obama’s presidency, one can at least find hope for progress toward peace. His smiling face had put a new and much-improved stamp on the image of the U.S.
It’s also provoked a head count of American bigots, cynics, militarists, imperialists, and hate mongers. They have risen like Nazi storm troopers.