 For "extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." Whoooeee !!PS#1 In his will, Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel said the Peace Prize, presented annually in Oslo, should be awarded "to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for the holding and promotion of peace congresses." PS#2 Unlike the other Nobel Prizes, which recognize completed scientific or literary accomplishment, the Nobel Peace Prize may be awarded to persons or organizations that are in the process of resolving a conflict or creating peace. As some such processes have failed to create lasting peace, some Peace Prizes appear questionable in hindsight. For example, the awards given to Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, Shimon Peres, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasser Arafat, Lê Ðức Thọ, and Henry Kissinger were particularly controversial and criticized; the Kissinger-Thọ award prompted two dissenting Committee members to resign. PS#3 ... three-in-four (77%) respondents in the European Union and Turkey support President Obama’s handling of international affairs ..." |
Friday, October 9, 2009
Obama wins
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"Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose - and you allow him to make war at pleasure."
ReplyDelete- Abraham Lincoln
"... you allow him to make war at pleasure."
ReplyDeleteHey! I recognize that guy.
Bush, right?
Yes, Bush,Reagan,LBJ,etc.
ReplyDeleteI was reminded of the parallels between Obama & Lincoln.
"Both are superb rhetoricians, both geniuses at stagecraft and timing. Obama, like Lincoln and unlike most modern politicians, even writes his own speeches..."
ReplyDeleteI like this one:
http://www.gummy-stuff.org/Obama-Lincoln.jpg