First of all, I'd like to express my opinion that I honestly thought this was a prank pulled on us by the nobel peace prize committee. Too bad this is getting less and less likely to be a prank.
riverrat writes:
If Obama was a man of integrity, he would refuse the Peace Prize.
He's also a politician. If he refuses, the message the rest of the world will get is either "I'm too good for the nobel peace prize" or "the committee is stupid..." This is why nobody, and that's a big NOBODY, has ever refused a nobel peace prize. And likewise, nobody will ever refuse a nobel peace prize.
Reminds me of a Chinese story I once heard. A general came home from a victorious battle and was given the golden coat by the Emperor. Even though it was a victory, it was quite a small one and probably didn't deserve such an honor, so the general humbly refused the present. The Emperor ordered to have the general executed because how dare he refuse a present from the Emperor? Another general came home the following day from another victorious battle and again the Emperor offered him the golden coat. Hearing what happened with the other general, he humbly accepted the present. The Emperor also ordered to have this general executed because only an emperor could wear golden clothes.
Moral of the story: Obama is damned if he accepted the award and he's damned if he refused.
In his acceptance comment, he even said he felt "humbled and unworthy".
You are attacking Obama for something he did not do. He certainly did not nominate himself. He certainly did not advocate himself to be selected. The news came as a surprise to him as much as anyone else. If anything, I still think this is a prank pulled on us by the committee.
Again, get your head out of your ass, riverrat. I don't like this year's award anymore than you do. As I pointed out many times before, you're just looking for a reason to dislike Obama, no matter how ridiculous your reason is.
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