Obama Given Nobel Peace Prize for Being Obama

It was announced this morning that President Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize.  He now joins the ranks of Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama in terms of spreading global peace.  It seems in recent years that the Nobel Peace Prize is simply a prize for being liberal.  The most recent United States winners are Jimmy Carter (2002), Al Gore (2007), and now, Barack Obama (2009). 

The Norwegian Nobel Committee claims to give the prize 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."  In rational for choosing Obama, the Nobel Committee said that he recieved the prize "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples." 

Looking at this rationally, they must have based this on his presidential campaign because Nobel nominations are due by February 1st.  Obama had only been in office 11 days at that time.  That's not a huge amount of time to make extraordinary efforts to do anything.  If they continued looking at him post nomination all they could have seen is the downfall of America, a death spiral into socialism and massive debt.  I can't think of anyone less worthy of the award.  I would say that the Nobel Committee has lost my respect, but they actually lost me at Jimmy Carter, 7 years ago.  This is just affirmation that the award is now a joke.

Former President Carter Calls Joe Wilson a Racist

This morning on the news I saw Jimmy Carter saying that Joe Wilson's comment was racially motivated and that much of the Obama opposition is because he's a black man.  I take great offense to that.  My opposition to Obama is because of his policies, not his race.  Joe Wilson's comments had nothing to do with race either.  It's unfair that everytime anyone disagrees with Obama they are immediately labeled a racist.  Jimmy Carter also said racism is bubbling to the surface in that people don't think that a black man is qualified to run the country.  Excuse me?  Maybe it's his complete and utter lack of qualificiations that convince people that he's not qualified, as well as his actions over the past nine months. 

It is completely insulting to insinuate that half of the country cannot look beyond race and see the issues.  Obama's political stances are offensive enough, regardless of what he looks like.  I do not believe that Joe Wilson is a racist.  I believe that the forum he chose was unfortunate, but I also believe that he brought attention to a very important issue and for that I'm greatful.  President Obama stood on that stage and claimed that Republicans were telling 'scary stories' and 'tall tales.'  Was he not calling Republicans liars as well?  I understand how that could be frustrating to Joe Wilson, I do.  I know I would be squirming in my seat wanting to say something. 

Now that 'the Great Leader' is in power and he has race on his side I guess there's nothing he can't do.  Any opposition is discrimination and inherently irrational.  What a sad state we are in.