Obama to donate Nobel prize money to charity

[sabra]

Source: CNN

WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Barack Obama will donate the roughly $1.4 million award from his 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to charity, a White House spokesman said Friday.

Read more: http://cnnwire.blogs.cnn.com/2009/10/09/obama-to-donate-nobel-prize-money-to-charity/

[Ian David]

1. Oh, PLEASE let it go to ACORN!!! n/t

[naaman fletcher]

2. you beat me to it. lol. eom.

[Laf.La.Dem.]

4. You think that would get the RW upset

:rofl:

[polmaven]

11. Dayum!

:hide:

They have been so courteous to date, we mustn't do anything to upset them....I know! Maybe he should donate it to the Sara Palin 2012 campaign!

[AsahinaKimi]

14. That would not only be awesome ...

That would KICK Republican asses so far down the block they would never be able to recover.

[Rozlee]

15. Skinner and EarlG wouldn't mind a few dollars coming DUs way

which means I'd better send a love offering when my welfare check comes in.


;)

[marshall]

24. Acorn could really use the money now

With Congress jumping ship, Obama could show real leadership by standing by his friends.

[onehandle]

3. What a Socialist. nt

[mikelgb]

5. Why not pay down the debt a smidge?

[gauguin57]

6. Docs w/o Borders, Habitat for Humanity, Southern Poverty Law Center would be good ...

... also Clinton Global Initiative, the Free Clinics org. that Keith O. is donating to ...

David Corn of Mother Jones is taking suggestions on Twitter.

http://twitter.com/DavidCornDC

[gauguin57]

7. Maybe Obama can use the $ as seed money for a discount health-insurance co.

"The Nobel Option"

[Soylent Brice]

8. now THAT is fucking cool.

wonder whom?

[Jester Messiah]

9. Saw that coming.

He should donate it to some charity that helps people pay their medical bills, use it to underscore the need for health care reform.

[The Hope Mobile]

12. Yup - saw that too after I heard GOP complaints about him getting it "illegally" while spending

a bundle and making the world less safe. No mention of the fact that their guy got us into an illegal war that cost taxpayers trillions and that he and his buddies benefited from illegally which actually DID make the world less safe. Maddening!

[sabrina 1]

20. No, you missed it, Rush did mention Bush's war.

He said that Bush had 'liberated' millions of Muslims and no one nominated him for a peace prize! :eyes:

He forgot about the million who were liberated from the planet, or the Muslims who were tortured. But Rush never thought that was torture, he thought it was more like 'college hazing' and that putting panties on someone's head was just plain funny.

[maddezmom]

10. good on him

:kick: and rec'd.

[tclambert]

13. When William Butler Yeats was informed he had won a Nobel

in literature, his first response was, "How much money is it?"

[Igel]

16. Most gifts that a sitting president gets

goes to the government.

It'll be interesting to watch the debate--to reward the President's favorite charities or to the Treasury, which (if either) is in keeping with legislation?

[Ineeda]

22. interesting take, but

I doubt that rule applies. It's an award, not one given as a Presidential gift.

[Piewhacket]

17. well done

a charity for peace

[Raejeanowl]

18. Agreed

Charity(ies)for peace. It can be his earnest money.

[Stephanie]

19. Well we knew that already

Is this really LBN? :) ANYbody could have told you he'd donate it.

[Arctic Dave]

21. Props.

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