NWHarkness
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:04 AM
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Obama's Nobel: Consider This |
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If a third world country, say Burma or Nigeria, had been ruled for 8 years by a regime that rolled back civil liberties, started 2 wars and threatened to start more, the leader of a grassroots movement that peacefully toppled that regime would get the Peace Prize, and no one would question it's appropriateness.
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:06 AM
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1. Not to mention Mr. Obama's efforts to control the proliferation |
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:08 AM
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The committee specifically mentioned Obama's changing US policy on climate change.
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:10 AM
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3. No, not "climate change" "change of climate" in world diplomacy.( Meaning he's not Bush). |
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:12 AM
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5. Thank you for the correction |
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That's what I get for reading important news items at 6 AM.
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:14 AM
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:13 AM
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6. Except if the new regime continued both wars and even |
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expanded one, then allowed the rich and powerful to cause it's people to lose their,jobs,housing and dignity by the millions and did nothing in response? What would we say then? What if they talked a good game but played like crap? What if after everything, with a wink and a nod they continued MOST of the policies of the past, how would you feel then?
I'm sure this prize means so much to the homeless and the jobless in America.
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:26 AM
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the whole Democratic Party shares this award. No?
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Fri Oct-09-09 07:51 AM
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the new leader actually halted the wars started by their predecessor.
Every day more people in Iraq and Afghanistan get killed. War is now officially peace.
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