Why I think Obama was awarded the prize
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 12:54 pm
I usually don't come around here anymore, but every once in a while drop by. I'm usually quickly reminded why I don't come around here anymore. And now that JT has made his exit, I may hardly drop by at all. I've always enjoyed JT.
Since I am here, I wanted to post my thoughts on why Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I fully supported him, contributed to his campaign and really delighted in his victory. But I was totally baffled why he would be awarded the prize. I became even more baffled when I learned that nominations had to be made almost within days of his election. I have great hopes for him, but he really hadn't done anything except get elected.
And then it dawned on me that he, in fact, had been awarded the prize for getting elected. And it gave me insight into the rest of the world that some folks found his being elected to be such a significant occurence that it merited the Nobel Peace prize. And I think it went way beyond a few Scandinavians meeting alone. I recall the considerable international interest and subsequent celebrations, but had apparently still underestimated the importance and significance of his victory to the global community. I also hadn't fully grasped the degree of concern with which the world had been viewing the U.S.
I think it was this: a lot of people in the rest of the world have grown increasingly uneasy with the U.S. and were truly frightened at what a McCain/Palin administration could result in. I don't think many folks would have been out in the streets across the world celebrating a McCain victory. I also think that as significant as the election of the first black president was in the U.S. , it had a different sort, but very profound significance for the rest of the world. The U.S. started to be seen in a different light after Obama's victory.
I was wondering what the president had done to deserve the prize. In some countries in this world, his very election to the presidency was seen as so monumentous in advancing the cause of peace that people felt that he, and his country, should be honored.
Since I am here, I wanted to post my thoughts on why Obama was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. I fully supported him, contributed to his campaign and really delighted in his victory. But I was totally baffled why he would be awarded the prize. I became even more baffled when I learned that nominations had to be made almost within days of his election. I have great hopes for him, but he really hadn't done anything except get elected.
And then it dawned on me that he, in fact, had been awarded the prize for getting elected. And it gave me insight into the rest of the world that some folks found his being elected to be such a significant occurence that it merited the Nobel Peace prize. And I think it went way beyond a few Scandinavians meeting alone. I recall the considerable international interest and subsequent celebrations, but had apparently still underestimated the importance and significance of his victory to the global community. I also hadn't fully grasped the degree of concern with which the world had been viewing the U.S.
I think it was this: a lot of people in the rest of the world have grown increasingly uneasy with the U.S. and were truly frightened at what a McCain/Palin administration could result in. I don't think many folks would have been out in the streets across the world celebrating a McCain victory. I also think that as significant as the election of the first black president was in the U.S. , it had a different sort, but very profound significance for the rest of the world. The U.S. started to be seen in a different light after Obama's victory.
I was wondering what the president had done to deserve the prize. In some countries in this world, his very election to the presidency was seen as so monumentous in advancing the cause of peace that people felt that he, and his country, should be honored.
