# Clueless Idiots: The Nobel Committee **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 9, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175 "2009-10-09T10:53:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/1 "2009-10-09T10:53:34Z")
Or, maybe they should be call the “I Hate George Bush club” What a bunch of crap! How could they possible give the Peace Prize to Obama? Maybe this was their reasoning: 1. He’s increased the troop levels in Afghanistan…but not that much! 2. He’s sort-of begun to reduce the troop strength in Iraq. 3. He’s only following some of Bush’s secrecy and indefinite detention policies. I think it’s because, hey, he’s not George. During Bush’s tenure, they gave the prize to Carter and Gore, and as soon as he’s out, they give it to his successor. Maybe they could have given it to one of the few US Senators who actually voted against the AUMF, rather than one who said he would have, had he been there. They’ve destroyed whatever integrity was left in that prize. It removes the honor from the people who have already won it. If they were looking to give it to an American, even Bush the Elder and Clinton have done more. Well, we’ve finally found people who actually think he’s the Messiah: the members of the Nobel Committee. Idiots. ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/2 "2009-10-09T11:09:04Z")
I lead a quiet life and don’t bother anyone. I can haz a Nobel Peaze Prize? ---
**Author:** ![leander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bcef8e/32.png) [@leander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leander)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/3 "2009-10-09T11:09:50Z")
The Giant Backfire Committee is now in order ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/4 "2009-10-09T11:32:03Z")
Seriously. I voted for the guy, I like him all right, but this is downright offensive to Martin Luther King, Doctors Without Borders, and everybody else who has made serious sacrifices in a long career of helping the world be a better place. I was hoping the local newspaper got it off the Onion or something, but evidently not. ---
**Author:** ![DaphneBlack](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daphneblack/32/5389_2.png) [@DaphneBlack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaphneBlack)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/5 "2009-10-09T11:33:50Z")
Yeah, I agree. I’m a big Obama fan, but this is ridiculous. The nomination deadline was TWO WEEKS after he was inaugurated, for heaven’s sake. ---
**Author:** ![PrettyVacant](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/49beb7/32.png) [@PrettyVacant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PrettyVacant)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/6 "2009-10-09T11:35:16Z")
They gave it to Kissinger in 1973. That was a big clue. ---
**Author:** ![Una\_Persson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/una_persson/32/346_2.png) [@Una\_Persson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Una_Persson)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/7 "2009-10-09T11:59:33Z")
I’m a big Obama fan (yeah, the only right-wing Obama fan on the SDMB; I love how it confuses Dopers and destroys their worldview) but this is absolutely pathetic and it cheapens the Nobel Peace Prize. There was no one else, not in the entire freaking world, who could be nominated? Someone who’s actually had time to accomplish something? _No one else?_ ---
**Author:** ![Billdo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/billdo/32/315_2.png) [@Billdo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Billdo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/8 "2009-10-09T12:06:46Z")
I’m also an Obama fan who is gobsmacked by this decision. On the other hand, I hope they get video of Glenn Beck’s head exploding when he hears the news. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/9 "2009-10-09T12:09:46Z")
> [@Billdo](#): > > On the other hand, I hope they get video of Glenn Beck’s head exploding when he hears the news. Maybe that was the Committee’s goal- world peace through right-wing head explosion! I like Obama, but yeah, this is pretty much jumping the gun. I wonder if the Right would give him props for turning it down? ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/10 "2009-10-09T12:11:34Z")
He didn’t deserve it. I like the guy, but, c’mon. BUT, looking on the bright side, it will be hilarious to read about on Free Republic. It’s even kind of justifiable outrage, but at this point they’ve cried wolf so much it doesn’t matter. I wish we could all get along, but since they refuse, I get a lot of giggles from reading their sputterings. ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/11 "2009-10-09T12:12:13Z")
> [@leander](#): > > The Giant Backfire Committee is now in order That’s what I was thinking, too. You put it exactly right. (That’s what I get for ranting first thing in the AM while rushing out the door to catch a train. It’s a lame rant, I know, but I was really angry and had to get something down before I left for work.) ---
**Author:** ![RitterSport](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rittersport/32/6326_2.png) [@RitterSport](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RitterSport)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/12 "2009-10-09T12:17:04Z")
> [@Una\_Persson](#): > > I’m a big Obama fan (yeah, the only right-wing Obama fan on the SDMB; I love how it confuses Dopers and destroys their worldview) but this is absolutely pathetic and it cheapens the Nobel Peace Prize. There was no one else, not in the entire freaking world, who could be nominated? Someone who’s actually had time to accomplish something? _No one else?_ I don’t know, my impression is that **SenorBeef** is somewhat right-wing, but an Obama fan. Anyway, you don’t seem that right wing to me, other than gun rights. Back to the rant, Obama gets it for making pretty speeches. Gandhi doesn’t, even after putting his life on the line and practically creating the peaceful protest movement. (I’m sure I’m wrong about the second one, but I’m angry, so sue me.) This does zero to bring more peace to the world, and may harm the effort by giving Obama’s opponents more fodder. **leander** said it best. Gah! I’m really annoyed by this. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Mace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_mace/32/185_2.png) [@John\_Mace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Mace)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/13 "2009-10-09T12:21:26Z")
I thought he was a terrorist. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/14 "2009-10-09T12:22:31Z")
I see nothing wrong with it. Obama has a record unblemished by any homicide convictions. And it’s nice to see someone born in Africa win it. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/15 "2009-10-09T12:35:08Z")
I suspect that Karl Rove is behind this. ---
**Author:** ![Jettboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85e7bf/32.png) [@Jettboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jettboy)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/16 "2009-10-09T12:40:12Z")
I think the rest of the world just wanted to award it to “the American president who ISN’T George Bush…what’s his name? The black guy with the good-looking wife?” ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/17 "2009-10-09T12:53:17Z")
I think it was too early. However this may bring home to decent US citizens how much Bush wrecked the reputation of the US. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/18 "2009-10-09T12:56:03Z")
Who knew the Nobel committee was so shallow in their hatred of former President Bush, because this is nothing buy a smack in the face to the previous administration. I would love to see how they twist and squirm while saying it is not. NY Governor Patterson can see the handprint across Bush’s face. ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/19 "2009-10-09T12:56:39Z")
Is this serious. Did this really happen? I’m a bit stunned. He should refuse it (is that possible?). ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 9, 2009, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175/20 "2009-10-09T12:59:13Z")
Fark headline: “Barack Obama linked to terrorist Yasser Arafat.” 😃 I wish I had thought of that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/clueless-idiots-the-nobel-committee/513175.md?page=2)