On 10/9/09 2:02 PM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:17:23 -0400, H the K
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October 10, 2009
Barack Obama Wins Nobel Peace Prize
By WALTER GIBBS and ALAN COWELL
NY Times

Was this for his work at Acorn. He certainly hasn't accomplished much
yet at his current job. The foreigners interviewed today on CNN seem
shocked about this, even the ones who say they like him. They just do
not understand the selection process..

I don't either. Last week they selected people for work they did 40
years ago, today they selected someone for work he promises he will do
in the next 3 years


Nope... read the award again. Hey, Time magazine gave him an A-. I'm sure
he's ****ed about the -.



A short and incomplete list of Obama's accomplishments in the last year
or so:


3/18/8 – Obama caught world-wide attention for his moving speech on race
relations

7/24/8 - Obama lays the foundation for a new era of international
relations and began inspiring renewed hope in American leadership during
his campaign speech in Berlin

11/6/8 – Obama’s victory was hailed as a promise of hope for the world.

12/1/8 – Obama began plans to restore U.N. ambassador to cabinet rank.

1/22/9 - Appointed a Special Envoy for Middle East peace

1/22/9 – Ordered the closing of Guantanamo Bay

1/22/9 – Ordered comprehensive review of detention policies

1/22/9 – Prohibited use of torture

1/22/9 - Signed an executive order to close CIA secret prisons

1/23/9 – Lifted “Global Gag Rule” on international health groups

1/26/9 – Began to address climate change by increasing fuel standards
for automobiles

1/26/9 – Appointed Special Envoy for Climate Change

1/27/9 - Signs Lily Ledbetter “Fair Pay” Act

2/1/9 – Expanded healthcare for children by signing SCHIP

2/5/9 - Again addressed energy conservation by increasing standards for
appliances.

2/24/9 – Directed almost $1 billion for prevention and wellness to
improve America’s health

2/25/9 - Initiated international efforts to reduce mercury emissions
worldwide

2/27/9 – Committed to responsibly ending the war in Iraq

4/1/9 – Agreed to negotiation of a new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
with Russia.

4/1/9 – Enhanced U.S. – China relations

4/2/9 - Led global response to the economic crisis through the G20,
obtaining commitments of $1.1 trillion to safeguard the world’s most
vulnerable economies

4/4/9 - Renewed dialog with NATO and other key allies

4/5/9 – Announced new strategy to responsible address international
nuclear proliferation

4/13/9 – Began easing tension with Cuba through new policy stance

4/17/9 - Secured $5 billion in aid commitments "to bolster Pakistan's
economy and help it fight terror and Islamic radicalism"

4/22/9 - Developed the renewable energy projects on the waters of our
Outer Continental Shelf that produce electricity from wind, wave, and
ocean currents.

5/8/9 – Proposed International Affairs budget that included funds to
create a civilian response corps -- teams of civilian experts in rule of
law, policing, transitional governance, economics, engineering, and
other areas critical to helping rebuild war-torn societies; Provide $40
million for a "stabilization bridge fund," which would provide rapid
response funds for the State Department to help stabilize a crisis
situation.

6/4/9 - Gave historic address to the Muslim World in Cairo - "American
is not at war with Islam" Foreign affairs experts insist that Obama's
engagement with the Muslim world has been remarkable. "He has been able
to dramatically change America's image in that region"

8/4/9 - Used DIPLOMACY to free 2 American journalists from a North Korea
prison

9/18/9 - De-escalation of nuclear tension through repurposing of missile
defense prompting Russia to withdraw its missile plan.

- - -

In the first 10 months of his presidency, George W. Bush was on
vacation, and after 9-11, he became to screw up everything he touched,
including the country and its position in the world.






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