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The world is reacting to Barack Obama’s winning of the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize but not everyone agrees that he deserves. The overwhelming reactions break down on two lines: this is completely premature and this is completely deserved.

At TheLede, a great story of world reactions:

Thrilled!:

President Shimon Peres of Israel, sent a letter to President Obama on Friday morning, saying: “Very few leaders if at all were able to change the mood of the entire world in such a short while with such a profound impact. You provided the entire humanity with fresh hope, with intellectual determination, and a feeling that there is a lord in heaven and believers on earth.”

Supportive but Skeptical:

Nils Butenschon, director of the Norwegian Center for Human Rights at the University of Oslo and a well-known human rights champion in Norway, went so far as to say the committee has risked the authority of the peace prize by awarding it to Mr. Obama before he has accomplished much of substance.

“It seems premature to me,” Mr. Butenschon said. “I think the committee should be very careful with the integrity of the prize, and in this case I don’t think we are in a position to really evaluate the full impact of what this candidate has achieved. Sometimes of course the prize is awarded to people who are in the process of making history, so to speak, but in this case I think it is too early to know that.”

Completely Against:

Khaled Al-Batsh, a leader of the militant Islamic Jihad in Gaza, condemned the award, saying it “shows these prizes are political, not governed by the principles of credibility, values and morals,” Reuters reported. “Why should Obama be given a peace prize while his country owns the largest nuclear arsenal on earth and his soldiers continue to shed innocent blood in Iraq and Afghanistan?”

We’ve compiled a list of good posts from across the web that you should check out to get the full spectrum of opinion on this issue:

JackandJillPolitics.com: Obama Should Have Turned It Down

RobertReich.blogspot.com: Why Obama Should Not Have Received The Peace Prize — Yet

NewsOne.com: Top 3 Reasons Obama Does NOT Deserve Nobel

BBC.com: Obama Wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

NewsOne.com: Top 5 Reasons Obama Deserves The Nobel Prize

DailyMail.co.uk: Obama Won Nobel Prize Simply Because He’s Not George Bush

AOLnews.com: Poll Shows People Don’t Think Obama Deserves Nobel Prize

Politico.com: Berman: Nobel “Validates” Obama’s Approach

CNN.com: Praise & Skepticism Greet Obama’s Nobel Prize Win

Politico.com: RNC Jabs “Unfortunate” Nobel

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    its too early…….

    Obama is a good TALKER

    he makes good SPEECHES and knows how to get people all emotional, and possibly motivating them

    but remember he was a lawyer before

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    NewsOne.com: Top 3 Reasons Obama Does NOT Deserve Nobel

    NewsOne.com: Top 5 Reasons Obama Deserves The Nobel Prize

    That right there made me LOL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Chocolate_Chynadoll5/ Chocolate_Chynadoll5

    He doesn’t Deserve it and yall repent and try and make ure wrong’s right for the end is coming and the question is who’s side are you on

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Haitian_Sausage/ Haitian_Sausage

    Some people have argue what Obama has done. I do support him. I do believe it’s too early to see what has done in the administration or how some plans will work. i believe in giving the plans a fair chance and let it through and see what happen.

    that prize is too early as well.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chocholateseduction/ chocholateseduction

    Im glad he got the award. But at the same time i think he doesnt deserve it yet its way too early…..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/drews009/ drews009

    hell yeah he deserve it! It do not matter nobody say.to me or him!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/drews009/ drews009

    i do’nt care what anybody said i don’t care about polls or anything he won it did’nt he. u can awgrew with winning can u? LOL!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    In the very least he brought a nation together for a PERFECT DAY OF PEACE last Nov… November 4th to be exact. He even had the KKK voting for him… dont believe that one check youtube!

    500,000 Americans directly benefited from his assistance with the housing market and he gave BLACK PEOPLE ON A GLOBAL SCALE A REASON TO HOLD OUR HEADS UP AGAIN!

    NOT TO EARLY IN MY OPINION!

    I gives a damn if you like my answer… but all the nay sayers are just people hopin’ someone white, who’s in power & with money will favor them for denouncing President Obama!

    NOW THAT’S A SELLOUT!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jus-2_chill/ jus-2_chill

    personally i don’t give a sh/it that the persident is a moorish man because i know the presidents job is not what most people think it is. and i don’t see the connection he has with us so called “black” people. his father is an african native and his mother is euro. he was raised by the euros in hawaii. the only connection i see with he and us is his wife. michelle is from us, thats it thats all, and thats the way i see it. but i am very happy that history has been made and that we have a moorish man in the highest seat in the land, but i am totally convinced that white folks will not change and that we are still going to be vitims of an unfair, unjust towards us system. i am proud that he won a nobel prize but i am afraid for him because that is the same award they gave dr. king before they killed him. i know these europeans and how dirty they play. i hope that they are trying to set him up to loose some way

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    lol @ Sub

    Thats 8 Reasons why something aint right about this

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jay_gully1/ jay_gully1

    people keep asking what President Obama has done. here is just one thing that no one seems to have yet realized. in 8 months. 8 months… he ended the recession. the same recession that didn’t get made public until right before his election. the same recession that, if he fixed, was suppose to gaurantee him a second term in office. we have moved out of recession and into recovery. that is ONE thing he’s done in 8 short months. now that’s not a WORLD WIDE nobel Prize thing. but it should at least be appreciated by americans… of either party. oh, and on the world wide scale… according to a source that i cant recall (from fort knox or something), if Barack had not rushed the legislation the way he did for the stimulus, the ENTIRE GLOBAL ECONOMY would likely have collapsed. that’s not Peace Prize, but it’s World Wide. just look all this up online to confirm.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/monipeny/ monipeny

    For all the naysayers…..He won it because for the first time in any modern American presidency has a President made 98% of the WORLD feel there is some real chance of peace. The Republicans don’t like it, and will never win it because the world sees them as people who want the world submissive to them. For 8 years the world saw America as war mongers for starting a war in Iraq. We used the pity points from 9/11 to attack Iraq when we should have gone full blast into Afganistan where Osama was. When was the last time you saw the WORLD jumping for joy at a U.S. President being elected.? Enough said!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Eolufemi/ Eolufemi

    I think improving our image and standing in the world goes along way toward peace. If you remember correctly, Bush took us to war based on evidence that there was a nuclear threat. Rather than take us to war with Iran, Bush used to DIPLOMACY to force the Iranians to the table and gain the inspectors access to their facilities. Meanwhile, he’s manage to quell some of the war rhetoric coming out of NK. Couple that with removing weapons from Poland that the Russians perceived as a threat and this President is making real headway toward an America that actually uses diplomacy. These things are monumental accomplishments. Other than that I don’t see what else he could do. The Palestinians and Israelis are bent on killing each other. Any other president would have increased our troop presence in Iraq when we had a flare up in June. And rather than automatically overrun Afghanistan to prove America’s might, he’s sent his military back to the drawing board to figure out a solution that doesn’t include 100k more troops in the country.

    The President is to be applauded and that’s what Nobel Prize group have done. They are applauding his effort. As I don’t know who else was being considered its hard to say whether President Obama’s accomplishment truly measure up.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    LMAO. . .Cynthia Mckinney deserve this more than your president.

    And why havent anyone told me that were out of recession???

    as an economist, and yes I am one, rather than a zombie.
    1) so 10% of unemployment which is the highest ever. The real unemploymeny rate is actually 20%.

    2)Homelessness have increase tremendously.

    3) Home foreclosure rate is 10,000 homes a day.

    4) inflation is staggering

    5) Real interest rate is so low in order to stimulate the economy. yet, its not working except in wall street.

    6) poverty level especially among kids is dramatically high.

    7) the price of oil is up.

    8) the gap between the rich and the poor just expanded largely while your president is only in office for 10 months.

    9) the deficit is in the slavery level.your federal government is bankrupt.the debt to the federal reserve will take thousands of years to pay off.

    10) State budgets are falling by the waist side= no jobs.

    now give me economic points that show recession is over. Please dont tell me you have a Benz or a Beemer and money to make it rain therefore recession is over.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    its called an AWARD, which it really means a REWARD for doing exactly what his handlers want him to do.

    1) did he close Guantanamo bay?
    2) did he get rid of torture?
    3) did he get rid of the patriot act and the homeland security act?
    4) did you get bail out money?
    5) did he promise Israel $30 Billion funding yearly? did he promise the same thing to Palestinians?
    6) where was he when the public option under the health care reform bill was axed by the congress?
    7) did he get rid of the no child left behind program?
    8) Isnt Kissinger part of his foreign policy envoy?
    9) Didnt he lie about NAFTA, CAFTA, and FREE Trade?
    10) Didnt he say hell take us out of Iraq within 6 months of his presidency? arent we still in Iraq?
    11) why is he adding more troops to Afghanistan?
    12) why are we illegally invading Pakistan?
    13) Have you compare his foreign policy to Bush’s foreign policy?
    14) who is his secretary of Defense?
    15) Do you know that he Ok’d the AFRICOM invasion of AFRIKA?

    go ahead take your time. . .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Stan_Vinyl/ Stan_Vinyl

    Jazzpast… So Obama created all of those issues right?

    We all know he didnt, so let’s stop there. His job is to clean up the mess Bush and his would be hierarchy left. Bush & his gang never thought the people of this country would unite to get rid of their bullshyt! PLAIN & SIMPLE!

    Why do we consistantly disrespect each other? BECAUSE WHITE PEOPLE SAID IT WAS OK!

    People who disrespect Obama on the word of white people (Because no one on here has met him including ME!) disrespect Michael Jackson for his complexion change and find a reason to call EVERY BLACK PERSON DOING SOMETHING POSITIVE A SELLOUT OR WHITEY WANNA BE ARE THE SAME PEOPLE WITH WEAVES AND DOPE IN THEIR POCKET!

    AND WE ALL KNOW YOU AIN’T TRULY BLACK UNLESS YOU GOT WEAVE, DOPE OR AN ILLEGAL PISTOL WITH NO ONE TO SHOOT BUT YOUR NEIGHBORS NINE YEAR OLD & THE REST OF HER 5th GRADE SLUMBER PARTY… WHILE PRETENDING TO SHOOT AT MADE UP RIVIALS!

    PHUQQ’N PUZZIEZ, PAH LEEZE!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NATEDAWG1984/ NATEDAWG1984

    He rose up from a civil rights lawyer, he then entered politics as a Illinois senator then as a United States Sentator and became the First African American president of the United States and now he is receiving the Nobel Peace Prize the First President to ever do so while still in office !!!!! And he did all of this on in 13 years of being in politics !!!!! Barack Obama is an example of achieving the impossible, he gives a black man like me greater confidence in myself that I can do anything !!!!! I think the negitive people that are badly critizing him are jealous of his achievements! It’s sad to hear even our own black people and UNCLE TOM LIKE MICHEAL STEELE put him down! No matter what anybody says Barack Obama is the man! He is the meaning of Hope !!!!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    @stan_vinyl

    ANswer the questions before you call me any names. What a hypocrit? you talking about not hating on each other but yet you end your comment by calling me a pussssy. That shows you the level of your civility.

    research it first before you do what you do best be REACTIONARY!!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    @ natedawg

    So you truly believe that he’s the 1st black president?
    I dont knock the brother for being a president. Its how he got there, his policies and real issues thats crippling this country and our community that I want to hear him talk about. I dont want his charismatic rhetoric, I want him to do what he said he was going to do. The difference is I know that hes a politician and that he doesnt even any power make any decision. I bet you cant even see through that smoke of sensationalism.

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  • http://www.blackplanet.com/alpha111906/ alpha111906

    @jazzpast…If you are such an expert on the economy, politics, Obama…why don’t you come up with a comparable…or shall I say alternative solution to our problems to what has been laid out? You are good at pointing out faults..like every other nicca that is jealous and isn’t doing anything positive with his life but hide behind the computer and be critical/negative.

    Get out from the bottom of the barrel @jazzpast…but don’t pull good brothers down while trying to do it. You are on the wrong forum. Take your complaints to your congressman, senator, President. You voted right? You know you have the authority as a citizen to introduce legislation…right? Do it. Run for city council…instead of pointing out what’s wrong…critique and change it yourself, or be involved.

    And by the way…MLK made speeches….he won the Nobel Peace Prize. His work wasn’t accomplished until after he was killed.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Thugsloveu/ Thugsloveu

    YO!!!
    I’m “SICK OF NIGGAS” sayin…”WE NEED THIS…WE NEEEEDDD THAT!!”
    ..or “WE CAN WIN NUTTIN’..WE NEVA GIT A BREAK!! and so on!!!
    S**T!! This brotha has been in the White House for only 10months!!!!
    “LOOK WHAT HE’S DONE SO FAR!!!
    AS OF OCT 09 THE STOCK MARKET HAS BEEN SLOWLY ON THE RISE..
    A NEW REPORT SAYS …THE US HAS CLOSED THE DEFICET GAP 3PCT!!
    …”LETS SEE WHAT HAPPENS!! STOP KNOCKIN THE BROTHA…AND YES!
    IF NEED BE..HOLD HIM ACCOUNTABLE..BUT UNTIL THEN..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Thugsloveu/ Thugsloveu

    AND AS FAR AS THE NOBEL PEACE PRIZE…KOOL..
    it only acknowleges his “likablility” or “change of complexion”
    ..of handling international affairs, That doesn’t mean he has to
    be “agreeable” with every international “treaty,descision,or proposal
    that surfaces…that we watch to see”
    (personally, I don’t think he’ll fall for that)

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    @alpha

    Thanks for the insult.I never said i an expert but at least I have an understanding through studying of how the economy works rather get my information from the puppet media. Im critical because thats what we do as world citizens to people that make promises. Yes, I voted and I was at the inauguration. You going try to pull off that whole you cant complain if you didnt vote BS.

    please explain what Im jealous about? what am i hiding for behind my computer?

    My friends and I created school program for underprivileged kids and teach them math, reading, history, arts; and we did this with our own money.

    We put our money together to buy food, personal items and old clothes from people in the community to give homeless people monthly.

    Ill tell you what else but I cant give away my stuff o the internet like that. Shoot you might be COINTELPRO.

    If Obama is such a good brother, then what has he done for our community aside from lip service??

    MLK’s work was never accomplished. If you are satisfied with civil rights then good for you. What we are aiming for true freedom which is a God given right which is HUMAN RIGHTS. Thats the reason why MLK was assassinated because he started to wake up and realize the real struggle.I guess you also think I HAVE A DREAM speech is his best speech ever?!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/SoularFlarez/ SoularFlarez

    DAMN !!!!
    real talk

    forget R Kelly, we have a new pied piper !!
    _______________

    originally posted by ——> jazzpast
    10-9-2009 5:40 pm

    its called an AWARD, which it really means a REWARD for doing exactly what his handlers want him to do.

    1) did he close Guantanamo bay?
    2) did he get rid of torture?
    3) did he get rid of the patriot act and the homeland security act?
    4) did you get bail out money?
    5) did he promise Israel $30 Billion funding yearly? did he promise the same thing to Palestinians?
    6) where was he when the public option under the health care reform bill was axed by the congress?
    7) did he get rid of the no child left behind program?
    8) Isnt Kissinger part of his foreign policy envoy?
    9) Didnt he lie about NAFTA, CAFTA, and FREE Trade?
    10) Didnt he say hell take us out of Iraq within 6 months of his presidency? arent we still in Iraq?
    11) why is he adding more troops to Afghanistan?
    12) why are we illegally invading Pakistan?
    13) Have you compare his foreign policy to Bush’s foreign policy?
    14) who is his secretary of Defense?
    15) Do you know that he Ok’d the AFRICOM invasion of AFRIKA?

    go ahead take your time. . .

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    @SoularFlarez

    Asante sana my brother.If definition states on the dictionary is correct then Obama is the true pied piper.I myself just like you am conscious and it is a god given gift that I am thankful everyday. I do believe that we are dying everyday, and that a president with melanin will not do the job because its from the common people that Malcolm came from, Garvey came from, Cesar chavez came from, Toussant L’Overtoure came from, king kamehameha came from, Emiliano Zapata, lumumba, kenyatta etc. Therefore, it is our duty to keep that torch from burning for the next generation. As much as you believe and I believe, we are divine people and the only way we can be the chosen people is to get back to our roots, connect with mother earth, heal our women, and connect to our people worldwide. Hotep.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/HumanElevation/ HumanElevation

    Preach Flarez, all he does is lie. Don’t get it twisted though, they all lie dems. and rep. They’re the same people. They don’t work for us they work for wall street. Well higher than wall street but can’t get into that here.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/CamuiMS/ CamuiMS

    @Stan_Vinyl, NATEDAWG1984, alpha111906, Thugsloveu …
    you guys probably don’t need to be told this, but you rock! :D

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/ChoclateDrop123/ ChoclateDrop123

    I think he should have won it he’s trynna to end the WAR’s and make PEACE and thats what its about he didnt ask for it, it was giving to him so Obviously he deserve’s it or he wouldnt have it

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Its_Kapital/ Its_Kapital

    Excellent..He deserves it..((But black people you disgust me)).. Although he made promises, Congress has 90% to do with what bills pass.. Everyone points there fingers at one person (Obama), which shows you have no idea of how things work in this nation..(None!)..If you wonna see promises kept, go talk to Congress and tell them to quit Bullshyting!.. They spend more time on tv Critisizing and Lashing out at Obama’s than they do presenting there proposals and coming to an agreement so certain bills can be passed.. So before anyone writes a comment, do yourself a favor.. Get ya brainwashed mind back from the media, re-evaluate yourself, read instead of think, and then post an opinion.. Great President..

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Ti__/ Ti__

    I am sadened by some of the comments made here, it has once again been turned into a white vs black issue which is ignorant!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    Everything that ive said came from books, newspapers, free information act from the government, friends from the military, alternative news etc. etc.

    like i said before you bash someone answer the questions that are on the table. I think we forget that there’s something called EXECUTIVE ORDER, then theres the 60% democratic controlled congress, etc. etc.

    how about answer one question and please back it up with factual evidence not because he has carbon in his body(melanin).

    why is he a great president?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/WILCALEE/ WILCALEE

    How can people be so blind. I am an OTR Driver and will tell u that the economy is not getting better. It is actually getting much worse. Gov. regulations are killing my industry. How can u expect Drivers to buy new trucks that are starting at $130,000 (new clean air BS prices) when we are in the midst of an recession. No freight equals no money. It is all moo ca ca. As for the national debt, well http://www.usdebtclock.org/ It will shock you Obamanomics. Keep believing in it. The change is real. As for the peace prize, considering the company President Obama has, It is not surprising. Arafat, Al Gore, I guess that kinda tells it all.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Sub-Negro/ Sub-Negro

    Its_Kapital actually Obama can go over congress’s head by the way of an executive order. And I guess you can say if a player plays in 25% of the seasons and wins the MVP award is that fair? And I ask again who mainly benefited from the stimulus bills? The banks. And who benefited for the cash for clunkers? Banks again? All people did was get further into debt wow pumping the banks with even more money.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/chocol8boy/ chocol8boy

    I’m glad to hear the President of the United States won the Nobel Peace Prize. I hope this means the negative views towards the US is changing and more countries will help us end this war on terror. Congrats President Obama!

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Marvelous2055/ Marvelous2055

    WHAT THE HELL DID HE WIN THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR??? you usually win the prize for something, peace a new vacine or invetion. what the hell did he do to deserve a prize? be Balck? this is a suprize to me. must have been a lame duck year for nobel prizes.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/JayNoc/ JayNoc

    I don’t think this is good at all. It’s too early for him to receive such an award as the Nobel Peace Prize. He really hasn’t done any significant to receive it, but I’m afraid the expectations that goes along with the award will put a lot of pressure upon him during his Presidency. I’m glad he won the award, but it’s not the right time or reason. He is a great man nonetheless and he will do great things in the future.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Da_J_Rok/ Da_J_Rok

    Dang… I missed a good one today… i’ll add my one sense… Bark sux the end

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    The level of ignorance in here is numbing. Before you post your negative comments like all the racists white people who didn’t want to see a black man become resident, I suggest you do a little research since you have access to a computer and at least google why the president was chosen for the award. In case you are too lazy to do that I can help. Unlike Bush who defied the UN and the rest of the world to go to war, Obama has shown the world that he respects world community and he’s willing to make peace. Did you see the key word PEACE?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/NYCsmoove/ NYCsmoove

    @Its_Kapital

    Thank you for breaking down how the government works in this country for those don’t know. I hope people read your comment.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/stcymlss1/ stcymlss1

    I am for Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize. It’s a wonderful opportunity to place him in the spotlight. It’s a positive recognition. Maybe, people will focus on the right things. Barack Obama is only one person. Bills have to pass through the Congress and the Senate. Maybe, it will stop some of the in house fighting and focus on politics. People are now opposed to group healthcare when Hillary Clinton wanted healthcare reform. People are entitled to his/her opinion. This is the only time when I’ve seen a President openly disrespected. Schools don’t want children to see his speeches, and being called a liar when making a speech. He’s still President of the United States. That title deserves honor and respect.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/jazzpast/ jazzpast

    The problem with us is WE ONLY SEE RACISM PERIOD. thats not the only problem we have and not the only thing that we should focus on. We always react when a white man or woman do something or say something. you think they care? NO!!! because youre beneath them and they know that youre constitutional right doesnt exist. Like I said when was the last time youve read the CONSTITUTION? the PATRIOT ACT? HOMELAND SECURITY ACT?

    On top of that while we are reacting to white people’s racist attitude someone who looks just like you is being used to bamboozle us. Yet, you are so stuck on racism that you cant even see that your enemy first is yourself, few of our own people etc. White people going be there period. Like my Nana use to say before you tell someone else how to clean their house, clean yours first.The problem is we are so stuck in our old ways making crumbs off white people that youre happy making crumbs because youre able to buy your designer car, bags, jeans etc.

    How about stop mixing up your emotion with the issue and focus at the agenda at hand and actually figure out whats really going on? Theres a lot of us out here that are willing to reeducate our people.

    Folks below that thinks we should learn how the branches of government works. Im going burst your bubble once and for all. They might seem like they are being disrespectful to each other, but behind close door they are eating and joking around with each other. Republikkkans and Demokkkrats are cut from the same sheet. We just think that the latter are for us. while youre so proud of your Amerikkkan education, youre teacher never ask you. What did the demokkkrats ever did for your people throughout history??

    The answer is NOTHING. Yes i said it nothing.You think your black president Bill Clinton did anything for you?? or maybe expanding the WELL FAIR program is good huh? he signed the most prison industrial complex bills ever in history. He didnt care about our people in Rwanda during the genocide. He got Ron Brown Assassinated. he started to be lax to the wall street banks which is the root of our recession today.most people are so focus on what Bush did that you get blinded to whos in office.people say give Obama a chance we did, and we actually gave him more chance than we did BUSH ever did.

    Like I said Obama and the democrats control 60% of the congress they can pass whatever they want if they want to. Obama has executive order, where he can pardon all political prisoners but did he? he said hes going close Guantanamo Bay? did he? NO he didnt even though he has the Executive power to do so. Did he stop the torture of alleged terrorist? NO he just shipped them abroad so they can torture them legally. I can go on and on about this, but like I said theres too many of us walking around that are dead mentally and spiritually but physically alive.The same people that thinks slavery is over and that were free.SMH.

    also, learn the history and the structure of the ELECTORAL COLLEGE and also, CHECK OUT WHO ARE THE PEOPLE OBAMA PUT IN HIS STAFF.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Jahz_Lynx1/ Jahz_Lynx1

    @NATEDAWG1984, I think you got Barack’s bio from the campaign but don’t be fooled honey. No one flys up the chain that fast without help from influential people. Being related the Dick Cheney might help just a little. Working as an intern for Henry Kessinger might give a little rocket fuel to ones law career as well. Barack was groomed for this job. His handlers realized America was browning and they needed a new front to keep us working and hoping hard for the powers that be.

    In regards to the Peace Prize, if it creates an incentive for him to end the wars, I support it 100%. But all the fuss about him deserving it or not, reminds me of the MTV awards w/West and Swift. Apparently, some awards are not given for what people do but for who they are.

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/trisha_369/ trisha_369

    Let me-start off by POINTING OUT THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA IS NOT BY HIMSELF CALLING THE SHOTS. CHANGE CAN ONLY COME WHEN YOU GOT ALL PARTIES WORKING TOGETHER TO BRING FORTH CHANGE AND WHEN YOU GOT SOME THROWING STONES INSTEAD OF COMING TOGETHER TO FIX THE PROBLEM THAT WAS LONG BEFORE PRESIDENT OBAMA THINGS WOULD START TO TURN AROUND. AND YOU CAN NOT ONLY SEE CHANGE BUT,KNOW THAT A CHANGE HAS COME. I NOTICE ALOT OF PEOPLE THROWING STONES AT PRESIDENT OBAMA-SO ASK YOURSELF-WHAT DID HE DO TO MAKE OR GET AMERICA TO ITS WEAKNESS? BECAUSE HE IS BLACK,CALLED KANYE WEST A JACKA$$,LET ONE OF HIS ON PARTIES CALL HIM A LIE,SENT SOLDIER’S TO FIGHT AND DIE-IN A WAR HE DID NOT START,LEFT FAMILY’S-OF HURRICANES-WITHOUT,FOOD,WATER,HOMES ETC-,OR MAYBE YOU DIDN’T NOTICE NOR REMEMBER THE 911-THAT KILLED ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE AND DID YOU KNOW THAT BUSH KNEW WHAT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN AND TOOK HIS FAMILY AND WENT INTO HIDING-AND LET ALL THOSE PEOPLE DIE,RAISED TAX,TOOK FROM THE POOR LOWER CLASS FAMILYS,AND THE LIST GO ON AND ON…AND THIS WAS DONE BY BUSH AND ALL THE PRESIDENT BEFORE HIM. NOT BY PRESIDENT OBAMA. SO I ASK AGAIN WHAT IS IT THAT-PRESIDENT OBAMA DID TO HURT AMERICA-THAT HADN’T ALREADY BEEN DONE?

  • http://www.blackplanet.com/Mandingo53/ Mandingo53

    didnt do anything. didnt deserve it.

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