President Obama accepts Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway (Video, Transcript, Pictures)

Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama poses with his diploma and medal after receiving the prize at the award ceremony in Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009. The Nobel committee is awarding the peace prize to Obama for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples and cited his push for nuclear disarmament.

President Barack Obama accepting the Nobel Peace Prize


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Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle sign the guestbook at the Royal Palace in Oslo, December 10, 2009, after meeting with the Norwegian Royal Family.






Nobel peace prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama (C) and first lady Michelle Obama (3rd L) pose with Norwegian Queen Sonja, King Harald, Crown Princess Mette-Marit and Crown Prince Haakon (2nd L-R) at the Royal Castle in Oslo December 10, 2009.


Nobel Peace Prize laureate U.S. President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle (2nd R) participate in the Nobel Peace Prize Signing Ceremony at Oslo City Hall December 10, 2009.





Norwegian Nobel Committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland, U.S. President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Barack Obama, First lady Michelle Obama, Norway's King Harald V and Queen Sonja (L-R) pose for pictures before the Nobel banquet in Oslo December 10, 2009.




President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama on the balcony of the Grand Hotel in Oslo, Norway


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Obama to address the nation on Afghanistan, December 1, 2009

Well, we will finally hear a plan or vagueness of a plan from President Obama. It is up in the air until December 1st. The rumor is we are sending a sizable force to Afghanistan, but what happened to the wasting of spending over 10 billion a month from this White House? We have been over there, what, 8 years and don't have nothing to show for it? Remember, the Soviets fought over in Afghanistan for 10 years and damn near killed their economy doing so. Eventually, the United States of America got to say "enough" or pony up on that "draft thingy", because the truth and reality is that we don't have the troops to send over there and what will 30K or 40K do in Afghanistan. The country alone is dense, sparse and huge, but we are fighting for what? Yes, 9/11, but the Bush Regime took its eyes off the prize and we wasted manpower and money in Iraq, so we are still fighting 2 wars and still with nothing to show for it. Oh, yes, we have become really good at wasting money and nation building, while we can't even perform the same for our own citizens. A shame. Lastly, that Nobel Peace Prize, was for what again?


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The Republicans, Conservatives explodes on the Obama Nobel Peace Prize (Video)

Again, these conservatives don't get it. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to many for their on going work to peace. The award is all about the United States of American rebuking the George W. Bush regime, which includes all these nothing pundits, and restoring the United States of America's stature in the world and to bring about peace.

The Republicans, Conservatives did not get nor understand Obama for the past two years, they don't understand or get him now. But the world does, as well as the American Public.



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Rachel Maddow on why President Obama deserves the Nobel Peace Prize (Video)

I saw this segment from Rachel Maddow's show last night and felt the same way on why President Obama deserves this Nobel Peace Prize. The faux outrage from the Republicans and right wing crazies is all about hate. This from the same people who jumped up and down in glee that the United States lost the 2016 Olympic bid. The more this is done, the more these idiots look like unpatriotic Americans. George W. Bush DRAINED all the good will and political capital that the United States of America had with is "us vs. them", "axis of evil" tone coming from the United States. And we paid the price for it, we had to go it alone in Iraq and look what has happened, we found out that we had no business going there and destroying that country and have paid in the billions to trillions for two wars that have brought us NOTHING in return but almost bankruptcy.

We have all been through this for two years. Barack Obama was the only candidate that campaigned on talking to our enemies, talking about diplomacy, talking about removing nuclear arms and he was ridiculed. Barack Obama was constantly told he has done NOTHING to deserve the Democratic Nomination, in fact Hillary Clinton was so sure that the super delegates would give the nomination to her that she campaigned to the very last state up until June. Barack Obama was told he was not ready, needed to wait, and had not done nothing, enough to be President of the United States. Well, all those conventional wisdom know it alls were wrong, as they are wrong now. In the end, when history will speak, many will say he deserved it. h/t Daily Kos



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Why Obama? Interview by Thorbjoern Jagland, Chairman of the Norwegian Nobel Committee (Video)

This is why they chose Obama. And Americans should be proud. After what Bush/Cheney did to the stature of this country, this is for Obama to remind him to continue to clean it up.



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Richard Wolffe tells it like it is on President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize win from Countdown (Video)

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Rush Limbaugh agrees with the Taliban against President Barack Obama (Audio)

This is some crazy shit!! Whenever President Obama gets something positive or something done positive, the right winged crazies goes batshit CRAZY!! And Barack Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize has made them ultra crazy.

This is pathetic.



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Stupid question by Chip Reid of CBS on the Nobel Peace Prize and Obama (Video)

Q: I think the point a lot of your favorite people, pundits, have been making is that the response to this has been like this. I mean, most Democrats have praised it, and most Republicans have said, you have got to be kidding me — Ronald Reagan didn’t get one, but Barack Obama, nominated 12 days after he was sworn in, gets a Nobel Peace Prize. And the fear among some, even some Democrats, is that this is going to widen the partisan divide and make things even more difficult to accomplish on every front.

After everything that Obama has been through, he should be concerned that an award given to him will divide things? And worry about the Republicans? PLEASE, the other side will NEVER vote on ANYTHING Obama.

h/t Daily Kos

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The right wing TV HATERS on President Obama winning the Nobel Peace Prize (Video)

They are truly on the hate train....



When was the last time a Republican won anything for PEACE?

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Nobel Peace Prize recipient Al Gore is thrilled that President Obama won (Video)

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President Obama's Acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize (Video)

Accepting this award as a, "Call to Action". President Obama will go to Oslo, Norway to accept this prize on December 10, 2009.


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Conservatives, Republicans do you think BLASTING President Obama winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize is going to win you any points?

I knew the bitter brew of the other side would come out.

First, Obama did not submit his name for this, in fact there was 12 days AFTER his inaugeration for the deadline. Eventually, we will know who submitted his name.

Second, Obama did not expect to win. He has not been in office for even a year, but the man has been talking peace and disarmament throughout his campaign into his presidency.

Third, there is no doubt that the George W. Bush regime screwed up things internationally and domestically. Is this a referendum? It could be, but don't expect any BUSH to grace any stage of Oslow, Norway any time soon.

Lastly, conservatives and Republicans if you are pissed, send it to Oslow, Norway. This nastiness, like your reaction to Chicago losing the Olympics for the USA leaves a nasty taste in many mouths, a.k.a., it does not look good on you and turn others away from your philosophy and the Republican Party.

John Miller, National Review:

Obama isn’t the first American president to win the Nobel Peace Prize, but he’s the first to win it without having accomplished anything…Obama’s award is simply the projection of wishful thinking.

Mickey Kaus, Slate:

Turn it down! Politely decline. Say he’s honored but he hasn’t had the time yet to accomplish what he wants to accomplish. Result: He gets at least the same amount of glory–and helps solve his narcissism problem and his Fred Armisen (’What’s he done?’) problem, demonstrating that he’s uncomfortable with his reputation as a man overcelebrated for his potential long before he’s started to realize it.

Michael Binyon, the Times of London:

Rarely has an award had such an obvious political and partisan intent. It was clearly seen by the Norwegian Nobel committee as a way of expressing European gratitude for an end to the Bush Administration, approval for the election of America’s first black president and hope that Washington will honour its promise to re-engage with the world.

Instead, the prize risks looking preposterous in its claims, patronising in its intentions and demeaning in its attempt to build up a man who has barely begun his period in office, let alone achieved any tangible outcome for peace.

Rachel Abrams, The Weekly Standard:

Not A Parody…This is too perfect. Obama could turn it down on the grounds that not all his peace plans have come to fruition yet, but why should he?

Gideon Rachman, the Financial Times:

I am a genuine admirer of Obama. And I am very pleased that George W Bush is no longer president. But I doubt that I am alone in wondering whether this award is slightly premature. It is hard to point to a single place where Obama’s efforts have actually brought about peace — Gaza, Iran, Sri Lanka? The peace prize committee say that he is being rewarded for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy”. But while it is OK to give school children prizes for “effort” — my kids get them all the time — I think international statesmen should probably be held to a higher standard.

And, last but not least, the Taliban:

“We have seen no change in his strategy for peace. He has done nothing for peace in Afghanistan.”

Turn it down? Please that is like Chicago winning the Olympics and saying, "Thanks, but no thanks." President Obama's vision was embraced, INTERNATIONALLY, every American should be PROUD. And FYI, the Dec. 10th Nobel ceremony in Oslo will be convenient for Obama, who will attend the Copenhagen climate conference, which begins Dec 7th. In other words, President Obama will give a KNOCK OUT SPEECH, and pick up his award. OK??

Conservatives, Republicans if you are Americans, "Get over it. And get patriotic to embrace this moment in time." That includes you, MORNING JOE. No upside? Please. These cable desks idiots are just that, idiots!!! And finally, this is the java jolt that President Obama and his White House needs.

President Barack Obama is the third sitting president to receive this award.

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President Barack Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize in a shocking surprise (Video)

This is a stunning upset for many!!!

In a stunning surprise, the Nobel Committee announced Friday that it had awarded its annual peace prize to President Obama “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples” less than nine months after he took office.

“He has created a new international climate,” the committee said in its announcement. With American forces deployed in Iraq and Afghanistan, President Obama’s name had not figured in speculation about the winner until minutes before the prize was announced here.

Reporters at a news conference to announce the prize pressed the committee’s chairman, Thorbjorn Jagland, to explain the reasons Mr. Obama had prevailed over other candidates who included human rights activists in China and Afghanistan and political figures in Africa.

Specifically, reporters asked whether Mr. Obama might not become mired in a war in Afghanistan as Lyndon B. Johnson was in Vietnam.

But the committee said it wanted to enhance Mr. Obama’s diplomatic efforts so far rather than anticipate events in the future.

Mr. Jagland, a former prime minister of Norway, said that Mr. Obama had already contributed enough to world diplomacy and understanding to deserve the prize.

As to whether the prize was given too early in Mr. Obama’s presidency, he said: “We are not awarding the prize for what may happen in the future but for what he has done in the previous year. We would hope this will enhance what he is trying to do.” read more here...

A total shocker for the international community and especially for the OTHER SIDE. The wake up call was received by White House Communications Director, Robert Gibbs.

Congratualtions, President Obama.

Reporters gasp at the win, first video the actual announcement:


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And David Axelrod's on the White House response:

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