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I personally don’t have an opinion on what follows (the Peace Prize is kindof a joke nowadays), but: Quite a few people (on both sides of the political spectru
by colejohnson66 6y ago
I personally don’t have an opinion on what follows (the Peace Prize is kindof a joke nowadays), but:
Quite a few people (on both sides of the political spectrum; mostly right wingers though) don’t think Obama should’ve gotten one, and that he only got it because he was the first black President (among a few other things). Granted, he did do things to help with world peace, but he also did many things involving war.
- sharemywin 6y agoSounds like Obama doesn't know why he got it either: Barack Obama on Stephen Colbert: 'To be honest, I still don’t know what my Nobel Peace Prize was for'
- krapp 6y agoSure, but it's still funny that right-wingers and the sitting President keep bringing him up and want to knock him down a peg. It's like they're still obsessed after a bad breakup.
- linsomniac 6y agoThe line I heard a number of people repeat at the time Obama got it was "Why is he getting a peace prize, he hasn't done anything as President yet!". I really haven't followed it that much, but it sounded like it was from his work as a Senator before becoming President.
- jki275 6y agoHe didn't do anything as a Senator. It's one of the things he was most panned for, voting "present" all the time.