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I think the Obama prize was just a reaction to how terrible the Bush administration was, not that he actually deserved it.
by amanaplanacanal 4mo ago
I think the Obama prize was just a reaction to how terrible the Bush administration was, not that he actually deserved it.
- Rzor 4mo agoSomeone on HN said a long time ago that if you want to understand Obama's prize, just look at who it upsets.
- Thegn 4mo agoYeah, if you watched Obama’s energy he had kind of a “Thanks guys, but why?” air about him through the whole thing.
- mrcwinn 4mo ago[flagged]
- zahlman 4mo ago> Please don't use Hacker News for political or ideological battle. It tramples curiosity.
- netsharc 4mo agoSomewhere it's written that he and his team discussed internally about refusing it, but thought that action would be considered arrogant and diplomatically bad form. Meanwhile 17 years later...