Replies to post #171869 on Simply Politics & News (GOV)

[ordinarydude]

"So, getting such a (formerly) prestigious award for talking about doing something is OK in your book?"

You can get this award for many reasons.

"Hey, I'm seven days, now, into a new novel - do I qualify for the Nobel Literature Prize?"

Don't know..have you finished it?

"If you're sending kudos, then surely you must have some idea of what he did to deserve the award. Otherwise, you'd be able to say he did nothing, and does not deserve it, rather than dodging the issue."

Once again I think Obama is just as shocked as the rest of us.

Ordinary

[CSykes]

Well, when you can energize the largest turn out in voter history in the U.S., the largest shift in power in decades and a candidate that excited people from many different foreign countries, I can see why he was picked.

I don't agree he was probably the best pick, but I can see why the committee voted for him. Whether or not he had won the Nobel prize or not, he would have still had a huge impact on history.

It really is simple, a large majority of Americans do not have the same views as the Religious Right. Many, including myself, feel they have gained disproportionate power in Washington.

The last election in some ways is a turning point in how our country is run. Obviously that shift is the reason there is so many who voice displeasure.

When you get right down to it, what basically happened is the Religious Right have lost their grip on politics. Those that have pushed our nation to the brink of Fascism are not to happy the liberals have gained control.

If the far left are socialist liberals, it only makes sense the far right must be evangelical fascists.