DISQUS

larrythewineguy · 2 months ago

Anything that pisses off Fox News is worthwhile. And even if Obama didn't deserve the prize, he doesn't deserve the treatment that Fox News gives him either.

Bike Yoga · 2 months ago

@larry, i'm with ya! let's see the hissy fit!

i was surprised by the award (& i'm an Obama fan) but the more i thought about it more interesting & intelligent the Nobel committee appears to me: it isn't so much about what he's done (though i don't think he gets the credit for what he's done).

I think the Nobel committee gave Obama this award to push the world (& probably Obama) towards those ideals which Obama's election symbolizes; to give momentum to that historical movement that put Obama in power. And that's a pretty power push. Hopefully it happens & Obama keeps his promises.

in which case, they will look like geniuses. if not, they'll look like goats.

@joebrooks: sorry, but you're either delusional or full of it. you & i & everyone knows Faux News has a bias. i don't like it but it's their right to have it. but let's not lie about that either. & yes, you're lying to either everyone here or yourself.

and it's a shame b/c even if conservatives have a legitimate point, it can't be taken seriously (except by conservatives) b/c they've lied wolf so often. we really do need a strong, STABLE opposition & we don't have one.

you guys would do better if you weren't so extreme.

@adam (author), "69% of Twitter'" isn't accurate. anyone who's done any study of polling knows this #'s inaccurate, the internet's a poor polling station, and that the question & answers skew responses.

it's called push polling. Obama was never on my radar but that poll isn't on target either.

whoopee! · 1 month ago

Bike, you better check your gears because you're an idiot

simpletony · 1 month ago

You're just a fan. Blowing air. Period.

joebrooks · 2 months ago

How dare there be a network that questions the President and his policies!

sunil · 1 month ago

who the hell is this president ?? still dancing to the tune of many!!

larrythewineguy · 2 months ago

Questioning the president and his policies is fine and also necessary. But to deliberately set out to undermine him in everything he does is pathetic and harmful to the country. And yes, the left does it too, though Fox brings it to new heights (or depths).

Infidelesto · 2 months ago

Are you kidding? Every other network, major newspaper and magazine are in the tank for Obama and are actively working to deceive the American Public in order to protect Obama from his radical policies.

harrytheelitistguy · 2 months ago

He hasn't done anything.

joebrooks · 2 months ago

That's just absurd. So for the sake of Obama they should just sit on stories that *might* change the minds of some people regarding the direction Obama is taking our country? Just the for the sake Obama's image?

That's such a joke.

I prefer it when journalists do their job regardless of which political party is in the office instead of relying on the 1 right-leaning organization.

Haumea · 2 months ago

One man's "undermining" is another man's "questioning."

Jut like one man's "terrorist" is another man's "freedom fighter" - right?

simpletony · 1 month ago

Hey dummy, he's his own worst enemy...right next to being OUR own worst enemy

Name · 2 months ago

it their job to do that. its called checks and balances.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

Obviously journalists shouldn't sit on stories, but I've seen the stories that Fox News does, and I must say, they bend the truth like no other.

simpletony · 1 month ago

I know you have brown eyes because you full of .....excrement

simpletony · 1 month ago

Go take a pill...an intelligence pill

Joe · 2 months ago

You've got to be kidding?

You think everyone should just leave Obama to do what ever he likes?

Haven't you American's ever heard of proper debate and discussion?

Come to Britain and you will see REAL politics. Your politicians would probably die of shock.

Oh and why on earth would you watch Fox News anyway? It's like the kind of programme we have on Kid's channels here. It's so dumbed down it's unbelievable!

Haumea · 2 months ago

Probably because they actually report stories that the rest of the media attempts to hide because it would hurt their idol's politically.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

I'm all for reporting the truth, no matter what it does to a person's image, but Fox News bends truth so much it's ridiculous. Evidence: http://1pgw.sl.pt

simpletony · 1 month ago

Fox news is the ONLY news source. The rest are left wing, vacant, liar media. Wake up and smell the truth, S T U P I D

simpletony · 1 month ago

Hey hey

mentoce · 1 month ago

We sure have heard of "proper debate and discussion" as you put it and I guarantee you that if our politicians would assuredly die if they were to visit Britain, then there would be no hesitation to send them over there as quickly as English food makes me vomit (I assure you that that span of time can only be measured in milliseconds!).

As for me, I prefer not to watch a bunch of old, overweight, stodgy white men wearing wigs and gowns argue over whose penis is smaller. They should all know the answer to that by now, which is it doesn't matter because all British women are fat, ugly, pasty hags who aren't worth their own rat semen.

See, now you've experienced a good 'ole fashioned American debate. Brits just don't understand American politics because they like to keep it civil (except when those cross dressing poseurs start slapping each other). We (Americans) just make personal attacks.

simpletony · 1 month ago

No, you're right. He does not deserve the treatment Fox gives him...HE DESERVES A HELL OF A LOT MORE

stephen · 2 months ago

I did lose a lot of respect for the Nobel Peace Prize.

rierie 2008 · 2 months ago

You shouldnt have. you should have lost respect for Bush, the thug. Who made the middleclass families poor.

Infidelesto · 2 months ago

really? We should have respect for a prize once given to an antisemite (Jimmy Carter) and athe Godfather of terrorism (Arafat)? umm...ok

Benny · 1 month ago

This is f¨çking hilarious! Your picture really does not match your comments. You and Stephen should swap pics, then each one of you would have pictures that match your comments.

simpletony · 1 month ago

I thought for a moment Flag was good guy; maybe he once was

stephen · 2 months ago

I'm a middle class American, I'm not poor. Only middle class Americans that are now poor are ones who purchased homes and vehicles when they weren't in the financial position to afford them. This because Clinton loosened the laws on the mortgage companies and who they can accept to give credit to. That's econ 101. Common sense prevails friend. Besides, my respect was lost for the Nobel Peace Prize, not president Obama. Get a grip on what you're referencing to as it had no pertinence to my post.

stephen · 2 months ago

Another note to add:
A true middle class family would be in the financial position to now make investments on properties (foreclosures, quick sales, etc) and be able to gain huge equity and further their financial stance when the economy turns around. Please read an econ book. That way, the next time you make a snide comment you'll at least make an educated one.

simpletony · 1 month ago

This is exactly what liberal, whacko ostriches say. You know nothing, ignorant, uneducated nut case. No comparison; he made a contribution in spite of screwing up a lot. Back to kindergarten for you

Jack · 2 months ago

I'd like to know what Obama has done for peace. Has he ended the war? He's just been given something for no reason.

kay87 · 2 months ago

I think it's more ridiculous that he's just been given a presidency of the United States when he's done NOTHING to deserve it. And this nobel peace prize business, he was nominated before the deadline of February 1st this year, so he was only in office for a week or so when that happened . I really don't see the prize as that great anymore I used to value it highly

simpletony · 1 month ago

Ditto

Jack · 2 months ago

I think my dog has done more for world peace.

Not Jack's Dog · 1 month ago

Dude, your dog licking the peanut butter off of your balls does not count.

simpletony · 1 month ago

Attaboy Flag, if I got this in the right place...if not, move it up a notch

siliconcowboy · 2 months ago

I think what many dont realize is that Obama is very highly regarded outside the US...his words carry hope beyond our borders

simpletony · 1 month ago

You better stick with cowgirling, or should I say cowboying, given where you are...California and the world's toilet

Aaron Hardison · 2 months ago

Man... you people are really mad about him getting that prize. I guess thats how Kanye felt about Taylor swift; LMAO.

Adam Ostrow · 2 months ago

lol :-)

rierie2008 · 2 months ago

I like your style.

Bike Yoga · 2 months ago

BEST. REPLY. EVER.

+infinity.

i'mma let you talk....

:-)

Realist27 · 2 months ago

Um, no. Most people are simply amused at how meaningless the prize has become.

kay87 · 2 months ago

of course the only black person that comments is going to disagree. totally shows why he's president in the first place

Haumea · 2 months ago

Just a bunch of racist rednecks hating on the first black president here.

I think it was Andy Warhol who once said -- during Obama's administration everyone will be racist for 15 minutes.

kay87 · 2 months ago

And you are black too! EXACTLY my point. You are die hard supporting him and I bet you know NOTHING about what his policies are or how little he has done.

And I wish it was the first 15 minutes, then there would be an excuse for the fact that he hasn't done anything.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

... Wow. I call troll! Where's the "troll" button on this thing?

Gee, and I thought the racism issue had finally died down a little. Your comment makes me sad. Oh, now are you going to call me black too?

kay87 · 1 month ago

This is a comments section, not a forum, stupid. No, but I will call you a fool by your stupid comment. I bet you think Obama deserves a freakkin Nobel Prize too.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

A+

Name · 2 months ago

It's not ours to "get". They can give the award to whomever they choose, based on whatever criteria they choose to measure it. Obviously, they think he represents an ideal of diplomacy and peace. Doesn't matter if "we" feel it's premature or that he "deserves" it.

Shanx · 1 month ago

Agree. But one has to wonder about an award policy that rewarded Yassir Arafat, Khomeini, and Carter, and had also shortlisted Hitler at one point fyi, just did not have anything in their mind to reward Gandhi. Hmm.

simpletony · 1 month ago

Exactly my friend of Ameica

simpletony · 1 month ago

I hereby award you...a mind

withdrake · 2 months ago

I hate to be on sloppy headline patrol, but lets be accurate here. 69% of twitter users who bothered to comment don't get it. They MAY be a self selecting group.

antired · 2 months ago

You are an idiot. He doesn't deserve that award. That is what you need to GET.

Shanx · 1 month ago

Well Twitter users are hardly a proper demographic as it's a self selected group anyway. But calling someone an idiot based on that is ridiculous. You and I can disagree with the stupid award, but I welcome thoughts on why the Swedes chose whom they chose.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

You're probably right - I'm surprised but I don't mind the fact that Obama got it, and I didn't tweet about it at all.

Name · 1 month ago

Makes sense... Don't like what this poll shows, complain that it's wrong too...

Sounds to me like a lot of people need to snap out of it.

Lets be realistic, I'm sure it's equal between those that disliked and liked him getting the award not tweeting about it.
Which would make the poll a fairly good guess of the general Twitter population.
Me being one that DISAGREED with it and not posting anything on Twitter...

simpletony · 1 month ago

You're right...no mind

Jojo · 1 month ago

Hello!!! ITS NOT LIKE HE NOMINATED HIMSELF!!!

Jaym Esch · 2 months ago

It's just another clear sign of how uninformed people are when it comes to so many issues in life. You're talking about people on Twitter- the same people who I had to spend three hours last night explaining 3rd grade science to in order to assure them the ROCKET SCIENTISTS at NASA do, in fact, know more then them, and were not going to "blow up the moon". Our school systems suck at science, they suck at math, and they obviously suck at any kind of valid political education.

Bush's actions dictated why he is one of the top three worst Presidents the U.S. has ever known. President Obama's actions have show why he is bound to be one of our best- barring the ever-constant blocks from the "party of No" on the "right". The same "right", that in the last week has CHEERED America losing the Olympics (and the billions in revenue that would have brought our economy) and BOOED our President receiving global honors for his efforts in trying to restore sanity and civility to the world.

This is a repudiation of everything the hate-filled, propagandist "right" believes in. There is a reason NO ONE celebrated the "re-election" of Bush worldwide, and a very clear and understandable reason people the world over were dancing in the streets upon President Obama's election night landslide mandate.

This prize is a reward for America getting back on the right track- for going with someone who has the intelligence to say, "Let's talk" instead of "You're either with us, or against us."

In every case, you're going to respect the former and shake your head in pity at the latter.

America should NEVER have been on the road Bush took us down, and we're experiencing the damages of his policies right now- thankfully the policies and actions President Obama have taken are working and every expert worth a lick in the world, agrees they are working.

The only naysayers? The xenophobic, hate-filled, bigoted, sexist, homophobic, propaganda-pushing extremists on the "right". Which is why they currently hold the lowest statistical rating any party has ever had in our nation.

What's President Obama done- in only 9 months?
bit.ly/2A48b (and that's only a glimpse- the stimulus is working, the market is back on track, every economic indicator - and jobs are not one as they lag too far behind - is positive.)

The problem with Twitter is, you give a bunch of people who should never have access to a public soapbox the ability to spew nonsense, and other people who are incapable of knowing any better eat it up to fill the empty voids in their brain- and they believe it.

Maggs30 · 1 month ago

You are obviously an idiot. http://www.usnews.com/listings/worst-presidents... Bush is not even in the top 10 of worst Presidents. Do research before you look even stupider in future posts please.

http://images.businessweek.com/ss/08/07/0731_ol...

There is no revenue from the hosting the Olympics when it costs roughly $20 Billion to host them at tax payer expense.

And none of Obama's "accomplishments" that you list....which by the way with an unemployed rate of almost 10 percent the economy is not recovering....have anything to do with World Peace. Obama had been in office 10 days when he was nominated. He had done NOTHING and still has not ended either war, closed Gitmo, or signed any Peace Treaties.

Now idiot go do some research and actually learn something before you blame your stupidity on Bush too.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

1. Calling someone an idiot on then internet when they're obviously making valid arguments just makes yourself look like an idiot. Unless they're spellin thar commentz leik dis!1!!!11, of course.

2. Good research gathers information across a range of different sources. "Top 10" lists are especially prone to bias, as they try to quantify actions and order them, when in real life, the "goodness" or "badness" of a set of actions are extremely subjective.

3. Looking at the collective comments on this thread and many others, it seems that mostly people are unhappy because nothing much has happened, and nothing much has changed. What everyone is not seeing, however, is that one man cannot change a whole country. People have to realise that it takes a whole country of people individually taking responsibility for the change and actively changing themselves to bring about change on the large scale.

Maggs30 · 1 month ago

1. He would not be called an idiot if he did not try to make himself look so superior to the rest of the posters on Twitter in general. For that I am sorry but he clearly is an idiot.

2. There are no Top 3 lists or even top 10 lists of US Presidents that list Bush Jr anywhere near number 3, neither one of you have obviously been alive long enough to even understand some of the ones we have had in office.

3. He was given an award that he did not deserve. Other nominations for the award did not need an entire country to "back" them up to make changes so why shoul it be any different for Obama? Now the US has to back him up to help him deserve the award? I don't think so!

Maggs30 · 1 month ago

Oh and just to make sure it is clear a blog does not count as a valid news source to show that Bush is in the worst three as you know as well as I do that a blog holds no what as does the actual news source I listed.

And no none of his arguments are valid as the information he posted has nothing to do with a valid reason to win the award.

maritam · 2 months ago

Let's keep in mind that the Nobel Peace Prize is not given to someone for balancing the budget, or fixing the economy. Obama has already inspired millions of people all over the globe - what other person has been able to do that recently? He may not have had many measurable accomplishments yet, but his positive influence on people all over the world, rich and poor, is undeniable.

Also, what's so bad about the Europeans getting all excited about our president? :)

greasyguide · 2 months ago

The US does not make up the WHOLE World. As many people who want to diss Obama...have you looked at yourself and asked "what have I done for my community lately." And if you have no answer then you need to just shut it.

Richard · 2 months ago

Perhaps the problem is that 69% of Twitter users don't understand what horrific damage his predecessor did for America's image in the rest of the world. Obama has already taken massive strides towards fixing that. If that's not worthy of an award, I don't know what is.

Sean · 2 months ago

Headline should not that 69% of Tweets are from teenage girls who don't know WHAT a Nobel Prize is!

Name · 2 months ago

Number of tweets is not necessarily the same as the number of users tweeting. It's possible that some people (lots, by my twitterfeed) are tweeting multiple messages saying the same thing. The headline should be "69% of tweets express not getting it".

Could all come out in the wash if similar amount of people on either side are multi-tweeting. But seems like the headline should accurately reflect what the data is trying to represent.

Guest · 2 months ago

well most of Obama's supporters poor and waiting in line for a free hand out... which could be the reason the tweets are low because those people don't have access to internet or computers

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

I Lol at the insensitivity of this comment.

simpletony · 1 month ago

There should be an IQ test for voters and they should know how to type and flip switches etc

martinleblanc · 2 months ago

Good job Obama

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martinlenoir · 1 month ago

Good job at what?

simpletony · 1 month ago

See, now Flag's a good guy again. Here's a poem for him...Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm schitsophrenic, and so am I (sp)

simpletony · 1 month ago

Good WHAT job?

dineshv · 2 months ago

Good job Obama

Haumea · 2 months ago

Good job at what?

simpletony · 1 month ago

Good what who? What planet are you on? Do they now you're out?

joebrooks · 2 months ago

You said 69... *covers face with shirt and puts arms over my head* he he

Name · 2 months ago

LOL! This is the first I've heard about him winning this, but what makes me laugh is that it mentions nowhere in this article about what he got it for and yet it does talk about how most people dont know.

LOL, I still love you guys, but I thought it was just funny.

Jerry · 1 month ago

That was the point of this. He didn't win it for ANY reason. He just won it.

hostelsbarcelona · 2 months ago

did anybody expect a "real peace fighter" to win the peace nobel price? I didn't.
As Stephen said a couple of minutes ago, "I did lose a lot of respect for the Nobel Peace Prize".

simpletony · 1 month ago

All of it since Jimmy Carter and the dissing of the greatest leaders of all time. I'd settle just for leaders...other than the ones they actually got at least partially right.

brian fanslau · 2 months ago

I can attest to what Mashable is saying. I've been watching the feeds this morning because I was blown away that he received the prize myself. People simply are confused at best why someone has won when they have barely had any chance at all to do anything and the things they have been doing have not made much head-way at all (Healthcare reform for example). I don't make many political statements and I do not want this to be seen as such but the fact remains it seems a bit sketchy for him to win this out of the blue if you will. Simply makes the prize seem fake especially considering the previous winners and their amazing contributions to society.

brian fanslau fan · 1 month ago

Brian, I also agree with you as you are obviously very smart. I can tell just by looking at your picture. You have your hair combed awkwardly to the side and your "stylish" collared shirt is button to the tippy top. What ever you say Bri Bri (which is what I will call you now), I totally agree with you.

kay87 · 2 months ago

I agree with you totally brian..look at the comment below mine, "rohan's" wow is all i have to say...so we should give the nobel peace prize to presidents in order to get them to do something? Aside from being ridiculous it is totally nonsensical...now he's just going to think it's alright for him to do NOTHING he promised. I guess the world had to give him a hand out/reparations and what other handout could they give to a president

simpletony · 1 month ago

Like Jimmy Carter? This flakey cracker jack "prize" is hereby confirmed as an insult to decent, intelligent, constructive, honest, ethical, straightforward people who can express all this without a teleprompter. I hate them using our White House, Air Force One, Camp David and all the other trappings that have now been degraded.

Rohan · 2 months ago

Now Obama has to deliver , Yes we can :)

rubes910 · 2 months ago

How can you be a judge of peace when you are creating dissent and disease? What have you done for peace? Are you even on the panel that awards this prestige? At least this man has been committed to bringing peace since he was a senator in Chicago.. that's a lot more than most of the people on twitter I would say.

All this disrespect for a president in a turbulent time is not helping people. You get what you put out there.. know this.

Joey Two Toes · 1 month ago

So "you get what you put out there" does that mean that you're getting bullshit back?

TrueColors · 1 month ago

"All this disrespect for a president in a turbulent time is not helping people."

Wonder what you were saying when Bush was in office...

simpletony · 1 month ago

I think you meant to say "this man has been committed to bring piss since...; this idiod has only voted "present" and has done nothing but bring conflict, confusion and the opposite of transparency among to many other things I'd be here half an hour. Those who support him are deaf, dumb blind, stupid...or all three.

simpletony · 1 month ago

Sorry about the typos. A little emotional here.

daljeet2 · 2 months ago

I'm still confused as to why Barack Obama has won the Nobel Peace Prize... What exactly has he done for World Peace? Apart from sending more troops into Iraq and Afghanistan... Sigh. Oh well congrats to him anyway, we'll get over it and get on with our lifes :o)

Mike Murray · 2 months ago

The response breaks down into two categories:

If you unconditionally love peace, then you're against it.
If you unconditionally love Obama, then you're for it.

In this case, Twitter is representative... When the Huffington Post says "WTF" to this, you can tell there's something very odd about it.

Rafael · 2 months ago

I don't think Obama has done enough to deserve it. But I find dissapointing that a blogger states "Twitter users collectively say" and include stats without saying the size of the sample. Can you tell us the size of the sample? :)

recklesslover · 2 months ago

I wrote about this earlier this morning. I think Obama should turn it down. That would be an amazing PR move:

http://recklesslove.me/post/208460471/why-obama...

Andre G. · 2 months ago

would have been amazing PR, but he's got too big of an ego to let a "Nobel Prize" pass him up

rierie2008 · 2 months ago

The world recognizes him. The Us Elites do not like him. They know he is great for this country. Not a thug.

recklesslover · 2 months ago

Hehe I think the "world" disagrees with you though. Don't forget the title of mashable's post here :)

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

I don't know man, Twitter ≠ world.

Haumea · 2 months ago

The US elites do not like him? Is this in an alternate universe or in this one?

pedro · 1 month ago

Napoleon Dynamite here is absolutely correct! Gosh!

Brad F. · 2 months ago

I said it on Twitter and Facebook and I'll say it again here. He hasn't done anything to be awarded for. Especially not an award of that caliber. All he's done is talk big. This cheapens the prize and makes it about as meaningful as dropping a deuce. Well, no... now that I think about it... that's more meaningful. I like Obama. I think he's a good guy and all. I just don't think he's done anything at all that would even be worthy of voter praise as yet, let alone a damn Nobel prize.

vegas · 2 months ago

I just bought a Noble Prize for $29.99 at BestBuy.

Tony · 2 months ago

Ouch. Ouch. Ouch

YMM · 2 months ago

You know what, while it is definitely a surprise, why don't you ask the average Twit who one the price over the last 8 years and for what and see if they understand why they one. You look at why some of those winner one and it makes sense.

rierie2008 · 2 months ago

won not won. Do you even know what it is?

Kreative Kaur · 2 months ago

I was seriously shocked when I read this.

Obama has great potential for this award in the future..... I think it's way too premature!

Many in the world are still waiting for Mahatma Gandhi to receive this recognition still.... big differences. Gandhi inspired not only the movements in India, but Martin Luther King and Nelson Madela aswell... Great ideas, and BIG change that took a couple of decades.

Obama... nominated after two weeks of being president??? It makes no sense....

Name · 2 months ago

Yeah, that's what I don't get. I don't argue that he has helped world peace, but none of those actions had taken place yet when he was nominated. Makes the whole thing smell of politics, and soils the prize in the process.

Marie Latting · 2 months ago

I get it. He truly deserves it. He is trying to bring all people and nations together. He is trying to help people keep their homes, cut the energy cost and get healthcare. You elites with great insurance with special interest are filling their pockets with insurance bonuses. Yes I get it. He loves people

obamaparody · 2 months ago

President Obama comments on the Twitter response to his Nobel Peace Prize http://ur.ly/3bEX

Eric · 2 months ago

Why must awards always be given for what someone does as opposed to who they are or what they represent?

Big Bob · 1 month ago

Because if they did, then the dirty, smelly hippy down the street from me would get a Nobel Peace Prize for environmentalism for representing conservation of our resources when all he really did was not take a shower.

It sounds to me that you don't have a reason why Obama should have won the Prize, but are just trying to justify the lame reason that he was given it for.

asdf · 2 months ago

Look at all the liberals crying!

kryptos · 2 months ago

Pres. Obama got the Nobel for his vision of hope and change. The question is if all his hope and change happens and it's a disaster do we take back the Prize? Of course not. So in that sense it is worthless, but remember don't disagree or be negative about Pres. Obama as if you do you are racist...

Aerocles · 2 months ago

Actually, I did a poll on my blog that got pretty similar results. About 2/3 or 66 percent or respondents thought he did not deserve to win the Nobel Peace Prize - see results: http://ow.ly/tDnd

fdsa · 1 month ago

Just because you got three votes on your blog that doesn't mean that you should brag about it.

Aerocles · 1 month ago

103 and counting actually. what happened? are you jealous & bitter because no one reads your blog? there's a difference between bragging and informing...get a life dude

fdsa · 1 month ago

Why would I waste my time with a blog and trying to pump up my ego by bragging about how many readers I have when making comments on crappy websites is truly more satisfying?

Lady_J · 2 months ago

Foxsnooze…UGH!!! When are people going to open their eyes and realize that we all are losing Republicans, Democrats, Independents, liberals, begets, conservatives, white, black, yellow, green, male ,female….. Lets make this easy AMERICANS!!!! The damage is done. Prize or no prize….

alexanderryking · 2 months ago

You don't seem to understand that Twitter is dominated by right-wing idiots and therefore anything related to Obama is going to be overwhelmingly negative. Fortunately, this America-hating treason-spewing trash is a minority in this country, despite being a majority on Twitter.

Serena Chen · 1 month ago

That's an interesting comment - I'd like to see @mashable hold a poll to see where Twitter leans, politically.

kay87 · 1 month ago

What a stupid idiot. you really think that whether people think he deserves it or not is determined by their political party? Oh yeah those jealous republicans they just want to bring down a man's hard work.

Andrew · 2 months ago

It's such a joke. What has Obama done to achieve peace? One explanation I've heard is that this is to encourage him to strengthen his efforts in diplomacy and peace-making. If that's true, maybe I should be awarded the world cup to get me back to playing soccer.

Ridiculous...

christomalty · 2 months ago

Um, we don't *get* it?

I'd say that the 31% doesn't really get it.

I have nothing against Obama, except I'm afraid of the hysteria that surrounds him. Including this. I would think the world of it if he turned it down. That said, I can't blame him for accepting it. I might not turn it down either.

Joe · 2 months ago

This has got to be a joke, right?

No?

WTF!!

This completely undermines the Award. If Obama can get the award then my bloody cat can.

Bill Reedy · 2 months ago

What's up with this crap. The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to those that have accomplished something relating to peace, right? How in the heck can he even accept this without cheapening the entire proccess for selection at this time? President Obama, let's show some leadership qualities by rejecting this award at this time. Accept it if you become a proven leader.

greenlawn · 2 months ago

he sure it turning out to be the opposite of what was expected of him yet he gets a nobel peace prize!http://typobounty.com/Funny/Obama_1.htm
http://typobounty.com/Funny/Obama_2.htm
these are so true

Diviky · 2 months ago

Obama turned from an unknown to a world figure in a matter of 1yr. Many fear his sudden popularity, ability to pull a crowd and convince other leaders, so there hide behind insult laden comments.

dtow · 2 months ago

They used to go into bars to find out what "ordinary" people thought. Now they go to Twitter and find the same thing -- the "average" person doesn't have a clue! They should call it "Nitwitter". The US is so far behind the rest of the world it is embarrassing: technology, education, health care, mobile phones, TV, the web, AND appreciation for Obama.

JeanDeLuca · 2 months ago

Your headline is fascinating. When I first read it, I thought it meant 69% of Twitter users don't understand the award itself. Actually, I guess it does mean that after all. In November I felt like part of the majority for the first time in a long, long time. Back to minority status for me.

glennkasep · 2 months ago

"Great" prize for "great" people..

Name · 2 months ago

"The demographics of social media users tend to fall in line more closely with those of today's Democratic voters" - ReadWriteWeb

Name · 1 month ago

He said "I am surprised and deeply humbled ... I do not feel that I deserve the prize... I will accept this award as a call for action " The question is do he real mean what he said in speech after he won the peace prize or is it another ................ How long more do we need to wait till he does????? When will the changes happen ????? No ones knows ??????He need to prove the world he is the one and only President who actually keep promises rather than "saying and doing nothing about it".

Name · 1 month ago

I dont really understand what he did either.
Ah who cares pass over a few physicists maybe a couple of doctors and then while we are at it pass over some people who fought for human rights. Nonviolently.
I just lost respect for the Nobel Peace Prize as a prize that is given for doing nothing is worth nothing. Just a worthless piece of metal

Middle Class American · 1 month ago

I'll admit that I was very upset at Obama winning the election in the first place. On who's radar was Obama on before he even became a nominee?! Bush was hated so much that all someone had to do to win the election was to be the complete opposite of him: black, young, pacifist, and liberal. Sure enough, it worked. Obama talked a great game during to race but my parents always taught me "never trust someone who tells you exactly what you want to hear." Him winning the Nobel Prize is yet another example of how everyone seems to give him way too much credit for simple words, instead of actual works. I for one never bet on a horse till I've seen it race, and I have yet to see him gallop! Obama said during his selection of a supreme court justice that his nominee would not be affected by race or party. Hello, Judge Sotomayer. I'm not really concerned if anyone agrees with me on this site, because I know that people do elsewhere. All of us who think the same way are restricted to sitting on our hands for the next three years. Obama is too popular to impeach for nice speeches and no actions.

Eija Laamanen · 1 month ago

Congratulations Mr. President Obama, fine, You have earned the award!!!!! You have done so much for the peace in the world, I hope You a good luck also in the future!!!!

ron333wood · 1 month ago

Twitter is the long form for the word "twit" and that applies to a large majority of the people that rail against the President. Obama has done more to advance peace in 8 months than "W" did in eight years...simply because he puts diplomacy before bombs.

ron666burgundy · 1 month ago

Just because someone accomplished more in 8 months than the town drunk did in 8 years does not mean that he deserves the friggin Nobel Peace Prize! He's still getting his feet wet and hasn't even accomplished anything tangible.

Rants · 1 month ago

Who should have gotten it? I think the Nobel committee chose Obama because there were no other viable candidates, and he has put diplomacy (the only real method of fostering peace) on the forefront again, rather than just bullying other countries like Shrub did.

Maggs30 · 1 month ago

There were 172 nominations for the Nobel Peace Prize. There were much more deserving people on that list than Obama.

"Macedonian humanitarian and artist Zivko Popovski-Cvetin was nominated by the Macedonian government, Austrian children's charity SOS-Kinderdorf International was put forward by the Austrian government, American Greg Mortenson was nominated by six members of the U.S. Congress for his Asian school building charity, Vietnamese religious leader Thich Quang Do was put forward when a campaign recruited lawmakers to nominate him, and American musician Pete Seeger also was nominated after a campaign. "

http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/sarkozy_obam...

All of these have done so so much more than Obama. They have made the prize into a joke passing up more deserving people like this.

Altinkum · 1 month ago

I think Obama himself is really puzzled as to why he got it!

dani326 · 1 month ago

Even Obama is surprised and doesn't get it. Some people seem to forget he didn't ask for it. It is flattering that some consider our president to be a man with aspirations to help create peace but again even he doesn't think he deserved it. I personally would rather wait and see if he deserves it in 3 years

Steve · 1 month ago

I could see the 31% saying congrats as a way of being nice but still not understanding why he got it for not doing much.

Emmanuel Goldstein. · 1 month ago

Liberal? Leftist? You forgot history. Time to re-live it. Welcome to the American Socialist New Party. Just be warned. You too will eventually run afoul of this regime. Then, they come for you too. HHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHA!

manny boy · 1 month ago

were you running your fingers through your handlebar mustache as you typed that?

sandeep bankhwal · 1 month ago

Enthusiastic but humble Obama got the highest recognition what he deserves for. Right from his beginning, he struggled hard for the basic necessities of life, what to speak of getting enrolled in a reputed school or being pampered during his toddler days. He is a born fighter, not in a Gandhian way, but in his own inimitable style.
Those who are criticising him for his war policy, they should remember that Lord Krishna also supported war against demons. I can't say he is a complete man, but he is a thorough gentleman.

Name · 1 month ago

it was my impression that the Nobel Peace prize was to be given to someone who had done outstanding work in an effort to achieve lasting peace. I have yet to see exactly what Obama has done for this country other than drive us deeper and deeper into long term debt. Where are the promises of cooperation and transparency? What happened to the promise to listen to the voice of the people? Should one get a prize for making empty promises???

Name · 1 month ago

if obama happens to get this prize then hopefully another will get it in 3 months from being the president......... if that's true then here my question arises... IS NOBEL PEACE PRIZE CREDITABLE?

simpletony · 1 month ago

Congrats, Jimmy Carter...Obama...Hitler...Stalin...Mussolini...Castro...Babydoc...and a host of others; you're all in the same club officially or unofficially and makes no difference whether dead of alive.

simpletony · 1 month ago

Bad, stupid people to the left. Intelligent Americans on the RIGHT. You know who you are.

niubi · 1 month ago

Ah, Henry Kissinger, the famous peace preaching politician got a Nobel Peace Prize. Does it really matter or have any relevance? I heard that this could be a 'nudge' from the committee to encourage Obama to do all that good work and undo the Bush admin's awfulness. It's hard to look bad when the guy next to you is W, after all! But then again, isn't Obama pressing for more troops in Afghanistan? So how does that fit in with the peace part?

OTOH, it could be the Norwegian government sucking up to Obama in the hope that he'll come and see their fjords and stuff.

Personally, I'd sooner give the Nobel Peace Prize to http://www.dubli.com, but that's just my outlook! :)

Rob · 1 month ago

The people that say Obama doesn't deserve the Nobel prize are politically unconscious. Obama dismantled the missile shield in Eastern Europe and relieved tensions throughout the world. The doomsday clock was turned back 2 minutes in the good direction. Efforts with the Iranians are already producing tangible results. Obama's speech at the UN in re: nuclear weapons reductions set the world on a different path and greatly raised awareness throughout the world. The health care for children, the economic recovery act, and countless other actions have greatly contributed to world peace. To say Obama hasn't done anything is a nothing more than a projection of the shame based unconscious of the naysayers.

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william smith · 1 month ago

Seen Both ways. Hasn'tdone any thing to get noble prize. There are plenty of others who are better placed to get the noble. On the other side as an encouragement to do some good things is the rationalizing point indicated by the committee. My suggestions. Give nobel prize to every child so that they are inspired to perform better in future. Politicization of Nobel peace prize or the committee getting corrupt, i cant get it. Why only an US president is given to inspire good work. Why not a third world country leader . They are in more need of inspiration . I know at least 10 people who deserve nobel peace prize. So embarrasing for the entire world.

Rants · 1 month ago

Okay, I've had enough :) Obama won because there's nobody else and the panel views him as better than Bush. That's it. There should be no expectation that one, after winning, should do more. That's silly. It's based on the past, not the future.

There are so few candidates for the Peace Prize that he won by default. End of story. Love him, hate him, that's the reason.

Maggs30 · 1 month ago

If you actually research it you would see that the were well over 100 possible candidates and he was not the best choice. Look for my post on here with the link. Obama was only in office 10 days before he was nominated. He had not done anything even close to the magnitude that the other candidates for the Award had and he still hasn't. The Nobel Peace Prize is now nothing but a Political Piece of Crap and it is not awarding the most deserving.

Name · 1 month ago

He won because he is black!!! That's also why he is the President. For once a white person (writer) can call a race card, lol. Bet it doesn't get me anywhere!!!! BS

mdehaaff · 1 month ago

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Ellen · 1 month ago

What an interesting way to "poll" though. I wonder if the demographic is varied enough to really use it as a reflection of how any certain group (for example, Americans) feels.

dawood1982 · 3 weeks ago

I think he deserved this award so far, whole world became more optimistic after his election and couple of international visits...

..check notable tributes and quotes on Barack Obama from famous peers: http://www.tributespaid.com/quotes-on/barack-obama