Did Obama Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize?

Well Liberals, looks like we've learned a lesson: Never elect a “celebrity” as President. Obama is not even a year into his Presidency and his approval rate has rapidly declined to %49. An October 1-5 Associated Press poll showed that %56 of Americans approved of Obama's job performance. A September 17-20 NBC/Wall Street Journal poll found that only half of all Americans backed his handling of foreign policy. But wait, Britain, Germany, France, and Spain love it. They approve over %57. To all of you Bush bashers, he was at an %81 approval thus far into his Presidency, leading former President Clinton at %76 percent, according to Fox News. These two former presidents had the love of their representing country.

This past Thursday, December 10, Obama was presented the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. The Nobel Peace Prize winner is chosen by a five-member committee of lawmakers elected by the Norwegian parliament. Specially appointed advisers weigh in. More than a year before the prize is awarded, the Nobel committee seeks nominations from members of governments and international courts, heads of universities, academics and previous Nobel laureates. Self-nominations are not allowed. The nomination deadline is in February. The committee makes its final vote in October. The winner is determined by a simple majority vote.

While this may sound legit, Obama was not even nominated until less than two weeks before elections. He had not yet made it into Presidency. So, Nobel Peace Prize committee, you selected a nominee based off of his public speaking abilities and promises rather than accomplishments. “We felt that he finally gave hope to America,” stated a committee member. Well, personally I have never felt more hopeless. This prize is only feeding his global personality which does not help him politically. Can we focus on the approval of America before the rest of the world, please? Congratulations, Mr. Obama. Must be nice to just have things handed to you. Oh America, it's okay. He is giving his 1.4 million dollar prize money to charity. Of course this justifies everything.

While Mr. Obama seemed to promise us so much, lets take a look at what he has really accomplished.

He banned extreme interrogation techniques for terrorists. Well, I do believe that if we have prove a man to be a terrorist, why not interrogate? He also promised to close the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a task with difficulties that have Obama headed to miss his own January 2010 deadline. He said he would end the Iraq war. All he did was lessen the amount of forces sent to Iraq. He has pushed for new efforts to make peace between the Israelis and Palestinians. I haven't seen this goal taken off at all yet. His administration is talking to U.S. foes, such as Iran, North Korea and Cuba. Once again, when was this supposed to happen?He pledged to take the lead against climate change. Although, the U.S. seems likely to head into December's crucial international negotiations in Copenhagen with Obama-backed legislation.

Thanks for reading. I'll keep you all posted on the United Nations Copenhagen meeting. I'd like to give the facts on Global Warming. Plus, I've got a few internship opportunities for those of you around the metroplex. Just keep checking in.