I was off to Colorado last weekend and was sitting in my rental car listening to NPR in Centennial when I heard about the Nobel prize going to Obama. It has been interesting watching people react to the decision. Some don't think he warrants it yet. I am a little in that court, but then again, he has made strong attempts to lead us out of the dark ages of the George Bush era. Some don't think he deserves it at all, and some of that group I do believe are in the "hell no, no way..." group that Jimmy Carter has noted as being racist. I'll agree to that. Some are absolutely ecstatic about it, as evidenced by the hand painted Obama visage I saw hanging above a garage in the little Colorado town of Crestone. I think one of the reasons it happened is that Europe, and probably a good portion of the world, is so glad to have him in his position, and to be done with George Bush, that they wanted to support his efforts. I agree with that. I do believe he is smart enough to see that this is not exactly a confirmation of his efforts but an attempt by the Nobel committee to support and encourage what he has already intended. There were a lot of negative comments this past weekend that I heard. Bummer. He's your president. Get behind him. but to summarize...I'm very glad he was awarded the prize. I look forward to seeing what he can accomplish in the future. J.
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Date: 2009-10-12 10:57 pm (UTC)Some don't think he warrants it yet. I am a little in that court, but then again, he has made strong attempts to lead us out of the dark ages of the George Bush era.
Some don't think he deserves it at all, and some of that group I do believe are in the "hell no, no way..." group that Jimmy Carter has noted as being racist. I'll agree to that.
Some are absolutely ecstatic about it, as evidenced by the hand painted Obama visage I saw hanging above a garage in the little Colorado town of Crestone.
I think one of the reasons it happened is that Europe, and probably a good portion of the world, is so glad to have him in his position, and to be done with George Bush, that they wanted to support his efforts. I agree with that. I do believe he is smart enough to see that this is not exactly a confirmation of his efforts but an attempt by the Nobel committee to support and encourage what he has already intended.
There were a lot of negative comments this past weekend that I heard. Bummer. He's your president. Get behind him.
but to summarize...I'm very glad he was awarded the prize. I look forward to seeing what he can accomplish in the future.
J.