@cicerone imposter,
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Obama winning the peace prize was one of the biggest mistakes the Nobel Prize Committee ever made.
Barack Obama becoming president of the US was a highly significant event in the annals of history. The reality that he accomplished such a feat, in the eyes of many who did not believe such would ever be accomplished in their lifetime, might began to explain why he was given the Nobel Prize, especially considering the odds of such a happening in America!
Obama overcame a cultural and racial mountain so fundamentally high for a black man in racist America that most people believed it to be an impossibility. As soon as it was known he'd won this most prestigious award, there began much vocal and written criticism with the much repeated question, what did he do to deserve this prize?!?! The answer, he did nearly the impossible...overcoming the odds to become the first African American to achieve the seemingly inconceivable feat!
Today, the US congress, particularly the Republican House, remains as if paralyzed, refusing to do even the most minimal work across the isle with Dems or this black president, and this is due to their overt racism. Obama has been forced to act on his own in many areas and for that, the do-nothing congress is threatening to sue the president for acting on his own simply because the Congress refuses to pass any bill which would help this president succeed, but most importantly to help the people of the US. Racism is not just a viewpoint....when congress refuses to help the president of the US succeed in helping the American people because of racism, then this extreme prejudice by them becomes very dangerous indeed.
Quote:Obama also authorizes torture of prisoners in addition to supporting the terrorist government/organization of Israel.
It's not clear which government Obama referred to when he said we had authorized torture; I believe he speaking in a generic tone which alluded to the GWB administration; Obama ran on the platform of no torture of prisoners of war; under the W/Cheney administration water torture and all forms of such were the norm.
Quote:Obama is not only a coward but a dangerous leader of our country. What makes him think supporting innocent children killers will be good for his legend?
This is rather an incomprehensible statement, CI. Do we all of a sudden have a selective memory or are we so impressionable that we're giving into the poisonous rumors/propaganda the GOP is so richly famous for.....that Obama is weak and not as strong as Putin; that this US president and his *kind* should never hold the reins of power?! I recall when Obama first came into office; the US was hemorrhaging jobs; our Economy was in a bad way and when the US Economy goes bad it has a global impact. W began two wars....the first one was TOTALLY UNNECESSARY with neither paid for.
Obama steadied the ship and after a couple of years of his first administration, the Economy began to show improvement and my stock portfolio began to rebuild itself. Today, President Obama is responsible for many poor Americans receiving access to health insurance, something that has been sorely needed in America for so long, an alien GOP concept of caring for the Americans they're elected to serve. The Republican Party fought Obama long and hard, even shutting down the government, and actually voting to allow our US debt ceiling to default which would have ripple effects around the globe, trying to force Obama to rescind this law of the land, the Affordable Care Act...his legacy! American insurance companies wanted to continue charging outrageous prices for doctors' visits with no cap in sight, while most health insurances would cut you off in the case of long-term health care. Once again, Obama has come through for the Poor. Obama, in the perception of many, is a lifesaver and
NO THREAT TO THE AVERAGE US CITIZEN!
All men have their blemishes. President Obama has weathered severely harsh storms directed by this US congress expressly at him. On his first Inauguration night McConnell and his ilk-in-crime, decided to insidiously do everything in their utmost power to assure this president failed so badly he would only be a one-term president. President Obama cheated these Republicans and has performed better than expected despite the unrivalled obstruction placed before him.
CI, do you literally mean Obama is a danger to our country? I think you're missing the bigger picture. In a land where there still exist institutionalize racism, it seems almost a miracle that a black man was elected president of the most powerful nation in the world. Would GWB had been so circumspect as the current president, our country might not have unethically invaded Iraq and allowed the Taliban to reemerge in Afghanistan, thereby leading to a second war, killing more of our US military.
I have desperately wanted President Obama to speak out forcefully against Israel's disproportionate number of dead and wounded Palestinian children by a heartless Israeli government. Talking about a kick in the face, the US Congress passed a bill yesterday to send more military aid to Israel....what a füking joke! If Obama were to speak out against Israel's overkill of these defenseless people, the US BOUGHT congress would seized his words as a useful utility, that the president was against Israel's defending herself....catch 22!