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    Barack Obama wins Nobel Peace Prize

    BBC are reporting as breaking news that the US president has just won the Nobel Peace prize.

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    Following the example of this peacemaker:


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    WTF
    What has he done to solve conflicts?

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    Farce.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sync View Post
    BBC are reporting as breaking news that the US president has just won the Nobel Peace prize.
    For what ??

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    They couldn't even come up with a reason. "for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples" is all that's listed.

    First sitting president to win since Wilson back in the early 20th century.

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    AL GORE, enough said.

    But seriously, this is a piss take.
    "Authority that cannot be questioned is tyranny and I will not accept tyranny, any tyranny, even that of heaven."
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    Complete joke.

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    Huh? what has he done besides *tries to think*

    This decision devalues the peace prize imo

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    What a fecking joke! :Left liberal types kiss left liberal butt. I feel it is also a big **** you to Bush and the Republicans.
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