This morning Michael Steele was quick to seize on any chance of slamming President Obama’s winning of the Nobel Peace Prize and even used it to drudge up a very old meme – the celebrity mantra: “The real question Americans are asking is, ‘What has President Obama actually accomplished?’ It is unfortunate that the president’s […]
Wow: President Barack Obama made history again Friday, winning the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” The Norwegian Nobel Committee recognized Obama’s efforts to solve complex global problems, including working toward a world free of nuclear weapons. Congratulations Mr. President. He is only the fourth […]
I would love to see Obama approach Paul Krugman, a Nobel Peace Prize recipient in economy, and offer him an advisory position to the administration. Here’s part of Krugman’s latest: Right now, many commentators are urging Mr. Obama to think small. Some make the case on political grounds: America, they say, is still a conservative […]
Al Gore is now a Nobel Peace Prize recipient: Former Vice President Al Gore and the U.N.’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize Friday for their efforts to spread awareness of man-made climate change and lay the foundations for counteracting it. “I am deeply honored to receive the Nobel […]