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Did Obama earn the Nobel Peace Prize or did....
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<blockquote data-quote="Rion" data-source="post: 61030685" data-attributes="member: 166965"><p>...yes, there is. The FACT is that he did nothing to deserve it. The FACT is that others lost out because the committee got a tingle up their collective legs. The FACT is that the prize has been given several times to people who didn't deserve it.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>So he earned it, or perhaps it'd be better to say he deserved it, not because of anything he did, but because of the color of his skin? Listen for a moment.</p><p></p><p>Hear it? That high pitched whining noise? </p><p></p><p>That's M.L.K. Jr. spinning in his grave like a jet turbine. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Actually, it wasn't built on slavery and from the earliest moments, slavery was a primary divider in this country. We almost didn't form at all because of it. Remember the whole "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" bit? It was originally going to be "life, liberty, and property" but they were afraid they'd use that to justify keeping slavery later on down the road. Just because they didn't have enough votes/pull to do away with slavery at the time of the founding, doesn't mean that many of the founders were not aware of that hypocrisy or fought against it. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Yeah, well, I never faulted anyone, especially black Americans, for voting for Obama because of this during the last election. I could understand why it meant so much to some people. However, this time I will. If someone is voting for the man primarily because of his skin color, how is that not any less bigoted than someone who votes against him because of his skin color? </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, no he didn't. Neither did Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Arafat, and others. </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Not... really sure what the amen is about, but okay.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rion, post: 61030685, member: 166965"] ...yes, there is. The FACT is that he did nothing to deserve it. The FACT is that others lost out because the committee got a tingle up their collective legs. The FACT is that the prize has been given several times to people who didn't deserve it. So he earned it, or perhaps it'd be better to say he deserved it, not because of anything he did, but because of the color of his skin? Listen for a moment. Hear it? That high pitched whining noise? That's M.L.K. Jr. spinning in his grave like a jet turbine. Actually, it wasn't built on slavery and from the earliest moments, slavery was a primary divider in this country. We almost didn't form at all because of it. Remember the whole "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" bit? It was originally going to be "life, liberty, and property" but they were afraid they'd use that to justify keeping slavery later on down the road. Just because they didn't have enough votes/pull to do away with slavery at the time of the founding, doesn't mean that many of the founders were not aware of that hypocrisy or fought against it. Yeah, well, I never faulted anyone, especially black Americans, for voting for Obama because of this during the last election. I could understand why it meant so much to some people. However, this time I will. If someone is voting for the man primarily because of his skin color, how is that not any less bigoted than someone who votes against him because of his skin color? No, no he didn't. Neither did Al Gore, Jimmy Carter, Kofi Annan, Arafat, and others. Not... really sure what the amen is about, but okay. [/QUOTE]
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