One of the major slogans during President Obama's run for the White House was that," a vote for Obama is a vote against Bush." So did this message travel all the way across the Atlantic Ocean to the Nobel selection committee?
Saints and heroes such as Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King, Jr. had to devote their whole lives to peace and they managed to be quite successful without ever putting their name on a ballot. I have a real problem with any politician that is currently holding office to receive the world's most prestigious honor for peace, because I strongly believe that the only politicians that don't have dirt on their hands are the ones that have never held public office. Power and fame corrupt. It's just part of the human condition. Which is why I feel that no active politician should receive such an award.
President Carter dedicated his life after the White House to helping those less fortunate through his tireless work with Habitat for Humanity; completely isolated for his Presidency. There is no way you can honor somebodies commitment to peace while the the fundamental principle of their elected office is to defend this country from foreign aggressors. There is a war ongoing on two fronts of combat and people have been killed under the Obama administration and due to the "War on Terror," more deaths will follow.
Though I congratulate the President on such a prestigious award, I think that the Nobel committee would have made a much stronger statement by not awarding the prize if there were no suitable candidates. One thing that I'm finally learning in life is that in most situations there will never be a winner, but what's most important is how you play the game.
Saints and heroes such as Mother Theresa and Martin Luther King, Jr. had to devote their whole lives to peace and they managed to be quite successful without ever putting their name on a ballot. I have a real problem with any politician that is currently holding office to receive the world's most prestigious honor for peace, because I strongly believe that the only politicians that don't have dirt on their hands are the ones that have never held public office. Power and fame corrupt. It's just part of the human condition. Which is why I feel that no active politician should receive such an award.
President Carter dedicated his life after the White House to helping those less fortunate through his tireless work with Habitat for Humanity; completely isolated for his Presidency. There is no way you can honor somebodies commitment to peace while the the fundamental principle of their elected office is to defend this country from foreign aggressors. There is a war ongoing on two fronts of combat and people have been killed under the Obama administration and due to the "War on Terror," more deaths will follow.
Though I congratulate the President on such a prestigious award, I think that the Nobel committee would have made a much stronger statement by not awarding the prize if there were no suitable candidates. One thing that I'm finally learning in life is that in most situations there will never be a winner, but what's most important is how you play the game.
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