Remember when we had an election over a year ago and Barack Obama won the presidency? There is no second place in a presidential race. That is exactly what happened with the Nobel Peace Prize. There is no second. If someone comes in second your option is to be polite or political. There is a lot of politics out there. I do understand the criticism and the irony in the award to Obama - but give me and him a break. President Obama has to live up to it, not you - or me.Implementation will be President Obama’s problem. But part of his achievement is mine. I voted for him. He won the presidency and the award because of me, and a lot of others. I can help, I can hinder or I can stand idly by. It is my choice.
And the money for the award? Well, Look! – What was it, over a million? Something like 1.4 million. You ask me what he should do with it. How should I know. It is a minor problem for President Obama, but I am sure, someone will make an issue of it.
Shadows of past Nobel Peace Prize recipients loom over Obama. He will live up to the award. He can do it. That is why they gave him the award in the first place. Link to President Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize speech. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/11/world/europe/11prexy.text.html
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