Comments on: Obama splits Nobel Peace Prize money among 10 charities

By: Blacksmith8

Blacksmith8 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:59:27 +0000

So if the President receives a gift, like an expensive hand made saddle with silver inlay, and there’s a big stink about how that saddle is the property of the United States and the President cannot receive a personal gift, that’s okay.

This precedent wins a prize and everyone says, that’s okay it’s his money to do with as he sees fit.

F*&^%$G DHIMMICRAP HYPOCRITES!

By: Spitfire9

Spitfire9 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:11:38 +0000

Actually, it looked like tokenism. Money for group A, B, C, and can’t forget X, Y, Z, and must not forget H and M.

By: sarainitaly

sarainitaly — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:09:46 +0000

ladyingray on March 12, 2010 at 9:02 AM

what are you talking about?

My point is that Obama, who claims we are ONE America, doled out the money to a variety of different groups of people, instead of just a college fund for all American kids.

I didn’t create the group, nor did I call them one race of people.

By: runawayyyy

runawayyyy — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:20 +0000

He should of denied the prize and let the other selectees that actually earned it,get it.

Electrongod on March 11, 2010 at 11:46 PM

When was the last time that prize was “earned”? Mother Teresa??? (she did win it, right?)

By: CynicalOptimist

CynicalOptimist — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:20 +0000

So ACORN has broken up into 10 different groups?

lavell12 on March 11, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Naw….5-ACORN, 5-CAIR.

By: CynicalOptimist

CynicalOptimist — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:41:13 +0000

So ACORN has broken up into 10 different groups?

lavell12 on March 11, 2010 at 8:48 PM

Naw….5-ACORN, 5-CAIR.

By: seven

seven — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 15:09:22 +0000

Did self centered Obama ever send his bro in Kenya a 50 dollar bill?

By: mwdiver

mwdiver — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:57:43 +0000

He missed a chance to burnish his deficit-hawk credentials. He could have donated it to the US Treasury, citing his concern about the deficit and his desire to bring it down. Of course, afterwards, he would have had to sign an executive order giving a trillion dollars to SEIU.

By: bluegrass

bluegrass — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:53:25 +0000

Remember the old song ” Money for nothing”

By: Sporty1946

Sporty1946 — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:47:16 +0000

Just more proof that ObaMao has no regards for the Constitution. He had no right accepting the Nobel or the prize money under the Constitution unless the Congress & Senate voted to allow him to accept. So therefore he has committed yet another crime.

By: scalleywag

scalleywag — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:03:38 +0000

It’s kind of nice for a change to look at something Obama has done and think, “Good job!”

There Goes The Neighborhood on March 12, 2010 at 3:56 AM

I agree. He didn’t ask or campaign for this prize, it was dumped in his lap. So despite the fact that IMHO he didn’t do much, well, anything, to qualify for it, at least several organizations got help as a result.

By: ladyingray

ladyingray — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:02:10 +0000

sarainitaly on March 12, 2010 at 8:32 AM

While I understand your point, you can hardly include a region with ethnicity and/or race as a select group. No one that I know in Appalachia (and I live here, so I know quite a few) would ever refer to themselves as an “Appalachian-American”. And guess what? We have Black, Asian, Native American, as well as White people who are born here.

Curb your generalizations. Thanks.

By: Rookie

Rookie — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:40:49 +0000

No biggie.

When you’re the president of a (future) communist state, you own the whole country.

It took his cohort of advisers several good months to figure out this PR stunt.

By: sarainitaly

sarainitaly — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:32:17 +0000

“Well, I say to them tonight, there is not a liberal America and a conservative America — there is the United States of America. There is not a Black America and a White America and Latino America and Asian America — there’s the United States of America.” Obama 2004

Hmmm…really?

$125,000 to the United Negro College Fund
$125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund
$125,000 to the Appalachian Leadership and Education Foundation
$125,000 to the American Indian College Fund

By: IlikedAUH2O

IlikedAUH2O — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:04:10 +0000

I hope He consulted with Joe Biden. That guy is an expert in the area of giving to charity. / sarc

By: ladyingray

ladyingray — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:54:29 +0000

I’ll give him credit for “spreading the wealth”…this time.

His choices seem to be fine, and I’m glad he gave something to our veterans and their families.

By: highhopes

highhopes — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:20:01 +0000

I didn’t know the name Fisher House, which ended up receiving the single largest share of the money.

Then it is clear you don’t care much about veteran’s issues. Not knowing Fisher House when it comes to vets is like not knowing Acorn when talking about community activism.

I’m glad the filthy lying coward in the White House finally spent some money on a valid cause.

By: justltl

justltl — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:14:55 +0000

That was nice of the turd.

By: percysunshine

percysunshine — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:47:48 +0000

It does not suprise me that Obama is giving away money that he has not earned. It is the core principle of his belief system.

By: georgealbert

georgealbert — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:40:30 +0000

No Christian organizations. No Jewish organizations. Yes to Hispanics, Yes to African Americans, Yes to Africa, Yes to Asia, kinda. Yes to Carribean.

I was once told you cannot give anything away for free without pissing somebody off. It is true

By: borntoraisehogs

borntoraisehogs — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:24:12 +0000

Any tax people out there ? Does he have it paid directly from the Nobel trust to the charities so it does not have income or deduction consequences ?

By: There Goes The Neighborhood

There Goes The Neighborhood — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:56:33 +0000

It’s kind of nice for a change to look at something Obama has done and think, “Good job!”

By: Driefromseattle

Driefromseattle — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:07 +0000

No complaints here, Allahpundit. At least the money is going to help other people. And thanks for the name Fisher House and the links in the thread. We’re a retired military family here who, thankfully, never had to use services like Fisher House. During the month of March, Outback Steakhouses have a red, white, and blue menu with profits going to Operation Homefront–another military support charity. Wouldn’t it have been nice if he’d made these donations to charity then spent a little bit of his own money taking the wife and the kids out for a meal to the benefit of military members in need? Would have been a capstone to a perfectly good idea. Aw but then I’m being nit picky. Good work, BO. Everybody else: GO TO OUTBACK THIS MONTH!

By: yoda

yoda — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:40:51 +0000

Good for the President!! Now when can I wear the medal?

By: atheling

atheling — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:01:32 +0000

You sound flabbergasted. All the Atheists I know act more Christian like then actual Christians..

Bill Blizzard on March 11, 2010 at 9:23 PM

LOL. You obviously don’t know too many of either.