Comments on: Gallup Poll: Nobel Peace Prize Win May Have Helped Obama http://themoderatevoice.com/49300/gallup-poll-nobel-win-may-have-helped-obama/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 20:07:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: StockBoySF http://themoderatevoice.com/49300/gallup-poll-nobel-win-may-have-helped-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-222043 StockBoySF Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:29:15 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=49300#comment-222043 At least Obama is attempting something worthy of a Nobel, unlike GWB. At least Obama is attempting something worthy of a Nobel, unlike GWB.

]]> By: karenvogel http://themoderatevoice.com/49300/gallup-poll-nobel-win-may-have-helped-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-222033 karenvogel Tue, 13 Oct 2009 03:48:19 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=49300#comment-222033 And yet another possibility - Obama's acceptance speech earned him admiration from those who wondered how he could possibly handle such an awkward situation. And yet another possibility – Obama's acceptance speech earned him admiration from those who wondered how he could possibly handle such an awkward situation.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/49300/gallup-poll-nobel-win-may-have-helped-obama/comment-page-1/#comment-221987 DLS Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:42:06 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/?p=49300#comment-221987 The public doesn't value left-wing silliness, call it "peace" or whatever other name.<br><br>"... A strong majority – 61% – says that it is more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it means taking military action. Far fewer (24%) say it is more important to avoid a military conflict with Iran, if it means that the country may develop nuclear weapons."<br><br><a href="http://people-press.org/report/550/" rel="nofollow">http://people-press.org/report/550/</a><br><br><br>If there's any cause-effect relationship with the Nobel Peace Prize, it's the effect Obama has on foreigners (who are not likely to exert undue influence any time soon on US foreign policy).<br><br>Political faddism and cheap good will (achieved how, and at the cost of what, to whom?) may buy popularity, admittedly.<br><br><a href="http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1376/obama-nobel-prize-global-opinion" rel="nofollow">http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1376/obama-nobel-pr...</a> The public doesn't value left-wing silliness, call it “peace” or whatever other name.

“… A strong majority – 61% – says that it is more important to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons, even if it means taking military action. Far fewer (24%) say it is more important to avoid a military conflict with Iran, if it means that the country may develop nuclear weapons.”

http://people-press.org/report/550/

If there's any cause-effect relationship with the Nobel Peace Prize, it's the effect Obama has on foreigners (who are not likely to exert undue influence any time soon on US foreign policy).

Political faddism and cheap good will (achieved how, and at the cost of what, to whom?) may buy popularity, admittedly.

http://pewresearch.org/pubs/1376/obama-nobel-pr…

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