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Carter: Prize is 'bold statement' in support of Obama's global vision

By Michael O'Brien - 10/09/09 09:04 AM ET

The Nobel Peace Prize represents a "bold statement" of global support for President barack Obama's international goals, former President Jimmy Carter said Friday.

Carter, one of the three U.S. presidents to have previously won that same prize, praised the Nobel Committee's decision this morning, which has been reverberating across the world.

"I congratulate President Obama on being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize today," Carter said in a statement. "It is a bold statement of international support for his vision and commitment to peace and harmony in international relations."

"It shows the hope his administration represents not only to our nation but to people around the world," the former president added.

Carter won the prize in 2002 for his work in having to promote peace around the world.

The two other presidents to have previously won the prize are Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson.

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Here's a bold statement for you, Carter - "Symbolism over Substance". That is the kind of losing proposition people like you support. As long as you are left feeling good, to hell with everything and everyone else. Read the comments from leaders around the world, not a lot of support for this meaningless award or the elitist, arrogant vision from a guy with a disturbing messianic, narcissitic disorder. Here is another bold statement for you, Carter - You cannot redeem your failed administration. Give it up! You failed and nothing can redeem that failure. History speaks for itself (unless you plan on rewriting history which I am sure you would love to try to do).BY Regina on 10/09/2009 at 11:35
Yes, it's a bold statement that far-leftist European elitists are enamored by our Dear Leader. Actually, it's not bold at all. This foolish "statement" by the Nobel Farce Prize Committee makes Norway a laughingstock.BY cap on 10/09/2009 at 11:50
THIS AWARD IS A SAD JOKE GIVEN TO AN LBJ IN DARK SKIN. HES DONE NOTHING IN 9 MOS. EXCEPT HOPE . CARTER HAS FOUGHT FOR THE PALESTINE PEOPLE FOR DECADES. AND WAS GIVEN THE AWARD LONG AFT HIS. PRES. ENDED. GOGGLE "ZIONIST CRIMES "BY 3000 killed on 911 on 10/09/2009 at 13:43
Um, let's see- 9 months into Bush's reign we had already been horrendously attacked by terrorists on our own soil. Obama and his DOJ have made more arrests on terrorism in this country than Bush did in 8 years. And we are safer 9 months into Obama than Bush. Bush was warned of the actions, ignored them, and used them as a pretext for invading Iraq- a plan he went into office with even before 9/11. He was going to clean up daddy's mess…BY jeff milligan on 10/09/2009 at 15:07
Nicely done J. Milligan. These other morons are nothing but full of hate. Everyone keeps asking 'what has he done?' Well, to begin with he became the first African-American to be come president despite the racism. As far as major accomplishments as the president? He has worked toward more things for this country in the short time in office than Bush did in 8 years. I like how everyone expects him to fix this mess within month. Are you people out of your minds? Oh, sorry, that would require you to have one in order to lose it. Every American should congratulate him and be proud of this honor. But you are blinded by hate.BY pamela on 10/09/2009 at 20:34
I think Obama's election has made racism worse. I HATE THE MAN. I hate his arrogance. I hate his theft of my tax dollars to be given to those nothings in Detroit, to be given to other people wanting new cars, to be squandered on meaningless "stimulus" projects. You hear these STUPID people mouthing things like "He's going to give me money." Where is that money coming from? I think when all his idiocy is held to account, it will put the Black race back 100 years.BY Roberta on 10/10/2009 at 06:03
About the award of peace prize to president obama, that there will be criticism is to be anticipated. But if you do a postmortem of earlier decisions in the last decade and examine the actual acheivements as against the promise, that could have mesmirised the peace committee to come to a favourable decision, the present decision is not on a less firm ground.That Obama should feel surprised is natural; but it is strange that the Peace committee were not surprised at their own decision. Could it be that there was a tie between two favoured candidates and the only way the committee could get out of the situation is by opting for some one who certainly holdsa lot of promise ?BY n.mohanrao on 10/11/2009 at 05:43

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