Really, Iran?  I mean, really?

Shirin Ebadi is an Iranian lawyer and human rights activist who won the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts in spreading democracy and supporting human rights efforts.  In 2010 she was the Nobel Peace Prize winner that had her medal taken away from her by Iranian authorities because Shirin Edabi is, apparently, dissenter of the Iranian Government.

Not only that, the Iranian government has frozen her bank accounts. The government is claiming she owes 410,000 in back taxes.

At a time when Iran should be trying to show the world they want to be a member of the world community the leadership goes and does something like this. Truly amazing.  I guess one should never underestimate stupidity.

I am still in shock about President Obama winning the Nobel peace prize.  Flat out shock. The man has done nothing – NOTHING – that would ever come close to supporting this award at this point in his career.

This isn’t a political attack, it’s simply the truth.  Thus far, he:

• Didn’t end US involvement in Iraq
• Is on the verge of escalating Afghanistan
• Hasn’t closed down Guantanamo, despite his pledge to do so, and now is looking for another place to keep the prisoners
• Continues to support the warrantless wiretaps
• Forgot to criticize Israel for the use of excessive force in Gaza

Really, folks, this feels completely political to me.

Is President Obama a Theodore Roosevelt, George C. Marshall or Martin Luther King Jr..  No. Has he done anything on the scale of Mother Teresa?  Fight for people in the same manner that the Dalai Lama has?  No.  Did he help end the Communist Era like Mikhail Gorbachev did?  No.

All of the above have won the prize, and rightfully so. President Obama has done nothing.  For crying out loud, he was nominated only a month into taking office.  Really?  Come on, really?

Oh, and why did he win the prize:  “for his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples”

Keep waiting for your Nobel peace prize for all that you do to improve the world.