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[0:13] ..." it chose mr. Obama for his initiatives to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Ease tensions with the Muslim world and stressed diplomacy and cooperation over unilateralism. Some Republicans have been much good to say with"...
[1:13] ..." cents a comparing Barack Obama the President Bush and saying we like Barack Obama family."...
[1:19] ..." They've already made that statement they made that statement when George W. Bush was president and they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Jimmy Carter."...
[2:57] ..." bad necessarily bring -- the biggest decisions at the moment. At the White House around the world is what we're gonna do in Afghanistan."...
[0:00]" I'm mark on WBZ news. The surprise awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to President Obama there's no shortage of reaction. The president himself says he's humbled by the honor. The Nobel committee says it chose mr. Obama for his initiatives to rid the world of nuclear weapons. Ease tensions with the Muslim world and stressed diplomacy and cooperation over unilateralism. Some Republicans have been much good to say with the head of the GOP calling the president's quote star power. As the main reason for the award. Stephen Hess is a senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution a presidential historian. And was a speech writer during the Eisenhower administration. I asked asked what he makes of the Nobel committee's move."
[0:45]" Well I would I think they would probably."
[0:48]" Thinking -- this would be a lovely gesture to what seems to be -- different to US approach for the rest of the world. Clearly. It's there audacity of hope it's not for things already done all though only talk about some important speeches he's given. But it's that's a down payment it's the expectation that it's going to make some difference with Barack Obama -- president."
[1:13]" cents a comparing Barack Obama the President Bush and saying we like Barack Obama family."
[1:19]" They've already made that statement they made that statement when George W. Bush was president and they gave the Nobel Peace Prize to Jimmy Carter."
[1:29]" Could this harm the president politically here at home."
[1:32]" It has that possibility in an interesting way 41 thing he's got such problems at home. And they are the biggest problems on the mind of a -- home of course unemployment in this state of the economy that wonder what's all the stuff about. Barack Obama doing wonderful things for the rest the world so I think it's expanded on the -- blessing for him."
[1:55]" He's not sure surprised that the rest of us that this that this happened. And they will find some very good. Fallout from this for example he will go to -- December and I hope to give a speech that is very meaningful."
[2:11]" For the United States and the rest of the world I think also -- give -- a bit of protection against his old. Left wing who are worried about did not doing enough for peace that they except there at the world probably doesn't agree would you -- that -- About as good if you could get the piece again."
[2:30]" So it's possible that winning the prize may put more pressure on the president to have some successes overseas."
[2:36]" Well it's a good question great expectations. Is there's no doubt that this is built it because it. -- cases it's only happened it's been given that something concrete something that's already happened and it's retroactive -- is proactive citizens. For the expectation of something will happen of course things that will happen that the may not bad necessarily bring -- the biggest decisions at the moment. At the White House around the world is what we're gonna do in Afghanistan."
[3:04]" Stephen Hess senior fellow emeritus at the Brookings Institution and a presidential historian. I'm -- Colin."
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